(2022-04-02). China rejects EU calls to cut ties with Russia over Ukraine war. wsws.org Hostile official remarks after yesterday's virtual European Union-China summit point to escalating global tensions provoked by NATO's war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-04-02). Germany supplies tanks to Ukraine and prepares for war against Russia. wsws.org According to media reports, the German government is planning further arms deliveries to Ukraine worth some €300 million.
(2022-04-02). Victoria Nuland visits Bangladesh, demanding it support US-NATO war drive against Russia. wsws.org An infamous US diplomat tours South Asia, seeking to pressure countries into joining the broader US offensive against Russia and China.
(2022-04-02). Venezuela Applauds UN Resolution against Coercive Measures. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has applauded the United Nations Human Rights Council's adoption of a resulution against unilateral coercive measures. | On Friday, April 1, the Human Rights Council of the United Nations adopted a resolution on "the negative impacts of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights" with a large majority. The resolution was approved by the UN human rights body with 27 votes in favor, 14 against, and 6 abstentions. | The Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, wrote on Twitter, "We applaud the adoption, by a large majority in the UN Human Rights Council, with 27 votes in f…
(2022-04-02). Sanctions on Russia boomerang — Biden promises food shortages. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders March 31, 2022 March 27 "Food shortages — it's going to be real," President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. "The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It's imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well." This ominous warning, reported around the world, was delivered at a NATO press conference. As Biden spoke, workers' actions in Spain, Greece, Italy, France and Germany confronted soaring prices for fuel and food. From truckers to farmers on tractors, roads were blocked. Fishing people organized on boats. The pric…
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). Dock Workers In Genoa Protest Transit Of Arms Through Their Port. popularresistance.org On March 31, dock workers of the Italian port of Genoa observed a 24-hour strike protesting the usage of the port for the transit of arms which are likely to be used in deadly imperialist wars going across the world. The call of the strike was given by USB Italia trade union. Activists from various left, anti-war groups including Potere al Popolo participated in the blockade held at the Ethiopia crossing at the Genoa port and an assembly of workers at Cap in via Albertazzi. During the protest, workers raised a banner which read "Not a penny, a rifle or a soldier for war" and also stated that Italian ports and air…
(2022-04-02). Workers and students in Australia call for international anti-war movement. wsws.org "A lot of people oppose this war, but others get sucked into anti-Russia and anti-China hate… We need to unite Russian and Ukrainian workers, and workers everywhere, against the war."
(2022-04-02). More weapons are not the solution and Julian Assange. indybay.org What is insane, however, is the belief that peace can be secured for the future with even more weapons. SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that he wants to invest an additional hundred billion euros in Germany's army; and in Switzerland, too, armament fantasies are being voiced.
(2022-04-02). Saturday 5/7: Roy Zimmerman in Concert: RiZe Up 2022. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955…
(2022-04-02). Western imperialism faces its weaknesses. iacenter.org April 1, 2022 By Manuel Raposo March 28 The author is editor of the Portuguese web magazine, jornalmudardevida.net. Translation: John Catalinotto. The G7 is united. The rest of the world is trying to avoid being towed behind them. A key element of the West's propaganda war against Russia is the argument that what is at stake is a confrontation between Democracy and Autocracy. The argument, extending beyond the Ukraine conflict, includes China and tries to convince people that there is a conspiracy of dictatorships and autocracies around the world with the goal of undermining and overthrowing Western democratic re…
(2022-04-02). The information war that precedes and complements kinetic war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Xinhua News AgencyMarch 30, 2022 Roundup: How the U.S. cranks up its information war in the Russia-Ukraine conflict Social media platforms are undoubtedly inundated with content about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Yet aside from startling videos and images, a full-scale information war is unfolding on the digital front, with only one "initiator-in-chief" — …
(2022-04-02). 2022 California Armed Service Day – Tribute to United States Colored Troops. indybay.org AB 1655, is on the way to an official California Juneteenth Holiday to begin sharing our authentic contribution toward saving the Union while fighting for freedom. In July of 1862, Congress passed the Militia Act of 1862. It had become an "indispensable military necessity" to call on America's African descent population to help save the Union.
