(2024-02-29). Biden Signs Executive Order Targeting Venezuela & Cuba (+Personal Data). orinocotribune.com US President Biden signed a new executive order targeting Cuba and Venezuela this Wednesday. The US administration claims that this order aims to protect data of US citizens. | According to the EFE news agency, Biden signed the executive order to protect personal data of officials or members of the Army from countries that the White House considers "worrisome." | US sources told the Spanish news agency that the executive order will target countries such as China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela. | American citizens deserve peace of mind that their sensitive data — ranging from health and fina…
(2024-02-29). US Officials Expect Israel to Launch Ground Invasion of Lebanon. news.antiwar.com US officials believe that Israel is planning to launch a ground invasion into Lebanon in late spring or early summer, CNN reported on Thursday. "We are operating in the assumption that an Israeli military operation is in the coming months," an unnamed senior Biden administration told the outlet. "Not necessarily imminently in the next few …
(2024-02-29). Joe Biden and the Gaza war. indybay.org This Netanyahu, supported by the extremists in his cabinet and among his followers, disavows the US President at every opportunity. Recently, there have been repeated signs that he is not at all opposed to the idea of a "second Nakba" – a forced emigration of the Gaza population to Egypt and elsewhere. "Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarized."
(2024-02-29). The Revolutionary Potential Of The Abandon Biden Initiatives. popularresistance.org This week, the neoliberal, war-mongering machine known as the Democratic party held its presidential primary in Michigan – a key state that will play a major role in the outcome of the general election in November. Michigan is home to Detroit, one of the largest Black cities and the largest Arab population in the nation, including the state's majority Arab city of Dearborn, roughly nine miles from Detroit. Both the Black and Arab populations are critical voting blocs that both corporate political parties are looking to for electoral success, the Democrats much more so than the Republicans.
(2024-02-29). Police detain protesters at Rockefeller Center as Biden visits New York. presstv.ir US police have detained dozens of protesters who gathered in NY to condemn Biden's support for Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
(2024-02-29). The Reality Of Bidenomics: How Good Was Biden For The Economy? popularresistance.org 2024 is being billed as the greatest election year in history. More than 50 countries are going to the polls, that's 7 out of its 10 most populous countries, with a combined population of 4.2 billion, that is more than half the world's 8 billion population. Among these, for good or ill, one might add, the US election will be the most consequential, deciding life and death questions such as how much war the world will witness, how well its economy will do. | This is not because the US is a force for peace and development. On the contrary, it's been weighing down on the prospects of peace and development for decade…
(2024-02-29). Michigan primary vote provides glimpse of mass opposition to Biden's backing of Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org While the100,000 votes for "uncommitted" rather than Biden express popular outrage over the genocide in Gaza, Democrats promoting the campaign are trying to channel this sentiment behind the capitalist party of war and reaction.
(2024-02-29). Biden Says a Ceasefire Is Coming. Even If It Is, Our Fight Is Far From Over. truthout.org With the death toll in Gaza surpassing 30,000 (12,000 of whom are children), with tens of thousands more missing and presumed dead under the rubble, nearly 2 million displaced, record numbers of journalists and aid workers killed, 500,000 facing what the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) called "catastrophic hunger," a 300 percent increase in miscarriages… |
(2024-02-29). Organizers Say Michigan's "Uncommitted" Campaign Is Spreading to Other States. truthout.org With more than 100,000 Michigan voters having cast primary ballots letting U.S. President Joe Biden know they are "uncommitted" to supporting him in the general election due to his continued support for Israel's genocidal violence in Gaza, organizers of the effort said Wednesday that the Listen to Michigan campaign is spreading to other states. Voters in Colorado, Minnesota, and North Carolina are… |
(2024-02-29). Trump y Biden salen vencedores por sus partidos en Michigan, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Con respecto al voto democrata, el 13,2 por ciento marcó la casilla equivalente al voto en blanco siguiendo una campaña que animaba a ello para mostrar el rechazo al papel de EE. UU. en la guerra de Gaza.
(2024-02-28). In East Palestine, Anti-Biden Protests Came from the Right and the Left. progressive.org When Biden visited the small Ohio town, the pro-ceasefire left and the MAGA right had one thing in common, Samer Badawi reports.
