(2022-03-03). The lies and absurdities in Biden's State of the Union address. wsws.org Biden's speech was a vulgar attempt to paper over an immense domestic crisis by presenting the US as internally united against one man: Vladimir Putin.
(2022-03-03). Is the pandemic really over? wsws.org Biden's State of the Union speech marked the climax of a weeks-long effort of the entire political establishment and corporate media to force the American population to "live with the virus" and accept a "new normal" of unending mass infections, debilitation and deaths.
(2022-03-03). Boeing impacted by sanctions against Russia. rt.com 
The aircraft manufacturer has been using giant Russian cargo planes to transport supplies to its plants | American multinational corporation Boeing may be impacted by the Biden administration's ban on Russian aircraft in US airspace, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. | Boeing had been contracting giant Antonov An-124 cargo planes, operated by the Russian Volga-Dnepr Group, to move supplies to its plants in the US, potentially meaning the new restrictions will limit the American company's ability to operate out of its base in Washington. | "We work closely with our wide range of supply chain and logistics partne…
(2022-03-03). War and hollow promises: Biden's State of the Union address. liberationnews.org 
President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address last night, an hour-long speech mixing the war-mongering propaganda and empty promises of change that have become so typical of the Democratic Party establishment.
(2022-03-03). Yes, Sherlock: Psaki Mocked After Spotting Biden-Related 'Pattern' in 'Russian Invasions' of Ukraine. sputniknews.com US comments on the situation in Ukraine have been abundant with gaffes and mistakes. President Joe Biden has already called Ukrainians "the Iranian people", while VP Kamala Harris has drawn mockery for her less-than-eloquent explanation of the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-03-03). Anti-Russian propaganda campaign intensifies in professional sports. wsws.org The Russian invasion of Ukraine has set into motion a chauvinist anti-Russian campaign that was prepared well in advance by the Biden administration.
(2022-03-03). Sanders Adviser Matt Duss on Ending Ukraine Crisis & How U.S. Shock Therapy in Russia Enabled Putin. democracynow.org 
While President Biden has ruled out sending troops into Ukraine, the U.S. is directly aiding Ukraine militarily and has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia amounting to what some have called "economic warfare." We look at Biden's response with Senator Bernie Sanders's foreign policy adviser Matt Duss, who is also Ukrainian American. He says the U.S. should continue to exhaust all diplomatic avenues in order to stop violence in Ukraine. Duss also details the U.S. role in setting the stage for Putin's oligarchical government and says the U.S. must not use "Ukranians as a tool for…
(2022-03-03). Polling Underway for Sixth Phase of Polls in India's Uttar Pradesh, State Chief's Bastion at Stake. sputniknews.com In the last state assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the currently ruling Bharatiya Janata Party secured a thumping victory, winning 312 of the 403 seats available. The party is now contesting to retain power in the state, with the Samajwadi Party (SP), Congress, and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) the main contenders.
(2022-03-03). 6 January Panel Prepares Potential Criminal Charges Against Donald Trump. sputniknews.com The committee has been investigating whether the former president and his allies played any role in the massive protests in and around the Capitol on 6 January 2021 that left five people dead. Several officials from the Trump administration were subpoenaed by the panel and the president's daughter Ivanka was invited to participate in an interview.
(2022-03-03). Argentina — El macrismo no es democrático. globalizacion.ca Fueron tan malos los números de la economía en los últimos dos años del macrismo, que cualquier comparación con los actuales muestra un salto espectacular en casi todoslos rubros. Y la exposición estaba obligada a referirse al 2019, el último…
(2022-03-03). Canada's Deputy Prime Minister carries Ukrainian fascist banner at Toronto demonstration. wsws.org Freeland's brandishing of a fascist symbol has been greeted with silence in the corporate media because it cuts across the narrative that the imperialist powers are arming "democratic" forces in Ukraine.
