Monthly Archives: February 2022

2022-02-26: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-02-26). "The US has been at war the entirety of our lives"—Students in the US denounce warmongering against Russia. wsws.org A high school student said: "It's pretty horrifying. The Cold War was called the Cold War because we didn't actually physically fight Russia. Now we're back to the threat of nuclear war; it seems almost unprecedented, the way that we're aggravating Russia."

CODEPINK, more (2022-02-26). Saturday 2/26: No War in Ukraine! International Emergency Online Rally. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

JANET (2022-02-26). Berlin antiwar rally exposes Washington's lies. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto February 25, 2022 Despite gale warnings, the Berlin Peace Coordination drew a thousand people to a Feb. 18 antiwar rally on the Platz des 18. Mà§rz at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, under the slogans "Stop the media warmongering and NATO aggression policy" and "Disarmament and peace with Russia." Among the participants were members of the Left Party, the German Communist Party and the Friends of Nature. Left Party representative in Bundestag, Sevim Dagdelen, at Feb. 18 antiwar rally. Friko (Peace Coordination) Left Party member of the Bundestag, Sevim Dagdelen, to the cheers of the crowd…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-26). Venezuela Criticizes NATO Attitude towards Ukraine Situation (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 25, 2022 (

sputniknews (2022-02-26). DeSantis Trashes 'Brandon Administration' at CPAC Conference, Bolstering Speculation of 2024 Run. sputniknews.com The annual convention, which is taking place from Thursday through Sunday, is bringing together conservative activists and prominent politicians from across the country ahead of this year's midterm elections.

Pivot to Peace (2022-02-26). The Shanghai Communiqué: Key to Peace — Pivot to Peace/CODEPINK Webinar. peacepivot.org Join Pivot to Peace and CODEPINK's China Is Not Our Enemy campaign this Sunday for a conversation with Xiangyu, Col. Ann Wright, Lauren Gonitzke and Pivot to Peace's K.J. Noh to better understand the Taiwan issue and how the U.S. can avoid war with China over Taiwan. When: February 27, 2022 at 6: 00pm — 7: 30pm …

Editor2 (2022-02-26). Territorial Snatch-Back: Will the Yemen War Migrate to Saudi Arabia? orinocotribune.com By Karim Shami — Feb 22, 2022 | Yemen's resistance shocked the region when it launched retaliatory strikes on UAE cities. Ansarallah's next external move could be no less than recapturing Yemen's northern provinces from Saudi Arabia. | In the past month, Yemen's resistance movement, Ansarallah, has launched three rounds of retaliatory strikes on Abu Dhabi and Dubai, as part of a new deterrence strategy against UAE attacks on Yemen. | The escalation follows a UAE breach of the tacit agreement with Ansarallah to desist from targeting each other's interests in Yemen. | In the current Yemeni military theater, th…

Hands off Yemen (2022-02-26). Saturday 3/5: National Day of Action: Protest U.S.-Enabled Blockade of Yemen. indybay.org LAKE MERRITT AMPHITHEATER, | Between 12th Street and 1st Ave., Lake Merritt Blvd, Oakland, CA 94612…

_____ (2022-02-25). Chronicle Of A War Foretold. popularresistance.org I was in Eastern Europe in 1989, reporting on the revolutions that overthrew the ossified communist dictatorships that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was a time of hope. NATO, with the breakup of the Soviet empire, became obsolete. President Mikhail Gorbachev reached out to Washington and Europe to build a new security pact that would include Russia. Secretary of State James Baker in the Reagan administration, along with the West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, assured the Soviet leader that if Germany was unified NATO would not be extended beyond the new borders. The commitment not t…

Staff (2022-02-25). Ukrainian Peace Activist: My Country Has Become a Battlefield for Major Powers. End the War Now. democracynow.org As officials in Moscow threaten to replace the democratically elected Ukrainian government and Russian forces appear set to overpower Ukrainian defenses, is this the end of an independent Ukraine? We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Nina Potarska, who fled the country after Russian troops entered Ukraine on Thursday, even as her 11-year-old daughter with COVID-19 had to stay behind. She is participating in CodePink's international emergency online rally on Saturday to advocate against war and against NATO membership for Ukraine. "I feel that my country now is like a battlefield for all other countr…

WSWS (2022-02-25). Oppose the Putin government's invasion of Ukraine and US-NATO warmongering! For the unity of Russian and Ukrainian workers! wsws.org That the US and NATO are prepared to take the world to the brink of nuclear war, with all its horrific consequences, testifies to the staggering level of recklessness and aggressiveness that now prevails in all the centers of world imperialism.

