IMEMC News (2022-03-23). Israeli Soldiers Attack Palestinians Planting Olive Trees Near Ramallah. imemc.org On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers attacked many Palestinians, including political leaders and social figures, while planting olive trees in Jabal ar-Reesan mountain near Ramallah, in the central West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers invaded the Palestinian lands and started firing gas bombs and concussion grenades at the Palestinians before physically assaulting some of them. They …

IMEMC News (2022-03-23). Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinian Cars, Homes, Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli colonizers attacked, on Tuesday evening, many Palestinian cars and one home at the northern entrance of the al-Biereh city, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. The colonizers also attacked a home in Beitin village, east of Ramallah. Media sources said dozens of colonizers gathered near the Beit El Israeli military roadblock, …

_____ (2022-03-23). Biden's Actions are Behind the Collapsing Dollar. journal-neo.org The US dollar, as the international reserve currency, has long served as an essential medium of exchange between countries with different national currencies. To fulfil this role, a reserve currency needs to be stable, safe and easily accessible to all countries. In the 20th Century, the dollar's international status caused it to grow in value, …

Alexander Swart (2022-03-23). Minneapolis teachers rally in support of strike. liberationnews.org Over the last week, multiple rallies and demonstrations across Minneapolis attracted thousands of teachers, families and community members in support of striking teachers.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Assessing The Prospects Of Prime Minister Khan's China-OIC Mediation Proposal. oneworld.press The takeaway is that those countries like Pakistan that practice policies of principled neutrality are very interested in strengthening their independent credentials by offering to mediate between Russia and Ukraine even if those two might not ask them to do so. Turkey's existing involvement in these efforts creates a chance for Ankara to de facto involve the OIC so observers should keep an eye on if this happens as well as if China tries to do so too, whether on its own or in coordination with Turkey.

oneworld.press (2022-03-23). Victoria Nuland's Understanding Of Russian-Indian Relations Is Outdated. oneworld.press No amount of proposed American replacements for India's military-technical imports from Russia will influence that Great Power to sacrifice on its grand strategic goal of jointly assembling a new Non-Aligned Movement ('Neo-NAM') with Moscow in order to mutually maximize their strategic autonomy and thus preemptively prevent their potential disproportionate dependence on the US and China respectively in the New Cold War.

Staff (2022-03-23). Venezuela Welcomes New Ambassador of Trinidad & Tobago (+Nicaragua). orinocotribune.com On Monday, March 21, in the Sol del Per√∫ room of Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela's head of state Nicol√°s Maduro received the credentials of His Excellency Edmund Dillon, ambassador appointed to Venezuela by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Dillon has been in Venezuela since his arrival at the Sim√≥n Bol√≠var International Airport on February 4. Upon arrival, the Trinidadian diplomat expressed a strong desire to continue cooperation between the two nations. | Prior to his appointment as ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago, Dillon served as a soldier in the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Forces, later serving…

Jos√© Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-23). Possible Vote Recount Threatens Colombia's 'Democracy' Amid Presidential Race. orinocotribune.com In the midst of warnings of a possible coup d'√©tat carried out through a vote recount promoted by former Colombian president √ Ålvaro Uribe and his supporters, and by President Iv√°n Duque himself, the political system of Colombia is faltering a few weeks before the country's presidential elections. | In the parliamentary elections held on March 13, the Historic Pact leftist coalition came out on top, receiving the most seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Now, the Colombian president himself has requested a recount, in violation of the legal and constitutional regulations of the country, bec…

SAM (2022-03-23). Half Of Women Of Color In The US Are Making Starvation Wages. progressivehub.net SARAH RUIZ-GROSSMAN | HUFFPOST…

Ryan Black (2022-03-23). Guant√°namo Torture and Bush War Crimes In Spotlight At Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings. progressivehub.net BRETT WILKINS | COMMON DREAMS…

Ryan Black (2022-03-23). From Moscow To Washington, The Barbarism And Hypocrisy Don't Justify Each Other. progressivehub.net NORMAN SOLOMON…

