Daily Archives: March 4, 2022

2022-03-04: News Headlines

Betsey Piette (2022-03-04). Global supply chain: Rail industry prioritizes profits over safety. workers.org The global supply chain crisis, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has laid bare systemic problems within global capitalism — when and where goods are produced to how they are transported and the growing disparity between the bosses' wealth versus the wages and benefits paid to millions of workers throughout this . . . |

deweylaura (2022-03-04). Marxist IQ: Women in history. cpusa.org The Marxist IQ for Women's History Month is dedicated to women who struggle for democracy, socialism, and peace. 1. International Women's Day was first established by the Socialist International (Second International) in solidarity with an early twentieth-century strike of women workers in a. London. b. Berlin. c. New York. d. Paris. 2. Women …

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-03-04). Declara»õia PSL privind interven»õia militarƒÉ a Rusiei àÆn Ucraina. liberationnews.org Amenin»õarea rƒÉzboiului poate fi àÆnvinsƒÉ doar prin solidaritatea interna»õionalƒÉ àÆntre popoarele lumii »ôi printr-o luptƒÉ hotƒÉrâtƒÉ àÆmpotriva imperialismului american, care trebuie sƒÉ impunƒÉ abolirea NATO. FƒÉrƒÉ rƒÉzboi cu Rusia!

Dean Baker (2022-03-04). Six Million People Lose or Leave Their Job Every Month (that's 72 million a year for arithmetic fans). cepr.net I can't say how people form their views of the economy, but it is simply not true that the level of unemployment and the state of the labor market only affects a small minority of the population.

Karen Conner (2022-03-04). Jobs and Hours Jump in February as Unemployment Falls to 3.8 Percent. cepr.net Private sector hours are back to pre-pandemic levels. The economy added 678,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.8 percent. The jobs numbers for December and January were also revised up 92,000. This left the number of jobs in the economy 2,105,000 below the pre-pandemic level. Increase in Hours Likely Pushed Private …

Fidel Castro Ruz (2022-03-04). "In a Nuclear War the Collateral Damage would be the Life of All Humanity". Fidel Castro. globalresearch.ca Let us have the courage to proclaim that all nuclear or conventional weapons, everything that is used to make war, must disappear!" Fidel Castro…

_____ (2022-03-03). Capitalism, Nationalism, And Copaganda. popularresistance.org In a room filled with maskless war criminals and Ukrainian flags, President Joe Biden said, in perhaps the most obvious sentence ever spoken in that chamber, that he was a capitalist. That's not shocking to anyone, but it is a wonder that he had to say it, given that every other element of his speech was so focused on protecting American capitalism and imperialism. From defending NATO, to arguing for a more productive U.S. economy, to shouting out the CEO of Intel (who was, inexplicably, in the room for the speech), Biden doubled down on his campaign promise that "nothing would fundamentally change." | Biden took…

WSWS (2022-03-03). Climate change is triggering a humanitarian crisis, UN report finds. wsws.org The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report is an indictment of global capitalism's utter failure to address climate change.

deweylaura (2022-03-03). The Young Communist League in Great Britain is growing — here's why. cpusa.org Over 30 years on from the dissolution of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), British communism has reached a new juncture, characterized by defiance of the anti-communist myths of the past and faith that Marxism-Leninism is the political path best suited to turning the looming contradictions in contemporary capitalism — climate collapse and …

JANET (2022-03-03). The war on Donbass: why we must all stand against fascism. iacenter.org March 2, 2022 The people of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics celebrating Russia's recognition of the independence of their republics, Feb. 21. This lightly edited opinion piece by journalist, author and activist Fra Hughes first appeared in the Arab independent media satellite Al Mayadeen, Feb. 26. The Donbass people, much like the Palestinian people, continued to resist the dominance of global capitalism that supports fascism in Ukraine for eight years. For those who claim President [Vladimir] Putin is a megalomaniac sociopath, intent on drawing Europe and the U.S. into some kind of Machiavellian war…

WSWS (2022-03-03). The threat of world war looms: Take up the fight against imperialism and for international socialism! wsws.org The IYSSE (Australia) meeting at 4 p.m. (AEDT) Saturday, March 12 will discuss the urgent need to build an international anti-war movement of youth, students and workers as the danger of nuclear war heightens amid the escalating crisis in Ukraine.

Staff (2022-03-03). Seven dead in Romanian military rescue helicopter crash. en.mehrnews.com A Romanian helicopter sent on a search-and-rescue mission late on Wednesday after a Romanian military MiG 21 LanceR dropped off the radar has crashed, the defence ministry said, killing all seven soldiers on board.

