Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2020-03-03
Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants…
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-pandemic-trump-immigration/

Making America Unsafe Again
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
Donald Trump is all about boundaries. At a personal level, he doesn\'t like touching strangers for fear of infection. Politically, he makes no long-lasting close alliances. And geopolitically, he obsesses over strong borders: big walls, more stringent immigration requirements, tariffs on foreign imports. But Trump is nothing if not a walking contradiction. For a guy…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/making-america-unsafe-again/

Austrian Chancellor Kurz blasts Turkey for migration \'attack\' against EU
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Europe has been put to the test after Turkey provided free passage for waves of migrants heading westward, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said, describing Ankara\'s move as an \"attack on the EU.\" | The latest move by Turkey to allow migrants to leave its territory over the weekend is an attack \"on the European Union and Greece,\" and also a \"test for the EU,\" Kurz said on Tuesday. | If European countries cave in to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan\'s pressure, then 13,000 migrants desperately waiting at the EU border will only be \"the beginning,\" the Austrian chancellor warned. | According to Kurz, the…
rt.com/news/482176-kurz-turkey-migration-attack/

Rally For Assange, Manning & Greenwald In SF & Occupation
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-03-03
As part of an international day of action to support Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange a rally was held in San Francisco on January 24, 2020. The rally speakers also supported Chelsea Manning, Glenn Greenwald and San Francisco journalist Brian Carmody.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/02/18831252.php

Trump ordered Assange\'s seizure by British police and wanted him dead
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
Assange is part-way through a show trial that began last week to decide on his extradition to the US, where he faces 175 years in prison on espionage charges.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/assa-m03.html

At the Epicenter of Super Tuesday, the Sanders Coalition Is Set to Shake the Political W
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-03-03
People power threatening big money power…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/02/18831239.php

\'May God bless them\': Putin says Russian protest leaders free to hold marches as long as they obey laws
rt.com | 2020-03-03
There\'s only one thing able to unite Russia\'s notoriously divided \'non-systemic\' opposition: hostility to Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin. Thus, they may take his faint praise for their activities with a pinch of salt. | Speaking to TASS news agency, Putin lauded the positive contribution the activists make to the life of the country. \"May God bless them,\" the president said. \"I feel that these people are essential. After all, you do understand this is not my first day on the job. So, I believe that they are needed very much. I can tell you that they do have an impact on daily life, locally in particular, on a…
rt.com/russia/482189-putin-protest-free-obey-law/

The Protests That Made and Unmade Japan\'s Postwar Left
Colin Jones | thenation.com | 2020-03-03
The Protests That Made and Unmade Japan\'s Postwar Left…
thenation.com/article/culture/japan-crossroads-anpo-treaty-nick-kapur-book-review/

If Sanders is Robbed of the Nomination, It\'s Time for the VotePact Strategy
Sam Husseini | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
Right now, the entire Democratic Party apparatus and allied corporate media are working to ensure that Sen. Bernie Sanders does not get the Democratic nomination even if he gets a plurality of delegates and votes in the primaries. The Democratic Party establishment seems to be gearing up for a brokered convention which will anoint an establishment…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/if-sanders-is-robbed-of-the-nomination-its-time-for-the-votepact-strategy/

Iran Goes from Bad to Worse
Reese Erlich | zcomm.org | 2020-03-03
The hardliners, known here as principalists, won a landslide victory in Iran\'s February 21 parliamentary elections but without the kind of enthusiasm that marked previous campaigns…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/iran-goes-from-bad-to-worse/

Tulsi Gabbard denounces election interference by US intelligence agencies
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
The congresswoman and Democratic presidential candidate attacked planted media articles claiming that Russia was backing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/gabb-m03.html

COVID-19 Upends Political Landscape and Global Economy
George Ochenski | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
We knew the Democratic primary campaign was going to be exciting and sure enough, it is. Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner and, despite all efforts by the establishment Democrats to derail his campaign, he crushed the competition in the Nevada primary and shows no sign of slowing down as Super Tuesday approaches with enough…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/covid-19-upends-political-landscape-and-global-economy/

American Fuhrer–Corrupt Rampage Against Americans
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
Delusionary, dictatorial Donald Trump is drunk on power. Trump\'s monarchical and lawless actions are a clear and present subversion of our Republic and its Constitution. As soon as the impeachment trial ended and Trump was acquitted by the Senate\'s supine Republican courtiers (except for Senator Mitt Romney), vengeance flooded Trump\'s fevered mind. Ignoring warnings from…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/american-fuhrer-corrupt-rampage-against-americans/

Primary Notes from a Shit-Hole Superpower: Crashing the Party from the Top Down
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
12 noon: Just to be clear, the Dem establishment will gladly enable a second fascistic and ecocidal Trump term before it will get behind a progressive Dem/Sanders nomination. The neoilberal Dem masters will do everything they can, including sabotage of Sanders, to sustain the party\'s status as a thoroughgoing ruling class institutional asset. They are…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/primary-notes-from-a-shit-hole-superpower-crashing-the-party-from-the-top-down/

Turkey and Russia lock horns in Syria as fear of outright war escalates
Mehmet Ozalp | zcomm.org | 2020-03-03
As the nine-year Syrian civil war enters its final turn, Turkey and Russia, long-time allies in Syria, are on the brink of war over the Syrian province of Idlib…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/turkey-and-russia-lock-horns-in-syria-as-fear-of-outright-war-escalates/

Masterfully Baiting the Reds for a Dick\'s Re-Election
Jennifer Matsui | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
If we define \"Russian\" during this latest Red Scare as being opposed to war, and not supporting an oligarchy or its neoliberal agenda, then \'guilty as charged\'. I\'m a Russian. You probably are, too, if you hold certain beliefs that contradict the official corporate State/DNC narrative

Coronavirus hits Russia as further news emerges of healthcare system in crisis
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
A man returning from Italy tested positive for the coronavirus in Moscow on the same day that a federal audit revealed that thousands of the country\'s healthcare facilities for children lack running water, heat, and sewage systems.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/covr-m03.html

Polish court orders investigation into demolition of Soviet cemetery
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Hundreds of monuments to Soviet soldiers who died liberating Poland in WWII have been dismantled without much pushback in recent years