Staff (2022-03-23). 26 March, online event: Palestine and US Strategy in the Arab World with Prof. As'ad AbuKhalil. samidoun.net SATURDAY, MARCH 26 5: 00 PM PACIFIC || 8: 00 PM EASTERN REGISTER TO JOIN: bit.ly/usandpalestine The struggle for the liberation of Palestine is also a struggle to defeat U.S. imperialism and obtain liberation of the Arab people. Join the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path (Masar Badil) for a discussion of U.S. strategy today — and our response. …

teleSUR (2022-03-23). Venezuelan Economy Grows Despite External Blockade: Rodriguez. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez pointed out that Venezuela shows high economic recovery rates despite the U.S. and European Union blockades. | RELATED: | "Our disposable income reached US$1,7 billion and oil production was strengthen enough to produce 2 million oil barrels," Rodriguez highlighted, adding that economic activity recovery rates of up to 29 percent have been achieved in certain sectors. | In 2021,…

teleSUR (2022-03-23). Why is the EU Wary of Cutting off Russian Energy?>. telesurenglish.net The European Union is under mounting pressure from Washington to ban Russian energy imports as European leaders and U.S. President Joe Biden are set to meet and discuss deterrence measures against Russia at a summit on Thursday. However, member states of the bloc have not reached an agreement yet on whether a ban would be slapped on Russian energy in the EU. | RELATED: | "Europe's supply of energy for heating, mobi…

themoscowtimes (2022-03-23). 'Hellscape' in Mariupol Where 100,000 Trapped. themoscowtimes.com The Pentagon has said Russia is now pummelling Mariupol using artillery, long-range missiles and from naval ships.

_____ (2022-03-23). Analysts warn of diesel shortages and rationing. truepublica.org.uk Last week TruePublica reported that there was a fairly strong possibility that diesel would be in short supply. Today, many of the financial pages across Europe are now reporting the same and that rationing is to be expected Indeed, the head of the world's largest independent oil trader has warned of a "systemic" shortage of …

_____ (2022-03-23). Most of Javid's '69 new NHS centres' may not actually exist. truepublica.org.uk By Caroline Malloy: Just a quarter of the 69 new NHS diagnostic centres that the health secretary last month boasted were "up and running" may have actually opened, openDemocracy has learned. Sajid Javid told Parliament on 8 February that scores of "new community diagnostic centres" had "already opened across England in convenient places such as …

WSWS (2022-03-23). Trade union-backed NDP pledges to sustain Trudeau government in power until June 2025. wsws.org The Liberal-NDP governmental alliance is aimed at shoring up Canada's national government so that it can withstand mounting working class opposition as it lurches further sharply to the right.

CIIS Public Programs (2022-03-23). Wednesday 4/20: On Indigenous Voices and Restoring the Kinship Worldview. indybay.org

teleSUR, JGN (2022-03-23). Vicepresidenta afirma que 2021 fue punto de inflexi√≥n para el crecimiento de Venezuela. telesurtv.net "Venezuela aprovecha esta tribuna para rechazar cualquier agresión, cualquier de las medidas coercitivas extorsivas", que atentan contra el pueblo, aseveró la vicemandataria.

aninews.in (2022-03-23). Former Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam en-route to India for medical emergency. aninews.in Port Louis [Mauritius], September 8 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam is en-route to India (Chennai) for a medical emergency.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China demands U.S. revoke sanctions on Chinese officials. ecns.cn