(2022-04-02). Mothering Sunday: A World War I film not at all about World War I. wsws.org The film, directed by Eva Husson from a 2016 novella by Graham Swift, takes place in the aftermath of the First World War, but the war does not play the dominant role it should. On the contrary…
(2022-04-02). US showed animosity after refusing entry to vocalist: spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) — Ali Bahadori Jahromi, the Iranian government spokesman has described the US administration's refusal to allow the Iranian singer to enter US as another example of the US animosity towards Iran under any circumstances.
(2022-04-02). A letter to a Russian Comrade: "Putin's invasion is a desperate response to the relentless pressure exerted by the US and NATO upon Russia" wsws.org As the war continues, it becomes increasingly evident that the fate of Ukraine is of significance to the United States only within the context of its expanding struggle for global hegemony.
(2022-04-02). NATO's War against Yugoslavia. Deliberately Triggering A Humanitarian Disaster. globalresearch.ca Feature image the bombing of Yugoslavia | First published on July 1, 2018 In order to justify aggression on Yugoslavia, NATO, Western allies, public medias, international humanitarian organizations and even Western intellectuals, were fabricating the story that Serbian forces ethnically …
(2022-04-02). Amazon Labor Union wins election at Amazon warehouse in New York City. wsws.org While the ALU claims to be independent, its orientation is to the trade union apparatus, a section of which sees such initiatives as a means to somehow revive support for thoroughly discredited organizations.
(2022-04-02). Australian parliament unites behind warmongering address by Ukrainian President Zelensky. wsws.org Zelensky was greeted as the frontman of the US-NATO war drive against Russia, aimed at ensuring the hegemony of American imperialism.
(2022-04-02). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2022-04-02). Illegally Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Faces US Court Amid a Shifting Global Context. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Mar 31, 2022 | Alex Saab's April 6 hearing takes place in the setting of a mercurial world situation, where events in Ukraine may have indirect bearing on his case and on the larger US economic war against Venezuela. | In a world where the US believes it makes the rules and the rest of humanity must follow its orders — what President Biden euphemistically calls the "
(2022-04-02). Teenager with autism swims toward victory. ecns.cn Chen Xingrong's favorite activity is hopping onto the swing in the middle of the living room and dangling around.
(2022-04-02). Rethinking ASEAN ties with U.S., signs of another Cold War may be in the air. ecns.cn It is correct that U.S. President Joe Biden's invitation to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a summit at the White House on March 28-29 was postponed, supposedly due to conflicting schedules.
(2022-04-02). United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act. indybay.org The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, collectively, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during the Civil War.
(2022-04-02). Pro-landlord shysters are served warning notice by Attorney General Rob Bonta. indybay.org Warning Notice From Attorney General Rob Bonta To Pro-Landlord Shysters:…
(2022-04-02). How American financial capital profits from chaos and wars. ecns.cn There's been a particularly interesting fact emerging, or re-emerging in a new and more undeniable way, through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that "the economy" and the financial market have almost nothing to do with one another.
(2022-04-02). NATO's War Against Yugoslavia: The Ghost that Still Haunts Europe. globalresearch.ca First published on May …
(2022-04-02). Global food crisis fuels international class struggle. wsws.org Significant strikes and demonstrations are breaking out across the world in the largest wave of social protest since before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The working class is the social force capable of stopping world war.
(2022-04-02). Venezuela respalda adopción de resolución contra medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net La resolución presentada planteaba las "Repercusiones negativas de las medidas coercitivas unilaterales en el disfrute de los derechos humanos".
