2022-03-28: News Headlines

Jose Cortes for Congress (2022-03-28). Socialist Jose Cortes obtains ballot access and full voter guide statement. liberationnews.org Jose Cortes, a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation will officially be on the ballot with a full voter guide statement on June 7.

ecns.cn (2022-03-28). Xi mourns victims of China plane crash. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attending a high-level meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday observed a moment of silence to mourn the victims of China Eastern Airlines plane crash.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Millions of Indian workers to join 2-day general strike against Modi's ruinous pro-investor policies. wsws.org Across India there is immense social anger over mass joblessness, endemic poverty, the lack of basic public services and the ruling elite's "profits before lives" pandemic policy.

WSWS (2022-03-28). Millions of Indian workers to join two-day general strike against Modi's ruinous pro-investor policies. wsws.org Across India there is immense social anger over mass joblessness, endemic poverty, the lack of basic public services and the ruling elite's "profits before lives" pandemic policy.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-28). War on Syria: Eleven Years of Carnage. transcend.org 22 Mar 2022 — "Hundreds of thousands have been killed, more than half of the pre-war population has been displaced. More than 100,000 are missing or forcibly disappeared. Syria's cities and infrastructure have been destroyed. The poverty rate is 90 percent; 14.6 million people depend on humanitarian aid."

Ramona Wadi (2022-03-28). The US Should Remember that Israel's Squatter-Settlements in Palestine are War Crimes. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, engaged in further diplomatic contradictions, as he fluctuated between asserting the Biden administration's stance purportedly against Israeli settlement expansion, yet making concessions for earlier encroachment upon Palestinian land. "We can't do stupid things that impede us from a two-state solution," Nides reportedly told …

Fight Back (2022-03-27). Idealism or materialism: Two approaches to the world. fightbacknews.org When we talk about the philosophy that forms the basis of Marxism-Leninism, we say that that philosophy is dialectical materialism. At this point in our series on the theoretical concepts of Marxism-Leninism, we are going to focus on the materialism of dialectical materialism and try to come to a clear understanding of what that means. And to do that, we're going to also look at materialism's philosophical opposite: idealism. | Ultimately, materialism and idealism are two opposing ways of approaching every question that we might take up. Many might consider this too abstract a point for revolutionaries to wish to…

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2022-03-27: News Headlines

Fight Back (2022-03-27). Idealism or materialism: Two approaches to the world. fightbacknews.org When we talk about the philosophy that forms the basis of Marxism-Leninism, we say that that philosophy is dialectical materialism. At this point in our series on the theoretical concepts of Marxism-Leninism, we are going to focus on the materialism of dialectical materialism and try to come to a clear understanding of what that means. And to do that, we're going to also look at materialism's philosophical opposite: idealism. | Ultimately, materialism and idealism are two opposing ways of approaching every question that we might take up. Many might consider this too abstract a point for revolutionaries to wish to…

Speak Out Now (2022-03-26). Saturday 4/9: Capitalism and The Climate Emergency with Andreas Malm. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…

WSWS (2022-03-26). Australian high school students denounce major parties at climate rallies. wsws.org Young people attending rallies around the country expressed grave concerns about climate change, COVID-19, the growing threat of nuclear war and the overall social crisis caused by capitalism.

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2022-03-25: News Headlines

SAM (2022-03-24). This Is How We Can Amplify Nonviolent Resistance In Ukraine. progressivehub.net ELI S. MCCARTHY | WAGING NONVIOLENCE…

Martha Grevatt (2022-03-24). No letup in worker resistance at Starbucks, Amazon. workers.org Amazon workers walkout, Queens, New York, March 16. Amazon night shift workers in Queens, New York, and Marlboro, Maryland, (near Washington, D.C.) walked off the job March 16 in the wee hours of the morning. The walkouts — which involved roughly half the shift workforce in the three delivery stations . . . |

teleSUR (2022-03-24). China Reiterates Its Stance On Palestinian Issue. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, saying China will continue to stand firmly together with the Palestinian people. | RELATED: | They had an in-depth exchange of views on the sidelines of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in the Pakistani capital. | Wang said China fully agreed to the calls made at the OIC…

teleSUR (2022-03-24). Russia: US Benefits From War, Hinders Moscow-Kiev Dialogues. telesurenglish.net Russia denounces that the U.S. does not want the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to end successfully and benefits from continuing to supply arms to Ukraine. | The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov has said.

teleSUR (2022-03-24). Sergei Lavrov: The West Tries to Impose a New World Order. telesurenglish.net Lavrov also expressed the need to "work on the issue of moving the headquarters of the United Nations Organization (UN) from the United States" to a country that adheres to neutrality in international relations. | The Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov stressed that what is currently happening in the world is an attempt by the West to impose a new world order.

teleSUR (2022-03-24). UN: Russia Rejects Resolution on Ceasefire in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net Russia's UN representative V. Nebenzya reiterated that the West continues to ignore the genocide committed by Kiev over eight years in the Donbass, during which some 14,000 people lost their lives. | V. Nebenzia: The vote on draft humanitarian resolution in Ukraine exposed all who place politicizing of the humanitarian file above the UN support for providing humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainians in need.

Staff (2022-03-24). Pakistan PM Says Muslim Countries Have Failed Palestinians, Kashmiris (VIDEO). palestinechronicle.com Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Muslim-majority countries have failed both the Palestinians and the people of Kashmir as part of his keynote address to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday, the

Staff (2022-03-24). Palestinian Detainee Suffers Broken Leg in Israeli Prison. palestinechronicle.com Female Palestinian prisoner Fadwa Hamada broke her leg during transportation to Damon Prison after her two little sons visited her, Safa news agency reported on Wednesday. Hamada's husband said she had had her legs chained

Staff (2022-03-24). Palestine, China Discuss Issues of Common Interest, Palestinian Cause. palestinechronicle.com Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Malki, discussed on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi a number of issues of common interest and developments in the international and Palestinian arena, the official Palestinian

oneworld.press (2022-03-24). The North-South Transport Corridor Is A Trans-Civilizational Integration Project. oneworld.press The NSTC represents the physical convergence of Russia's southern-focused grand strategic plans of balancing the Iranian-Pakistani anchors of its Ummah Pivot in this particular part of the supercontinent with the Neo-NAM that it's jointly pursuing with India. The trans-civilizational optics are immensely important since they speak to the fact that Huntington's so-called 'Clash of Civilizations' prediction was merely an example of ill-intended wishful thinking (if not a provocative policy proposal) and has been indisputably challenged by the resultant Convergence of Civilizations between Eastern Christianity, Isla…

oneworld.press (2022-03-24). Russian-Pakistani Energy Projects Are Highly Strategic. oneworld.press Russia has the capability to resolve Pakistan's energy crisis and thus unleash its newfound partner's vast economic potential. That could in turn further stabilize South Asia by lifting tens of millions of people out of poverty with time in accordance with its government's ambitious vision.