Phyllis Bennis (2022-02-25). It's Settled That Israel Is Committing the Crime of Apartheid—Now What Should We Do About It? juancole.com ( Commondreams.org ) — When Amnesty International released its report "Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity" earlier the month, it was clearly part of a rapidly expanding trend. Palestinian human rights defenders, members of Congress and faith leaders in the United States, academics, and activists of the Palestinian rights …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-25). Questions raised on Filipino activist's arrest as authorities continue red-tagging of movements. peoplesdispatch.org The country's rights watchdog as well as lawyers representing activist Naty Castro have raised questions about the serious procedural lapses and irregularities in her arrest…

JANET (2022-02-25). Sat, Feb 26 @ 12pm — Stop racist union-busting! Black Lives Matter! iacenter.org On the tenth anniversary of the killing of Trayvon Martin STOP RACIST UNION-BUSTING! Black Lives Matter! Saturday, February 26 @ 12pm Barclays Center, Brooklyn NYPD arrests Amazon Union Leader Chris Smalls for delivering food NYPD HANDS OFF AMAZON LABOR UNION! REHIRE THE STARBUCKS WORKERS MEMPHIS 7! Labor leaders, union supporters and anti-racist activists will gather noon Saturday in Brooklyn to denounce the racist union-busting campaigns being organized by the bosses at Amazon and Starbucks. African-American labor leader Chris Smalls, arrested Wednesday for the crime of delivering food to Amazon workers, will b…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-25). How Union Drives in Mexico Help Workers on Both Sides of the Border. independentmediainstitute.org What Tom O'Shei remembers most about his visit to Mexico in 2019 is the determination he glimpsed in the hundreds of Mexican workers who paraded through the port city of Lázaro Cárdenas and stopped to pray at a monument honoring a pair of murdered union activists. Although the marchers gathered to remember the past, O'Shei …

_____ (2022-02-25). The American Political Process Is Disconnected From Economic Reality. popularresistance.org The growing disconnect between the capitalist system and the economic realities plaguing the United States is now nearing completion. On the ground, the accumulated problems of U.S. capitalism undermine its empire and challenge its very future. Meanwhile, the ever-deepening inequalities of wealth and income conjure up images of ancient Egypt's pharaohs. Three economic crashes opening the new century (2000, 2008, and 2020) have shaken the system; so have the two wars America lost against very poor countries in the Middle East: Afghanistan and Iraq. The worst public health crisis in a century during the COVID-19 pa…

_____ (2022-02-25). The US Military: Planet Earth's Greatest Enemy. popularresistance.org "The U.S. military is the largest institutional polluter in the world. There is no corporation or industry that compares to the damage and devastation done by the U.S. war machine," Abby Martin told Watchdog host Lowkey today. | Abby Martin is a California-based artist, journalist and filmmaker who is host of The Empire Files, a series that analyzes the world through the framing of the United States as a global empire. Her upcoming movie, "Earth's Greatest Enemy," exposes how the U.S. military and America's endless wars are a key driver in catastrophic climate change. | The film, cataloging the military's brazen…

Editor2 (2022-02-25). Canada's Fury at Russia's Recognition of the DPR & LPR Shows its Continuing Subservience to US Empire. orinocotribune.com By Bruce Katz — Feb 23, 2022 | The Crimea—a part of Russia from 1783 onward subsequent to the decline of Ottoman power—was

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-25). People's movements across the world demand freedom for Julian Assange. peoplesdispatch.org On the streets of Brasilia and Accra, Johannesburg and New York City, people's movements and organizations demanded on February 25 that publisher and political prisoner Julian Assange be released immediately. The call for mobilizations was issued by the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA) which In a press statement released by the IPA, the organization highlighted that "As imperialist threats and warmongering have co…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-02-25). PMA obligado a reducir la asistencia humanitaria en Yemen. telesurtv.net "No tenemos más remedio que tomar comida de los hambrientos para alimentar a los hambrientos", expresó David Beasley.

