(2022-03-09). Black Alliance For Peace Statement On International Women's Day. popularresistance.org As the world's eyes are on Ukraine on this International Women's Day, March 8, 2022, we are reminded of the disproportionate impact that war and militarism have on women. This is a reality that the women of the global South are acutely aware of because of the steady assaults on the humanity of peoples in the South executed by the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination. The militarized terror of the Axis of Domination in the service of their economic elites have been even more intensely felt by the women of Africa and the African Diaspora. | The socialist groundings of the day were expressed in its early unfolding. Indee…
(2022-03-09). President Maduro: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Spread to Other Regions. orinocotribune.com Monday, March 7, 2022, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, met at night with members of the nation's high political and military command, the Council of Vice Presidents, and the Superior General Staff of the Bolivarian National Armed Force, to carry out an analysis of the world geopolitical situation in response to the operation that Russia is carrying out in Ukraine. He also confirmed the meeting between his administration and US government officials, providing some initial details. | In a televised broadcast on Monday night after 10: 30 p.m., Venezuela's president said that, according to intelligence rep…
(2022-03-09). What the A's stadium plan will do to Oakland's port, its workers and the CA supply chain. indybay.org Farless Dailey, ILWU Local 10 President in an opinion contribution in the SF Chronicle talks about the privatization of he port of Oakland and it's connection to charters and the privatization of the schools by the billionaire A's and GAP owner John Fisher. He also controls the KIPP and Rocketship charter school chain…
(2022-03-09). "You strike a woman, you strike a rock!" peoplesdispatch.org 
Over the past several years, working class movements across the world have taken to the streets and plazas on March 8, International Working Women's Day in recognition of the day as an important day of struggle and resistance and to further the cause of women's liberation. The day which corporations and NGOs have attempted to dilute into a day to give presents to women and recognize their achievements has radical roots. It was established by socialist women in the heat of militant labor and internationalist organizing in order to highlight women's centrality in the struggle to overthrow class based oppression, as…
(2022-03-09). European Union employs double standards on refugees from Ukraine, discriminates against non-Ukrainians. wsws.org The discrimination based on skin colour and national origin of refugees from Ukraine shows the hypocrisy of European refugee policy.
(2022-03-09). Australian PM declares "national emergency" amid mass anger over response to flood crisis. wsws.org The federal and state governments are terrified that the floods will become a focal point of broader opposition.
(2022-03-09). Reactions in Germany to the webinar: "Fight Covid! Save Lives! Stop the Drive to World War III!" wsws.org Workers from Germany comment on the February 26 international online webinar of the World Socialist Web Site, "Fight Covid! Save Lives! Stop the Drive to World War III!" and draw political conclusions.
(2022-03-09). China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions: spokesperson. ecns.cn China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law, and will continue to conduct normal trade cooperation with Russia, including trade in oil and gas, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
(2022-03-09). Mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon plays martial arts to amuse the audience. ecns.cn Shuey Rhon Rhon, mascot of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, has demonstrated martial arts at the National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing.
(2022-03-09). Activating capacities require promoting regional coop. en.mehrnews.com Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said that activation of regional capacities for creating lasting stability is required developing and promoting regional cooperation in 13th government.
(2022-03-09). Wild panda mother, cub spotted in SW China. ecns.cn Local forestry authorities in Baoxing County in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, have spotted a pair of wild giant pandas in the local giant panda national park.
(2022-03-09). NPC deputy celebrates Int'l Women's Day with special embroidery. ecns.cn A female NPC deputy from southwest China's Guizhou Province shared a gift with other female deputies to celebrate International Women's Day on the sideline of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Tuesday…
(2022-03-09). Sri Lankan government tables sham amendments to draconian anti-terrorism law. wsws.org The Rajapakse regime's amendments to the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act have nothing to do with concerns about human rights but are to ensure that its repressive measures can continue.
(2022-03-08). TF Regular Contributor Sanket Jain Among Top 10 Finalists for Oxfam Journalism Award. towardfreedom.org Regular contributor Sanket Jain has been named a Top 10 finalist for Oxfam's 2021-22 Journalism for an Equitable Asia Award for his coverage of India's rural poor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-03-08). India refuses to condemn Russia over Ukraine invasion at special Quad summit. wsws.org India's precarious balancing between the US and Russia is becoming untenable amid the rapidly escalating US-NATO war drive against Russia.
(2022-03-08). World says 'No NATO war!'. iacenter.org March 7, 2022 Over 80 actions — in the U.S., around the world and in cyberspace — have been held or will be held in March to oppose U.S./NATO aggression in Russia and Ukraine. (unacpeace.org) These actions are taking place amidst an overwhelming barrage of pro-U.S./NATO and anti-Russian propaganda. The role of the U.S. media and politicians is to overwhelm and drown out any opposition. Under these conditions even a small force standing up to the barrage becomes a magnet to attract that opposition. Times Square, New York City, March 5. Photo: Brenda Ryan. In New York City on Times Square, a group of a…
(2022-03-08). Burning Globalist structures to save the Globalist 'Liberal Order'. mronline.org 
Biden, finally, has his foreign policy 'success': Europe is walling itself off from Russia, China, and the emerging integrated Asian market.
