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 

2022-02-28: News Headlines

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.

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-27). US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine also target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. multipolarista.com 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.

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-27). Las sanciones de EEUU a Rusia por Ucrania apuntan a Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba. multipolarista.com El principal asesor para América Latina del presidente Joe Biden, Juan S. González, admitió que las sanciones de Estados Unidos contra Rusia también tienen como objetivo dañar a Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba. Los tres gobiernos socialistas condenaron la agresión de la OTAN por crear la crisis en Ucrania.

1646-12-30 19:23 | 21:23 EST | jz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 

2022-02-27: News Headlines

Editor2 (2022-02-26). 'The Mouse Kills the Cat': Augusto Cesar Sandino's Rebellion Against the US. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik — Feb 21, 2022 | How Sandino fought for Nicaragua's independence, lost and remained a hero for its people | Before Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, before Ho Chi Minh and before Mao began his Long March, there was Augusto Cesar Sandino. | While Sandino is not a household name in much of the world, as these others are, he was one of the most important and successful guerilla fighters of the 20th century, successfully driving the US Marines out of Nicaragua against nearly impossible odds. His image, with his iconic Tom Mix cowboy hat tilted to one side, continues to be the most ubiquitous symbol…

_____ (2022-02-26). An HBCU Roundtable On Violence And Accountability. popularresistance.org Historically Black Colleges and Universities, most of which are concentrated in the South, hold contrasting legacies as both safe havens for Black students and frequent targets of violence. Last week, Scalawag hosted a live Twitter conversation with journalists who are both current and former students of HBCUs to discuss the broader contexts they have experienced and written about around student safety. | This is a conversation with renewed urgency: As panelist Adam Harris, a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of The State Must Provide, pointed out, there hasn't been a week in February this year without…

2022-02-27 22:59 | 16:59 EST | jz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0