Daily Archives: February 25, 2022

2022-02-25: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-02-25). "We can't let nuclear war break out": US workers respond to conflict in Ukraine. wsws.org Workers across the United States are responding with anxiety and apprehension to the outbreak of war in Ukraine, while voicing skepticism about the hysterical war propaganda being stoked by the Biden administration and the corporate media.

Martha Grevatt (2022-02-25). Cleveland Starbucks workers: 'We are stronger together'. workers.org Cleveland The Starbucks union organizing is moving faster than a runaway train. Workers at over 100 stores have now filed for a representation election with the National Labor Relations Board. Starbucks Workers United achieved this milestone when two Cleveland-area stores filed Feb. 18, following a January filing from the West . . . |

Patricia Ferrer (2022-02-25). Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Leads Polls for 2023. orinocotribune.com The results of surveys taken by two polling firms in Argentina, made public on Wednesday, February 23, show Vice President Cristina Fernandez as the favorite among 12 politicians from various backgrounds. On the whole, the Together for Change coalition is leading the polls. | The national pollsters Trespuntozero and the Public Opinion Group (GOP), carried out this consultation to measure voting intentions for Argentina's presidential elections in Argentina in 2023. The survey was carried out between February 1 and February 4, using a sample of 1,900 individuals and a margin of error of 2.2%. Six possible candidat…

Staff (2022-02-24). "Truly Appalling": Russia Attacks Ukraine as Putin Ignores Diplomatic Pleas and Launches Invasion. democracynow.org Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prompting condemnation and the threat of new sanctions from the U.S. and allies. Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to the move early Thursday morning in Moscow as a "special military operation," coming just days after Putin recognized two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent states. The sound of explosions was reported across the country, and authorities have reported scores of deaths in the early hours of the attack. As Russian forces appear to have invaded from the north and headed for Kyiv, Putin may try to take over all o…

Staff (2022-02-24). Yanis Varoufakis: Europe Must Stand with Ukraine, Condemn Putin & Roll Back NATO to Restore Peace. democracynow.org What does the Russian invasion of Ukraine mean for the rest of Europe? We speak with Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek finance minister, about the failure of international bodies like the European Union and United Nations in preventing war. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres implored Russia to withdraw all troops in a speech immediately following Thursday's attack, and the U.S. and allies are moving swiftly to impose sanctions as retaliation against the aggression. Varoufakis warns these threats are "like a pea shooter trying to stop a tank." The only hope for a peaceful resolution is for NATO…

_____ (2022-02-24). Amazon Union Organizers Arrested After Bringing Food To Workers. popularresistance.org The Biden administration has recently made proposals to strengthen unions—one suggestion includes limiting "barriers to union organizers being able to talk with employees on federal property about the benefits of organizing a union." However, there's the issue of what can happen on private property. Amazon has taken a firm anti-union stance and continues that streak with a new development. According to Business Insider, the NYPD arrested three union organizers at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island. | This is not the first time police have been called on this particular warehouse. Insider also reported…

_____ (2022-02-24). Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Calls On Biden To Shut Down DAPL. popularresistance.org Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Harold Frazier sent a letter on Wednesday to President Joe Biden that requests the end of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL). | Citing the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, Frazier tells the president that the United States agreed "that no white person or persons shall be permitted to settle upon or occupy any portion of the same; or without the consent of the Indians first had and obtained, to pass through the same." | "The Dakota Access Pipeline continues to trespass on the territory of the Great Sioux Nation and endanger the lives of our people with the possibility of polluting la…

Sharon Zhang (2022-02-24). Manchin Reportedly Backing Corporate-Friendly Michelle Childs for Supreme Court. truthout.org As President Joe Biden considers several top Supreme Court picks, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) is reportedly telling colleagues in private that he prefers a GOP-backed candidate, who unions and pro-labor advocates have sounded the alarm about for her history of advocating for corporations against workers, According to Punchbowl, multiple anonymous sources have said that Manchin wants J. Michelle Childs in…

Fabrizio Casari (2022-02-24). Ucrania, Putin le da la vuelta a la mesa. globalizacion.ca A la espera de la mediación francesa, de las conversaciones entre Putin y Biden, del distanciamiento alemán, de los temores italianos, de las incertidumbres españolas y de la oposición del antiguo bloque del Este, así como de los plazos, regularmente…