(2022-03-03). Headlines for March 3, 2022. democracynow.org Russians Continue Assault on Ukrainian Cities as Death Toll Mounts, Ukrainians Put Their Bodies on the Line to Block Russian Troops from Major Nuclear Site, Russian Police Arrest Children as Brutal Crackdown on Antiwar Protests Continues, Over 1 Million People Have Fled Ukraine in What Could Become 21st Century's Largest Refugee Crisis, UNGA Votes for Resolution "Deploring" Russian Invasion of Ukraine, NYT: Beijing Asked Putin to Delay Ukraine Invasion Until After Winter Olympics, 175 Countries Agree to Collectively Tackle Plastic Pollution Crisis, Study Finds Third mRNA Vaccine Dose Dramaticall…
(2022-03-03). Report from Kyiv: Solidarity, Perseverance & "Full Mobilization" Against Russian Invasion. democracynow.org 
As the United Nations reports more than a million refugees have now fled the violence in Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly voted 141 to 5 to denounce the Russian invasion. Meanwhile, Russian troops have reportedly seized their first city: the strategically located southern port of Kherson. Heavy shelling continues to be reported in the cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol, and a 40-mile-long Russian convoy approaching Kyiv has been stalled due in part to Ukrainian resistance. We go to Kyiv to speak with Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics and former Ukrainian trade minister, who det…
(2022-03-03). Russia's War in Ukraine Could Spark Nuclear Catastrophe; Calls for Global Disarmament Grow. democracynow.org 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that if a Third World War were to take place, it would be a nuclear war. His comments come just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's nuclear forces on high alert and after Russian nuclear submarines set sail for tests in waters near Norway. Meanwhile, voters in Belarus have approved a referendum opening the door for Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarusian territory, and Russia has called on the U.S. to remove its nuclear weapons from European soil. "We need to acknowledge that nuclear weapons are clearly not a cause of stabili…
(2022-03-03). Kentucky Republicans dishonestly claim race education bill isn't whitewashed history. peoplesworld.org 
Kentucky state Sen. Max Wise (R-Campbellsville) evidently figured rubbing a smidgen of whitewash off Senate Bill 138 would convince critics that his legislation isn't really aimed at gagging teachers and whitewashing history. It still is, of course. SB 138, like its companions (House Bills 14, 18, and 487), limits classroom discussion of systemic racism. As such, all …
(2022-03-03). An interview with Bryan Wizemann, writer-director of You Mean Everything to Me: "There's another 'underserved' population … and that's people without money" wsws.org Wizemann's You Mean Everything to Me follows a young woman, Cassandra (Morgan Saylor), who, faced with homelessness, comes under the spell of a local DJ, Nathan (Ben Rosenfield).
(2022-03-02). Biden's Silence Throws 30 Million Uninsured People Under The Bus. popularresistance.org In his State of the Union address tonight, 1 Mar 2022, Joe Biden stayed consistent with his campaign pledge to bury universal healthcare, throwing 30 million uninsured Americans under the bus along with at least 40 million under-insured. | In tonight's speech Biden used the simplest of expedients: silence. Amid all the easy applause lines, the leader of the world's wealthiest nation whispered not a word about healthcare as a human right… …Nor a word about addressing America's shameful performance contrasted with peer nations, a gap that is growing. Average life expectancy in comparable nations has now risen…
(2022-03-02). West Intensifies Economic Warfare Against Russia. popularresistance.org Delivering his annual state of union address, US president Joe Biden announced the decision to close its airspace for all Russian flights on Tuesday, March 1. He accused Russia of rejecting "efforts of diplomacy" and called president Vladimir Putin's decision to send armies to Ukraine a "badly miscalculated" move. However, Biden also announced that the US will not fight against Russia directly. | The announcements of sanctions against Russia and its boycott by various countries and individual corporations continued on Tuesday. Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, announced its withdrawal from the European market foll…
(2022-03-02). Joe Biden Speech: 'Fund Them, Fund Them, Fund The Police', Fraternal Order Of Police Endorsed Judge Hon. Ketanji Brown Jackson. moguldom.com President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on March 1 evoked memories of his time as a tough-on-crime senator who crafted the 1994 crime bill. He said, "fund the police" several times during his speech, drawing bipartisan applause from politicians and criticism from community activists. Biden noted that his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji …
(2022-03-02). Biden: If You Test Positive For Covid, You Can Get Antiviral Pills For Free At CVS And Walgreens. moguldom.com During his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, March 1, U.S. President Joe Biden made some lofty promises. Among them was the announcement that anyone who tests positive for covid-19 will soon be able to get free antiviral pills from Walgreens, CVS, Kroger and other pharmacies and health centers across the country. "We're launching …
(2022-03-02). People's Action: The State of the Union Isn't Strong for All of UsÔøº. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released a statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: "Tonight, President Biden pushed to tax the rich, grow the economy, and get costs down for families, and we agree—this economy has been rigged against the people who …