Plane bad luck? FOUR Russian flights make emergency landings in ONE DAY
rt.com | 2020-03-03
They say bad things often come in threes, but Russians, as ever, like to do it differently. On Tuesday four jets didn\'t make it to their intended destinations due to a clutch of mishaps. | Early in the morning, a plane flying from the Far Eastern capital Vladivostok to Moscow was forced to make an emergency landing in Khabarovsk. According to a RIA Novosti source, the Airbus A330 operated by Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot received an anonymous message with a security threat. | \"The plane and baggage were checked, the warning has been found to not be true,\" the spokesman said. \"On-board catering is currently loa…
rt.com/russia/482195-four-planes-emergency-landing/

Do Stockholders Look Forward to a Decade of Very Low Returns?
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
In spite of completely missing the crash of the stock bubble in 2000-2002 and the housing bubble in 2007-2010, people tend to think that the big actors in the stock market have great insight into the economy\'s prospects. While I won\'t claim to have a crystal ball that predicts the future of the economy (I…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/do-stockholders-look-forward-to-a-decade-of-very-low-returns/

Bloomberg & Occupy Wall Street
Joyce Nelson | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
It is strange, to say the least, that Michael Bloomberg\'s role in shutting down Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has been overlooked so far during his presidential campaign. While his \"stop-and-frisk\" racist policies as New York City Mayor have rightly been the focus of critical attention, nothing seems to have been said about his hostility toward…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/bloomberg-occupy-wall-street/

N. Korea says its weapons test was \'long-range artillery\'
rt.com | 2020-03-03
North Korean state media published pictures on Tuesday of leader Kim Jong-un supervising a \"long-range artillery\" drill, after Seoul said Pyongyang had launched two short-range ballistic missiles in its first weapons test for months. | The images in the Rodong Sinmun newspaper included pictures of multiple-launch rocket systems, and several photos of a larger-caliber rocket being fired from a launcher in a forest. | The South Korean military said two devices were fired eastwards over the sea from the Wonsan area on the North\'s east coast and flew 240km (150 miles) at a maximum altitude of 35km, AFP reported. T…
rt.com/newsline/482167-korea-weapons-test-artillery/

Stop the war on refugees at the Greek-Turkish border!
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
The pictures seen around the world over recent days recall the darkest chapters of European history, and expose the true character of the European Union and all capitalist governments throughout the continent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/comm-m03.html

As Nuke Plant Demolition Begins, Catastrophe May Be Looming
Michael Steinberg | indybay.org | 2020-03-03
As demolition of Socal\'s San Onofre nuke plant begins, Watchdogs warn a disaster may be looming.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/29/18831208.php

Crissed off: Cristiano Ronaldo \'BLOCKS\' transfer website in huff over market valuation
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly did not take kindly to seeing the value attached to his name by renowned German website Transfermarkt, who claim the Juventus ace blocked them over the perceived slight on his reputation. | The German stats meisters recently put out a teamsheet to their 2.6 million Instagram followers featuring the top stars managed by Portuguese super agent Jorge Mendes, of whom Juventus ace Ronaldo is one. | Transfermarkt had Ronaldo down as leading the frontline of the star XI of Mendes clients, putting the 35-year-old forward\'s current transfer value as €75 million (US$83 million). | Bu…
rt.com/sport/482177-cristiano-ronaldo-blocks-transfer-website/

RT\'s Keiser Report investigates how Elon Musk\'s electric car push is causing another global industry crisis
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Production of electric vehicles is predicted to top four million worldwide this year. As demand for electric cars soars, the cobalt crisis being faced by the industry will only worsen, experts warn. | The hosts of Keiser Report discuss the trend for electric cars, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk has popularized. | \"We are running into the same old conflict that we had with the combustion engine, oil-based cars, and the resource, how to get the resource,\" says Stacy Herbert. | \"Capitalism works if the price signals are clear and they reflect supply and demand,\" Max Keiser adds. | He explains that\'s the same proble…
rt.com/business/482188-elon-musk-cobalt-crisis/

Democratic Party goes to war against Sanders
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
The Democratic Party leadership is opposed to raising the prospect of significant social reforms in the 2020 election.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/dems-m03.html

Idlib escalation: Turkey confirms it has downed Syrian fighter jet
rt.com | 2020-03-03
A Syrian warplane has been shot down over Idlib by Turkey while carrying out anti-terrorism operations, according to Syrian state media. The incident comes amid a growing conflict between Syrian and Turkish forces in the region. | Turkey\'s defense ministry said in a tweet that its forces shot down a Syrian L-39 warplane. According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, the jet was targeted while carrying out anti-terrorism operations in the area. | In an additional social media post, the Turkish military said its op…
rt.com/news/482181-idlib-syria-turkey-plane/

Exclusion zone & aviation ALERT triggered as Indonesia\'s most active volcano violently erupts (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Indonesia\'s most active volcano, Mount Merapi, erupted without warning early on Tuesday for the second time in a month, sending column of ash 6km (20,000ft) into the sky and blanketing nearby communities with ash and dust. | Authorities issued the highest aviation alert, telling pilots to avoid the area, while also establishing a 3km (1.8-mile) exclusion zone established around the volcano, amid the threat of lava and pyroclastic flows. Eyewitness footage from the scene shows the full extent of nature\'s wrath. | #merapi selalu membe…
rt.com/news/482179-indonesia-volcano-merapi-erupts/

\'Mockery of the law!\' Indian gang rape & murder convicts get yet ANOTHER execution delay, triggering rage on social media
rt.com | 2020-03-03
The hanging of four death row convicts behind the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman in 2012 has been delayed by an Indian court for the third time, prompting scores of netizens to vent anger toward the legal system. | …
rt.com/news/482163-india-nirbhaya-rape-execution-delay/