Dave DeCamp (2022-02-24). Putin Announces 'Special Operation' in Donbas. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared on live television and said he authorized a special military operation in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. According to RT, Putin said the operation will be aimed at "defending" people living in the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk (DPR and LPR), which Russia recognized on Monday. President Biden released a statement …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-02-24). Ukraine: Putin Turns the Tables. libya360.wordpress.com Fabrizio Casari Pending French mediation, Putin-Biden talks, German distancing, Italian fears, Spanish uncertainties and opposition from the former Eastern bloc, as well as the regularly discredited deadlines of the improbable Russian invasions, the war always announced but never started has had its first outcome. In a decision that unsettled the Western chancelleries, Vladimir Putin signed…

WSWS (2022-02-24). After Russia announces "special military operation" in Ukraine, Biden declares US will "hold Russia accountable" wsws.org At 5: 50 a.m. Moscow time on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Sarah Anderson (2022-02-24). What Can Biden Say About the Economic State of Our Union? inequality.org

Julia Rock (2022-02-24). Biden's Ukraine Plans Face Wall Street Roadblock. dailyposter.com

sputniknews (2022-02-24). Biden Threatens G7, Other US Allies Will Slap 'Severe Sanctions' on Russia. sputniknews.com On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry pledged a strong response to US sanctions against Russia, something that the ministry said would be "painful" for Washington.

Sharon Zhang (2022-02-24). USPS Defies Biden's Plea to Electrify Fleet, Finalizing Gas-Powered Truck Plan. truthout.org On Wednesday, the United States Postal Service announced Under the direction of Postmaster Louis DeJoy, the agency is p…

_____ (2022-02-24). Starbucks Tries To Slow Union Elections But Misses Legal Deadline. popularresistance.org As more baristas around the country seek to unionize, Starbucks has used a massive legal team to slow the pace of union elections. But the coffee chain suffered a tough legal setback on Friday, all thanks to some late emails. | Workers at several stores in upstate New York recently petitioned for union elections, just like the two stores in the Buffalo area that successfully unionized last year. But Starbucks, through its lawyers from the firm Littler Mendelson, has asked the National Labor Relations Board not to move ahead with the votes, arguing that elections for individual stores aren't appropriate. The compa…

Sasha Abramsky (2022-02-24). DeSantis Is Cracking Down on Immigration to Appeal to GOP Voters Ahead of 2024. truthout.org As the 2024 presidential campaign season comes into view, Republican hopefuls have been jockeying to position themselves on the hard-right edge of U.S. politics. | Their jockeying is not surprising, given how successful far right politicians like Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, as well as strategists such as Steve Bannon, have been at riling up Republican primary voters. | Nowhere has this pivot rightward been more apparent than in Florida. | Since the 2020 election, Florida's posi…

_____ (2022-02-24). Erdogan Prepares for Yet Another Presidential Term. journal-neo.org The next Turkish general elections are scheduled for June 2023. The incumbent Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to run as a People's Alliance presidential candidate, a coalition that had been formed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power since 2003 (first, …

Ann Brown (2022-02-24). 2 Top Manhattan Prosecutors Resign After DA Alvin Bragg Says He Has Doubts In Trump Criminal Case. moguldom.com Two top Manhattan prosecutors heading up the investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business dealings abruptly resigned, weeks before a grand jury term was set to expire in April, a spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed. Prosecutors Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne quit on Feb. 23. Prosecutors can ask jurors to …

JANET (2022-02-24). Fighting for voting rights and workers' rights. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt February 23, 2022 Ella Baker, a leader of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, led a challenge to white segregationist Mississippi Democrats at the 1964 National Democratic Convention. In an act of blatant racism, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling Feb. 7 that halted a lower court's order to make Alabama redraw its gerrymandered Congressional districts and set up fair representation for the state's Black voters. A federal appeals panel — made up of one Clinton-appointed judge and two Trump appointees — had upheld the lower court decision. The SCOTUS decision paused t…