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-03-23). Reportan sismo de magnitud 6,7 en las costas de Taiw√°n. telesurtv.net El epicentro del terremoto fue ubicado a aproximadamente 70 kilómetros al sur de la ciudad taiwanesa de Hualien.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). China maps 2021-2035 plan on hydrogen energy development. ecns.cn Chinese authorities on Wednesday released a plan on the development of hydrogen energy for the 2021-2035 period as the country races toward its carbon peaking and neutrality goals.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Tesla opens new Gigafactory in Germany. ecns.cn U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla officially opened its first Gigafactory in Europe on Tuesday in Gruenheide near the German capital Berlin.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Australian rail union brokers peace deal with NSW government. wsws.org The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has offered the Perrottet government an easy out after its provocative shutdown of rail services last month met with fury from workers and commuters.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Crashed plane's black box recovered: rescuer. ecns.cn A black box of the China Eastern Airlines passenger plane that crashed Monday afternoon in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been recovered, rescuers at the site told Xinhua Wednesday.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-03-23). Eight Years Ago: US-NATO Installed a Neo-Nazi Government in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca The forbidden truth is that the West has engineered –through a carefully staged covert operation– the formation of a proxy regime integrated by Neo-Nazis. Svoboda and Right Sector have been entrusted with key positions which grant them control over the Armed Forces, Police and National Security.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Support the Chevron workers in California! For a national strike to overturn the sellout agreement! wsws.org By rejecting not one but two local contract proposals, Chevron workers have dealt a powerful blow against the efforts by the USW to impose its pro-company national agreement.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-03-23). Registran 107 tiroteos masivos en EE.UU. durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, estos hechos de violencia con armas provocaron la muerte de 65 menores, entre cero y 11 años de edad.

Marc Norton (2022-03-23). Eulogy to the COVID-19 Holocaust. indybay.org "We have to live with COVID-19." What the corporate politicians and their media flunkies are really saying is that they are willing to sacrifice frontline and essential workers, the poor, the Black, the Brown, the Yellow and the Red — as well as the old, the disabled, the ill and those with weakened immune systems — all on the altar of capitalist greed.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-03-23). U.S. Company Seeks to Extend License for Deep-Sea Mining in Pacific. indybay.org Mining Oceans Depths Poses Risks to Global Biodiversity…

WSWS (2022-03-23). Vigilante punishment spreads in Ukraine. wsws.org Violent acts of humiliation are being carried out by Ukraine's Armed Forces as Ukraine's government dispenses with basic democratic rights in wartime.

Staff (2022-03-23). Pak journalist' union raises alarm over TTP's warning to scribes. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A union of Pakistan journalists has expressed concern over the threat issued by the banned Tehreeki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to the media and urged the government to ensure the safety and security of journalists.

teleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-03-23). Justicia ordena a exfiscal brasile√±o indemnizar a Lula Da Silva. telesurtv.net El encargado de la operación Lavo Jato, Deltan Dallagnol, deberá pagar 75.000 reales (15.000 dólares) al expresidente brasileño.

Staff (2022-03-23). PM Modi meets Russian NSA, reaffirms intention to strengthen coordination on Afghanistan. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, during which they reaffirmed their intention to strengthen coordination in the field of enhancing regional stability, including on Afghanistan.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-23). Rusia acusa a Ucrania de ralentizar el proceso de negociación. telesurtv.net Rusia y Ucrania realizaron este martes el primer intercambio de prisioneros.

Karl Heinz Roth, Karl-W. Koch (2022-03-23). Manifesto against war, March 19, 2022. indybay.org It is therefore high time for the mobilization of a broad anti-militarist resistance that is integrated comprehensively and transnationally into the social struggles. This approach is by no means without chance, as the inclusion of the resistance against the Vietnam War in the global social revolt of the late 1960s has shown.

Norman Solomon (2022-03-23). Barbarism and Hypocrisy Don't Justify Each Other. indybay.org From Moscow to Washington, might makes right…

Fight Back (2022-03-23). Letter to the editor: Black liberation, anti-imperialism, and Ukraine. fightbacknews.org What we are experiencing in this moment of history is not only the potential of World War III, but the unconcealed struggle of U.S. monopoly capitalism to establish its dictatorship internationally. While accusing Russia of threatening the world with nuclear war, it is U.S. imperialism which continues to buttress the most reactionary forces in all capitalist countries; it is our country which consistently steers a course supporting fascist dictatorships the world over. | The struggle for peace and for the democratic demands of the workers and others oppressed by imperialism is the necessary condition for preventi…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-23). China confirma que el accidente a√©reo no tuvo supervivientes. telesurtv.net Este miércoles se informó en rueda de prensa que rescatistas hallaron una de las cajas negras del Boeing 737, según reportó el medio local CGTN.