Air pollution \'causes 8.8 million premature deaths every year\'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-03
Air pollution is causing about 8.8 million premature deaths around the world each year, a new study suggests. | It is reducing life expectancy by an average of 2.9 years for people across the globe, experts have calculated. | Long-term exposure to air pollutants has been found to increase people\'s risk of heart and breathing problems. | The international team of authors from the latest study set out to examine the relationship between air pollution exposure and people\'s \"loss of life expectancy\". | They found that air pollution is responsible for shortening people\'s lives worldwide on a scale far greater than war…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/03/air-pollution-causes-8-8-million-premature-deaths-every-year/

What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China?
Phoebe Chen | thenation.com | 2020-03-03
What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China?
thenation.com/article/world/hollywood-china-trade-war/

Keep It Simple and Question: Propaganda, Technology, and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-03
My father, a well-educated lawyer with a very sophisticated mind, used to advise me to \"keep it simple.\" By simple he didn\'t mean simplistic. He meant fundamentally logical and to the point. So I will do that here and stick to some simple realities, now that understanding what is going on in the world has …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/keep-it-simple-and-question-propaganda-technology-and-coronavirus-covid-19/

\'Hegemonic bullying\': Beijing says US restrictions on Chinese journalists stem from \'Cold War mindset\', warns of retaliation
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Beijing has strongly condemned Washington\'s decision to take measures against Chinese journalists working in the country, and has hinted that it will take reciprocal steps against American media. | The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that new restrictions placed on Chinese state media working in the US reflected a \"Cold War mindset\" and will have a serious negative impact on bilateral relations. | Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian argued that the move reveals \"the hypocrisy of the United States\' so-called freedom of the press as blatant double standard and hegemonic bullying.\" | The US State Department a…
rt.com/news/482169-china-cold-war-us-journalists/

Global Research Needs Your Help To Curb Disinformation
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-03
Curbing the tide of disinformation being pumped out by powerful and well-funded mainstream media is a considerable and costly challenge. Global Research operates on a shoe-string budget and does not accept funding from outside sources. This allows us to maintain …
globalresearch.ca/global-research-needs-your-help-to-curb-disinformation/5705345

The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2020-03-03
The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders…
thenation.com/article/politics/sanders-billionaires-super-tuesday/

Why the US Would be Better Off With Fewer Billionaires
Chuck Collins | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
When folks say that billionaires shouldn\'t exist, it\'s nothing personal. Some billionaires are nice enough. Some spend generously on philanthropy. That all sounds great. But we don\'t need more do-gooder billionaires that give to charity

Billionaire Power and Politics
Evaggelos Vallianatos | zcomm.org | 2020-03-03
I watched the last two Democratic presidential debates with heavy heart. Not a single question about the engulfing catastrophe of climate change…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/1029769/

Coronavirus is just more grist for the political mill in 2020 US election
rt.com | 2020-03-03
While most Americans see coronavirus as merely a viral epidemic threatening their lives, the 2020 presidential candidates are focused on what\'s really important

National Nurses United Urges Administration, Congress to Protect Health Care Workers and Fully Fund Coronavirus Response
commondreams.org | 2020-03-03
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commondreams.org/newswire/2020/03/03/national-nurses-united-urges-administration-congress-protect-health-care-workers?cd-origin=rss

Governments skimp on funds to fight the coronavirus, open cash spigots for the banks
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
While only a pittance is available to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which threatens to kill millions of people, unlimited funds are being made available to bail out the financial elite.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/pers-m03.html

5-star treatment: Armenia quarantines coronavirus suspects in luxurious hotel (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Being quarantined on suspicion of carrying a deadly contagious disease is quite an ordeal, but at least Armenia is making up for the hassle by placing coronavirus patients in a 5-star hotel. | In some countries, repatriated coronavirus patients are met with stones and threats, but in Armenia, they have so far received drastically different treatment. Thirty-two people have been quarantined in the country after coming into contact with an infected Armenian man who arrived from Iran over the weekend. | \"Our countrymen, isolated because of the coronavirus, are being supplied with everything needed, including food…
rt.com/news/482154-armenia-coronavirus-quarantine-luxury-hotel/

A US ruled for and by the Rich leaves Workers at Risk for Coronavirus
John Buell | zcomm.org | 2020-03-03
There are policy responses far short of a social revolution that would address these strains. Paid sick leave more work at home four day workweek, universal healthcare, and job guarantees would be a good start…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-us-ruled-for-and-by-the-rich-leaves-workers-at-risk-for-coronavirus/

Lack of preparedness puts US health care workers at greatest risk from coronavirus
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
The risks facing health care workers are bound up with the lack of preparedness of US hospitals and other health care facilities, the underfunding of public health and the subordination of medical care to profit.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/heal-m03.html

Beijing to quarantine travelers from coronavirus hotspots as China sees spike in IMPORTED cases
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Beijing will begin to isolate travelers arriving in the Chinese capital from countries hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, amid a rise in imported cases of the disease. Shanghai has reportedly taken similar measures. | All individuals entering Beijing from South Korea, Japan, Iran and Italy will be quarantined for 14 days, the Deputy Secretary General of the Beijing Municipal Government, Chen Bei, said on Tuesday. The countries placed on the quarantine list are among the largest carriers of the coronavirus outside China. Bei explained that the new rule would apply to everyone arriving from the designated nat…
rt.com/news/482187-china-coronavirus-import-quarantine/

San Francisco Chinatown Rally: \"The Virus is Our Enemy, Not China\"
Fight the Disease, Not the People | indybay.org | 2020-03-03
Although there has been only one death from the coronavirus in the U.S., the nation\'s Chinatowns are seeing a large decline in customers as fear about the viral outbreak spreads. On February 29, hundreds rallied in Portsmouth Square, the heart of San Francisco\'s Chinatown, to decry anti-Chinese racism and show support for Wuhan.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/01/18831215.php

Researchers Are Substantially Undercounting Gene-Editing Errors
Jonathan Latham | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
The standard gene-editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9, frequently produces a type of DNA mutation that ordinary genetic analysis misses, claims new research published in the journal Science Advances. In describing these findings the researchers called such oversights \"serious pitfalls\" of gene editing (Skryabin et al., 2020). In all, the new results suggest that gene-editing is more error-prone…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/researchers-are-substantially-undercounting-gene-editing-errors/

