2022-03-15: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-15). China continues to resist U.S. demand to join "global web to strangle Russia" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 15, 2022 US cannot expect China to cooperate under its suppression: Global Times editorial Edited On Monday, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi met with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Rome, Italy. They …

WSWS (2022-03-15). Citing the pandemic, Biden administration continues to deny asylum to immigrant families and adults. wsws.org By refusing to process asylum for all, aside from unaccompanied youth, the stage has been set for tens of thousands of parents to make a devastating sacrifice and consider separating from their children in the hopes that they will be able to enter the US.

WSWS (2022-03-15). Democrats to run as party of war and national unity in midterm election. wsws.org Facing mounting domestic crises and the prospect of losing both the House and Senate, leading Democratic Party officials laid out their midterm electoral strategy of attempting to unite the country behind Biden as a "wartime" president.

WSWS (2022-03-15). Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and the hypocrisy of imperialism. wsws.org The Biden administration and the corporate media howl about alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine while turning a blind eye to the mass executions and saturation bombing carried out by Saudi Arabia.

WSWS (2022-03-15). Former Democratic Party congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard attacked for demanding the US shut down Ukrainian biolabs. wsws.org Gabbard has come under attack for calling on the Biden administration to take action to destroy the pathogens held in US-sponsored Ukrainian biolabs.

Editor2 (2022-03-15). Colombia's Left May Win Presidency in a Historic First. orinocotribune.com Colombia's Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro, the front-runner for Colombia's May presidential elections, has secured the nomination of the left-wing coalition | The front-runner for Colombia's presidential election has secured his nomination by the left-wing Historic Pact coalition, putting the country on a track that may mark a historic first. | Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla in the M-19 rebel group, may become Colombia's first leftist president. | Petro won more than 80% in the Historic Pact primary, while his main contenders for the presidency, right-winger Federico Gutierrez and Centrist Sergio Fajardo, won…

WSWS (2022-03-15). Colorado Republican election officials indicted. wsws.org Tina Peters, the county clerk of Mesa County, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, face a litany of felony charges alleging their involvement in a conspiracy to breach the security of county election operations and leak secure information to far-right conspiracy theorists.

WSWS (2022-03-15). Nation magazine, DSA seek to channel Minneapolis teachers strike behind Democratic Party. wsws.org With the eruption of the Minneapolis educators strike, a number of self-described "left" publications have published articles which attempt to present the struggle primarily in racial terms and provide cover for the Democratic Party.

Akio Tanaka (2022-03-15). Pacifica Members Voted for the New Bylaws. indybay.org Pacifica should accept the democratic vote of its members.

Robert S. Becker (2022-03-14). Biden—the grinder president—gets whacked for not enough drama, charisma, or entertainment. nationofchange.org One need not like Biden to appreciate that more self-absorbed Entertainers-in-chief represent a future of dangerously inept, indeed immoral chief executives.

Joe Piette (2022-03-14). Philly protest: Biden ‚àí carry out your immigration promises! workers.org Migrant groups protested outside President Joe Biden's meeting with Democratic Party officials in Philadelphia on March 11. About 75 people came out on short notice to criticize Biden and the Democratic Party for failing to act on immigration reform that could legalize 11 million migrants and refugees in the U.S. . . . |

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-03-14). Biden Faces Backlash for Venezuela Talks as Caracas Demands Recognition. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelan Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia argued the US needs to recognize Maduro and lift sanctions before oil shipments can restart.