Staff (2022-03-24). Venezuela to Connect to Mir Russian Payment System. orinocotribune.com The Russian ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdasárov said in an interview that the governments of both countries are developing steps to connect Venezuela to the Russian Mir payment system to subsequently be able to use the respective card in Venezuela. | "Connecting Venezuela to the Mir payment system and having the opportunity to use this card here [in Venezuela] would be useful for servicing the travel industry," the diplomat told

Ali Salam (2022-03-24). Israel Demolishes Village in Negev for 199th Time. imemc.org Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 199th time. The residents of the village have been forced to rebuild their lives from the rubble of their destroyed homes, but they say that they are steadfast and resolute in their determination to remain on their ancestral land — despite Israel's …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Soldiers Shoot Three Palestinians, Abduct Three, In Bethlehem. imemc.org On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, shot three young Palestinian men, and abducted three others. Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp before storming and violently searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ramadan, 33, Yazan Mousa Manna', …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Northern Gaza. imemc.org On Wednesday night, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds, concussion grenades, and flares at Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, forcing them to leave. Media sources said the navy fired a barrage of live fire at the boats and many flares while the Palestinians were fishing in Palestinian waters not far …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Army Shoots Three Palestinians, Including A Child, Abducts One, In Ramallah. imemc.org On Wednesday afternoon, several Israeli army jeeps invaded Beit Liqya village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to protests before the soldiers shot three Palestinians, including a child, and abducted a young man. The soldiers invaded the village before storming and ransacking an auto parts store and abducted its owner Ayed …

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (2022-03-24). WAFA: "Israeli Forces Seize Tractors In Northern Jordan Valley" imemc.org JORDAN VALLEY, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (WAFA) — Israeli forces seized an agricultural tractor working in the northern Jordan Valley lands Wednesday evening. Aref Daraghma, a local human rights activist, said forces raided the area and seized a tractor belonging to a Palestinian resident while he was working on plowing agricultural lands in the northern …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Jerusalem And Jenin. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, and confiscated a bulldozer, in Jerusalem and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The army abducted a teenage boy, Omar Hazina, from the Old City after many soldiers invaded the area and initiated searches, especially in at-Tour and Sultan Suleiman Street. The soldiers …

_____ (2022-03-24). Arizona Senate Passes GOP Bill That Could Spark 'Most Extreme Voter Purge' in US. commondreams.org "This is a recipe for chaos, not election integrity, and it would likely cut the state's electorate in half overnight," warned one observer.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Education workers outraged by hard-right Ford government's removal of mask mandate in Ontario's schools. wsws.org The move could hardly come at a worse time, with the more infectious Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 starting to produce yet another surge of infections and deaths around the world.

WSWS (2022-03-24). To end climate change, war and the pandemic, take up the fight for world socialism! wsws.org The IYSSE calls on students and youth to link the struggle against climate change with the broader fight against all the existential threats confronting humanity, above all imperialism's relentless march toward a catastrophic nuclear war.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China begins constructing 2 UHV projects. ecns.cn Construction of two ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission projects in China began on Thursday as part of efforts to ensure clean electricity supply, according to the State Grid Corporation.

Staff (2022-03-24). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.

Michele de Mello (2022-03-24). Historic Pact confirms Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez presidential ticket in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday March 23, the Historic Pact coalition confirmed its presidential ticket with candidates Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez. The duo obtained the highest vote in the primaries held on March 13. According to the latest opinion polls, the unity ticket of the progressive forces is favored to win the presidential elections on May 29, with about 47% of the voting preference. | "Today we have reached a definitive moment. We have achieved an undeniable triumph. Millions of Colombians want the country to change, and today they are the majority," Petro declared during the event announcing his candidacy. | In ad…

WSWS (2022-03-24). A falling-out among fascists: Trump rescinds endorsement of Alabama co-conspirator Mo Brooks. wsws.org Despite being a leading accomplice in Trump efforts to overthrow the 2020 election, Brooks has failed to abase himself enough before the would-be dictator.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Black box data downloading and analysis work underway: official. ecns.cn The recovered black box of the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed Monday in south China with 132 people aboard was sent to a decoding laboratory in Beijing Wednesday night.

Staff (2022-03-24). 203 Indians, 31 NORI visa holders to return from Pakistan on Friday via Wagah-Attari. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): As many as 203 Indian Nationals and 31 NORI (no obligation to return to India) visa holders are set to return to India through the Wagah-Attari border, the High Commission of India in Pakistan informed on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-03-24). A revealing line up at right-wing Australian Labor senator's funeral. wsws.org The multi-party mourning and lauding of Kitching is bound up with the escalating war drive by Washington and its allies against Russia and China.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-24). Denuncian ante Naciones Unidas aumento de la violencia contra indígenas en Brasil. telesurtv.net El funcionario del Consejo Misionero Indígena denunció el aumento de las actividades ilícitas en áreas de comunidades originarias.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Howard University lecturers' union announces "historic victory" in tentative agreement, calls off strike. wsws.org The university's non-tenured and adjunct professors had been set to launch a three-day strike Wednesday against miserably low pay and poor working conditions.

qqpalace8520 (2022-03-24). Jenis Permainan Slot Online 4d Terbaik di Indonesia. nationofchange.org Jenis Permainan Slot Online 4d Terbaik di Indonesia DAFTAR SEKARANG ‚Üí CLIK DISINI QQPalace Menyediakan Jenis Permainan Slot Online 4d Terbaik di Indonesia — Selamat datang di slot 4d gampang menang yang termasuk ke dalam daftar 12 website judi slot online terpercaya RTP tertinggi di Indonesia 2022 yaitu website slot terbaik. Agen judi online paling …

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China orders nationwide safety inspections in all sectors. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have ordered comprehensive safety inspections in all fields and industries nationwide following a passenger plane crash earlier this week.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Mainland refutes Taiwan official's independence-seeking remarks. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday refuted the recent independence-seeking remarks of a Taiwan official.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Shenzhou-13 astronauts deliver second Tiangong class. ecns.cn The second live class from China's space station was held on Wednesday afternoon, delivered by Shenzhou-13 crew members Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu to students on Earth.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China launching more cargo trains to boost coal transport. ecns.cn With a new train diagram to be put into operation from April 8, China will launch additional cargo trains to boost coal transport amid the country's efforts to ensure energy supply.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Letter from a Canadian Pacific rail worker: How deregulation and corporate greed are imperilling workers' lives and public safety. wsws.org "CP's present method of decision making," writes the worker, "is known as 'calculated risk management.' In other words, let's try this and see if it works. If it doesn't, let's … point the finger at the crew member(s) involved and make them scapegoats."

qqpalace8520 (2022-03-24). Bocoran Link Slot Gacor Terbaru 2022 Situs Deposit Pulsa. nationofchange.org

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Xinjiang attracts investment projects with optimized business environment. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has signed more than 460 investment projects so far this year, worth more than 190 billion yuan (about 30 billion U.S.