(2024-02-29). White House doctor says Joe Biden 'fit for duty' as US election looms. scmp.com Scrutiny of the US president's health has increased after a brutal special counsel report portrayed Biden as elderly and forgetful.
(2024-02-29). CARICOM and Foreign Diplomats Set Haiti Election Timetable, Undermining Their Own Calls for Dialogue. cepr.net On Sunday, speaking after the start of a summit of CARICOM leaders, the foreign minister of the Bahamas called de facto Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry a barrier to progress. The next day, the prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda called on Henry to "step aside." On Wednesday, at the close of the meeting, CARICOM …
(2024-02-29). Argentinian Working People Fight Milei Government With A General Strike. popularresistance.org More than 1.5 million people took part in a general strike in Argentina on January 24 against a new president and his aggressive anti-union "reforms." | Self-described "liberal-libertarian" Javier Milei, who won the November 22 presidential elections, is an economist who became popular as a panelist on a TV show. He advocated for ending the "privileges" of the "casta"—defined as corrupt politicians and social and union leaders taking advantage of "good people." | With a new party, Freedom Advances (La Libertad Avanza), Milei won the votes of a range of people, from working-class people disappointed and angr…
(2024-02-29). Johns Hopkins Graduate Student-Workers Picket, Negotiations Stall. popularresistance.org One year ago, graduate student-workers at Johns Hopkins University overwhelmingly voted to unionize under the banner of Teachers and Researchers United (TRU-UE), which is affiliated with United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers. While workers had much to celebrate with their historic union election victory, bargaining a first contract with the university administration has been another story. On February 20, fed up with what workers say have been disrespectful and insufficient offers from the university administration, TRU-UE members held practice pickets on campus to show the administration what's in store…
(2024-02-29). "An accursed evil": Darwin's Struggle to Write "On the Origin of Species". By: JEFFREY S. KAYE. midwesternmarx.com 
Today is Charles Darwin's 215th birthday. On the Origin of Species was published in 1859, when Darwin was 50 years old. After a period of extraordinary scientific creativity in his late 20s, after returning to London from the five-year circumnavigation of the HMS Beagle, a period that included his working out of the theory of evolution via natural selection, Darwin did not publish on the subject of evolution for the next 19 years. Why?There are a lot of reasons. As part of …
(2024-02-29). Leader: Iran will advance if world sees Iranian nation's presence in 'decisive scenes'. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says if the Iranian nation shows the world that they are present in 'decisive scenes', they will save the country.
(2024-02-29). Broad Political Dialogue Allows Signing of Presidential Elections Schedule Proposal in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The president of parliament, Jorge Rod…
(2024-02-29). Citing His Role in January 6, Judge Disqualifies Trump From Illinois Ballot. truthout.org An Illinois judge ruled Wednesday that former U.S. President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state's presidential primary and general election ballots because of his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. Judge Tracie Porter of the State Circuit Court in Cook County sided with Illinois voters who asserted that Trump — the 2024 GOP front-runner — must be disqualified from Illinois'… |
(2024-02-29). Cabinet welcomes 29 May as date for General Elections. sanews.gov.za Cabinet welcomes 29 May as date for General Elections | Cabinet has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's proclamation of 29 May 2024 as the date for the General Elections, following his consultations with the Electoral Commission of South Africa and all nine provincial Premiers on the state of readiness for the national and provincial elections. | Briefing media on Thursday, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni emphasised that Cabinet has called on everyone, especially the youth, to exercise their right to vote. | "Years of untold sacrifice and struggle for our freedom culminated in the right to vote…
(2024-02-29). 'You're no threat': Margaret Hodge tears apart Reform UK's Richard Tice. leftfootforward.org Labour's Margaret Hodge has taken apart Reform UK's leader Richard Tice, as the pair clashed on Sky News over discussions about how much of an impact the populist right-wing party could have on the upcoming general election. | The debate came after Tory MP Lee Anderson had the whip withdrawn after making Islamophobic and bigoted remarks about the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. | Anderson told GB News last week that that 'Islamists' had 'got control' of the mayor of London. His Islamophobic comments were slammed by Khan as well as senior Tories including Sajid Javid, who branded them "a ridiculous thing to say".