Bernie and the Biotariat
John Davis | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
It is useful to remember that revolution is clearly sanctioned in the United States in one of the nation\'s foundational documents, the Declaration of Independence, published by the Second Continental Congress, and now celebrated every July 4th. Its second paragraph begins with the familiar stanza:…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/bernie-and-the-biotariat/

Water is a Privilege Not a Right: Bleeding the Deschutes River
George Wuerthner | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
The Deschutes River was once one of the gems of the West. Due to numerous springs, its flow was nearly constant throughout the year. Clean and cold, it supported huge numbers of native trout, and other associated wildlife like the river otter, mink, bald eagles, and Oregon spotted frog. Sadly, the river has been degraded…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/water-is-a-privilege-not-a-right-bleeding-the-deschutes-river/

To Save Our Climate We Need Taller Trees Not Taller Wooden Buildings
John Talberth | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-03
To many of us working at the intersection of forest conservation and climate stability recent opinions and news coverage of proposals to fill our cities with tall wooden buildings presents not a stirring vision of sustainability but a nightmarish scenario of a land base increasingly scarred by clearcuts, logging roads and small diameter tree plantations at a time when…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/03/to-save-our-climate-we-need-taller-trees-not-taller-wooden-buildings/

America\'s Rising Progressive Tide
Robert Borosage | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
Examining the future prospects of an energized US left, from Bernie Sanders and AOC to grassroots organisztions across America…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/americas-rising-progressive-tide/

For Wildcat Strikers at UCSC, There\'s No Turning Back
Commune Magazine | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
There\'s a COLA campaign on almost every UC campus. UC Davis is striking with us. UC Santa Barbara is striking with us. UC Berkeley is striking with us. And it won\'t stop there: Movements are growing at UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, UC Merced, UC Riverside, and UC Irvine. This is just the beginning.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831135.php

Keys to 2020: Antarctica 69.3 ∞, Bernie in Nevada 46%, Union Density 10.3%
Max Elbaum | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
As we approach Super Tuesday, three numbers capture the stakes, the dynamics and the limits of the 2020 election.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/keys-to-2020-antarctica-69-3-bernie-in-nevada-46-union-density-10-3/

Venezuela Embassy Protectors on Trial
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-01
Judicial proceedings are taking place in DC federal court where the judge has ruled inadmissible the question whether the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro or the Trump-chosen Juan Guaidó is the legitimate president of Venezuela. Like an emperor of yore appointing regents of vassal states, US President Trump tapped then recently seated head of the suspended …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/venezuela-embassy-protectors-on-trial/

Trump calls on Bloomberg to end his \'joke of a campaign\' to not chip away at Biden\'s votes after former VP\'s South Carolina win
rt.com | 2020-03-01
With former VP Joe Biden\'s campaign back from the dead after a landslide South Carolina win, US President Donald Trump appealed to another Democratic hopeful, Mike Bloomberg, to drop out of the race for the sake of Biden. | Shortly after the South Carolina primary exit polls pointed to a convincing victory for Biden in the fourth and final early voting contest ahead of Super Tuesday, Trump took to Twitter to send a \'congratulatory\' message, taking aim at fellow billionaire Bloomberg in the process. | \"Sleepy Joe Biden\'s victory in the South Carolina Democrat Primary should be the end of Mini Mike Bloomberg\'s J…
rt.com/usa/482037-trump-bloomberg-drop-race/

Bernie Sanders Broke Fundraising Records in February
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-01
Again bolstering the argument that its grassroots and movement-building campaign is unique in the 2020 primary field, the campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Sunday morning that it raised a record-setting $46 million in the month a February–by far the most of any Democrat so far. | \"The senator\'s multigenerational, multiracial working class coalition keeps fueling his campaign for transformational change a few bucks at a time,\" said Faiz Shakir, Sanders\' campaign manager, in a statement.
truthdig.com/articles/bernie-sanders-broke-fundraising-records-in-february/

Bernie Sanders and the Poor Little Rich Boys
John Buell | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
Why Billionaire Financiers are Bullying the Democratic Party…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/bernie-sanders-and-the-poor-little-rich-boys/

Day of Protest: 300 At Chase in Santa Cruz
Zoe Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
Five Arrested and Bank Closed in Extinction Rebellion Protest…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/29/18831185.php

What Billionaires Really Love About Hard Work: Talking about it
Sam Pizzigati | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
Michael Bloomberg is just the latest deep pocket to laud how much he personally labors…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/what-billionaires-really-love-about-hard-work-talking-about-it/

\'I made many new friends!\' Ivanka Trump endorses Indian \'Me & Ivanka\' photoshopping spree after Taj Mahal visit
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Ivanka Trump has praised the warmth of Indian social media users after endorsing an image-editing craze which began with a photoshopped picture showing her visiting the Taj Mahal with a local actor. | The photoshopping spree started when an unnamed fan of singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh inserted his image into a photo of Ivanka — US President Donald Trump\'s eldest daughter — enjoying a view of the iconic Taj Mahal during a trip to India earlier this week. | Dosanjh apparently liked the result so much that he shared the image on Twitter. \"Me & Ivanka. She [was asking me] to take her to Taj Mahal. So I…
rt.com/news/482062-ivanka-trump-taj-mahal-photoshop/

Iran says US has no legal right to sign peace deal with Taliban and determine future of Afghanistan
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Iran has said that, despite cutting a deal with the Taliban, the US has absolutely no right to decide Afghanistan\'s future, and that intra-Afghan peace talks should be supervised by the UN, not Washington. | Tehran views Washington\'s actions as \"an attempt to legitimize the presence of troops in Afghanistan,\" the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. | The United States lacks the legal standing to sign a peace deal or determine the future of Afghanistan. We believe that the United Nations has the appropriate authority to facilitate intra-Afghan negotiations, as well as to monitor them, and ensure that the a…
rt.com/news/482047-iran-us-afghanistan-deal/

