(2022-04-05). Friday 4/15: Tax Day Global Mobilization to Stop Lockheed Martin. indybay.org Meet up in Palo Alto at El Camino & Page Mill. Proceed by foot to Lockheed Martin facility. To join Carpools from SF and East Bay text 510-365-1500.
(2022-04-05). More Weapons, Sanctions: U.S. Lays Out Next Phase of Response Against Russia. themoscowtimes.com The United States is upping pressure on multiple fronts against President Vladimir Putin, officials said Monday.
(2022-04-04). The rise of the far right is a global phenomenon. therealnews.com 
The election of Donald Trump and the siege of the US Capitol on Jan. 6 made clear the rising political power of the right in America, but this is not an isolated phenomenon—right-wing power is surging across the globe. From India, Brazil, and the Philippines, to Hungary and the US, we find right-wing political movements that are challenging the established order and that are fueled by anti-immigration mania, racism, patriarchy, historical nostalgia, as well as the destruction wrought by colonialism, the fall of Leninist states, and the failure of modern capitalism to meet the needs of masses of people…
(2022-04-04). Cuba: Lecciones de una guerra inconclusa. cubadebate.cu Resulta urgente e imprescindible que seamos capaces de producir y reproducir una contrahegemonía (en oposición, ruptura y superación de la hegemonía burguesa que nos llega en su versión más mediocre vía Miami). Esto debe traducirse en la producción —consciente, planificada, organizada, pensada, proyectada, creadora, multilateral— de gustos, deseos, anhelos, costumbres, hábitos… que reproduzcan el socialismo cubano —como etapa de transición hacia el comunismo—.
(2022-04-04). Government numbers show depression virtually over, for now. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The coronavirus-caused economic Depression is apparently over, at least for workers, for now, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. But the public mood is different, and that's a problem for the Biden administration. And with Republicans in Congress hamstringing further funds to battle the modern-day plague—despite the threat of yet another variant—that could quickly change, …
(2022-04-04). Economic Reality Confronts Europe With Some Hard Choices. journal-neo.org 
After a brief period of depression, the Russian rouble has recovered back to the position held in December 2021 and is currently trading at around 84 roubles to the US dollar. It was not a recovery foreseen by the Americans who have made a determined effort to attack the rouble and by that means mount …
(2022-04-04). How Mortgage Rates Are Impacting Buyers And Mortgage Refinancing: 6 Things To Know. moguldom.com By the fall of 2008, homeowners were defaulting on subprime mortgages en masse, causing havoc in financial markets leading to the collapse of the stock market and a global recession. Saddled with mortgages they couldn't afford, more than 6 million U.S. households lost their homes to foreclosure in the carnage. Economists and financial analysts, in hindsight, were accused …
(2022-04-04). Oliver Stone Documents the Past to Illuminate the Present. transcend.org 29 Mar 2022 – While Kennedy was the last U.S. president to genuinely seek peace at the cost of his life, his successors have all been lackeys in love with war and in full awareness that the promotion of war and the military industrial complex were at the top of their job description. They have gladly served the god of war and ravaged countries around the world with the glee of sadists and madmen.
(2022-04-04). Poorest US Counties Suffered Twice the COVID Deaths of the Richest. truthout.org A first-of-its-kind examination of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on low-income communities "The neglect of poor and low-wealth people in this country during a pandemic is immoral, shocking, and unjust, especially in light of the trillions of dollars that profit-driven entities received," said Rev. Dr. William Barber II, co-chair of the na…
(2022-04-04). Greece Sends Weapons To Ukraine Despite Azov Battalion's Oppression Of Mariupol's Greeks. southfront.org 
Mass rally against the involvement of Greece in the events in UkraineMitsotakis' popularity plunges as Greek's protest against weapons transfers to Ukraine. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Although it seemingly appeared that modern relations between Moscow and Athens were on the path of reaching unprecedented heights, with President Vladimir Putin meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Sochi in December last year and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meeting with his Greek…
(2022-04-04). More weapons are not the solution and Julian Assange. indybay.org What is insane, however, is the belief that peace can be secured for the future with even more weapons. SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he wants to invest an additional hundred billion euros in Germany's army; and in Switzerland, too, armament fantasies are being voiced.
(2022-04-04). Poland: Ruling party chief invites nuclear weapons, more U.S. troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersApril 3, 2022 Poland 'open' to nukes stationed in country amid Russia-Ukraine war — party head Poland would be open to having nuclear weapons stationed in the country…ruling Polish party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said in comments published Sunday as Warsaw calls for tougher action against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. The politician noted that …
(2022-04-04). U.S.-funded labs around Russia work to create bio-weapons: Kremlin. ecns.cn Moscow has information that an array of biological laboratories have been founded around Russia, which are engaged in developing bio-weapons, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday.
(2022-04-04). Briefing: World hunger and the war in Ukraine. mronline.org 
The New Cold War is rapidly heating up, with severe consequences for people around the world. Our new series, Briefings, provides the key facts on these matters of global concern.