(2022-03-08). Dan Siegel on Banning the Constitution. scheerpost.com 
By Dan Siegel / Original to ScheerPost | The U.S. is experiencing one of its periodic waves of book banning, with legislators, governors, and even country music singers leading crusades to protect our children from harmful feelings and the discomfort caused by exposure to the written word. Politicians in Tennessee, who seem determined to finally come up with an issue on which they can claim national leadership, are banning the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel "Maus" because of its, yes, graphic depictions of the Holocaust. Trigger Warning! The Holocaust was violent, horrible, disgusting, obscene, and up…
(2022-03-08). Anti-imperialist voice from the Spanish State on the crisis in Ukraine. iacenter.org March 7, 2022 In view of the intense international crisis exacerbating the confrontation between U.S.-NATO imperialism and Russia, and in light of the upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid this June, we in Workers World publish this Statement of the Coordinating Committee of Communist Nuclei* in the Spanish State, which is a NATO member. Some of the terms and acronyms are explained at the end. Translation: John Catalinotto. Zaragoza, Spain, Oct. 3, 2015. Credit: Pablo Ibáñez Once again we must confront confusion. Once again the media owned by the international oligarchy and the big Spanish banks and multinationals [mdas…
(2022-03-08). America shoots its own dollar empire in economic attack on Russia. mronline.org 
Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion.
(2022-03-08). Celebrating International Women's Day. liberationnews.org 
IWD means acknowledging the root cause of women's oppression—class society—and its centrality to the system that oppresses our working class today—capitalism.
(2022-03-08). Hershey factory workers organize to challenge two-tier pay, brutal conditions. liberationnews.org 
Workers at a Hershey candy manufacturing plant in Stuarts Draft, VA are now voting in an election to unionize and join the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union, with the results to be counted on March 24.
(2022-03-08). Cuba, Nicaragua And Mexico Lead World Gender Parity In Parliaments. popularresistance.org Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the world, having achieved the highest proportion of women in parliament out of 189 countries. What's more, these three along with Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates are the only five countries in the world to have achieved gender parity in their lower or single legislative house (National Assembly, Congress, or Parliament) as of February 2022. | The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) released its 2021 Women in Parliament report of countries with the best gender balance in parliament this week. Cuba, with 53.4% of women holding seats in the National As…
(2022-03-08). Colombian Military Supplies Discovered at Encampments in Zulia & Apure. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, March 6, the Venezuelan Operation known as Escudo Bolivariano [Bolivarian Shield], intended to expel TANCOL (armed drug-trafficking Colombian terrorists) and other criminal organizations from Venezuela, confiscated weapons of various calibers and uniforms belonging to the Colombian military in the state of Apure. | The following objects were seized in the state of Apure by the División Fluvial 352 of the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela: | One US-made shotgun | One Motorola DGR 6157 signal repeater with an antenna and cables | One universal UB 12V car battery | Two Aico brand radio chargers wit…
(2022-03-08). Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West's Grotesque Double Standard. orinocotribune.com 
By Ahmed Abdulkareem — Mar 2, 2022 | The speed of Western retaliation over Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days. | 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 a…
(2022-03-08). The German state tries to cover its tracks in latest far-right trial. wsws.org Between August 2018 and March 2021, hundreds of threatening letters were sent to artists, lawyers and politicians under the acronym NSU 2.0, which is a reference to the neo-Nazi terrorist group National Socialist Underground responsible for the murder of nine immigrants and a policewoman.
(2022-03-08). Twin Cities Takes To The Streets For International Women's Day. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 60 people gathered in Mayday Plaza on Sunday, March 6, for an International Women's Day protest organized by the Twin Cities district of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Demands for reproductive rights and healthcare for all, justice for missing and murdered indigenous women and two-spirit people, an end to gender-based violence, queer and trans liberation, and justice for all stolen lives were raised. The demonstrators also stood in solidarity with Twin Cities educators preparing to strike, signs reading "Victory to the educators!" dotted the crowd gathered in the square, and sim…
(2022-03-08). On a Grim and Bloody International Women's Day, Let's Build Feminist Solidarity. truthout.org 
On this International Women's Day, as the world watches a historic and bloody war unfold in Europe — while people in the United States and Europe largely continue to ignore the suffering of the millions of Black and Brown people who have been rendered stateless by war, corruption and the climate crisis, many of them women — we need to fortify ourselves, pump up our optimism and bolster our resolve to fight for a better world. | Women are always vulnerable to sexual violence and ab…
(2022-03-08). Don't sell your land, you will benefit from it when Museveni is gone- Kabuleta tells Ugandans. plusnews.ug 
The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader, Joseph Kabuleta has rallied Ugandans to guard their land jealously and avoid the temptation of selling it. Kabuleta said land is a priceless natural resource which will help Ugandans overcome poverty in future when the current government led by President Yoweri Museveni is out of power. The former …
(2022-03-08). The American Empire Self-Destructs. libya360.wordpress.com Michael Hudson But nobody thought that it would happen this fast. Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion. The basic assumption of economic and diplomatic forecasting is…