There is no commitment on the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners — Afghan president after US deal
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that releasing up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners cannot be considered a pre-condition of peace talks. His statement comes a day after the Taliban signed a peace deal with the US. | Ghani made his comments at a press conference on Sunday. | There is no commitment to releasing 5,000 prisoners. This is the right and the self-will of the people of Afghanistan. It could be included in the agenda of the intra-Afghan talks, but cannot be a prerequisite for talks. | The Afghan leader confirmed that the US is facilitating the prisoners\' release but it is ultimately up to Kabul to \"decide…
rt.com/news/482040-afghanistan-taliban-prisoners-release/

Even NATO Is Unwilling to Touch Turkey\'s Idlib Mess with a Ten-foot Pole
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-01
Having been hit by the Syrian Air Force in Idlib, Turkey has called on NATO\'s protection, but as much as the alliance would like a fight with Assad and his ally Russia, it\'s refused to back Ankara\'s questionable adventure. | Turkey | …
globalresearch.ca/nato-unwilling-touch-turkey-idlib-mess-ten-foot-pole/5705169

XR Flash Mob Dance and Action 2-28-2020
AutumnSun | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
\"TELL JPMORGAN TO STOP FUNDING CLIMATE DESTRUCTION!\" | \"Chase is by far the worst banker of fossil fuels and fossil fuel expansion by far a wide margin!\"
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/29/18831165.php

GLIDE & Grace Cathedral\'s Community Thursdays
GLIDE • Grace Cathedral | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
Chapter House Dining Room, Grace Cathedral, 1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831131.php

UCB Forum Whither Turkey? Struggles, Setbacks, Possibilities
UCB Dep. Of Sociology | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
102 Wurster Hall | UC Berkeley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831122.php

Radical wins! Go Bernie!
Adam Baltner | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
With his promise of a dramatic expansion of the hardly existing US welfare state, Sanders is the only candidate who offers at least as radical solutions as Trump. For many, everybody else simply no longer seems trustworthy. Sanders serves as a mouthpiece for the justified indignation felt by broad sections of the population.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831132.php

Dept. of Homeland Security Flash-Bang Raid in Santa Cruz: One Year Later
John Malkin | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
Examination of February 15, 2019 raid in Santa Cruz, California by Dept. of Homeland Security agents.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831127.php

Guaido says Venezuelan government tried to ASSASSINATE him after gunman spotted at opposition rally
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has accused the government of trying to murder him, after a masked gunman was photographed at his rally and motorcycle-riding attackers reportedly shot up his motorcade. | The incident took place at an opposition rally in the city of Barquisimeto in Venezuela\'s northwestern Lara state on Saturday. Though no videos of the confrontation are available, a few photos from the scene were provided to the media by Guaido\'s team. They show an unidentified dark-clad man in a helmet pointing a gun toward a group of opposition activists and politicians, including Guaido. The gunman…
rt.com/news/482044-guaido-venezuela-assassination-claims/

Free the Freeway 9
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
RefuseFascism.org defendants face three years in jail for peaceful political protest in the face of LAPD & prosecutorial harassment. We demand charges be dropped.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/27/18831107.php

Sputnik Turkey under attack: Russian agency\'s lead editor held by police, 3 staffers questioned by after assault by nationalists
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Istanbul police have detained the head of the Turkish branch of Russian news outlet Sputnik. In Ankara, three employees of the news agency were questioned by prosecutors after coming under attack by Turkish nationalists. | The arrest of Mahir Boztepe, the head of Sputnik\'s Turkish branch, was confirmed by RT and Sputnik editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan. The agency said its chief was taken to the Istanbul Police Department\'s main office. | Sputnik\'s office in Istanbul is being searched by the city police, Simonyan said. No immediate reason for the search has been given. | Earlier, three staff members for the…
rt.com/news/482051-sputnik-turkey-editor-detained/

Appeals Court rules that Kern Co. oil drilling permits violate state law
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
\"The real purpose of the ordinance was create an environmental impact report upfront to grease the skids for all future oil and gas developments in Kern County so they wouldn\'t be required to review, notify the public or address environmental impacts at the level of individual wells or oilfields,\" said Colin O\'Brien, the Earthjustice staff attorney who argued the case.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/27/18831109.php

Labour leads calls rise for Priti Patel to resign
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-01
Home Secretary Priti Patel faces calls for her to resign following a fall-out at the top of the Home Office. | Philip Rutnam, the department\'s most senior civil servant, quit on Saturday after accusing Patel of orchestrating a \"vicious\" campaign against him, of lying about her involvement in it and of creating a climate of fear among her officials. | Labour has ramped up the pressure on the under-fire home secretary, with shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggesting she could be forced to resign. | McDonnell, when asked if Patel could stay in her post, told Sky News\' Sophy Ridge on Sunday: \"I can\'t see it, it\'s bi…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/01/labour-leads-calls-rise-for-priti-patel-to-resign/

Trump Says Ready to Lend Helping Hand to Coronavirus-Hit Iran \'If They Ask\'
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-03-01
The United States is ready to provide assistance to Iran, which is struggling with the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), US President Donald Trump announced after imposing additional travel restrictions on Iran. \"If we can help the Iranians — we have the greatest health care professionals in the world and if we can help …
iranian.com/2020/02/29/trump-says-ready-to-lend-helping-hand-to-coronavirus-hit-iran-if-they-ask/

Seth Rich, Julian Assange and Dana Rohrabacher — Will We Ever Know the Truth About the Stolen DNC Files?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-01
The media is doing its best to make the Seth Rich story go away, but it seems to have a life of its own, possibly due to the fact that the accepted narrative about how Rich died makes no sense. …
globalresearch.ca/seth-rich-julian-assange-dana-rohrabacher-will-we-ever-know-truth-about-stolen-dnc-files/5705164

Herbert Marcuse\'s Philosophy of Liberation
Paul Von Blum | truthdig.com | 2020-03-01
\"Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia: a Graphic Biography\" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) is the greatest but largely unknown philosopher of the mid-20th century. When I mention him in my UCLA classes today, almost no one recognizes the references. Yet when I began teaching in the late 1960s, he was a major staple of my work. For several years, at UC Berkeley, I assigned and taught \"One-Dimensional Man, An Essay on Liberation, Eros and Civilization,\" and \"Repressive Toleranc…
truthdig.com/articles/herbert-marcuses-philosophy-of-liberation/