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Tokyo, 8 other prefectures still under power supply warning in wake of quake. ecns.cn Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) on Wednesday again urged people in the capital and eight other prefectures to conserve their electricity use when facing a continuing power supply crunch.

WSWS (2022-03-23). US Indo-Pacific commander in provocative flight over South China Sea. wsws.org On board a US Navy reconnaissance plane, Aquilino accused China of militarising islets in the South China Sea and warned his command was prepared to "fight and win" should conflict with China arise.

UUSF Human Rights Working Group, Forum (2022-03-23). Sunday 3/27: The 1619 Project – Its Significance for Today. indybay.org Join us on ZOOM Sunday, March 27 from 1 to 3 PM Pacific Time…

ecns.cn (2022-03-23). Chinese astronauts give second lecture from space station. ecns.cn Chinese astronauts started to livestream a popular-science lecture, the second class from China's space station, to students on Earth Wednesday afternoon.

WSWS (2022-03-23). Biden arrives in Europe to press for military escalation against Russia. wsws.org Biden's visit aims to ensure that NATO remains united in pursuing a reckless military escalation aimed at Russia, despite the rising danger of nuclear war.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-23). Convenci√≥n Constitucional chilena prorroga tiempo de trabajo. telesurtv.net La decisión de extender el período de trabajo hasta el 5 de julio próximo recibió el apoyo de 144 constituyentes.

Slingshot collective (2022-03-23). Sunday 3/27: Help Mail slingshot issue #135. indybay.org Long Haul Infoshop – 3124 Shattuck Ave Berkeley – corner of Woolsey and Shattuck – 2 blocks from Ashby BART…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-23). Editorial: Washington conducts international Inquisition over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 22, 2022 US is reestablishing a new Inquisition using Russia-Ukraine crisis as excuse: Global Times editorial The US, leading several attendants, is launching a round of international mobilization to condemn Russia. After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of standing "on the wrong side of history" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, British …

XRSFBay, Stop The Money Pipeline Coalition (2022-03-23). Tuesday 3/29: Virtual Arts Training for the #Defund Climate Chaos Week of Arts Action. indybay.org Online arts training webinar for climate justice…

Kathy Kelly (2022-03-22). The people of Yemen Suffer Atrocities, too. dissidentvoice.org WFP food distribution in Raymah (credit: Julian Harneis CC BY-SA 2.0) The United Nations' goal was to raise more than $4.2 billion for the people of war-torn Yemen by March 15. But when that deadline rolled around, just $1.3 billion had come in. "I am deeply disappointed," said Jan Egeland, the secretary general of the …

_____ (2022-03-22). Venezuela: A Model Of Resistance To US Intervention. popularresistance.org Unlike Ukraine, Venezuela successfully resisted the violent US-led coup attempt in 2014, and in other years, by right wing forces and the hybrid war being waged against it. Venezuela is recovering despite the ongoing economic blockade. Now, because the United States needs oil, the Biden administration has started talking to the Maduro government and there is hope that relations between the two countries may resume. For an update on this situation, as well as the future of Venezuela's US-based oil company CITGO, the status of Venezuela's gold in the Bank of London, the demise of Juan Guaido, and the kidnapping of…

DLI (2022-03-22). China did not "blink" on Blinken's threats before the Biden-Xi phone call. indybay.org Prior to the March 18 phone meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the US mainstream media(MSM) widely highlighted US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's sharply-worded "warning" to China on "consequences" if China did not commit to stop the alleged "military aid to Russia" on its Ukraine war. To any fair and balanced observer, this hypocritical "warning" before an important meetings between the leaders of the world's two largest political and economic countries, is a sure sign that the USA empire–desperate in its bumbling handling of the disastrous Ukraine war crisis–is tryin…

WSWS (2022-03-22). No charges against Chicago police officer in fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. wsws.org Outraged at the decision, family members, activists and community members held demonstrations outside Foxx's office in downtown Chicago last Tuesday.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-22). UN aid conference for Yemen falls short amid warnings of widespread famine and deaths. peoplesdispatch.org At the UN pledging conference for Yemen, Gulf countries that are party to the war in Yemen, like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, failed to commit any aid…

Staff (2022-03-22). Las 3 del día: øQué defiende la declaración habanera sobre los juristas que participaron en los procesos derivados del 11 de julio?(+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este lunes en Las 3 del día nos acercamos a la declaración aprobada por juristas habaneros en la asamblea de balance de su organización, a raíz de las calumnias y campañas de descrédito tras intervenir en los procesos judiciales derivados de los hechos de 11 de julio. Luego, realizaremos el habitual resumen noticioso de las 3 del día.