(2022-03-02). People's Action: The State of the Union Isn't Strong for All of Us. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today released a statement by Campaigns Director Sondra Youdelman in response to President Biden's State of the Union address: "Tonight, President Biden pushed to tax the rich, grow the economy, and get costs down for families, and we agree—this economy has been rigged against the people who …
(2022-03-02). GOP Hostility to Ketanji Brown Jackson Goes Beyond Hypocrisy. otherwords.org No one can seriously dispute that Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, is a brilliant and eminently qualified candidate. | Jackson has had a distinguished 10 year career as a respected federal judge. Before that, the Harvard Law graduate was a lawyer at a large law firm, a public defender, and a member of the bipartisan U.S. Sentencing Commission. | Nonetheless, most Republican senators will vote against confirming her. | Jackson's work as a federal judge offers no real basis for senators to oppose her appointment — if one accepts that presidents are entitled to appoint qu…
(2022-03-02). In OtherWords: March 2, 2022. otherwords.org Like most Americans, I've been horrified by Russia's brutal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. But I was also relieved to hear President Biden, during last night's State of the Union address, reiterate his promise that he won't be sending U.S. troops to the country to confront Russia militarily. | As Phyllis Bennis writes this week, "There's no conceivable 'national interest' worth risking even the tiniest possibility of a military confrontation between nuclear-armed superpowers." Instead, she argues, the best way to stop the war and help Ukraine is diplomacy — which, done properly, could leave all of Europe…
(2022-03-02). The Best Way to Help Ukraine Is Diplomacy, Not War. otherwords.org Russia's outrageous invasion of Ukraine is causing enormous suffering. | From the civilians besieged and killed by Russian shelling in Kyiv and Kharkiv to the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the country, the war is already bearing grim testament to who pays the price of conflict. | As many in Washington push for more aggressive military intervention by the United States and Vladimir Putin puts Russia's nuclear weapons systems on alert, that's worth remembering. Militarizing the conflict further, or prolonging it, must be avoided at all costs. | President Biden deserves credit for refusing any troop depl…
(2022-03-02). US President Joe Biden Delivers State of Union Address. sputniknews.com The first State of the Union address by US President Joe Biden is taking place before a full joint session of Congress after last year's was limited to 20 percent capacity due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
(2022-03-02). Biden: US sending additional troops to Europe only to defend NATO allies. tass.com Biden said he had sent a clear signal that the US and its European allies "will defend every inch of territory of NATO countries with the full force of our collective power"
(2022-03-02). The Biden Administration Steals Afghanistan's Money. journal-neo.org 
After keeping it under direct occupation, destroying the country for 20 years — and failing to militarily defeat the Taliban (banned in Russia) — Joe Biden's executive order to simply seize half of Afghanistan's little over US$7 billion to use it to pay to the victims of 9/11 is just a mockery of the "values" …
(2022-03-02). 'Freedom will triumph over tyranny,' Biden vows. asiatimes.com 
It was a familiar scene. The president of the United States strode down the aisle of the US House of Representatives to deliver the State of the Union address, the only constitutionally mandated instance of presidential speech. Usually, it serves to lay out the White House's policy agenda for the coming year, along with perceived …
(2022-03-02). Biden: Ukrainian operation was premediated. tass.com Russia rejected diplomacy, US President said…
(2022-03-02). AOC Says US Should Treat All Asylum Seekers How We Treat Ukrainian Refugees. truthout.org 
On Tuesday night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) argued in favor of accepting Ukrainian refugees in the United States, emphasizing that asylum seekers from other parts of the world should be treated with similar respect. | Speaking to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow following President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address,
(2022-03-02). What advice would JFK have for President Biden about Putin and Ukraine? juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — Dear Mr. President: I send greetings from the other side — and no, I don't mean the other side of the aisle. I refer to the place where old politicians go to make amends for their sins. Apart from our shared Catholicism and affinity for sunglasses, I suspect you and I …
(2022-03-02). US closes its airspace to Russian flights. tass.com US President Joe Biden told about it in his State of the Union address to the US Congress…
(2022-03-02). As Biden Touts Anti-Russia Response in SOTU, U.S. Remains Addicted to Fossil Fuels That Drive War. democracynow.org 
We discuss President Biden's first State of the Union address with Jacobin magazine's Branko Marcetic, who says Biden should have focused more of his speech on laying out goals to reach renewable energy independence since the continued reliance by the U.S. on the oil and gas reserves of countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia gives those countries "relative freedom" to commit war crimes on the world stage. He says the task ahead is to "both avoid military escalation" and "try and get a ceasefire agreed to as soon as possible." Marcetic's latest piece is headlined "Fo…
(2022-03-02). Biden outlines plan to tackle surging inflation in State of Union address. ecns.cn President Joe Biden on Tuesday night outlined a plan to tackle the persistently high inflation in his first State of the Union address, touting the administration's economic achievements and pushing his economic agenda.