Staff (2022-03-24). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China calls on U.S. to cancel tariffs on Chinese imports: commerce ministry. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Commerce called on the U.S. to cancel all tariffs it had imposed amid current inflation woes and challenging global economic recovery to pull bilateral economic and trade ties back to normal as soon as possible.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Yunnan Spring tea harvest in full swing. ecns.cn Farmers kicked off the spring harvest at a tea garden in Fengqing County, Lincang City, south China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Hundreds of migrant birds take break in SW China's Sichuan. ecns.cn Qiongxi Wetland Park has welcomed hundreds of migrant birds in Aba Tibetan Qiang Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Staff (2022-03-24). Hong Kong Police arrest 4 activists behind banned Tiananmen Square vigil: Report. aninews.in Hong Kong, September 8 (ANI): Hong Kong Police have arrested four key members of the pro-democracy group behind the city's annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-24). Congreso chileno aprueba nueva prórroga a estado de excepción. telesurtv.net Chile cuenta con cerca de 1.4 millones de migrantes, de ahí la necesidad de frenar el flujo irregular por el altiplano norte y recuperar el clima de seguridad en la región.

Staff (2022-03-24). 'Republic of Afghanistan' condemns announcement by Taliban cabinet, calls it 'illegitimate'. aninews.in Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" on Wednesday condemned the announcement of the "so-called" cabinet by the Taliban, terming it as "illegitimate and unjustifiable."

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-24). Siria rechaza plan de EE.UU. de quitar bloqueo en algunas zonas. telesurtv.net El Gobierno sirio se reserva el derecho de demandar la administración estadounidense y sus estrategias por los crímenes cometidos contra la nación.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Attend Sri Lankan estate workers action committee and demand reinstatement of all victimised workers. wsws.org The escalating attacks on plantation workers are being unleashed amid an unprecedented economic crisis of Sri Lankan capitalism, with falling growth, declining foreign exchange and the danger of a default on foreign loans.

Slingshot collective (2022-03-24). Sunday 3/27: Help Mail slingshot issue #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

Speak Out Now (2022-03-24). Saturday 4/9: Capitalism and The Climate Emergency with Andreas Malm. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…

Redefine Z (2022-03-24). Saturday 3/26: Fremont: #People Not Profit! Global Climate Strike. indybay.org Irvington Park, 41825 Blacow Rd, Fremont, CA 94538 | Masks recommended. Peaceful march for climate justice.

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2022-03-24: News Headlines

SAM (2022-03-24). This Is How We Can Amplify Nonviolent Resistance In Ukraine. progressivehub.net ELI S. MCCARTHY | WAGING NONVIOLENCE…

teleSUR (2022-03-24). Russia: US Benefits From War, Hinders Moscow-Kiev Dialogues. telesurenglish.net Russia denounces that the U.S. does not want the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to end successfully and benefits from continuing to supply arms to Ukraine. | The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov has said.

teleSUR (2022-03-24). UN: Russia Rejects Resolution on Ceasefire in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net Russia's UN representative V. Nebenzya reiterated that the West continues to ignore the genocide committed by Kiev over eight years in the Donbass, during which some 14,000 people lost their lives. | V. Nebenzia: The vote on draft humanitarian resolution in Ukraine exposed all who place politicizing of the humanitarian file above the UN support for providing humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainians in need.

Lisa Kim (2022-03-24). Zelensky Told Biden Not to Sanction Abramovich. anti-empire.com Editor's note: Oligarchs are the least likely to have favored the war, and have the least to gain by it. |
| Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly asked President Biden to refrain from sanctioning Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich earlier this month, believing that the billionaire could be a useful conduit for negotiations between Russian and Ukraine. | According to The Wall Street Journal, the Treasury Department had already drafted possible sanction…

Betsey Piette (2022-03-24). U.S. wars, sanctions, economic austerity fuel global refugee crises. workers.org Fires rage in Baghdad as U.S.-led coalition forces attack the city, March 19, 2003. The outpouring of sympathy for refugees fleeing the current war in Ukraine is nonstop. Continuous news feeds show pictures of damaged buildings, crowded trains, women and children packed into shelters — even a memorial of 100 . . . |

Fight Back (2022-03-24). Minneapolis rallies on the anniversary of the Iraq invasion to say no to U.S. wars. fightbacknews.org On March 19, more than 80 demonstrators gathered outside Walker Library in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood to protest ongoing U.S. military interventions abroad, from U.S. troops deployed in Syria to the continued funding and arming of troops in Ukraine. The protest was organized by the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition. | March 19 marked the 19th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq; however organizers made it clear that the event was not only to remember that criminal imperialist war, but to condemn the many wars that the is currently involved in. The U.S. has troops deployed in Syria, funds the Saudi war…

WSWS (2022-03-24). NATO meets to plot next stage in Ukraine proxy war. wsws.org This week's NATO summit is a council of war to prepare for a massive intensification of the US-NATO campaign against Russia.

Martha Grevatt (2022-03-24). No letup in worker resistance at Starbucks, Amazon. workers.org Amazon workers walkout, Queens, New York, March 16. Amazon night shift workers in Queens, New York, and Marlboro, Maryland, (near Washington, D.C.) walked off the job March 16 in the wee hours of the morning. The walkouts — which involved roughly half the shift workforce in the three delivery stations . . . |

teleSUR (2022-03-24). China Reiterates Its Stance On Palestinian Issue. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, saying China will continue to stand firmly together with the Palestinian people. | RELATED: | They had an in-depth exchange of views on the sidelines of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in the Pakistani capital. | Wang said China fully agreed to the calls made at the OIC…

teleSUR (2022-03-24). Sergei Lavrov: The West Tries to Impose a New World Order. telesurenglish.net Lavrov also expressed the need to "work on the issue of moving the headquarters of the United Nations Organization (UN) from the United States" to a country that adheres to neutrality in international relations. | The Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov stressed that what is currently happening in the world is an attempt by the West to impose a new world order.

Staff (2022-03-24). Pakistan PM Says Muslim Countries Have Failed Palestinians, Kashmiris (VIDEO). palestinechronicle.com Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Muslim-majority countries have failed both the Palestinians and the people of Kashmir as part of his keynote address to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday, the

Staff (2022-03-24). Palestinian Detainee Suffers Broken Leg in Israeli Prison. palestinechronicle.com Female Palestinian prisoner Fadwa Hamada broke her leg during transportation to Damon Prison after her two little sons visited her, Safa news agency reported on Wednesday. Hamada's husband said she had had her legs chained

Staff (2022-03-24). Palestine, China Discuss Issues of Common Interest, Palestinian Cause. palestinechronicle.com Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Malki, discussed on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi a number of issues of common interest and developments in the international and Palestinian arena, the official Palestinian

oneworld.press (2022-03-24). The North-South Transport Corridor Is A Trans-Civilizational Integration Project. oneworld.press The NSTC represents the physical convergence of Russia's southern-focused grand strategic plans of balancing the Iranian-Pakistani anchors of its Ummah Pivot in this particular part of the supercontinent with the Neo-NAM that it's jointly pursuing with India. The trans-civilizational optics are immensely important since they speak to the fact that Huntington's so-called 'Clash of Civilizations' prediction was merely an example of ill-intended wishful thinking (if not a provocative policy proposal) and has been indisputably challenged by the resultant Convergence of Civilizations between Eastern Christianity, Isla…

oneworld.press (2022-03-24). Russian-Pakistani Energy Projects Are Highly Strategic. oneworld.press Russia has the capability to resolve Pakistan's energy crisis and thus unleash its newfound partner's vast economic potential. That could in turn further stabilize South Asia by lifting tens of millions of people out of poverty with time in accordance with its government's ambitious vision.

