(2022-02-21). Kremlin Not Ruling Out Possible Contacts Between Putin and Biden. sputniknews.com Dmitry Peskov was speaking after French President Emmanuel Macron said Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden had agreed in principle to a summit over the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-02-21). US Preparing Sanctions That Would Target Russian Banks, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The administration of US President Joe Biden could block US financial institutions from processing transactions for Russian banks as part of a sanctions package that will be implemented if Moscow decides to "invade" Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing anonymous sources.
(2022-02-21). Biden ready to meet with Putin, if "invasion" of Ukraine hasn't happened — White House. tass.com Russia appears to be continuing preparations for a full-scale assault on Ukraine very soon, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki added…
(2022-02-21). Elysee Palace announces consent of Putin and Biden to hold security summit. tass.com Questions for the summit will be prepared by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during their February 24 meeting…
(2022-02-21). Cancun Cruz dares Say Biden is Weak on Putin, when he Supports "Vladimir's Lapdog" Donald Trump. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Hill reports that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is saying that Joe Biden is the best thing that ever happened to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Cruz is trotting out the tried and true Republican tactic of Chickenhawk Macho. He does not have any credibility in this regard, since he ran …
(2022-02-21). Stop the drive to World War 3! wsws.org Amid a pandemic that has killed nearly one million people in the US and continues to kill more than 2,000 every day, the Biden administration is focusing all attention on an increasingly hysterical campaign for war against Russia.
(2022-02-21). China to Take Measures Against US Over Sale of Weapons to Taiwan – Foreign Ministry. sputniknews.com On 11 February, the Biden administration unveiled its new Indo-Pacific strategy that focuses on strengthening US partnerships and Washington's presence in the region amid the increasing "challenges" posed by Chinese activity.
(2022-02-21). Left Voice covers for Biden and the unions on school openings. wsws.org Left Voice has issued a new program for "safe school reopenings," lining up with the homicidal policies of the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the ruling elite in the US and internationally.
(2022-02-21). Surging inflation could hurt Biden in lead up to U.S. midterm elections. ecns.cn With many Americans having difficulty making ends meet when food, housing and gasoline have risen substantially, the incumbent U.S. president could feel the pain in this year's congressional midterm elections.
(2022-02-21). Trump's Online Network TRUTH Social Available on Apple App Store. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — New social network TRUTH Social, created by former US President Donald Trump, has been published on the Apple App Store, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
(2022-02-21). Leopoldo López and Guaidó Party in Crisis: 100 Party Members Quit. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, February 20, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Saturday, February 19, a group of approximately 100 members of the Voluntad Popular party announced their decision in a public event to abandon the political party. Voluntad Popular was funded by Venezuelan fugitive Leopoldo López, and is also the party that former deputy Juan Guaidó belonged to when he was elected for the 2016-2021 parliamentary term with only 97,000 votes. | The speaker for the event, Javier González, announced the decision alleging a lack of institutionality and internal democracy, and a deviation from party principles. Without abandon…
(2022-02-21). Striking ship-breaking workers hold a mass rally in Aliağa, Turkey. wsws.org Striking Aliağa ship-breaking workers held a mass rally in the city's Democracy Square yesterday, demanding a wage increase and better working conditions.
(2022-02-21). UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer speaks on book, The Trial of Julian Assange. wsws.org Melzer provided a devastating indictment not only of the treatment of Assange, but of contemporary capitalist society and its claim to democratic rule based on "checks and balances".
(2022-02-21). Democratic governors in Oregon, Washington and California set to end statewide mask requirements. wsws.org Politicians and public health officials across the region are claiming that as cases and hospitalizations temporarily recede, masks should come off, even as the United States approaches an official death toll of 1 million.
(2022-02-21). California Freedom Trail Preservation Commission – Underground Railroad to Freedom. indybay.org Assemblymember Leon Ralph and Assemblymember Ken Cooley have shared lessons that may serve us all well, preserving the historic sacred signs and symbols, until the next time a remodel needed, I plan to help, God willing.