(2022-03-02). Biden's Economic Plans Are Solid, But We Need Action. otherwords.org The word "jobs" came up 15 times in President Joe Biden's That's hardly surprising, since job creation is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy time for the United States and the world. The U.S. economy created over 6.5 million new jobs in 2021 — more than in any year in history. | But this stat alone is not enough to calm American families' economic angst. Inflation is taking a big bite out of paychecks, and the war in Ukraine could cause even m…
(2022-03-02). Biden's "State of the Union": Confronting internal crisis, the American ruling class turns to war. wsws.org What emerges from Biden's State of the Union speech above is that the campaign for war against Russia is being driven above all by the social and political crisis within the United States.
(2022-03-02). Pdte. Joe Biden pronuncia discurso del Estado de la Unión. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado estadounidense anunció nuevas medidas contra Rusia por la operación militar especial en el Donbás.
(2022-03-02). Headlines for March 2, 2022. democracynow.org Russian Assault on Ukrainian Cities Intensifies; Airstrike Hits Kyiv Holocaust Memorial, Ukrainian Refugee Crisis Mounts as Over 800,000 People Flee in One Week, U.N. Launches Humanitarian Appeal for Ukraine; More Companies Impose Penalties on Russia, Biden Closes Off U.S. Airspace to Russia over Invasion of Ukraine, Greg Casar Wins Texas Congressional Primary; Jessica Cisneros Heads to Runoff Against Henry Cuellar, Legal Groups Sue Texas for Targeting Parents Who Seek Lifesaving Healthcare for Trans Kids, U.S. to Shift COVID Strategy as More States Ease or End Restrictions, Another 169 Suspected Indigenous Grave…
(2022-03-02). Biden's Immigration "Fix" Involves Jailing Migrants in Their Homes. truthout.org 
The Biden administration is launching a new program of digital incarceration — otherwise known as electronic monitoring or
(2022-03-02). Rashida Tlaib Delivers Progressive Response to Biden's State of the Union. truthout.org 
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) Tlaib, who introduced herself as a mother of two boys and "the proud daughter of Pal…
(2022-03-02). Russian stock market lost 40% of its value, Biden claims. tass.com "Russia's economy is reeling and Putin alone is to blame," he said…
(2022-03-02). United Steelworkers president met with Biden to enforce sellout, block oil strike and back war drive against Russia. wsws.org Last Friday, the day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the United Steelworkers union (USW) suddenly announced it had reached a tentative agreement for a new labor agreement to prevent a strike by 30,000 oil refinery and petrochemical workers.
(2022-03-02). The Night Biden became President: Pledges Crippling Sanctions on Russia, bans Flights, for Ukraine Aggression. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Foreign policy abruptly hijacked President Biden's State of the Union Address Tuesday night, making the occasion less partisan that it might otherwise have been. Pundits were always declaring that Donald Trump's response to some crisis was "the day he became president." They made themselves look a little silly, though, since …
(2022-03-02). Biden dispatches military-national security delegation to Taiwan. wsws.org While the delegation stopped short of including serving US generals and officials, its make-up is an open declaration that the US will bolster its military ties with Taiwan.
(2022-03-02). Venezuelan Opposition Governors Met James Story in Colombia? orinocotribune.com A photograph of a meeting between Venezuelan opposition governors and Colombia-based "US ambassador to Venezuela" James Story is at the center of public debate in Venezuela. | The photograph shows Story in conversation with former deputy of the National Assembly, Stalin González; Manuel Rosales, governor of Zulia state; Sergio Garrido, governor of Barinas state; and Alberto Galíndez, governor of Cojedes. These last three are among the four opposition governors who were elected in the November 21, 2021 regional elections and the January 9, 2022 rerun election in Barinas. | Although the date of the meeting has not…
(2022-03-02). Macron intensifies mass infection policy ahead of French presidential elections. wsws.org Despite high levels of infection and death, what remains of health measures against COVID-19 are being further stripped back.
(2022-03-02). We are ready for Lebanese parliamentary elections: Nasrallah. en.mehrnews.com Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a speech on domestic politics and upcoming general votes in Lebanon on Wednesday which is still going on.
(2022-03-02). Colombia suspends human rights monitoring ahead of elections. colombiareports.com Colombia's ombudsman clashed with human rights officials over an order to suspend human rights monitoring in the field. Ombudsman Carlos Camargo ordered his employees to suspend "field commissions" that verify…
(2022-03-02). My Family Came to Seek Asylum, But Found Danger Instead. aclu.org One year ago, as part of a lawsuit, I was permitted to cross a bridge into the United States with my husband and three daughters — after more than 16 months living in danger and poverty, just beyond the Southern border. Our family is still trying to overcome the trauma of this ordeal. But now, the U.S. government has restarted the policy that caused us so much suffering, expelling asylum-seekers back into the cartel-controlled city of Matamoros, Mexico, and putting more families in danger. | The so-called "Migrant Protection Protocols" (MPP), first introduced by President Trump, required families like ou…