Staff (2022-03-22). Venezuela's Tax on Foreign Currency Transactions Starts Monday. orinocotribune.com Last Thursday, March 17, Venezuela's National Integrated Service for the Administration of Customs (SENIAT) At the core of the reform is the ruling that foreign currency transactions will be subject to a tax equal to or grea…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-22). Colombia's Uribe Accuses Venezuela for Election Debacle, Minister for Defense Responds. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, March 20, Venezuela's Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino reacted firmly to accusations issued by Colombia's former president, àÅlvaro Uribe, following the defeat suffered by Uribe's party in the March 13 Colombian parliamentary elections. | Accusation and manipulation | According to Uribe's accusation, Venezuela's General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) was behind the alleged fraud that occurred in Colombia's March 13 elections. | "Venezuela's penetration contributed to the electoral fraud in Colombia," wrote Uribe yesterday. With this statement Uribe expressed frustratio…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-22). Colombia's Uribe Accuses Venezuela of Election Debacle, Minister for Defense Responds. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, March 20, Venezuela's Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino reacted firmly to accusations issued by Colombia's former president, àÅlvaro Uribe, following the defeat suffered by Uribe's party in the March 13 Colombian parliamentary elections. | Accusation and manipulation | According to Uribe's accusation, Venezuela's General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) was behind the alleged fraud that occurred in Colombia's March 13 elections. | "Venezuela's penetration contributed to the electoral fraud in Colombia," wrote Uribe yesterday. With this statement Uribe expressed frustration…

Staff (2022-03-21). New York City action protests France's ban on Palestine solidarity organizations. samidoun.net On Friday, 18 March, activists in New York City gathered outside the French consulate to send a message of solidarity with the Collectif Palestine Vaincra and Comite Action Palestine, two organizations dissolved — essentially banned — by the French government for their Palestine solidarity work. If a banned organization in France continues to organize events, …

Staff (2022-03-21). Paris rally confronts French government's ban on the Collectif Palestine Vaincra and the Comité Action Palestine. samidoun.net Organizations and activists gathered at the call of the Unitary Campaign for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah for a rally in Paris on Friday, 18 March at the Ménilmontant metro station. They expressed their support for the Collectif Palestine Vaincra and the Comité Action Palestine, two Palestine solidarity groups recently ordered dissolved, or banned, by …

_____ (2022-03-21). What Does A Just Food Future Look Like? popularresistance.org During a recent event at SXSW organized by Food Tank, Huston-Tillotson University, Oatly, and others, food system scholars and activists discussed the intersection of food, culture, and economics. | Cortlin Harrison, a barista at the first unionized Starbucks in Buffalo, New York and a member of Starbucks Workers United highlighted some of the deep inequities perpetuated by food corporations. "We were seeing partners who can't afford their rent, partners struggling with food insecurity," Harrison says. "Meanwhile we're seeing the corporate elite make billions of dollars in profit," | Panelists also pointed to man…

JANET (2022-03-21). LIVE THIS WEDNESDAY 3/23 @ 7:30PM Eastern — Biden's Threat: Nuclear War or Sanctions. iacenter.org REGISTER NOW! Join the International Action Center WEDNESDAY MARCH 23rd at 7: 30PM EST for a livestream event. The fires of war have been lit in Ukraine. The U.S. corporate media fans the flames despite the best efforts of anti-war activists around the world attempt to extinguish them. Now President Biden has poured gasoline on an already volatile situation by issuing this ultimatum: there will either be sanctions or there will be nuclear war. This threat means that, no matter what, the U.S. is hell-bent on making Ukrainians and Russians suffer. It means that the U.S. and NATO is holding all of Europe hostage in o…