Jason Ditz (2022-02-25). Iran: West Needs to Make Decisions on Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com All indications are that an Iran nuclear deal are close. Iranian officials say what is really needed is for the West to US officials have been dismissal on talks of progress, saying it was "

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Israel Chose to Stand With US Over Ukraine, But Will It Harm Tel Aviv's Ties With Moscow? sputniknews.com Aside from enjoying stable trade, cultural links, and booming tourism, the two nations have cooperated on a number of security issues. Moscow has played a pivotal role in mediating between Israel and the Palestinians. It shared its intelligence on the Iranian nuclear programme and it turned a blind eye to the Jewish state's actions in Syria.

Iroel Sánchez (2022-02-25). Biden en Latinoamérica, víctima de sí mismo. globalizacion.ca La genialidad política de Biden y Blinken sigue recogiendo frutos: No sólo ha unido a China y Rusia, sino que mientras hablan de alianzas de esta última con Venezuela, Cuba y Nicaragua e inventan una ´invasión rusa a Ucrania ª, son…

Staff (2022-02-25). El árbol genealógico humano más completo según los científicos. cubadebate.cu Investigadores del Big Data Institute del Reino Unido han mapeado el árbol genealógico de la humanidad más completo hasta la fecha, que engloba hasta 2 millones de años, llegando al presente, desde cuando los antepasados del hombre moderno todavía trepaban árboles en el noreste de àÅfrica. El estudio fue publicado en la revista Science.

Staff (2022-02-25). La imagen de la mayor erupción solar jamás observada. cubadebate.cu La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) divulgó esta semana la sorprendente imagen de una colosal eyección de material solar -lo que se conoce como erupción de protuberancia solar-, captada el 15 de febrero último por uno de los instrumentos de la nave espacial Solar Orbiter, una misión conjunta de la ESA y la NASA.

Staff (2022-02-25). Trabajo vs. casa: Interrogantes de una dicotomía cotidiana. cubadebate.cu Cuenta el imaginario popular que detrás de todo hombre de éxito existe una gran mujer; justo ahí: detrás o, lo que es lo mismo, en casa, donde la balanza se inclina hacia ellas por la carga de tareas y sacrificios que han asumido, no siempre por voluntad propia.

Staff (2022-02-25). La Comuna, un espacio de debate heterogéneo y diferente. cubadebate.cu Con el lema Vamos por Todo, 35 organizaciones invitadas y 100 jóvenes participantes comenzó en la mañana de este viernes 25 de febrero, en el Pabellón Cuba, el evento La Comuna, organizado por la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC). En la inauguración se presentó el documental "Hoy va a hablar Fidel" del realizador Jorge Luis Sánchez.

Staff (2022-02-25). øQué va a pasar en Ucrania? cubadebate.cu Rusia ha situado tropas en las fronteras de Ucrania. EE.UU. dice que Rusia va a invadir ese país. Rusia lo niega y dice que lo que pretende es que Occidente tome en consideración unas demandas sobre la seguridad europea que ha presentado por escrito. øSe puede saber qué está pasando y qué va a pasar? Sí se puede, y para ello basta razonar un poco.

Staff (2022-02-25). Cuba confirma 626 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 646 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este jueves 24 de febrero, Cuba reportó 626 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. En el día se registraron 646 altas y hay actualmente 2 586 casos activos. En terapia intensiva son atendidos 32 pacientes, siete de ellos críticos, y 25 graves, informó el Minsap.

Staff (2022-02-25). Encuestas: Lula obtendría más del 42 por ciento de votos en próximas elecciones brasileñas. cubadebate.cu Desde comienzos del año 2022 ha aumentado la tensión previa a la campaña electoral en Brasil, que si bien no ha arrancado formalmente, sí lo ha hecho en forma de enfrentamiento verbal continuo entre los dos candidatos principales: el actual mandatario, Jair Bolsonaro, y el expresidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Staff (2022-02-25). Presidente Díaz-Canel califica de provechosa visita de gobierno a Guantánamo. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, dirige este viernes la reunión resumen de la visita gubernamental realizada a la provincia de Guantánamo. En su cuenta de Twitter, publicó que "ha sido muy provechosa nuestra visita a #Guantánamo, tierra de gente noble y trabajadora. Gracias por el cariño y la confianza en que saldremos adelante".