Staff (2022-02-24). Headlines for February 24, 2022. democracynow.org Russian President Vladimir Putin Launches "Full-Scale Invasion" of Ukraine, World Leaders Strongly Condemn Russia over Ukraine Invasion, Sanofi and GSK Ask for Approval of Vaccine That Showed 100% Efficacy Against Severe COVID-19, WHO Expands Vaccine Program, Repeats Calls on Drugmakers to Share Technology, Manhattan Prosecutors Leading Trump Criminal Fraud Probe Resign, Trucker Caravan Opposing COVID-19 Mandates Departs California for Washington, D.C., Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls Gender-Affirming Surgery for Trans Teens "Child Abuse", Wanton Endangerment Trial Begins for Ex-Cop in No-Kno…

_____ (2022-02-24). Diagnosis: Why the China Containment Policy is Failing. journal-neo.org For the past 4 years — especially since the US 'trade war' on China started by the Trump administration in 2017 — Washington has been seeking ways to contain, roll-back on its gains and encircle China. The US 'trade war' was not something entirely new; in fact, it was a continuation of the Obama administration's …

Chris Walker (2022-02-24). 2 Lawyers From Manhattan DA's Office Abruptly Resign From Trump Case. truthout.org Two attorneys within the Manhattan District Attorney's office who were prominent figures in the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's Trump Organization properties have resigned from their posts. | The investigation is examining if

Sharon Zhang (2022-02-24). Sanders Hails Starbucks Organizers for Their "Courage" Against Union Busting. truthout.org In a town hall with organizing Starbucks workers on Wednesday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) highlighted the corporation's greed and praised the workers for their "courage" in standing up to the company's union busting. | "We live in a country today where a lot of people are hurting, they feel powerless. And what you are doing is addressing that by bringing people together to stand up for justice,"

WSWS (2022-02-24). Bernie Sanders backs imperialist provocations against Russia. wsws.org Voicing his support for sanctions that only escalate the danger of war between nuclear-armed powers, Sanders justified the measures as politically progressive and even environmentally friendly.

Charles Lenchner (2022-02-24). The Newspaper Industry Is Fighting Democracy — Blame Private Equity. progressivehub.net SAM PIZZIGATI | INEQUALITY.ORG

WSWS (2022-02-24). Judge upholds strike injunction at BNSF: US capitalism disciplines the working class while preparing for war. wsws.org Faced with a resurgence of the class struggle, the capitalist ruling class is reviving all the anti-democratic methods that it used to crush workers' resistance in previous generations.

Staff (2022-02-24). Panic, Fear, Disbelief: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Could Prompt Humanitarian, Refugee Crisis. democracynow.org We speak about the looming humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who recently met with civilians on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine and urges world leaders to consider the human cost of war and work toward a ceasefire and diplomatic solution. "A cruel military onslaught is engulfing millions," says Egeland. "It will lead to untold suffering in Ukraine but also refugee flows in the region."…

The Global Research Team (2022-02-24). Don't Let Your News be Silenced. Support Global Research. globalresearch.ca Global Research has been reporting on pressing issues on a daily basis — from the COVID-19 crisis, democratic erosion, human rights abuses, climate change, oil and gas crisis, to the Ukrainian conflict. | However, we have been particularly affected by the …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-02-24). Black America Responds To Russia Attack On Ukraine And Potential For Nuclear War. moguldom.com Russia has officially invaded Ukraine after months of building up hundreds of thousands of troops at its border and denying that it planned an actual attack. After recognizing Ukrainian breakaway regions of Donbas as Russian territory and calling the invasion a "special military operation," Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on his neighboring country in …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-02-24). YouTube Media Entrepreneur And Music Pioneer Jamal Edwards Passes Away At 31, Family Says He Had A Sudden Illness. moguldom.com Jamal Edwards, a renowned YouTube media and music entrepreneur, died of a "sudden illness" at his mother's home in Acton, London, according to his family. He was 31. Edwards' mother, singer and actress Brenda Edwards, confirmed her son's death in a statement issued through her show, "Loose Women," on British streaming TV network ITV. "It …

It's Going Down (2022-02-24). Spencer Sunshine on the Continuing Intersections of the GOP and the Insurgent Far-Right. itsgoingdown.org photo: @VPS_Reports On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we caught up with long-time antifascist researcher, author, and activist Spencer Sunshine, to speak about new developments on the far-Right and how insurgent paramilitary and white nationalist groups are continuing to make common cause with the Republican party in a post-J6 world. Enemies of…

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