(2022-03-08). Women Take on the Empire: The Revolutionary Women of Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Sumedha Chatterjee This women's day let us remember the contribution of women who have been fighting the settler colonial Israeli regime. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free! Seldom has a gun wielding female soldier not been sexualized in pop culture or otherwise. Instagram is filled with accounts dedicated to conventionally attractive…
(2022-03-08). Russia's Judo Kick to the Western Financial Gut. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Washington's sanctions on Moscow will destroy Europe, not Russia. The battlefield is drawn. The official Russian blacklist of hostile sanctioning nations includes the US, the EU, Canada and, in Asia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore (the only one from Southeast Asia). Notice how that 'international community' keeps shrinking. The Global South should be aware…
(2022-03-08). Six-Triple-Eight: The Black women of America's WWII postal battalion. peoplesworld.org 
John "Cementhead" Dick is a retired postal worker and member of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 3126, Royal Oak, Mich. For many years, he has authored many "Dicktation" columns related to his experiences on the job. Earlier installments can be read here. "No Mail, Low Morale." I am now retired. I sit in …
(2022-03-08). Peruvian fishermen protest agreement with Repsol on oil spill. peoplesdispatch.org 
Fishermen are dissatisfied with the agreement signed between the national government and the Repsol company on an initial compensation of 3,000 soles to affected fishermen and fish merchants. They say that they lose more than 5,000 soles a month due to the disastrous oil spill…
(2022-03-08). The Danger of a World Ruled by NATO: Interview with àÅngeles Maestro. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Aznarez àÅngeles Maestro is a leading figure in Spain when it comes to internationalist and solidarity activism. A former communist deputy, today she is not only highly critical of the positions of that party but also denounces its permanent ideological retreats. She has denounced with all her might the Psoe-Podemos compromise, and now that…
(2022-03-08). US is Abandoning its "Helpers" in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Everywhere! libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov The dismissive attitude of the US political and military establishment towards its foreign "helpers" is well known. This attitude became even more apparent after Joe Biden's recent appearance before the House of Representatives and Senate with his annual State of the Union Address, in which he described the people of Ukraine as Iranians. One…
(2022-03-08). Over 600 students at Australian National University test COVID-positive one week after return to campus. wsws.org "Is the 'vibrant on campus experience' worth the health of the #ourANU community? It's only Day 2 of semester! We are not meeting our duty of care for students."
(2022-03-08). President Maduro Alerts That War Could Extend Throughout the World. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News President Nicolas Maduro expresses grave concern that the conflict in Ukraine could expand and could turn into a Third World War. He warns of a media campaign and economic measures that aim to aggravate conditions and extend the scenario of war beyond Ukraine, to Europe, and beyond Europe to other regions of the…
(2022-03-08). French Withdrawal from Mali Will Redraw the Political Map of West Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ramzy Baroud Finally, France will be leaving Mali, nearly a decade after the original military intervention in 2013. The repercussions of this decision will hardly be confined to this West African nation, but will likely spread to the entirety of the Sahel Region; in fact, the whole of Africa. France's decision to end its military presence in…
(2022-03-08). Starbucks Loses Bid to Delay Union Election Count Again as It Cuts Worker Hours. truthout.org 
The labor board has denied another Starbucks bid to delay union ballot counts as workers say that the company has started slashing hours without prior warning, endangering employees' finances. | The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that the
(2022-03-08). Women's Day 2022: Women's Rights in Afghanistan, "A Justification for War" globalresearch.ca Remember the deluge of political concern over the subjugation of Afghan women at the time of the October 2001 invasion? The tsunami of documentaries, articles, books on their plight, contributing to the justification of another invasion…
(2022-03-08). Fascists from Europe and Terrorists from the Middle East Support the Bandera Nazis: Russian Communist Party Statement. libya360.wordpress.com The CPRF resolutely condemns the attempt to internationalize the military conflict in Ukraine and the involvement in the hostilities of outright Nazis and terrorists from Europe and the Middle East. The CPRF initially assessed the military conflict in Ukraine as a struggle against the neo-Nazis who seized power in a coup d'état in February 2014….
(2022-03-08). Australian PM denounces China and announces $10 billion nuclear submarine base. wsws.org Morrison, who has supported every US-led invasion, declared that Russia and China constitute an "arc of autocracy" that is threatening the "rules-based international order."
(2022-03-08). Association of Tropical Cyclones With County-Level Mortality in the US. jamanetwork.com This study uses data on tropical cyclones in the US and mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics to evaluate the association of county-level tropical cyclone exposure and mortality rates from various causes in the US from 1998-2018.
(2022-03-08). Russian Forces Expand Their Presence Northeast Of Kyiv, Continue Operation To Block Ukrainian Capital (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On March 8, units of the Russian Armed Forces continued expanding their control zone around Kyiv, especially northeast of the city. | In particular, Russian units took control of the village of Bogdanovka in that area. Bogdanovka is located just in the vicinity of Brovary settlement — the eastern suburb of Kyiv. All these locations are just to the north of the area of Borispol International Airport. |