Staff (2022-02-25). Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez: US Sanctions Are Crimes Against Humanity. orinocotribune.com The unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States of America against independent countries constitute crimes against humanity, said the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, while referring to the latest rounds of sanctions on Russia announced by Washington. | In a tweet summarizing Washington's sanctions on Moscow, Rodríguez stated that the unilateral coercive measures imposed on sovereign countries "are the grossest and most barbaric expressions of extortion against governments not aligned with Western mandates. They also constitute crimes against humanity by collectively punishing peoples. Russia w…

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2022-02-25: News Headlines

Phyllis Bennis (2022-02-25). It's Settled That Israel Is Committing the Crime of Apartheid—Now What Should We Do About It? juancole.com ( Commondreams.org ) — When Amnesty International released its report "Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity" earlier the month, it was clearly part of a rapidly expanding trend. Palestinian human rights defenders, members of Congress and faith leaders in the United States, academics, and activists of the Palestinian rights …

Staff (2022-02-25). Ukrainian Peace Activist: My Country Has Become a Battlefield for Major Powers. End the War Now. democracynow.org As officials in Moscow threaten to replace the democratically elected Ukrainian government and Russian forces appear set to overpower Ukrainian defenses, is this the end of an independent Ukraine? We speak with Ukrainian peace activist Nina Potarska, who fled the country after Russian troops entered Ukraine on Thursday, even as her 11-year-old daughter with COVID-19 had to stay behind. She is participating in CodePink's international emergency online rally on Saturday to advocate against war and against NATO membership for Ukraine. "I feel that my country now is like a battlefield for all other countr…

WSWS (2022-02-25). Oppose the Putin government's invasion of Ukraine and US-NATO warmongering! For the unity of Russian and Ukrainian workers! wsws.org That the US and NATO are prepared to take the world to the brink of nuclear war, with all its horrific consequences, testifies to the staggering level of recklessness and aggressiveness that now prevails in all the centers of world imperialism.

Editor2 (2022-02-25). Canada's Fury at Russia's Recognition of the DPR & LPR Shows its Continuing Subservience to US Empire. orinocotribune.com By Bruce Katz — Feb 23, 2022 | The Crimea—a part of Russia from 1783 onward subsequent to the decline of Ottoman power—was

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-02-25). PMA obligado a reducir la asistencia humanitaria en Yemen. telesurtv.net "No tenemos más remedio que tomar comida de los hambrientos para alimentar a los hambrientos", expresó David Beasley.

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Israel Chose to Stand With US Over Ukraine, But Will It Harm Tel Aviv's Ties With Moscow? sputniknews.com Aside from enjoying stable trade, cultural links, and booming tourism, the two nations have cooperated on a number of security issues. Moscow has played a pivotal role in mediating between Israel and the Palestinians. It shared its intelligence on the Iranian nuclear programme and it turned a blind eye to the Jewish state's actions in Syria.

Jason Ditz (2022-02-25). Iran: West Needs to Make Decisions on Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com All indications are that an Iran nuclear deal are close. Iranian officials say what is really needed is for the West to US officials have been dismissal on talks of progress, saying it was "

Staff (2022-02-25). La Comuna, un espacio de debate heterogéneo y diferente. cubadebate.cu Con el lema Vamos por Todo, 35 organizaciones invitadas y 100 jóvenes participantes comenzó en la mañana de este viernes 25 de febrero, en el Pabellón Cuba, el evento La Comuna, organizado por la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC). En la inauguración se presentó el documental "Hoy va a hablar Fidel" del realizador Jorge Luis Sánchez.

Staff (2022-02-25). øQué va a pasar en Ucrania? cubadebate.cu Rusia ha situado tropas en las fronteras de Ucrania. EE.UU. dice que Rusia va a invadir ese país. Rusia lo niega y dice que lo que pretende es que Occidente tome en consideración unas demandas sobre la seguridad europea que ha presentado por escrito. øSe puede saber qué está pasando y qué va a pasar? Sí se puede, y para ello basta razonar un poco.

