Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-06: News Headlines

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-03-06). Yemenis Protest Continuing U.S. Supplied Saudi – UAE Air War. indybay.org Massive U.S. and European support to besieged Ukrainians in sharp contrast to U.S. participation in Saudi – UAE air war against Yemen…

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

_____ (2022-03-05). Guatemalan Water Defenders Celebrate Ten Years Of Resistance. popularresistance.org In Central America, as in many other parts of the world today, communities are being thrust into life and death struggles up against powerful interests to ensure clean water and health for their future generations. This is often the case where mining companies seek to dig up gold, silver, iron ore or other metals and minerals, disrupting or destroying precious water supplies in the process, and leaving behind massive quantities of toxic waste on the land. | With national and international laws designed to privilege such harmful activities in the name of so-called development and progress, it is vital to celebrate…

2022-03-06 19:48 | 15:48 EST | jz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 

2022-03-05: News Headlines

Ben Norton (2022-03-04). US Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Also Target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton — Feb 28, 2022 | President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. Gonzalez, admitted that US sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine. | President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor has admitted that US sanctions against Russia over Ukraine intentionally seek to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. | The United States imposed a series of harsh sanctions on Russia following Moscow's recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk Peop…

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

2022-03-05 20:28 | 16:28 EST | jz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 

2022-03-03: News Headlines

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-03-02). Morning Commute 3-2-2022: It's my birthday! #DefundthePentagon #DefundNATO #NoToImperialistWar. anchor.fm In this episode I discuss the hypocrisy of the United States, the European Union, and NATO who condemn the "Russian invasion" while also holding UN security council meetings to label Yemeni resistance movements as terrorists. The hypocrisy between funding and arming, training and supporting the Saudi Arabian and UAE Coalition committing war crimes in Yemen, Israel who continues to terrorize and occupy the Palestinian people's land, and much more! We talk about Bolivia, Nicaragua, revolution, struggle and how to organize. Check it out and let me know what you think!!!

_____ (2022-03-02). Biden's Silence Throws 30 Million Uninsured People Under The Bus. popularresistance.org In his State of the Union address tonight, 1 Mar 2022, Joe Biden stayed consistent with his campaign pledge to bury universal healthcare, throwing 30 million uninsured Americans under the bus along with at least 40 million under-insured. | In tonight's speech Biden used the simplest of expedients: silence. Amid all the easy applause lines, the leader of the world's wealthiest nation whispered not a word about healthcare as a human right… …Nor a word about addressing America's shameful performance contrasted with peer nations, a gap that is growing. Average life expectancy in comparable nations has now risen…

2022-03-03 23:54 | 19:54 EST | jz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 

2022-03-02: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-01). Nicaragua Calls for De-Escalation of Tension in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Speech by Orlando Jose Tardencilla Espinoza UN permanent representative of Nicaragua at the UN General Assembly emergency special session on Ukraine.

WSWS (2022-03-01). Floods cause deaths and widespread destruction in Australia. wsws.org As floodwaters spread in two states, there has been a clear contrast between the efforts of local people and volunteers, who rescued many, and the response of the state and federal governments.

2022-03-02 14:55 | 10:55 EST | jz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 

2022-03-01: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-03-01). Floods cause deaths and widespread destruction in Australia. wsws.org As floodwaters spread in two states, there has been a clear contrast between the efforts of local people and volunteers, who rescued many, and the response of the state and federal governments.

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-28). U.S. Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Also Target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. towardfreedom.org U.S. President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. González, admitted U.S. sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine, reports Ben Norton.

WSWS (2022-02-28). Omicron wave overwhelms health system in Hong Kong. wsws.org The distressing scenes at hospitals are a distinct contrast with the systemic actions repeatedly being taken by the Beijing government to suppress COVID-19 outbreaks.

2022-03-01 19:55 | 15:55 EST | jz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0