Michele de Mello (2022-03-24). Historic Pact confirms Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez presidential ticket in Colombia. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday March 23, the Historic Pact coalition confirmed its presidential ticket with candidates Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez. The duo obtained the highest vote in the primaries held on March 13. According to the latest opinion polls, the unity ticket of the progressive forces is favored to win the presidential elections on May 29, with about 47% of the voting preference. | "Today we have reached a definitive moment. We have achieved an undeniable triumph. Millions of Colombians want the country to change, and today they are the majority," Petro declared during the event announcing his candidacy. | In ad…

Staff (2022-03-24). Venezuela to Connect to Mir Russian Payment System. orinocotribune.com The Russian ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdasárov said in an interview that the governments of both countries are developing steps to connect Venezuela to the Russian Mir payment system to subsequently be able to use the respective card in Venezuela. | "Connecting Venezuela to the Mir payment system and having the opportunity to use this card here [in Venezuela] would be useful for servicing the travel industry," the diplomat told

Ali Salam (2022-03-24). Israel Demolishes Village in Negev for 199th Time. imemc.org Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 199th time. The residents of the village have been forced to rebuild their lives from the rubble of their destroyed homes, but they say that they are steadfast and resolute in their determination to remain on their ancestral land — despite Israel's …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Soldiers Shoot Three Palestinians, Abduct Three, In Bethlehem. imemc.org On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, shot three young Palestinian men, and abducted three others. Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp before storming and violently searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ramadan, 33, Yazan Mousa Manna', …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Northern Gaza. imemc.org On Wednesday night, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds, concussion grenades, and flares at Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, forcing them to leave. Media sources said the navy fired a barrage of live fire at the boats and many flares while the Palestinians were fishing in Palestinian waters not far …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Israeli Army Shoots Three Palestinians, Including A Child, Abducts One, In Ramallah. imemc.org On Wednesday afternoon, several Israeli army jeeps invaded Beit Liqya village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to protests before the soldiers shot three Palestinians, including a child, and abducted a young man. The soldiers invaded the village before storming and ransacking an auto parts store and abducted its owner Ayed …

The Palestinian News & Info Agency (2022-03-24). WAFA: "Israeli Forces Seize Tractors In Northern Jordan Valley" imemc.org JORDAN VALLEY, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (WAFA) — Israeli forces seized an agricultural tractor working in the northern Jordan Valley lands Wednesday evening. Aref Daraghma, a local human rights activist, said forces raided the area and seized a tractor belonging to a Palestinian resident while he was working on plowing agricultural lands in the northern …

IMEMC News (2022-03-24). Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Jerusalem And Jenin. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, and confiscated a bulldozer, in Jerusalem and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The army abducted a teenage boy, Omar Hazina, from the Old City after many soldiers invaded the area and initiated searches, especially in at-Tour and Sultan Suleiman Street. The soldiers …

themoscowtimes (2022-03-24). Russia Expels U.S. Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move: Official. themoscowtimes.com The decision was taken in response to the expulsion by Washington of Russian diplomats at the UN in New York.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-03-24). Fiscalía de Perú solicita prohibir salida del país a Fujimori. telesurtv.net La solicitud del Ministerio Público se produce ante la eventual excarcelación del expresidente Alberto Fujimori por decisión del Tribunal Constitucional.

WSWS (2022-03-24). Julian Assange marries Stella Moris in London's Belmarsh prison. wsws.org By holding their wedding, Moris said, they were fighting back against the British state's efforts to keep Assange "invisible to the public at all costs".

Staff (2022-03-24). 'Republic of Afghanistan' condemns announcement by Taliban cabinet, calls it 'illegitimate'. aninews.in Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" on Wednesday condemned the announcement of the "so-called" cabinet by the Taliban, terming it as "illegitimate and unjustifiable."

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). China orders nationwide safety inspections in all sectors. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have ordered comprehensive safety inspections in all fields and industries nationwide following a passenger plane crash earlier this week.

qqpalace8520 (2022-03-24). DAFTAR SITUS JUDI SLOT DEPOSIT VIA OVO TERPERCAYA 2022. nationofchange.org DAFTAR SITUS JUDI SLOT DEPOSIT VIA OVO TERPERCAYA 2022 QQPalace BONUS SLOT 100 (PRAGMATIC PLAY) dikala ini jadi Keberadaan Daftar slot via dana jadi event dan berita bahagia. Ini ialah surprise yang sangat dinanti- nantikan oleh sebagian slot via dana. Dengan bermain slot deposit via dana. Seorang pemain dapat mendapatkan pendapatan bonus dengan mudah tidak …

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Yunnan Spring tea harvest in full swing. ecns.cn Farmers kicked off the spring harvest at a tea garden in Fengqing County, Lincang City, south China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Xinjiang attracts investment projects with optimized business environment. ecns.cn Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has signed more than 460 investment projects so far this year, worth more than 190 billion yuan (about 30 billion U.S.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-03-24). Incendio forestal destruye 74 hectáreas de un cerro en México. telesurtv.net Las autoridades continúan operando en la región afectada en aras de rescatar el Parque Nacional donde inició el fuego.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-24). Temporal deja tres fallecidos y destrozos en Paraguay. telesurtv.net Intensas lluvias, provocadas por un sistema de tormentas, afectaron al centro, sur y este de la región oriental del país.

teleSUR, JL (2022-03-24). Nicaragua ratifica a Francisco Campbell como embajador ante OEA. telesurtv.net La Cancillería nicaragüense asevera que el embajador Campbell es reconocido como el representante del país ante la OEA contando con su acreditación.

Fight Back (2022-03-24). U of MN students speak out for striking educators. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 40 people gathered in Dinkytown, off the intersection of 15th Avenue and 4th Street to hold a speak-out in support of striking Minneapolis educators on Saturday, March 19. The action kicked off with a round of chants, as onlookers passed by, some even joining the protest, and cars honked their horns in support, and speakers made their way to the mic. | Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) member and former Minneapolis Public Schools student, Gillian Rath, said, "being a schoolteacher is one of the most demanding jobs I can think of." | Rath continued, "I had teachers who would pay for…

Staff (2022-03-24). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-03-24). Declaran estado de emergencia y toque de queda en Miami Beach. telesurtv.net La administradora de la ciudad, Alina Hudak agregó en rueda de prensa que las medidas quedarán vigentes desde la calle 23 hasta su límite sur.

qqpalace8520 (2022-03-24). Situs Game Slot Online Terbaik 2022 di indonesia. nationofchange.org Situs Game Slot Online Terbaik 2022 di indonesia DAFTAR SEKARANG dan NiKMATI BONUS SITUS GAME SLOT TERBAIK QQPALACE QQPalace: Situs Game Slot Online Terbaik 2022 di indonesia — Selamat datang member setia QQPALACE di Situs Game Slot Online Terbaik 2022 di indonesia Slot-nya terlengkap menyediakan berbagai tipe jenis permainan mesin slot online dengan pelayanan bermain …

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Nucleic acid testing base in Fuzhou. ecns.cn The base consists of sample collection cabins, sample processing cabins, sample preserving cabins and high-pressure sterilization cabins with a maximum daily testing capability of 30,000 tubes of 300,000 samples.