Autonomy and State Repression: From Kurdistan to Philadelphia
Mesopotamia Solidarity Com, Freedom Archives | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
OMNI Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831130.php

Contact lost with Russian Sputnik news agency journalists who sought police help after Turkish nationalists attacked their homes
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Three employees of the Turkish branch of Sputnik News, whose apartments were attacked by Turkish nationalists on Saturday night, have been missing since going to file complaints about the incident to Turkish police. | \"We have not been able to contact our employees in Ankara for nine hours now,\" Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT and Sputnik, said in a tweet on Sunday morning. | The three employees of the Russian news outlet were apparently targeted in coordinated attacks on Saturday evening. Their home…
rt.com/news/482043-sputnik-turkey-staff-attack/

Almost 10,000 migrants \'stopped at Greek border\', but some have managed to slip through (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-01
The Greek government said almost 10,000 people were prevented from crossing into the country from Turkey on Saturday. Though stopped at the gate, the migrants are attempting to cut through the border fence or cross the river. | Thousands of people in Turkey rushed to the border with Greece after the government in Ankara announced this week that it will no longer stop them. Athens responded by closing the border crossing and deploying riot police and soldiers to halt the wave. | Around 9,600 attempts were made to cross the border on Saturday alone, Greek Deputy Defense minister Alkiviadis Stefanis told the medi…
rt.com/news/482045-turkey-migrants-border-fence/

\'You can\'t win \'em all\': Sanders concedes defeat in South Carolina, says he \'believes strongly\' in Super Tuesday success
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Senator Bernie Sanders brushed off concerns over his second-place finish in the South Carolina primary, saying he hopes to bring it home on Super Tuesday when 14 states vote for the Democratic Party nominee. | Sanders, who was busy campaigning in Norfolk, Virginia when the South Carolina primary results came in, appeared upbeat about his campaign\'s future, describing it as a minor setback. | \"I\'m very proud that in this campaign so far we have won the popular vote in Iowa, we have won the New Hampshire primary, we have won the Nevada caucus, but you cannot win them all.\" | Sanders said that what he believes wi…
rt.com/usa/482039-sanders-defeat-primary-reaction/

SSP Commissioner Deletes Harassing Posts, Commits to \"Professional Interactions\" in Future
Santa Cruz News Network | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
Damon Bruder, Supervisor Ryan Coonerty\'s appointee to Santa Cruz County\'s Syringe Services Program (SSP) Advisory Commission, has deleted the harassing and bullying statements he made on on Facebook on February 14 about County Health officer Rachel McCullough-Sanden. Bruder, who was complaining about delays in the publication of the monthly public SSP report to the County\'s website, called McCullough-Sanden \"daft\" and made other harassing statements on social media posts that displayed a disparaging photo of her. McCullough-Sanden is an Epidemiologist and HIV Surveillance Coordinator at the Santa Cruz County Heal…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/29/18831157.php

Head of Sputnik Turkey freed after brief detention, Russian agency\'s 3 journalists released after questioning
rt.com | 2020-03-01
The head of the Turkish branch of Sputnik was released after being briefly detained amid searches at the Istanbul office of the Russian news agency. Three employees of the outlet were also freed after questioning by Ankara police. | The released journalists were met with applause from a group of supporters who had gathered outside the Hall of Justice. | According to the official report on their interrogation, Turkish prosecutors did not find any wrongdoing on the journalists\' part. | The staffers were assaulted by Turkish nationalists on Saturday and went missing after turning to Ankara police for help. They h…
rt.com/news/482059-sputnik-turkey-journalists-released/

Will China\'s dominance in bitcoin mining come to an end? RT\'s Keiser Report investigates
rt.com | 2020-03-01
China has been the undisputed leader in the global bitcoin mining market, but as the technology and business models evolve, the hash power is poised to shift to the US, the CEO of Layer1 mining startup told Max Keiser. | Around 60 percent of the hash rate is currently generated in China, as the mining industry has always been about sourcing and installing the most efficient mining hardware faster than anybody else, according to Alexander Liegl of Layer1. However, the production of new generation chips could now require a multiyear effort, making other factors like cost and efficiency more important. | \"What tr…
rt.com/business/482054-china-hash-power-shift-us/

Northern rail services under public control after years of \'privatised chaos\'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-01
Rail services on the Northern rail network have been taken under public control following years of poor performance.The Government\'s Operator of Last Resort (OLR) took over from Arriva-owned Northern on 1 March.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps claimed the aim of the change is to provide services that passengers can \"truly rely on\".A campaign demanding that the operation of Northern Trains services remains in public hands will be launched by rail union RMT, passenger groups and politicians on 2 March.Demonstrations will be held at stations across northern England to send a message to the Government that the privat…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/01/northern-rail-services-under-public-control-after-years-of-privatised-chaos/

Whither Turkey? Struggles, Setbacks, Possibilities A Forum
UCB Sociology Dep. | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
102 Wurster Hall | UC Berkeley…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/27/18831106.php

Turkish military shoots down 2 Syrian jets, crew parachuted to safety
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Turkey has shot down two Syrian warplanes in Idlib as part of its offensive in the area, while the Syrian Army destroyed at least three Turkish drone on the same day, state-run SANA news agency reported. | Turkish fighter jets intercepted two Syrian warplanes over northwestern province of Idlib and shot them down, SANA said, adding that both planes\' crews ejected and parachuted to safety. | The Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed it shot down two Syrian Su-24 bombers after one of its combat drones was destroyed by Syrian air defenses. Later, SANA reported that the Syrian military shot down a total of three Turk…
rt.com/news/482053-syrian-jets-downed-turkey/

Nonviolent Noncooperation: A Palestinian Response to the Kushner/Trump Plan
Mubarak Awad | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
I call on Americans and Israelis to reject this campaign stunt and to support genuine equality and mutuality as the basis for peace…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/nonviolent-noncooperation-a-palestinian-response-to-the-kushner-trump-plan/