(2022-02-20). DC Area Peace Activists Discuss Ukraine Tensions. popularresistance.org Washington DC—Local Peace Activists spoke about the growing crisis in East Europe, characterized the crisis as avoidable, and recommended solutions to avoid conflict. As tensions between world powers reached a climax not seen since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, and diplomatic efforts between stakeholders seemed all but doomed to fail, the activists drew on years of experience and understanding of global issues to draw their recommendations. Despite ominous developments they still held out hope that war could be averted. | Their recommendations came as President Joe Biden spoke to the nation on Friday af…
(2022-02-20). Documents: US Government Spent $22M Promoting Anti-Russia Narrative. popularresistance.org Kiev, Ukraine — Amid soaring tensions with Russia, the United States is spending a fortune on foreign interference campaigns in Ukraine. Washington's regime-change arm, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), has spent $22.4 million on operations inside the country since 2014, when democratically-elected President Viktor Yanukovych was overthrown and replaced by a successor government handpicked by the U.S. Those operations included propping up and training pro-Western political parties, funding pliant media organizations, and subsidizing massive privatization drives that benefit foreign multinational c…
(2022-02-20). Munich: Russiagate ringleaders Pelosi, Schiff add voices to war chorus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOFebruary 19, 2022 NATO Secretary General meets world leaders at the Munich Security Conference NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the critical security situation in Europe caused by Russia's military build-up in and around Ukraine and the implications for European and international security in a series of bilateral meetings at the Munich Security Conference on …
(2022-02-20). Envoy: U.S. will not compromise "security or self-determination" of Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geFebruary 19, 2022 US charge d'affaires: Georgians, Ukrainians chose to deepen ties with Euro-Atlantic community Rian Harris, the US Charge d'Affaires in Georgia, has reaffirmed the US supports Georgia and Ukraine's sovereignty, pointing out the latter countries had chosen to deepen their ties with the Euro-Atlantic community. Harris said the US, along with its allies, …
(2022-02-20). Biden Promised to Center Racial Justice. He Can Start by Canceling Student Debt. truthout.org 
It has been said that if the U.S. catches a cold, the Black community catches the flu. Historically in the United States, communities of color feel the negative impacts of policy decisions disproportionately, and the student debt crisis is no exception. Nearly 45 million Americans owe on federal student loans. |
(2022-02-20). Indian PM Modi Calls Upon Youth to Vote in Large Numbers as Third Phase of Assembly Election Begins. sputniknews.com Over 20.16 million voters in Uttar Pradesh state and 20.14 million voters in Punjab will be casting their votes on Sunday in the third phase of the seven-phase Assembly elections in India. The counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur states will take place on 10 March.
(2022-02-20). Congressional Leaders Raise Millions Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections. truthout.org 
Congressional leaders consistently pulled in millions of dollars from donors in 2021, campaign finance disclosures show. Their campaigns and leadership PACs took in over $90 million during 2021. Political committees aligned with House Speaker
(2022-02-20). Border Militias Set Up Fake Humanitarian Stations in the Desert to Trap Migrants. truthout.org 
The growth of the militia movement the past several years has left many of our communities reeling from intimidation, harassment and violence. Donald Trump's tacit endorsement of the far right "patriot" subculture has given it a pass to grow and recruit, often manipulating the dispossession that many rural and blue-collar workers are facing in our current economic tumult. Trump's rhetoric about immigration, particularly the conspiratorial fear-mongering around the border, has played to a…
(2022-02-20). Donald Trump's 'truth-telling' app set for debut — media. rt.com 
The former US president is expected to make a comeback in the world of social media after being barred from Twitter and Facebook | After more than a year off major social media platforms, former US President Donald Trump could potentially be back as early as Monday, with the expected launch of his own network, 'Truth Social', Reuters has learned. | The media outlet cites an online Q&A session that Truth Social's chief product officer, Billy B., held late Friday with people who had already been invited to test out the app. When asked by one of the Beta-testers when Truth Social would be available for the genera…
(2022-02-20). Western democracies have mutated into propagandists for war. asiatimes.com 
Marshall McLuhan's prophecy that "the successor to politics will be propaganda" has happened. Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially the US and Britain. On matters of war and peace, ministerial deceit is reported as news. Inconvenient facts are censored, demons are nurtured. The model is corporate spin, the currency of the …
(2022-02-20). Diogenes Revisited with a Twist. dissidentvoice.org Diogenes, as you may know, was an ancient Greek philosopher "in search of an honest man." He apparently never found one. Being a cynic and a moralist, he may never have expected to find one. The Twist In his book, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us, Ralph Nader picked the wrong people.1 People like Warren …