Staff (2022-02-25). Trabajo vs. casa: Interrogantes de una dicotomía cotidiana. cubadebate.cu Cuenta el imaginario popular que detrás de todo hombre de éxito existe una gran mujer; justo ahí: detrás o, lo que es lo mismo, en casa, donde la balanza se inclina hacia ellas por la carga de tareas y sacrificios que han asumido, no siempre por voluntad propia.

Staff (2022-02-25). El árbol genealógico humano más completo según los científicos. cubadebate.cu Investigadores del Big Data Institute del Reino Unido han mapeado el árbol genealógico de la humanidad más completo hasta la fecha, que engloba hasta 2 millones de años, llegando al presente, desde cuando los antepasados del hombre moderno todavía trepaban árboles en el noreste de àÅfrica. El estudio fue publicado en la revista Science.

Staff (2022-02-25). Encuestas: Lula obtendría más del 42 por ciento de votos en próximas elecciones brasileñas. cubadebate.cu Desde comienzos del año 2022 ha aumentado la tensión previa a la campaña electoral en Brasil, que si bien no ha arrancado formalmente, sí lo ha hecho en forma de enfrentamiento verbal continuo entre los dos candidatos principales: el actual mandatario, Jair Bolsonaro, y el expresidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Staff (2022-02-25). La imagen de la mayor erupción solar jamás observada. cubadebate.cu La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) divulgó esta semana la sorprendente imagen de una colosal eyección de material solar -lo que se conoce como erupción de protuberancia solar-, captada el 15 de febrero último por uno de los instrumentos de la nave espacial Solar Orbiter, una misión conjunta de la ESA y la NASA.

Staff (2022-02-25). Cuba confirma 626 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 646 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este jueves 24 de febrero, Cuba reportó 626 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. En el día se registraron 646 altas y hay actualmente 2 586 casos activos. En terapia intensiva son atendidos 32 pacientes, siete de ellos críticos, y 25 graves, informó el Minsap.

Staff (2022-02-25). Presidente Díaz-Canel califica de provechosa visita de gobierno a Guantánamo. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, dirige este viernes la reunión resumen de la visita gubernamental realizada a la provincia de Guantánamo. En su cuenta de Twitter, publicó que "ha sido muy provechosa nuestra visita a #Guantánamo, tierra de gente noble y trabajadora. Gracias por el cariño y la confianza en que saldremos adelante".

Staff (2022-02-24). Venezuela Gives Full Support to Putin & Criticizes US and NATO Militarism. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 22, the president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro expressed his support to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after Moscow recognized the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The president reiterated: "Venezuela announces its full support for President Vladimir Putin, in defense of peace in Russia and the region, and in the brave defense of his people and his homeland. All our support for President Putin. All our support for Russia." | Maduro, through the state TV channel Venezolana de Televisión said that: "We have been attentive to the events in Russia and in Ukraine,…

Ricardo Vaz (2022-02-24). Venezuela: Popular Movements Protest Against Criminalization, Housing Evictions. venezuelanalysis.com Activists denounced growing efforts to unlawfully evict families in order to drive up rents.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-24). Africa's biggest street art festival drops Israeli sponsorship following artists protest. peoplesdispatch.org Organizers of the annual International Public Arts Festival being held in South Africa have dropped Israeli sponsorship for the event following sustained pressure from the South African BDS chapter.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-24). Venezuela Commemorates 3 Years Since Victory in Battle of the Bridges. orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 23, 2022 ( President Maduro wrote on his Twitter account: "We commemorate three years since the victory in the Battle of the Bridges, a civil-military action that defeated th…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-24). Venezuela to Offer Booster Shots Every 4 Months. orinocotribune.com With positive statistics in terms of vaccinating the population with initial doses and booster doses, the Venezuelan government is maintaining control over the COVID-19 pandemic, commented the head of state, Nicolás Maduro, while observing the operations of vaccination centers. | The president reiterated a call for all people who, for one reason or another, have not received the necessary doses, to join the campaign in which the healthcare system offers the complete program of vaccines and appropriate booster shots. | President Maduro recalled that February 18 marked one year since the national vaccination plan w…

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