Joris Leverink (2022-03-21). Reviving the legacy of civil rights leader Anton de Kom. roarmag.org The story of Cornelis Gerhard Anton de Kom might seem one of those hard-to-believe Hollywood-style legends. Born the son of a formerly enslaved Surinamese farmer in 1898, he would go on to lead a national struggle against the ruling Dutch Empire before being imprisoned and banished to the Netherlands. Once in exile, he joined the resistance against German occupation, was captured and died of tuberculosis in a Nazi concentration camp at the age of 47. | The seeming contradiction of a Black anti-imperialist that would come to fight and die on behalf of his oppressor nation, coupled with an unrivaled position as a D…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-03-21). Will the Decline of the U.S. Empire Usher in a More Peaceful World Order, or Will New Empires Emerge that are Just as Lethal and Exploitative? covertactionmagazine.com History does not bring confidence that peace and genuine human equality will prevail on Planet Earth anytime soon Nevertheless, a …

teleSUR, hvh, JL (2022-03-21). ONU insta a la diplomacia para dirimir conflicto en Yemen. telesurtv.net El secretario de Naciones Unidas precisó que las líneas de combate se han incrementado en las últimas semanas.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-21). Albania in turmoil as fuel and food prices skyrocket. peoplesdispatch.org Albania is witnessing widespread protests due to rising fuel and food prices. Protests started in the second week of March and have intensified over the last week in different parts of the country. On Saturday, March 19, a major mobilization took place in the capital city of Tirana where thousands marched from the Skanderbeg Square to the prime minister's office. In some places, police action was used to suppress the protests. More than 200 protesters were also arrested last week. | The ongoing war in Ukraine has resulted in a massive rise in fuel prices across Europe, including in Albania, which has led to steep…

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-21). Precios del petróleo al alza en el marco de mayores sanciones a Rusia. telesurtv.net También en el mercado de futuros influyó el ataque de fin de semana en las instalaciones petroleras de Arabia Saudita.

_____ (2022-03-21). Senator Sasse Calls Saudi Willingness To Trade Oil In Yuan A 'Big, Bad Thing'. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported Saudi Arabia was in "active talks with Beijing to price some of its oil sales to China in yuan". | Much of the world is looking to bolster oil reserves amid what the International Energy Agency warned on Wednesday could be "the biggest supply crisis in decades", as evidence mounts that US and EU efforts to keep Russian gas out of Western vehicles and residences may ultimately backfire. | Sasse, who demanded on Fox that the US "rearm" the Ukrainian regime "constantly", and insisted that "defeating Vladimir Putin" is the only way to stop China from being able to "displac…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-03-21). New Great Game: Can Venezuela Negotiate an End to Deadly US Sanctions? mintpressnews.com Now that Russia's moves in Eastern Europe have re-ignited the 'Great Game' of a previous era, Venezuela, Cuba and others, though thousands of miles away, are finding themselves at the heart of the budding new Great Game…

Staff (2022-03-21). Del diario de Ana Frank a la guerra en TikTok. cubadebate.cu TikTok se ha colado en la guerra en Ucrania como un misil más. La red social de origen chino, con sus mil millones de conectados, es una de las protagonistas del conflicto. Sus videos de entre quince segundos y diez minutos (en formato vertical) nos muestran hoy la crudeza y la incertidumbre de la guerra. Sus usuarios habituales tienen una edad promedio entre 18 y 24 años.

Staff (2022-03-21). Arte contemporáneo desde el malecón de La Habana. cubadebate.cu Diseñado como una plataforma de exhibición del arte con una perspectiva diferente, el proyecto sociocultural Detrás del Muro irrumpe este lunes en la cotidianidad del Malecón capitalino, como parte de la 14 Bienal de La Habana. La iniciativa articula la obra de una veintena de creadores y colectivos provenientes de Puerto Rico, Bermudas, Panamá, México, España y la nación sede.