_____ (2022-03-14). President Biden: De-Escalate In Ukraine Or Risk Nuclear War! popularresistance.org "The first casualty of war is truth." This simple yet profound statement is attributed to many, including Hiram Johnson in a speech in the U.S. Senate in 1918, during the "war to end all wars." Hiram Johnson was a progressive Republican who had been elected to the Senate from California that very year. He remained in the Senate until he died of old age on August 6, 1945, the day the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the civilian population of Hiroshima, Japan. | The Baltimore Sun quoted Senator Johnson more fully in 1929, during a Senate debate on an international agreement called the "General Treaty for the Renunci…

_____ (2022-03-14). A Climate Wake-Up Call For The Chemical Industry. popularresistance.org In 2017, the Trump administration sided with industry lobbyists and rescinded safety rules governing thousands of chemical plants across America. Five years later — after multiple chemical plant explosions in the Houston area — government investigators are telling lawmakers that a lack of federal regulation is heightening the risk of chemical disasters during climate change-related extreme weather events at thousands of facilities nationwide. | President Joe Biden's administration is considering issuing a new rule regulating such facilities — but not until next summer. Chemical companies and ind…

Ann Brown (2022-03-14). As Democrats Call For Gas Sacrifice Over Ukraine, Some Los Angeles Gas Stations Are Already Over $7 A Gallon. moguldom.com Are you paying more than $7 a gallon for gasoline? That's what some drivers are paying in Los Angeles, where driving is a necessity. Democrats and the Joe Biden administration are calling for U.S. citizens to make a sacrifice by paying high gas prices due to sanctions leveled against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-14). U.S. federal agency calls on Biden to grant Major non-NATO Ally status to Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Finland Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeMarch 12, 2022 Helsinki Commission urges US President to designate Georgia, Ukraine as Major Non-NATO Allies The Helsinki Commission, an independent U.S. government agency tasked with promoting human rights and security in Europe, has called on the Biden administration to upgrade the United States' defense relationship with Ukraine. The …

Johanna Kichton (2022-03-14). 120+ Progressive Groups Urge Schumer to Finish the Job and Pass Biden's Agenda on Climate, Care, and Economic Justice. peoplesaction.org In New Letter, Groups Call on Schumer to Whip Caucus and Bring Package to a Vote in April Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action, the Working Families Party, Indivisible, and the Center for Popular Democracy Action today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer urging him to resume negotiations, hold hearings, and …

Staff (2022-03-14). Biden, Macron agree to step up sanctions against Russia. en.mehrnews.com Presidents of France and the United States agreed during their telephone conversation to step up sanction measures against Russia, the press office of the French president said in a statement on Monday.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-14). Colombia's top election official 'an embarrassment'. colombiareports.com Colombia's National Registrar came under fire on Sunday after congressional elections that were marred by technical failures. Electoral observers received countless complaints of people who weren't registered to vote in…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-14). Progressive candidate sweeps Colombia's primaries. colombiareports.com Opposition Senator Gustavo Petro convincingly became Colombia's most popular politician after presidential primaries. The primaries were organized parallel to congressional elections. After counting approximately 99.4% of the votes, the presidential…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-14). NATO condemns elections in Abkhazia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geMarch 14, 2022 NATO refuses to recognise elections in occupied Abkhazia NATO does not recognise the legitimacy of the elections held on Saturday in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia, Javier Colomina, The NATO Secretary General Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said on Monday. "The Alliance continues to support Georgia's sovereignty and …

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-14). Colombia's government maintains majority in Senate. colombiareports.com The coalition of Colombia's President Ivan Duque maintained a majority in the Senate after elections on Sunday,. The big winner of the elections was the "Historic Pact" of opposition Senator…

Abdul Rahman (2022-03-14). Iran fires missiles in Erbil in Iraq, claims Israeli bases were targets. peoplesdispatch.org Muqtada al-Sadr, whose party emerged as the largest party in last year's parliamentary elections in Iraq, initially condemned the attack but later issued a statement asking for investigation into Iranian claims of Israeli bases in the country…

Robert Reich (2022-03-14). Putin and Trump have convinced me I was wrong about the 21st century. nationofchange.org In the twenty-first century, Putin's invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump's election in 2016 have shown me several things are false.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-14). Ruling Out Social Democracy as an Option and a Way to Rule It Back In. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – A decisive misunderstanding prolonging today ¥s mega crisis is the lingering belief that social democracy, as it existed in Europe during the thirty glorious years after World War II, and in a different form in the USA during the four terms of Franklin Roosevelt ¥s presidency, is a viable option in today ¥s world.