(2024-02-29). Mitch McConnell's departure sets up Trump-fuelled fight for Republican Party. scmp.com Senate Republicans have to choose just how loyal to Donald Trump they want their next leader to be in the wake of Mitch McConnell's bombshell decision to step aside after the November election.
(2024-02-29). US Supreme Court immunity case jeopardises Donald Trump trial before 2024 election. scmp.com The US Supreme Court's decision to consider whether former president Donald Trump should be immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case could push a trial close to election day — or even beyond this year.
(2024-02-29). US Supreme Court to decide Donald Trump criminal immunity claim in 2020 election case. scmp.com The justices put on hold the criminal case being pursued by Special Counsel Jack Smith, and will review a lower court's rejection of the ex-US president's claim.
(2024-02-29). In fear after Soleimani assassination, US spent $12mn to protect two Trump aides. presstv.ir John Bolton and Robert O'Brien were receiving protection for almost one year after they left their posts, the CBS television network reported.
(2024-02-29). Ordenan retirar a Trump de boleta de las primarias de Illinois. telesurtv.net En diciembre de 2023, Colorado excluyó a Trump de las primarias debido a su participación en el asalto al Capitolio…
(2024-02-29). Judicial Legitimacy Is at Stake as Trump Attempts to Delay Legal Proceedings. truthout.org In 1868, British Prime Minister William Gladstone famously said, "Justice delayed is justice denied." The phrase has often been repeated here in the United States, most famously by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., who echoed it in his 1963 "Letter from a Birmingham Jail": "Justice too long delayed is justice denied." Sadly enough, justice delayed (and possibly denied) is once again front and… |
(2024-02-29). Donald Trump can't post full bond in New York fraud case, offers US$100 million. scmp.com Lawyers made the request in their bid to pause a US$454.2 million civil fraud judgment against the ex-US president, but the judge did not grant a stay.
(2024-02-29). A stronger, more confident China has little to fear from Trump 2.0. scmp.com Donald Trump's intentions towards China are clear, Beijing has seen him off before and this time, the US has less economic leverage, ironically, thanks to its decoupling efforts. If anything, Trump 2.0 will alienate the world.
(2024-02-29). An Open Letter to the Women of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. counterpunch.org Specifically Jasmine Crockett, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Jill Tokuda, Grace Napolitano Sylvia Garcia, Val Hoyle, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sheila Jackson Lee, Frederica Wilson, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Jennifer McClellan, Lori Trahan, Madeleine Dean, Gwen Moore, Suzanne Bonamici, Teresa Leger Fernandez, Yvette Clarke, Nanette Barragan, Andrea Salinas, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Rosa DeLauro, Katie Porter, Grace Meng, and Shontel Brown Dear
(2024-02-28). Booker's Camden Office Protested Again — See Comments from Protesters. fightbackbetter.com 
(2024-02-29). Al menos 19 muertos por colisión de buses en Copán, Honduras. telesurtv.net La presidenta Xiomara Castro expresó sus condolencias a las familias de las víctimas y pronta recuperación a los lesionados.
(2024-02-29). Impending Hong Kong security law language stirs 'growing concern', former US consul general says. scmp.com Hanscom Smith cites government consultation paper signalling possible targeting of connections between entities operating in the city and those overseas.
(2024-02-29). Wednesday 2/28: Rally Against the Recalls. indybay.org Front steps of Oakland City Hall…
(2024-02-29). TDSL prepares 27 proposals to share at upcoming two sessions. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League said it plans to submit 27 party proposals, with a particular emphasis on proposals concerning cross-Strait relations, to the upcoming annual two sessions that will soon start next week.