Staff (2022-03-21). Díaz-Canel: El Partido tiene que asumir los desafíos que enfrenta la nación con mucho rigor. cubadebate.cu El Partido —indicó el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez— tiene que hacer un análisis meditado, diario, objetivo, de las situaciones que existen, del estado de opinión de la población y de lo que "se mueve" en las redes sociales, y no esperar a que la gente venga a hacer un reclamo, a veces de forma colectiva.

Staff (2022-03-21). Los precios del petróleo podrían subir hasta los 300 dólares el barril, advierte Rusia. cubadebate.cu El viceprimer ministro ruso, Alexánder Novak, declaró este lunes que si los países occidentales renuncian al petróleo de Rusia, los precios mundiales de los carburantes podrían subir hasta 300 dólares el barril. Mientras, los ministros de Asuntos Exteriores y de Defensa de la Unión Europea evalúan la posibilidad de aplicar nuevas sanciones a Rusia, y de brindar más apoyo financiero a Ucrania.

Staff (2022-03-21). Médicos cubanos contribuyen a disminuir derivaciones por enfermedades neonatales en provincia de Vietnam. cubadebate.cu Con el apoyo de médicos cubanos, el Hospital Provincial de Obstetricia y Ginecología de Quang Ngai, en el centro de Vietnam, ha disminuido la tasa de derivaciones por enfermedades neonatales graves o enfermedades en el campo de la cirugía y la obstetricia. La provincia invitó desde noviembre de 2021 a expertos médicos de Cuba para capacitar al personal vietnamita y transferir tecnología en ese campo.

Staff (2022-03-21). Intercambia Secretario Ejecutivo del ALBA-TCP con estudiantes y especialistas en relaciones internacionales. cubadebate.cu El secretario ejecutivo de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP), Sacha Llorenti, intercambió este lunes con estudiantes, profesores, investigadores y especialistas cubanos sobre las relaciones internacionales en la actualidad. El encuentro tuvo lugar en el Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales (ISRI).

Staff (2022-03-21). Aerovaradero S.A. informa cómo consultar sobre el estado de las cargas. cubadebate.cu La empresa Aerovaradero S.A. informa a la población que para conocer sobre el estado de sus cargas pueden consultar su guía aérea en el sitio web: www.aerovaradero.com.cu. Todos los clientes deben conocer el número de su guía aérea y de bultos, y en el caso de las reclamaciones deben aportar también el carnet de identidad y los documentos probatorios requeridos.

Staff (2022-03-21). México inaugura el Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe àÅngeles. cubadebate.cu Este lunes quedó inaugurado el Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe àÅngeles (AIFA) en el estado de México, obra emblemática y un logro importante del gobierno federal que marca un nuevo rumbo en la conectividad aérea del país y que ayudará al sector para incrementar sus operaciones. La nueva terminal aérea atenderá a 19.5 millones de pasajeros y realizará 119 000 operaciones al año.

Staff (2022-03-21). Trump asegura que volverá a la Casa Blanca en 2024. cubadebate.cu El expresidente Donald Trump prometió a sus seguidores que regresará a la Casa Blanca en 2024, durante un discurso pronunciado en Florida durante el fin de semana. "Con el apoyo de todos en esta sala, recuperaremos la Cámara, recuperaremos el Senado y recuperaremos nuestro país", dijo Trump. "Y luego, lo más importante, en 2024, vamos a recuperar nuestra hermosa Casa Blanca", agregó.

teleSUR, hvh, JL (2022-03-21). Cuba se alista para celebrar el Día de los Trabajadores. telesurtv.net La jornada servirá para exigir el cese del ilegal bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por los EE.UU. contra la isla.

Staff (2022-03-21). Las redes sociales imponen su relato. cubadebate.cu øEn qué nuevo mundo geopolítico estamos? øQué consecuencias planetarias está teniendo la guerra de Ucrania? øEn qué medida China podría ser excluida a su vez, a pesar de su gigantismo, del funcionamiento "occidental" del mundo? øQué está pasando con la información y las mentiras sobre este conflicto? øQué ocurre, en particular, con el funcionamiento de las redes sociales que aparecían como las grandes plataformas democratizadoras para acceder a una información de mejor calidad?