Isis Almeida (2022-03-24). Putin Says Hostile States Will Be Made to Pay for Gas in Rubles. anti-empire.com Editor's note: Ingenious as it would force EU to have to circumvent its own sanctions, and to strengthen the ruble which it has been working to tank. | I also like that it would potentially force fiscal discipline on Moscow and preclude ruble printing. That is, if new ruble-denominated contracts are eventually signed. However it's more likely that Moscow would simply demand whatever is the momentary ruble equivalent of the contractual euro price. Not just in the short term but also in the long-term. | Let's see if Russia is serious enough about this to make it happen or if this is a bluff. | Euroweenies are compl…

Mike Raccoon Eyes Kinney (2022-03-24). EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ANNE HILLERMAN ON HER NOVEL: 'THE SACRED BRIDGE'. indybay.org Chee's journey takes a deadly turn when, after a prayerful visit to the sacred Rainbow Bridge, he spots a body floating in the lake. The dead man, a Navajo with a passion for the canyon's ancient rock art, lived a life filled with many secrets. Discovering why he died and who was responsible involves Chee in an investigation that puts his own life at risk.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Chinese FM reiterates China's consistent stance on Palestinian issue. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, saying China will continue to stand firmly together with the Palestinian people.

Staff (2022-03-24). Iran reports 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, 5,210,978 in total. aninews.in Tehran [Iran], September 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry on Wednesday reported 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,210,978.

Staff (2022-03-24). Empresas de interfaz: Limpiar el camino entre las universidades y las empresas. cubadebate.cu Durante años investigadores y académicos se han hecho dos preguntas: øqué hacer para que resultados científicos conseguidos en las universidades lleguen a las empresas y al sector de los servicios? øCómo evitar que esos logros terminen archivados y pierdan su valor? Resolver ambas interrogantes es clave para una nación que apuesta por la innovación y la ciencia como uno de los motores de su desarrollo.

ecns.cn (2022-03-24). Images sent back by China's Mars orbiter. ecns.cn Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2022, the 247th Martian day of landing, shows high-resolution images of the Zhurong rover with a thin layer of dust and a clear travel route of the rover.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-24). Pueblo argentino marchará en honor a víctimas de la dictadura. telesurtv.net Abuelas y Madres de Plaza de Mayo, así como organizaciones defensoras de Derechos Humanos convocaron a la marcha tras dos años detenida por la Covid-19.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-24). MST de Brasil celebra cosecha de arroz para ayudar familias. telesurtv.net Unas 296 familias que forman parte de esta misión del MST cosecharon cerca de 3.200 hectáreas de arroz.

repost (2022-03-24). Another Broken Promise Palestinian scholar accuses SFSU of reneging on hiring agreement. indybay.org SFSU AMED professor Abdulhadi has exposed the campaign by the SFSU president Lynn Mahoney to violate her contract to destroy the program.

BARUARC (2022-03-24). Saturday 4/9: Rally and March for Abortion Rights SF Bay Area and Nationwide. indybay.org Rally starts at noon in Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley Campus (public welcome) | Entrance near Telegraph and Bancroft…

People for the American Way (2022-03-24). Wednesday 3/23: Combating White Supremacy During Demographic Shifts in America. indybay.org Online teach-in…

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2022-03-23: News Headlines

IMEMC News (2022-03-23). Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinians Planting Olive Trees Near Ramallah. imemc.org On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers attacked many Palestinians, including political leaders and social figures, while planting olive trees in Jabal ar-Reesan mountain near Ramallah, in the central West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the Palestinian lands and started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at the Palestinians before physically assaulting some of them. They …

IMEMC News (2022-03-23). Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinian Cars, Homes, Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli colonizers attacked, on Tuesday evening, many Palestinian cars and one home at the northern entrance of the al-Biereh city, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The colonizers also attacked a home in Beitin village, east of Ramallah. Media sources said dozens of colonizers gathered near the Beit El Israeli military roadblock, …

_____ (2022-03-23). Biden's Actions are Behind the Collapsing Dollar. journal-neo.org The US dollar, as the international reserve currency, has long served as an essential medium of exchange between countries with different national currencies. To fulfil this role, a reserve currency needs to be stable, safe and easily accessible to all countries. In the 20th Century, the dollar's international status caused it to grow in value, …

Alexander Swart (2022-03-23). Minneapolis teachers rally in support of strike. liberationnews.org Over the last week, multiple rallies and demonstrations across Minneapolis attracted thousands of teachers, families and community members in support of striking teachers.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Assessing The Prospects Of Prime Minister Khan's China-OIC Mediation Proposal. oneworld.press The takeaway is that those countries like Pakistan that practice policies of principled neutrality are very interested in strengthening their independent credentials by offering to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if those two might not ask them to do so. Turkey's existing involvement in these efforts creates a chance for Ankara to de facto involve the OIC so observers should keep an eye on if this happens as well as if China tries to do so too, whether on its own or in coordination with Turkey.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Victoria Nuland's Understanding Of Russian-Indian Relations Is Outdated. oneworld.press No amount of proposed American replacements for India's military-technical imports from Russia will influence that Great Power to sacrifice on its grand strategic goal of jointly assembling a new Non-Aligned Movement ('Neo-NAM') with Moscow in order to mutually maximize their strategic autonomy and thus preemptively prevent their potential disproportionate dependence on the US and China respectively in the New Cold War.

Staff (2022-03-23). Venezuela Welcomes New Ambassador of Trinidad & Tobago (+Nicaragua). orinocotribune.com On Monday, March 21, in the Sol del Per√∫ room of Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela's head of state Nicol√°s Maduro received the credentials of His Excellency Edmund Dillon, ambassador appointed to Venezuela by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Dillon has been in Venezuela since his arrival at the Sim√≥n Bol√≠var International Airport on February 4. Upon arrival, the Trinidadian diplomat expressed a strong desire to continue cooperation between the two nations. | Prior to his appointment as ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago, Dillon served as a soldier in the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Forces, later serving…

Jos√© Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-23). Possible Vote Recount Threatens Colombia's 'Democracy' Amid Presidential Race. orinocotribune.com In the midst of warnings of a possible coup d'√©tat carried out through a vote recount promoted by former Colombian president √ Ålvaro Uribe and his supporters, and by President Iv√°n Duque himself, the political system of Colombia is faltering a few weeks before the country's presidential elections. | In the parliamentary elections held on March 13, the Historic Pact leftist coalition came out on top, receiving the most seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Now, the Colombian president himself has requested a recount, in violation of the legal and constitutional regulations of the country, bec…