(2024-02-29). 690 000 houses built in KZN since democracy. sanews.gov.za 690 000 houses built in KZN since democracy | KwaZulu-Natal has made strides in the delivery of housing units with a total of 690 000 housing units having been built since the dawn of democracy in 1994. | This is among the province's achievements highlighted by Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, delivering the State of the Province Address on Wednesday. | "We have built 690 000 housing units in KwaZulu-Natal, which means more than 2.8 million KZN citizens live in houses built by this democratic government. This excludes the 130 000 sites that have been made available over the same 30-year period," Dube-Ncube said. | Refl…
(2024-02-29). Neoconservatives and Islamophobes, Not Muslims, Are the Real Threat to British Democracy. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-29). Democracy Now! 2024-02-29 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for February 29, 2024; Senator Jeff Merkley: U.S. "Complicit in Starvation and Humanitarian Catastrophe" in Gaza; Sen. Merkley: McConnell Paralyzed the Senate & Turned Supreme Court into "Far-Right Legislature"; Israel Kills 104 Palestinians Waiting for Food Aid as U.N. Expert Accuses Israel of Starving Gaza | Headlines for February 29, 2024; Senator Jeff Merkley: U.S. "Complicit in Starvation and Humanitarian Catastrophe" in Gaza; Sen. Merkley: McConnell Paralyzed the Senate & Turned Supreme Court into "Far-Right Legislature"; Israel Kills 104 Palestinians…
(2024-02-29). Limpopo records progress in improving citizens' lives. sanews.gov.za Limpopo records progress in improving citizens' lives | Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha says much has been done to improve the lives of people in the province. | "When we achieved our April 1994 democratic breakthrough, less than 30% of rural households had access to electricity," Mathabatha said. | Delivering the State of the Province Address in Polokwane on Thursday, Mathabatha said the provincial government has electrified at least 94.% of rural households in the province, marking a significant improvement in access to electricity. | "People in rural areas overwhelmingly depended on firewood to cook, using thr…
(2024-02-29). US lawmakers reach deal to avoid imminent government shutdown. scmp.com Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress reached an agreement in principle to extend the federal budget by a few days and defer the threat of a government shutdown.
(2024-02-29). 690 000 houses built in KZN since democracy. sanews.gov.za 690 000 houses built in KZN since democracy | KwaZulu-Natal has made strides in the delivery of housing units, with a total of 690 000 housing units having been built since the dawn of democracy in 1994. | This is among the province's achievements highlighted by Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, delivering the State of the Province Address on Wednesday. | "We have built 690 000 housing units in KwaZulu-Natal, which means more than 2.8 million KZN citizens live in houses built by this democratic government. This excludes the 130 000 sites that have been made available over the same 30-year period," Dube-Ncube said. | Ref…
(2024-02-29). Labor calls for ceasefire grow. workers.org 
Press conference calling for a ceasefire with Congressional Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush and UAW President Shawn Fain, Dec. 14, 2023. A number of major U.S. unions have united around the call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Seven of them, along with over 200 local and regional labor bodies, . . . |
(2024-02-29). How workers are defying Republican officials in the South. nationofchange.org More and more workers across the South seek the same path forward that union membership provides.
(2024-02-29). "McConnell's Legacy Has Been One of Obstruction," Says Sen. Jeff Merkley. truthout.org As Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as the Senate's Republican leader after 17 years — the longest term in Senate history — we speak with Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, who says, "McConnell's legacy has been one of obstruction." He describes McConnell's "aggressive" use of the filibuster, the topic of Merkley's new book, Filibustered!: How to Fix the Broken Senate and… |
(2024-02-29). Arizona Republicans Advance Bill Allowing Property Owners to Kill Migrants. truthout.org Republicans in the Arizona state legislature have advanced a bill that would grant property owners the right to shoot and kill anyone who trespasses on their property, so long as they claim they were doing so in self-defense. House Bill 2843 expands the state's current "Castle Doctrine" law. That statute allows individuals to shoot and kill any person who breaks into their home. |
(2024-02-29). Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocks Bill to Protect IVF. truthout.org Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked a bill that would establish a federal right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology. The effort to quickly pass the Access to Family Building Act came in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court's February 16 ruling that embryos are children under the state's Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. The ruling has resulted in some of… |
(2024-02-29). Mitch McConnell to step down as US Senate Republican leader in November. scmp.com The senator froze up in public twice last summer, raising questions about his ability to continue to carry out the duties of his high-powered job.
(2024-02-29). Another Lost Cold War Document: Zhou Enlai's March 8, 1952 Denunciation of U.S. Germ Warfare. By: Jeffrey S. Kaye. midwesternmarx.com 
Picture of the "Northeast China Group of the Commission for Investigating the Crime of Bacteriological Warfare Committed by the American Imperialists," taken at Shenyang, April 1, 1952. From 1952 pamphlet, "Exhibition on Bacteriological War Crimes Committed by the Government of the United States," pg. 13, published by The Chinese People's Committee for World Peace (author's private collection) IntroductionThis is an updated version of the original post. The update is necessary, …