Editor (2022-03-14). Translating 'No fly zone'. workers.org How to translate the slogan "No fly zone!" as some Congress members have applied to the Ukraine crisis into understandable English from Washingtonese? Another set of three one-syllable words hits home: "World War III." Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, among others in Congress, have . . . |

Chris Walker (2022-03-14). Colorado Abortion Rights Bill Moves Forward After GOP-Led Filibuster Fails. truthout.org On Saturday night, a bill enshrining abortion protections in Colorado was passed in the state's Democratic-run House of Representatives after Republicans tried to block the legislation with a 23-hour filibuster. | It is believed that the filibuster was the longest one in Colorado in nearly 25 years,

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-14). Cifra de fallecidos por tren descarrilado en el Congo se eleva a 75. telesurtv.net Presidente de la República Democrática del Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, envió condolencias a los familiares de las víctimas.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-03-14). Barbados Tells Former European Slavemaster Countries: Reparations Now. moguldom.com Barbados has continued to issue a clarion call for reparations now from former slavemaster Europe. The island nation's Prime Minister Mia Mottley gave a speech on March 6 in Cape Coast, Ghana, as the guest of honor at Ghana's 65th Celebration of Independence. During the speech, Mottley reiterated her stance that reparations are necessary to …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-03-14). Black America Brings Back Def Comedy Jam Over St. Patrick's Day Pictures Of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. moguldom.com Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was trending on Black Twitter for her St. Patrick's Day spirit — and it wasn't because people were impressed. Many poked fun at Lightfoot's getup after a picture surfaced of the mayor wearing Irish attire to mark the holiday. Lightfoot appeared in a St. Patrick's Day Parade on Chicago's Southside on …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-03-14). Top Reparations Scholar Dr. Sandy Darity Receives Another Award, WEB DuBois Fellowship. moguldom.com Renowned economist, reparations scholar and Duke University Professor Dr. William "Sandy" Darity has received another honor for his work. The American Academy of Political & Social Science (AAPSS) announced on Wednesday, March 9 that Darity was among its class of seven 2022 scholars. "Each year, the Academy welcomes a new class of Fellows whose influential …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-14). WSJ: State Department veteran calls for heavily-armed NATO troops in western Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The author, Ludovic Hood, identifies himself as a fifteen-year veteran of the State Department and currently Special Advisor to Vice President Harris for the Middle East and North Africa and Senior Advisor to the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism at the State Department. Wall Street JournalMarch 13, 2022 Send NATO …

_____ (2022-03-14). Latin America Is Rejecting US Assistance. popularresistance.org Latin America and the Caribbean is partnering with China on multi-billion dollar development projects and while turning down assistance offered by the United States. | 21 of 31 countries of the region, both friends and foes of Washington alike, have joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to the dismay of U.S. lawmakers. Congressional Representative Lisa McClain sought an explanation for the phenomenon at this week's House Armed Services Committee hearing on National Security Challenges and Military Activity in North and South America. | McClain, a Republican representing Michigan, remarked on the failure of th…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-03-14). GOP-run Fla. legislature OKs "Don't say gay' bill. peoplesworld.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Over teacher and student opposition and a bitter State Senate debate, the GOP-run Florida legislature approved a "Don't Say gay' bill, and sent it to sponsoring right-wing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign. The measure bans teachers in kindergarten through third grade from even discussing gay rights, and mandates "age-appropriate" answers to students' questions …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-14). U.S. pressures China over Russia-NATO conflict: no respect, no cooperation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 14, 2022 China, US keep dialogue, but 'no respect, no cooperation'By Yang Sheng, Wan Lin and Wang Wenwen Edited China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in the Italian capital of Rome Monday to exchange views on China-US relations and other international and regional issues of common‚ÄÇconcern. Chinese …

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