SAM (2022-03-23). Half Of Women Of Color In The US Are Making Starvation Wages. progressivehub.net SARAH RUIZ-GROSSMAN | HUFFPOST…

Ryan Black (2022-03-23). Guant√°namo Torture and Bush War Crimes In Spotlight At Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings. progressivehub.net BRETT WILKINS | COMMON DREAMS…

Ryan Black (2022-03-23). From Moscow To Washington, The Barbarism And Hypocrisy Don't Justify Each Other. progressivehub.net NORMAN SOLOMON…

Staff (2022-03-23). 26 March, online event: Palestine and US Strategy in the Arab World with Prof. As'ad AbuKhalil. samidoun.net SATURDAY, MARCH 26 5: 00 PM PACIFIC || 8: 00 PM EASTERN REGISTER TO JOIN: bit.ly/usandpalestine The struggle for the liberation of Palestine is also a struggle to defeat U.S. imperialism and obtain liberation of the Arab people. Join the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path (Masar Badil) for a discussion of U.S. strategy today — and our response. …

teleSUR (2022-03-23). Venezuelan Economy Grows Despite External Blockade: Rodriguez. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez pointed out that Venezuela shows high economic recovery rates despite the U.S. and European Union blockades. | RELATED: | "Our disposable income reached US$1,7 billion and oil production was strengthen enough to produce 2 million oil barrels," Rodriguez highlighted, adding that economic activity recovery rates of up to 29 percent have been achieved in certain sectors. | In 2021,…

teleSUR (2022-03-23). Why is the EU Wary of Cutting off Russian Energy?>. telesurenglish.net The European Union is under mounting pressure from Washington to ban Russian energy imports as European leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to meet and discuss deterrence measures against Russia at a summit on Thursday. However, member states of the bloc have not reached an agreement yet on whether a ban would be slapped on Russian energy in the EU. | RELATED: | "Europe's supply of energy for heating, mobi…

themoscowtimes (2022-03-23). 'Hellscape' in Mariupol Where 100,000 Trapped. themoscowtimes.com The Pentagon has said Russia is now pummelling Mariupol using artillery, long-range missiles and from naval ships.

_____ (2022-03-23). Analysts warn of diesel shortages and rationing. truepublica.org.uk Last week TruePublica reported that there was a fairly strong possibility that diesel would be in short supply. Today, many of the financial pages across Europe are now reporting the same and that rationing is to be expected Indeed, the head of the world's largest independent oil trader has warned of a "systemic" shortage of …

_____ (2022-03-23). Most of Javid's '69 new NHS centres' may not actually exist. truepublica.org.uk By Caroline Malloy: Just a quarter of the 69 new NHS diagnostic centres that the health secretary last month boasted were "up and running" may have actually opened, openDemocracy has learned. Sajid Javid told Parliament on 8 February that scores of "new community diagnostic centres" had "already opened across England in convenient places such as …

Staff (2022-03-23). Las 3 del día: Lo que fue noticia este 22 de marzo (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Es martes, y como hacemos en cada jornada, les traemos un resumen de lo que ha sucedido en las últimas 24 horas. Esto es el podcast Las 3 del día. Conecta tus audífonos o escúchanos en altavoz, como prefieras. Aquí repasamos las noticias más relevantes de este 22 de marzo.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Shenzhou-13 crew complete over 20 in-orbit science experiments. ecns.cn China's Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship has completed over 20 in-orbit science experiments based on research conducted by Shenzhou-12, said Li Yinghui, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program astronaut system.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Peking Opera master finds home on social media. ecns.cn Zhen Shusuo, a 51-year-old Peking Opera actor from north China's Hebei Province, has gone viral on a Chinese video-sharing platform.

teleSUR, jaa- JL (2022-03-23). Al menos un fallecido y decena de heridos dejan tornados en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Medios locales informaron que cerca de 65.000 hogares y negocios vieron afectado su fluido eléctrico tras el paso de los tornados.

Norman Solomon (2022-03-23). Barbarism and Hypocrisy Don't Justify Each Other. indybay.org From Moscow to Washington, might makes right…

Staff (2022-03-23). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-23). China confirma que el accidente a√©reo no tuvo supervivientes. telesurtv.net Este miércoles se informó en rueda de prensa que rescatistas hallaron una de las cajas negras del Boeing 737, según reportó el medio local CGTN.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Crashed plane's black box recovered: rescuer. ecns.cn A black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed Monday afternoon in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been recovered, rescuers at the site told Xinhua Wednesday.

Staff (2022-03-23). Pakistan should respect the will of Afghan people: Maryam Nawaz. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A day after large-scale anti-Pakistan protests held in Afghanistan, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said that Pakistan must accept the will of the Afghan people and must not interfere in the internal matters of its neighbour.

Staff (2022-03-23). 203 Indians, 31 NORI visa holders to return from Pakistan on Friday via Wagah-Attari. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): As many as 203 Indian Nationals and 31 NORI (no obligation to return to India) visa holders are set to return to India through the Wagah-Attari border, the High Commission of India in Pakistan informed on Wednesday.

teleSUR (2022-03-23). LIVE: Russia Warns of Consequences of Sending of Peacekeepers. telesurenglish.net The armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is about to be a month old without any signs of a short-term solution. Below are the main events as they happen. | RELATED: | Russia warns of consequences of sending of "peacekeepers." On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov warned that a possible deployment of peacekeepers from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Ukraine would be dangerous. | "A special operation is underway…

WSWS (2022-03-23). Impoverishing Ukraine: What the US and the EU have been doing to the country for the past 30 years. wsws.org Neither Washington nor Brussels, which have been economically strangling Ukraine for decades, has ever cared about the well-being, dignity, or sovereignty of its people.

Staff (2022-03-23). Recibió canciller cubano al secretario ejecutivo del ALBA-TCP. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, recibió este martes, al secretario ejecutivo de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP), compañero Sacha Llorenti Soliz, quien realiza una visita oficial a nuestro país.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Seattle students walk out in protest over dropping of mask requirements. wsws.org Seattle Public Schools students join the global movement of educators and students and stage a walkout to protest inadequate measures to protect them against the Omicron BA.2 surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Staff (2022-03-23). El gran reseteo: las ilusiones ideológicas del capitalismo tardío. cubadebate.cu Es preciso, ante todo, volver a colocar la opción revolucionaria en la conciencia popular, en la visión del mundo de las clases desposeídas, aquellos sobre quienes descansa el verdadero costo del desarrollo. Se debe ver la crisis como un espacio para la oportunidad. En el complejo escenario actual no necesitamos resetear el capitalismo, necesitamos superarlo.