(2022-04-02). Turkish forces shell northern Syrian city of Ayn Issa, injuires reported – TV. tass.com Artillery and mortar fire was coming from the border security zone, created by the Turkish troops in 2019, Syria's Alikhbaria TV reported…
(2022-04-02). Europe has no robust alternative to paying for Russian gas in rubles – expert. tass.com Leonardo Paz Neves of the Fundacao Getulio Vargas foundation believes, the new payment rules for Russian gas will cause no turmoil on the global energy market…
(2022-04-02). US blacklists 120 organizations from Russia, Belarus. tass.com A document uploaded to the US Federal Register says those organizations were determined to be "acting contrary to the national security interests or foreign policy of the United States"
(2022-04-01). Georgian ruling party rebukes Ukraine for insult over war demands. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geApril 1, 2022 Ruling party head: "illogical" steps of Ukrainian Gov't "insult" to Georgia The Ukrainian Government is in a state of war, but this still does not justify the steps which are an "insult" to the Georgian state, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday in response to …
(2022-04-01). Stoltenberg: NATO's door open for Ukraine, Georgia, Bosnia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 1, 2022 Georgia in NATO SecGen's 2021 Report NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's Annual Report for 2021 says that practical cooperation with Georgia throughout the year continued to strengthen the country's defense capabilities and bolster interoperability with the Alliance. "This helps Georgia advance in its preparations towards eventual membership in the Alliance," the …
(2022-04-01). The war in Ukraine and its effects on Latin America and the Caribbean. iacenter.org March 31, 2022 by Carlos Mauricio Ferolla and Marcelo Depieri March 23, 2022. On Feb. 24, war broke out in Ukraine after the invasion of the Russian army. The war has a global impact on a multipolar international system, hyperconnected and in a critical state, undergoing a process of hegemonic transition from the West to the East. The military conflict adopts new configurations, what Ignacio Ramonet calls a new type of war, taking the form of an economic, media, cultural, political, etc. war. In addition to the economic effects of the military conflict, there is the global impact of the sanctions imposed by the U…
(2022-04-01). 'Gods of War': How the US weaponized Ukraine against Russia. thegrayzone.com Since the US-engineered 2013-14 coup in Ukraine, American forces have taught Ukrainians, including neo-Nazi units, how to fight in urban and other civilian areas. Weaponizing Ukraine is part of Washington's quest for what the Pentagon calls "full spectrum dominance." "[I]f you can learn all modalities of war, then you can be the god of war," so said a Ukrainian artillery commander in 2016 while receiving training from the US Army. The unnamed commander was quoted by Lt. Claire Vanderberg, a …
(2022-04-01). Oliver Stone Documents the Past to Illuminate the Present. dissidentvoice.org 
The timing of the March 2022 release of this digital streaming documentary could not be more auspicious. For anyone wanting to understand how we arrived at a new Cold War with the second Irish-Catholic Democratic president in U.S. history, Joseph Biden, spewing belligerent absurdities about Ukraine, Russia, and Vladimir Putin, and leading a charge toward …
(2022-04-01). Workers and youth condemn Facebook censorship of Socialist Equality Party's anti-war video. wsws.org "This censorship is not only directed against us, but against the mass opposition to a world war," says Vandreier. The socialist anti-war perspective of the SGP "is to be banned and censored in the midst of deafening war propaganda for a third world war."
(2022-04-01). Saudi-led Coalition Says 'Will Halt Yemen Attacks on Wednesday'. orinocotribune.com The Saudi Arabia-led military coalition that has been attacking Yemen for the past eight years, claims it will halt the offensive on Wednesday. | Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the coalition, made the announcement on Tuesday. | He alleged that the coalition would "take all steps and measures to make the ceasefire successful … and create a positive environment during the holy month of Ramadan to make peace and end the crisis." | The military campaign, which has enjoyed unstinting arms, logistical, and political support on the part of the United States, has been seeking to reinstate Yemen's former Riyadh- and W…
(2022-04-01). Why we oppose Biden's Warsaw speech and Putin's war. cpusa.org 
As the bombs drop and the war rages on into the fifth week of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Biden dramatically escalated the danger of a wider conflict by calling for Vladimir Putin's removal. "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power," quipped Biden at the end of a much-touted speech in Warsaw. …
(2022-04-01). Ukraine, Russia to resume peace talks Friday: Ukrainian media. ecns.cn Ukraine and Russia will resume their peace talks on Friday in an online format, the Ukrinform news agency reported Thursday, citing a member of the Ukrainian delegation David Arakhamia.