Argentina\'s Fernandez Defends Evo Morales\' Presidential Victory
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-01
The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, ratified his complaint that in Bolivia \"the rule of law was violated\" after the coup d\'etat against Evo Morales and demanded \"prompt democratization\" in the country \"with the full participation of the people.\" | RELATED: | Añez Criticized for Sexist Stereotypes In Presidential Spot | \"According to a report published by the Washington Post and made by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Evo Morales won last year\'s election…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentinas-Fernandez-Defends-Evo-Morales-Presidential-Victory-20200301-0002.html

Closing Rallies Ahead of Elections in Guyana
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-01
The two main political parties — the People\'s Progressive Party (PPP) and the A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC)– closed their campaigns Saturday, each with its final rally, marking the end of a fierce political battle between them. | RELATED: | Guyana Goes to the Polls Hoping to End Its Political Crisis | Guyana will go to the polls on Monday in a pivotal election in one of South America\'s poorest nations, where a coming oil boom is set to reshape a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Closing-Rallies-Ahead-of-Elections-in-Guyana-20200229-0012.html

Chase, Wells Fargo and BofA are Protested In San Anselmo
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
Environmental movement demands banks \"Stop The Money Pipeline\" in ongoing protests…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831138.php

City/County of San Francisco leading the way to honor Historic CA Buffalo Soldier Trail
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
2020 Historic California Buffalo Soldiers Trail poised to expand amazing new opportunities throughout California underserved communities and beyond.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831126.php

Louvre closed over coronavirus concerns, leaving blindsided visitors freezing outside
rt.com | 2020-03-01
France\'s Louvre unexpectedly kept its doors shut on Sunday, saying management is discussing the Covid-19 situation. The Twitterati were amused, unlike hundreds of people freezing in the street instead of gazing at the Mona Lisa. | To be fair to the museum, they were themselves apparently caught off guard by \"ministerial instructions transmitted by the competent authorities,\" as a statement explained, prompting the museum to remain closed on Sunday. Three hours after the announcement, the museum said that it would not open at all on March 1, and left people in the dark regarding Monday. | pic.twitter.com/kRbaUt…
rt.com/news/482060-louvre-closed-people-angry/

Putin says Russia should be ready for any scenario as oil market suffers steep decline
rt.com | 2020-03-01
The current crude prices are acceptable for the Russian economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after the price of oil dramatically fell to the lowest point in more than a year. | \"Today it is difficult to predict how long-term this trend [the drop in oil prices] will become, but in any case, we need to be prepared for different scenarios,\" the Russian leader said during a meeting with finance and energy officials as well as the heads of Russian oil and gas majors on Sunday. | Putin said that although last week was the worst for global markets since the 2008 financial crisis, Russia has enough reserves…
rt.com/business/482041-russia-oil-market-scenarios/

Kremlin spokesman says Putin & Erdogan could hold talks on Idlib crisis next week
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could hold talks to defuse tensions over the Syria\'s northwestern Idlib province as early as the coming week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, adding that Moscow hopes the negotiations will be held on March 5 or 6. The talks will not be easy, Peskov added. Turkey launched Operation Spring Shield against the Syrian Army on Sunday as tensions escalated following Damascus\' successful operation against militants in Idlib. Russia supports Syria in its quest to liberate its territories from extremists, though Moscow is also…
rt.com/newsline/482064-putin-erdogan-talks-idlib-kremlin/

Israel Prepares for Unprecedented 3rd Parliamentary Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-01
Israel was preparing on Sunday for unprecedented repeat parliamentary elections on Monday, for the third time in less than a year. | RELATED: | Syria: Israel Drone Attack Kills 1 in Occupied Golan Heights | Almost 6.5 million eligible voters could cast their ballots in 10,631 ballots across the nation on Monday, according to the Central Elections Committee\'s figures. | Some 14 special ballots will be established for the use of hundreds of Israelis who are under mandatory self-quar…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Prepares-for-Unprecedented-3rd-Parliamentary-Elections-20200301-0001.html

Calm down! WHO tells global markets not to panic after coronavirus wipes $5 trillion off stocks
rt.com | 2020-03-01
After a sea of red swept through the global markets, resulting in the worst week since the 2008 global financial crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on investors to stop panicking and focus on facts. | \"Global markets… should calm down and try to see the reality,\" the World Health Organization\'s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told CNBC on Sunday. \"We need to go into the numbers, we need to go into the facts, and do the right thing instead of panicking. Panic and fear is the worst.\" | According to the official, the world still has a chance to contain the rapid spread of the dea…
rt.com/business/482048-who-global-markets-panic/

UAW 2865 UCB Graduate Students March To Sproul Hall To Demand COLA & Against Union Busting
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
UAW 2865 graduate students and supporters marched to UCB Sproul Hall to demand a cost of living clause and protested the union busting action of UC President Janet Napolitano firing 54 graduate students at UC Santa Cruz.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/29/18831201.php

\"Two Cows\" Economic systems analysis
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason St. | San Francisco CA | (meet in the lobby)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831129.php

Joe Biden Finally Gets a Big Win
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2020-03-01
One billionaire is out, one to go. But is Biden\'s win too late?
thenation.com/article/politics/joe-biden-south-carolina-primary/

SFUSD School District Ignored Plans to Save GWHS Victor Arnautoff Murals
repost | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
The SFUSD school board in previous years agreed to put up signage for the GWHS Victor Arnautoff murals but never carried out the agreement.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/29/18831161.php

Gracias Chelsea&Julian for publishing Bush\'s War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831115.php

One billionaire out: Tom Steyer bows out of Democratic presidential race after 3rd-place finish in South Carolina
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer has given up on his presidential bid after failing to win any delegates in South Carolina, according to projections. Steyer has been accused of buying his way into the race, having spent millions. | Steyer dug deep into his own pockets, spending about $20 million of his own money in South Carolina alone in hopes of overcoming the 15-percent threshold that would have allowed him to win delegates in the fourth and final early voting contest before Super Tuesday. | However, it was not to be, as Steyer is now projected to win less than 12 percent of the vote in the primary, dominate…
rt.com/usa/482038-steyer-campaign-ends-billionaire/

Pentagon\'s Map Contradicts Its Claim of \"Light\" Footprint
Nick Turse | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
These formerly secret documents, created by the Pentagon\'s Africa Command and obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, offer an exclusive window into the footprint of American military operations in Africa…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/pentagons-map-contradicts-its-claim-of-light-footprint/