Staff (2022-03-03). Boeing impacted by sanctions against Russia. rt.com The aircraft manufacturer has been using giant Russian cargo planes to transport supplies to its plants | American multinational corporation Boeing may be impacted by the Biden administration's ban on Russian aircraft in US airspace, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. | Boeing had been contracting giant Antonov An-124 cargo planes, operated by the Russian Volga-Dnepr Group, to move supplies to its plants in the US, potentially meaning the new restrictions will limit the American company's ability to operate out of its base in Washington. | "We work closely with our wide range of supply chain and logistics partne…

_____ (2022-03-03). Tears For Ukraine, Sanctions For Russia, Yawns For Yemen, Arms For Saudis. popularresistance.org Hajjah, Yemen — "We're brutally bombed every day. So why doesn't the Western world care like it does about Ukraine?!!… Is it because we don't have blonde hair and blue eyes like Ukrainians?" Ahmed Tamri, a Yemeni father of four, asked with furrowed brows about the outpouring of international support and media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the lack of such a reaction to the war in Yemen. | Over the weekend, a member of Tamri's family was killed and nine relatives injured when their family home was targeted in a Saudi-led Coalition airstrike in the remote al-Saqf area in Hajjah Governorate. T…

_____ (2022-03-03). ALBA Secretary Rejects NATO Presence In Latin America. popularresistance.org It must be remembered that Latin America and the Caribbean was declared a Zone of Peace in 2014. A few days ago, the anniversary of signing of the Treaty of Tlatelolco for the prohibition of nuclear weapons was also celebrated. There is huge potential in CELAC and we have to make our own space, away from the OAS, away from the United States and Canada, which have other interests. | Their priority is elsewhere in the world and where they begin to apply interventionist policies, the results are disastrous. We will have to ask the people of Libya how they are now, or the people of Iraq or the people of Syria, or rem…

Staff (2022-03-03). Germany to ship more weapons to Ukraine — reports. rt.com German media claim Berlin will provide Kiev with Soviet-designed 'Strela' anti-aircraft missiles | Berlin has approved the delivery of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion, German media have claimed. According to the DPA news agency, the weapons in question are Soviet-designed 'Strela' missiles from the stockpiles of the former East German army. | Unlike the US and the UK, up until February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany had consistently refused to provide the eastern European nation with lethal weapons. However, Berlin changed its position following Moscow's military offens…

JANET (2022-03-03). NYC: Sat 3/5 at 3pm Rally: Stop NATO War on Russia! No Sanctions! No War! iacenter.org Emergency Anti-War Demonstration Stop NATO War on Russia! No Sanctions! No War! Saturday, March 5 — 3pm Times Square (North End, 7th Ave & 46 St) The corporate media speaks with one voice against Russia. There is NO mention that the U.S. commanded NATO military alliance has pumped tons of lethal weapons and U.S. advisors into Ukraine for eight years. Since the 2014 U.S.- backed coup in Kiev, the U.S. has aided fascist forces in relentlessly shelling the 1,200 mile Russian border to target the Peoples' Republics of Lugansk and Donetsk, killing over 14,000 people in the Russian-speaking Donbass region. Over a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-03). Dilyana Gaytandzhieva: Why is the Pentagon Funding Bio-Labs in Ukraine & Around Eurasia? libya360.wordpress.com Hard-hitting investigative journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva discusses her groundbreaking work uncovering diplomatically protected international arms traffic from Western governments to terrorists as well as her discovery of Pentagon-funded bio-laboratories scattered throughout Eurasia. She learned how the whole of Eastern Europe was involved in a network for arming terrorists with weapons paid for by the USA, UAE,…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-03). Canada to supply Ukraine with more rocket launchers, other lethal arms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMarch 3, 2022 Canadian Defense Ministry announces supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine Canada has announced its intention to supply Ukraine with a batch of lethal weapons. Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said Thursday on Canadian television that they intend to provide additional assistance with lethal weapons to Ukraine, this includes 4,500 missile launchers and …

Staff (2022-03-03). Russia's War in Ukraine Could Spark Nuclear Catastrophe; Calls for Global Disarmament Grow. democracynow.org Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that if a Third World War were to take place, it would be a nuclear war. His comments come just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's nuclear forces on high alert and after Russian nuclear submarines set sail for tests in waters near Norway. Meanwhile, voters in Belarus have approved a referendum opening the door for Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarusian territory, and Russia has called on the U.S. to remove its nuclear weapons from European soil. "We need to acknowledge that nuclear weapons are clearly not a cause of stabili…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-03). Tomorrow: Ukraine to ask NATO FMs for no-fly zone, air and missile defense weapons. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkranewsMarch 3, 2022 Kuleba To Discuss Closure Of Skies Over Ukraine And Supply Of Heavy Air Defense Weapons With NATO On March 4 Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba will discuss the issue of closure of the skies over Ukraine and the supply of heavy weapons to strengthen the country's air defenses with the foreign affairs …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-03). Ukraine: Germany to ship 2,700 Soviet-era anti-aircraft missiles, 500 Stingers, 1,000 anti-tank missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleMarch 3, 2022 Germany to ship anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine — reports Berlin has approved a shipment of 2,700 Soviet-era "Strela" missiles to Ukraine, according to government sources cited by news agencies. The weapons would come out of the depots once overseen by Soviet-controlled East Germany, which reunited with West Germany after the fall …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-03). The War Will Not End With Russian Control of Ukraine: It's Just the Beginning. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier "It is time for the US nuclear weapons in Europe to return back to America." The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov summed up the Russian roadmap beyond Ukraine. This means that the Russian battle has begun because America has strategic nuclear forces in NATO bases spread across the European continent, including Turkey…

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