(2022-04-01). Ukraine, Poland discuss NATO "peacekeeping" force in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 1, 2022 Polish peacekeeping plan for NATO allies to discuss: Ukrainian FM Poland's proposal to send international peacekeepers into war-torn Ukraine is for Poland to discuss with its NATO partners because Ukraine is not a member of the alliance, the Ukrainian foreign minister said in Warsaw on Friday. Dmytro Kuleba said that, during …
(2022-04-01). World wants peace, Biden threatens war. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto March 29, 2022 March 29 — Recent polls show that a majority of people in the U.S. fear that the current crisis might escalate to a war with Russia, a war they want no part of. (cbs42.com, March 28) Despite avalanche of anti-Russia propaganda, revulsion for wider war exists among workers in the U.S. Here, protest in South Bronx, New York, March 26. President Joe Biden's comments made March 26 in Warsaw — threatening regime change in Moscow — certainly did nothing to alleviate those fears. The taste of danger remained even after his cohorts immediately walked back Biden's comme…
(2022-04-01). Kyiv strike on fuel depot creates awkward backdrop for talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) — The Kremlin said on Friday that a Ukrainian strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod did not create comfortable conditions to continue peace talks with Kyiv.
(2022-04-01). South Africa's Mineworkers Who Have Paid the Price. towardfreedom.org Paralysis, tuberculosis and silicosis are just some of the tragedies that befall miners in South Africa. But mine owners have denied healthcare and compensation, reports New Frame's Naledi Sikhakhane.
(2022-04-01). History Rounds Off Skeletons To Zero. popularresistance.org On 16 March 2022, as Russia's war on Ukraine entered its second month, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned his people that 'uncertainty and turbulence in the world markets are growing, and production and trade chains are collapsing'. A week later, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a brief study on the immense shock that will be felt around the world due to this war. 'Soaring food and fuel prices will have an immediate effect on the most vulnerable in developing countries, resulting in hunger and hardship for households who spend the highest share of their inc…
(2022-04-01). Staten Island Amazon Workers Pull Into The Lead. popularresistance.org In initial vote tallies today, Amazon warehouse workers in New York are ahead by hundreds of votes in favor of forming a union, while in Alabama the election is too close to call, pending a court hearing. | The vote at Amazon's mammoth warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, was a rerun of the election last April that the union lost by more than 2 to 1. The results of that election were thrown out after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that Amazon had illegally interfered with the vote. | This time, out of 2,375 valid ballots, 993 workers at the fulfillment center voted against joining the Retail, Wholesal…
(2022-04-01). Despite US Empire's Stranglehold on Information, Most of the World has Little Trouble Spotting the Villain. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Patrick Welch — Mar 19, 2022 | Biden is a killer. Here's why | Joe Biden's vitriol against Vladimir Putin is so shocking to the ear that it calls your sanity into question when you listen. Did I hear this right? Is this true? He's calling Putin a 'thug' and a 'war criminal'? | ‚Ä¢ Not only is Biden directly implicated in bringing this war to fruition—this great plan of the CIA for years: to bait and bleed, to goad Russia into war with Ukraine. His administration fostered the coup that led to this. His administration funded the Nazis knowingly—openly paid for the destructio…
(2022-04-01). Opinion: Squeezing All The Daylight Out Of A Lemon, Senate Elects More Daylight Saving Time To Exploit Workers. moguldom.com The U.S. Senate passed a bill on March 15 called the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. DST was instituted in 1918 to save energy during World War I. During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted "war time," a year-round daylight-saving time, to save energy. After …
(2022-04-01). Putin Is Reportedly In A Nuclear Command Bunker In The Ural Mountains: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Russia is five weeks into its war with Ukraine, which started when troops invaded on Feb. 24. According to numerous reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin took cover in a nuclear command bunker in the Ural Mountains. Here are five things to know. 1. Not 1 bunker, but 2 luxury bunkers for Putin Russia has two …
