Daily Archives: March 27, 2021

2021-03-27: News Headlines

Litsa Chatzivasileiou (2021-03-27). The Windigo Disease of Resource Capitalism and Global Dispossession of Indigenous Peoples. dissidentvoice.org This is a version of a speech given outside the headquarters of ReconAfrica in Vancouver BC on Water Day — March 22, 2021. We are on stolen CS·∏µwxñwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó: l≈ç and S…ôlÃìiÃÅlw…ôta î/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and x ∑m…ôŒ∏k ∑…ôyÃì…ôm (Musqueam) land and what is happening here today, the assault of Indigenous peoples and the invasion of their territories by …

Eds. (2021-03-27). Capitalizing on the COVID Crisis: the Ford Government's move to privatize Public Education for EdTech. mronline.org Recently, Klein coined the term "disaster capitalism" to describe how corporations profit from crises with help from the right-wing governments that pick up and implement the ideas that serve them. | Newswire…

Liberation Staff, Atlanta (2021-03-27). Protest in Atlanta stands up to anti-Asian terror attacks. liberationnews.org On March 18, the Party for Socialism and Liberation in Atlanta responded to the massacre by organizing a protest nearby two of the targeted spas.

_____ (2021-03-27). Activists Block Rail Line Near General Dynamics Over Arms Sales. popularresistance.org London, Ontario – A small group of activists blocked a rail line in east London Friday, demanding the federal government cancel a contract to provide military vehicles to Saudi Arabia. | About 15 people from various anti-war groups demonstrated on the railroad tracks at Clarke Road and Oxford Street East in London, just west of the General Dynamics Land Systems plant, which manufactures light armoured vehicles (LAVs). | The protest was meant to stop any shipments of military vehicles bound for the middle eastern kingdom. No trains came through during the protest.

Prabir Purkayastha (2021-03-27). As US loses its edge, game of cyber chicken could have deadly consequences. peoplesdispatch.org Cybersecurity threats are emerging as one of the most serious challenges of the 21st century. The US and its NATO allies have turned down every attempt within the UN framework for banning cyber weapons…

MEE correspondent (2021-03-27). Upper Egypt in agony as families mourn victims of train crash. middleeasteye.net Upper Egypt in agony as families mourn victims of train crash | Egyptians unite in solidarity amid slow and insufficient government response | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 14: 49 | People inspect the damage after two trains collided near the city of Sohag, Egypt, 26 March 2021 (Reuters) | Dozens of families from across impoverished Upper Egypt stood for hours in front of the Tahta General Hospital…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-27). Building collapse in Egypt's Cairo leaves at least 18 dead. middleeasteye.net Building collapse in Egypt's Cairo leaves at least 18 dead | The deadly collapse comes a day after a deadly train crash killed 19 people | Sat, 03/27/2021 – 23: 14 | Egypt has suffered several deadly building collapses and industrial fire accidents in recent years (Reuters) | The death toll from a building collapse in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday has risen to 18, state media said…