How Bloomberg Trashed Public Education in New York
Jake Jacobs | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
I\'m an art teacher. Mike\'s policies gutted my school. During those years, I was lucky to have enough copy paper for my students to draw on. Bloomberg\'s harmful education policies are today being papered over as his money cascades through the media…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-bloomberg-trashed-public-education-in-new-york/

A social media campaign is asking \'What\'s the Tories\' fault?\'
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-03-01
A social media campaign is about to launch on Twitter. It\'s posing the question: \'What\'s the Tories\' fault?\'. And the group behind it want everyone to get involved. There\'s a pretty long list to choose from. | Time for a storm: | Campaign group BENEFITS NEWS has organised a Twitter storm for Sunday 1 March. It starts at 7pm. The premise is fairly easy: just what exactly is the \"Tories\' fault\"? | ARE YOU GETTING EVERYONE LINED UP AND GOT YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIAL READY YET PLEASE? | We need to see thousands o…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/03/01/a-social-media-campaign-is-asking-whats-the-tories-fault/

With Another Monster Win in South Carolina Primary, \'Medicare for All Is Four for Four\'
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-01
\"Support was 57 percent to 38 percent in Iowa, 58 percent to 37 percent in New Hampshire, 62 percent to 35 percent in Nevada, and 50 percent to 44 percent in South Carolina.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/medicare_for_all_south_carolina.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/02/29/another-monster-win-south-carolina-primary-medicare-all-four-four?cd-origin=rss

Strike Escalates After UCSC Fires Nearly 100 Graduate Student Workers
Spread The Strike! | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
Graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are calling for the cancellation of classes on Monday and for everyone to join us on the picket for a press conference at 9am. On Monday, we wear red for the future of higher ed. The strike continues. See you on the picket.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/29/18831163.php

Writing in the face of catastrophe
Yasnaya Elena Aguilar Gil | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
The legal framework of the world\'s democracies has given shelter to the patriarchy, to capitalism and to colonialism…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/writing-in-the-face-of-catastrophe/

333 Billion Dollar California Working Landscape introduced at 2020 Black Expo
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
CSUS Planetarium opens eyes toward new possibilities for Black Agriculture in the 333 Billion dollar California Working Landscape…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/27/18831113.php

Urgent — Amazon under attack
AVAAZ | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
Dear friends, we\'ve just received an urgent cry for help from the heart of the Amazon: indigenous communities are facing an all-out assault that could destroy their culture and their home! Now fearless activist Sà¥nia Guajajara and other indigenous leaders are calling for our help.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/01/18831213.php

As Nuke Plant Demolition Begins, Catastrophe May Be Looming
Michael Steinberg | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
As demolition of Socal\'s San Onofre nuke plant begins, Watchdogs warn a disaster may be looming.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/29/18831208.php

Bay Area Poor People\'s Campaign: Faith Leaders Convening
Rev. Tom McAninley | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists\' Hall | 1924 Cedar (@Bonita), Berkeley www.bfuu.org…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831136.php

Al-Naem is Every Palestinian
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-03-01
On Hanging from the Blades of a Bulldozer…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/al-naem-is-every-palestinian/

Alysa Liu vs. Kamila Valieva: Battle of the season to unfold at 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
rt.com | 2020-03-01
With the season-ending junior figure skating event kicking off in Estonia next week, the main intrigue of the tournament is, who will win the ladies competition — Kamila Valieva or Alysa Liu? | The two immensely talented skaters are set to make their debut at the Junior Worlds which will run from March 2 to 8 in Tallinn. | READ MORE: Ballerina on ice: Meet Kamila Valieva — the up & coming Russian star aiming to dethrone figure skating leaders | Rising Russian star Valieva has already established h…
rt.com/sport/482055-valieva-liu-junior-figure-skating-championships/

OSCE condemns harassment of Russian agency journalists in Turkey amid reported detention over \'professional activity\'
rt.com | 2020-03-01
The OSCE\'s media freedom spokesman condemned the harassment of three employees of Sputnik Turkey in Ankara. Contact with the journalists was lost as they went to the police after being accosted by nationalists. | Three Sputnik employees were confronted in their apartments in Ankara on Saturday night by groups of angry people who accused them of being traitors to the country. Nobody was hurt in the altercations, but after they turned to the police to investigate the incident, they went missing and have not been heard from since. | Sources in Ankara\'s legal organizations as well as relatives of the journalists t…
rt.com/news/482050-sputnik-turkey-harassment-osce/

COVID-19 Coronavirus: A Fake Pandemic? Who\'s Behind It? Global Economic, Social and Geopolitical Destabilization
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-01
The media hype and disinformation campaign regarding the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus have created a Worldwide atmosphere of fear and uncertainty following the launching of a global public health emergency by the WHO on January 30th.
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-coronavirus-a-fake-pandemic-whos-behind-it-global-economic-and-geopolitical-destabilization/5705063

Call to Action from UCSC Strikers
UCSC Wildcats | indybay.org | 2020-03-01
UC Santa Cruz terminated student workers engaged in a strike calling for a Cost of Living Adjustment. | We are hereby calling for the strike to spread, into new quarters, with as far a reach as possible, to every UC campus. We are calling for a day of action on Monday, March 2, with rallies and marches on every campus!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/02/28/18831133.php

Sputnik Turkey editor-in-chief detained by police, becomes 4th Russian news agency staffer in custody after nationalists\' attacks
rt.com | 2020-03-01
Russian news agency Sputnik has reported that police have entered its Istanbul office. Meanwhile, it is confirmed that Sputnik Turkey\'s editor-in-chief has been detained. | The arrest of Mahir Boztepe, the head of Sputnik\'s Turkish branch, was confirmed by RT and Sputnik editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan. The agency said its chief was taken to the Istanbul Police Department\'s main office. | This new development brings the number of detained Sputnik employees in Turkey to four. Earlier three agency staff members, who had been targeted by Turkish nationalists on Saturday and turned to police for help, ended up…
rt.com/news/482051-sputnik-turkey-editor-detained/