People for the American Way (2022-03-23). Wednesday 3/23: Combating White Supremacy During Demographic Shifts in America. indybay.org Online teach-in…

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China plans larger VAT rebates to boost vitality of market entities. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have issued a circular clarifying relevant policies to increase the scale of value-added tax (VAT) credit refunds, to support the development of small businesses and manufacturing and boost vitality of market entities.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-23). Registran 107 tiroteos masivos en EE.UU. durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, estos hechos de violencia con armas provocaron la muerte de 65 menores, entre cero y 11 años de edad.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Support the Chevron workers in California! For a national strike to overturn the sellout agreement! wsws.org By rejecting not one but two local contract proposals, Chevron workers have dealt a powerful blow against the efforts by the USW to impose its pro-company national agreement.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-03-23). U.S. Company Seeks to Extend License for Deep-Sea Mining in Pacific. indybay.org Mining Oceans Depths Poses Risks to Global Biodiversity…

Staff (2022-03-23). 'Republic of Afghanistan' condemns announcement by Taliban cabinet, calls it 'illegitimate'. aninews.in Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" on Wednesday condemned the announcement of the "so-called" cabinet by the Taliban, terming it as "illegitimate and unjustifiable."

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China's steady economic growth adds certainty to global development. ecns.cn Amid profound changes unseen in a century, the global economy is experiencing a weak and uneven recovery, and the world is calling for practical actions to re-energize the global economy and drive it forward.

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-23). Podcast: Child COVID condition, health inequalities, and a healthy planet. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: A COVID-linked condition in children, how AI could magnify health inequities, and 9 things you can do for your health and the planet.

Staff (2022-03-23). Con Filo: Con la vida (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Hoy Con Filo tuvo como tema central la tergiversación, el odio y la campaña de descrédito emprendida contra nuestro sistema de justicia, a raíz de los juicios por los actos vandálicos del 11 de julio.

teleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-03-23). Justicia ordena a exfiscal brasile√±o indemnizar a Lula Da Silva. telesurtv.net El encargado de la operación Lavo Jato, Deltan Dallagnol, deberá pagar 75.000 reales (15.000 dólares) al expresidente brasileño.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-23). Pdte. peruano recibe cartas credenciales de embajador venezolano. telesurtv.net Además del diplomático venezolano recibieron sus cartas credenciales los embajadores de Brasil, Portugal y la de Australia.

Staff (2022-03-23). Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made Pak army's Chief of General Staff. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): In a major reshuffle in the Pakistan army, Lt Gen Azhar Abbas has been named as the army's next Chief of General Staff (CGS).

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-23). Norway, Netherlands assist Georgia in NATO integration, preparation for new Caucasus war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseMarch 22, 2022 Lela Chikovani hosted the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway and the Defense Attach√© The First Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia hosted the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway, Helen Sand Andresen , and the newly appointed Defense Attach√©. Lela Chikovani wished Vice-Colonel Bjorn Ole Geroudas success in …

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Cherry trees in full blossom beside tea plantation in Anhui. ecns.cn Cherry trees growing beside a lush tea plantation in the Langxi county, east China's Anhui Province are at their peak season. It's the perfect spot to admire the beauty of nature while enjoying a cup of spring tea.

Staff (2022-03-23). India largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping in cumulative terms: Meenakashi Lekhi. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the UN peacekeeping missions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday informed the member states that India is the largest troop contributor to the peacekeeping operations since their inception.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Tokyo Tower half illuminated to save power. ecns.cn The lower half of Tokyo Tower is illuminated in response to the government's request to save electricity in Tokyo, capital of Japan, March 22, 2022.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Carrie Lam: HK will not 'lie flat' against COVID-19. ecns.cn Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Wednesday that Hong Kong's goal in its battle against the pandemic is to protect the lives of residents — a priority in line with that of the nation.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China willing to forge all-round, high level cooperation with Saudi Arabia: Chinese FM. ecns.cn China and Saudi Arabia are good friends and brothers who trust each other and seek common development, and both have always supported each other on issues concerning their core interests.

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2022-03-22: News Headlines

WorkWeek (2022-03-22). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…

WSWS (2022-03-22). East Timor's presidential election goes to second round. wsws.org A plummeting turnout and the decline in Fretilin's vote reflect bitter infighting within the Timorese ruling elite, as well as escalating hostility among poverty stricken ordinary people towards the entire political establishment.

Staff (2022-03-21). El socialismo significa paz. cubadebate.cu "La lucha por la paz significa luchar por salvar a la humanidad de una destrucción apocalíptica, significa luchar por salvar a cientos de millones de vidas de hombres, de mujeres, de jóvenes, de ancianos y de niños; para salvar a la humanidad de cientos de millones de inválidos, de mutilados, de lesionados por una guerra atómica; para salvar a la humanidad de incalculable destrucción".

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). A Commune Called 'Che': A Socialist Holdout in the Venezuelan Andes. transcend.org 1 Mar 2022 – Just as the independence struggle had different resonances in the Andes, so too does Venezuela's project of communal socialism. The region is home to one of the most successful communes in the country and has a solid productive basis (a chocolate factory and coffee cooperative). However, the Che Guevara Commune is markedly different from others.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – The Cold War, 1945-1989, was a Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another, and the global corporations able to equate predatory capitalism with freedom. The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives then–and now.

Fight Back (2022-03-21). Learning together: The Mass Line. fightbacknews.org In the last article in our series on Marxist-Leninist theoretical concepts, on Marxist epistemology, Marxists talk a lot about the importance of "correct i…

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-03-21). King Mswati's soldiers abduct children of a Communist Party leader in Swaziland. peoplesdispatch.org 40 soldiers invaded the home of a Communist Party leader and kidnapped his two children who were held in custody for several hours before being released…

WSWS (2022-03-21). COVID-19 surges in Solomon Islands. wsws.org Widespread poverty, combined with inadequate government services and emergency support, has inflicted significant hardships on the population amid the pandemic.

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2022-03-21: News Headlines

Staff (2022-03-21). El socialismo significa paz. cubadebate.cu "La lucha por la paz significa luchar por salvar a la humanidad de una destrucción apocalíptica, significa luchar por salvar a cientos de millones de vidas de hombres, de mujeres, de jóvenes, de ancianos y de niños; para salvar a la humanidad de cientos de millones de inválidos, de mutilados, de lesionados por una guerra atómica; para salvar a la humanidad de incalculable destrucción".

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). A Commune Called 'Che': A Socialist Holdout in the Venezuelan Andes. transcend.org 1 Mar 2022 – Just as the independence struggle had different resonances in the Andes, so too does Venezuela's project of communal socialism. The region is home to one of the most successful communes in the country and has a solid productive basis (a chocolate factory and coffee cooperative). However, the Che Guevara Commune is markedly different from others.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – The Cold War, 1945-1989, was a Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another, and the global corporations able to equate predatory capitalism with freedom. The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives then–and now.

WorkWeek (2022-03-21). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…

Fight Back (2022-03-21). Learning together: The Mass Line. fightbacknews.org In the last article in our series on Marxist-Leninist theoretical concepts, on Marxist epistemology, Marxists talk a lot about the importance of "correct i…

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-03-21). King Mswati's soldiers abduct children of a Communist Party leader in Swaziland. peoplesdispatch.org 40 soldiers invaded the home of a Communist Party leader and kidnapped his two children who were held in custody for several hours before being released…

WSWS (2022-03-21). COVID-19 surges in Solomon Islands. wsws.org Widespread poverty, combined with inadequate government services and emergency support, has inflicted significant hardships on the population amid the pandemic.

Juan Cole (2022-03-20). Happiness Apartheid: UN Ranks Israel 9th for Happiness, Occupied Palestinian Territories 122nd. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The UN World Happiness Report for 2021 ranks Israel as the 9th happiest country in the world, but lists the Palestinian territories as the 122nd. Yet, both societies are ruled by the same government, the government of Israel. The annual report is brought out by the United Nations Sustainable Development …

JANET (2022-03-20). What is happening in and around Ukraine. iacenter.org March 17, 2022 The following statement can be found on the website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation at tinyurl.com/3mdkth7t. It was posted on March 14, 2022. There is a war in Ukraine. Outwardly, it looks like an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All political forces, including the Left, have spoken out about these events. The range of assessments: from humanistic-emotional ("people are dying, stop the war") to purely class ("The West is pushing two oligarchic regimes"). In fact, this conflict has deep roots. When analyzing the situation, we must take into account both the national conte…

Middle East Monitor (2022-03-20). Palestine tops Chilean president's Agenda in first Statements after taking Office. juancole.com By Eman Abusidu | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — Last Friday, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, officially became the president of Chile after winning Chile's presidential elections last December. His victory represents a major revival for Chile's progressive left and a new era for Chile and …

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2022-03-20: News Headlines

WorkWeek (2022-03-20). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…

_____ (2022-03-19). The Man Who Turned America's Economy Into A Literal Casino. popularresistance.org To anyone paying attention, the American economy sure feels a lot like a casino. The stock market has become increasingly gamified, and the consequences are felt by all of us, every day—even those of us who aren't even invited to play. There's actually a term for our financial system that uses these words: casino capitalism. What many don't know, however, is that behind this new form of capitalism is a flesh-and-bones man with a certain sort of gambling addiction. His name is Bill Gross, and his is the story that Mary Childs, co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" podcast, tells so compellingly in her book, "The B…

Emir Sader (2022-03-19). øLa globalización sobrevivirá a la guerra? globalizacion.ca Desde que el capitalismo adhirió al modelo neoliberal, la globalización se ha encargado de extender el nuevo modelo por todo el mundo. Apertura de mercados, desregulación económica, privatizaciones, prioridad de los ajustes fiscales, promoción del Estado mínimo — todo lo…

Editor (2022-03-19). Toward a third Reconstruction: Lessons from the past for a socialist future. mronline.org Karl Marx wrote to Lincoln in 1864 that he was sure that the "American anti-slavery war" would initiate a "new era of ascendancy" for the working classes for the "rescue…and reconstruction of a social world."

_____ (2022-03-19). A Black-Women-Led And Life-Based Project For A New Colombia. popularresistance.org Francia Márquez Mina, a 40-year-old Black female activist from the predominantly Black and forgotten region of the Colombian Pacific coast, is shifting the terms of political debate in the second 'Blackest' nation in South America. Francia, the first Black woman to run for the Colombian presidency, is leading a collective effort by women, LGBTQ+ communities, Black youth, peasants, and the poor in general to transform Colombia's insidious patterns of violence and socio-racial inequalities. According to Infobae , as many as 54.2% of Colombia's population face food insecurity, 42% are under the poverty line, and 10.

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2022-03-19: News Headlines

WorkWeek (2022-03-19). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…

Nayvin Gordon (2022-03-18). Albert Einstein and the Billionaire Dogs of War. indybay.org Einstein, Today, War and Capitalism…

deweylaura (2022-03-18). Person of faith? The Communist Party welcomes you! cpusa.org There is so much misunderstanding of the relationship between religion and communist views. More often than not, people only associate communism with atheism due to misquoting Marx in his comment of religion being the "opium of the masses." Due to misquoting and misinformation, the general thought has been that no one of religious faith …

WSWS (2022-03-18). Pseudo-left president takes office in Chile. wsws.org The Frente Amplio-Communist Party coalition, Apruebo Dignidad, assumed office on March 11 to much fanfare from the international bourgeoisie.

WSWS (2022-03-18). Australian police officer found not guilty over fatal shooting of indigenous teenager. wsws.org Kumanjayi Walker's killing by police is an end product of decades of escalating state repression of indigenous communities, government social spending cuts and endemic poverty.

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2022-03-18: News Headlines

WorkWeek (2022-03-18). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…

Nayvin Gordon (2022-03-18). Albert Einstein and the Billionaire Dogs of War. indybay.org Einstein, Today, War and Capitalism…

deweylaura (2022-03-18). Person of faith? The Communist Party welcomes you! cpusa.org There is so much misunderstanding of the relationship between religion and communist views. More often than not, people only associate communism with atheism due to misquoting Marx in his comment of religion being the "opium of the masses." Due to misquoting and misinformation, the general thought has been that no one of religious faith …

WSWS (2022-03-18). Australian police officer found not guilty over fatal shooting of indigenous teenager. wsws.org Kumanjayi Walker's killing by police is an end product of decades of escalating state repression of indigenous communities, government social spending cuts and endemic poverty.

Sara Flounders (2022-03-17). If you care about Ukraine — disband NATO. workers.org Long before the Feb. 24 Russian intervention, the 2014 U.S.-backed fascist coup regime had reduced Ukraine to the poorest country, and with the highest rate of migration, in Europe. The International Monetary Fund restructured the economy and demanded austerity measures that gutted the pensions and cut social spending. Mass privatizations . . . |

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-03-17). Tuesday 3/22: "How Marxists Think" – Online Reading & Discussion Group. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/RevSheWrote

_____ (2022-03-17). How Neo-Nazis Are Pushing To 'Ukrainize' Brazil. popularresistance.org Sà£o Paulo, Brazil — During the last two weeks, a small group of Brazilian bolsonaristas became social media celebrities as they crossed the border into Ukraine to fight against Russia — posing with assault rifles on Instagram, reciting prayers to the special forces, and sharing video monologues praising the brotherhood of people from around the world who had gathered in a training base near the Ukrainian city of Lviv to kill Russian "communists." The group's inexperience was demonstrated by the fact that most of their social media posts included their geo-location information. | This all change…

A Guest Author (2022-03-17). What is happening in and around Ukraine. workers.org By Vyacheslav Tetekin The following statement can be found on the website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation at tinyurl.com/3mdkth7t. It was posted on March 14, 2022. There is a war in Ukraine. Outwardly, it looks like an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All political forces, including . . . |

deweylaura (2022-03-17). Dorothy Burnham, civil rights activist. cpusa.org The Amsterdam News published an article on Dorothy Burnham, an African American activist who turns 107 years old on March 22. Dorothy was a long-time member of the Communist Party, which goes unmentioned in the article. Dorothy's radicalism may have begun while a microbiology major at Brooklyn College, when she met students and teachers …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-03-17). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…

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