Staff (2022-03-21). Zelenski suspende a 11 partidos políticos de Ucrania por sus vínculos con Rusia. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Ucrania, Vladimir Zelenski, anunció recientemente que durante la ley marcial en vigor se suspende la actividad de al menos 11 partidos políticos en su país, debido a sus vínculos con la Federación Rusa. Se instruye al Ministerio de Justicia para que "tome inmediatamente medidas integrales para prohibir las actividades de estos partidos políticos en la forma prescrita", añadió.

Staff (2022-03-21). El ICAIC celebra con la música de Ivette Cepeda. cubadebate.cu Este fin de semana llegan Ivette Cepeda y Reflexión al cine Charles Chaplin para celebrar los 63 años del Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) con un espectáculo especial, bajo la dirección de Lester Hamlet. El repertorio escogido incluye estrenos de La Rosa de Jericó, el más reciente disco de la cantante, e interpretaciones de clásicos musicales del cine cubano.

Staff (2022-03-21). El socialismo significa paz. cubadebate.cu "La lucha por la paz significa luchar por salvar a la humanidad de una destrucción apocalíptica, significa luchar por salvar a cientos de millones de vidas de hombres, de mujeres, de jóvenes, de ancianos y de niños; para salvar a la humanidad de cientos de millones de inválidos, de mutilados, de lesionados por una guerra atómica; para salvar a la humanidad de incalculable destrucción".

Staff (2022-03-21). Jugando con la fecha 21032022 y ejercicios de análisis creativos sin números. cubadebate.cu Agradezco a RARJ su apoyo, ya que en estos días estoy en tareas simultáneas que me llevan más tiempo de lo habitual. Tendrán que demostrar habilidades de cálculos y capacidad de explicar razonamientos. Y para balancear un ejercicio de pensamiento analítico y creativo. Serán bienvenidas tus colaboraciones. °Manos y mente a la obra!

Staff (2022-03-21). Cuba ratifica su compromiso con el multilateralismo y la paz. cubadebate.cu El viceministro primero de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Gerardo Peñalver, ratificó en Ginebra el compromiso de su país con el multilateralismo y el desarme en el orbe, en particular el nuclear. El funcionario reafirmó esa posición en un encuentro sostenido con Tatiana Valovaya, directora general de la oficina de la ONU en Ginebra y secretaria de la Conferencia de Desarme.

Staff (2022-03-21). Rusia presenta nota de protesta diplomática por los comentarios de Biden sobre Putin. cubadebate.cu La Cancillería rusa manifestó al embajador de Washington, John Sullivan, que las declaraciones del presidente estadounidense, Joe Biden, sobre su homólogo Vladimir Putin, pusieron las relaciones bilaterales al borde de la ruptura. En una nota de protesta entregada este lunes Rusia señaló que las palabras de Biden son inaceptables e indignas de un estadista de tan alto rango.

Staff (2022-03-21). Reportera de guerra relata cómo EEUU financia batallones neonazis en Ucrania. cubadebate.cu La periodista de origen sudafricano Lara Logan explica en una entrevista al portal America's Voice AM que las noticias sobre el actual conflicto de Ucrania están llenas de desinformación, mientras que muchos de los acontecimientos que ocurren ahora en ese país pasan desapercibidos en los medios. Según explica Logan, el batallón neonazi Azov está financiado por EE.UU. y la OTAN.

Staff (2022-03-21). Cuba se une a las "Voces por la acción contra el racismo" cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, reafirmó este lunes el compromiso de Cuba en la lucha contra el racismo, en ocasión de celebrarse el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial. Cuba se une a las "Voces por la acción contra el racismo", en la lucha mundial contra ese flagelo, escribió el mandatario en su cuenta oficial de la red social Twitter.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-03-21). Conferencia EE.UU.-Cuba llama a Biden a normalizar relaciones. telesurtv.net Movimientos estadounidenses de solidaridad con Cuba protagonizaron una Conferencia de Normalización entre ambos países.

Staff (2022-03-21). Adonay, un joven síndrome de down apasionado por la fotografía. cubadebate.cu Adonay Soto Batista es un joven bayamés de dieciséis años, síndrome de down, que desde los seis asistió a la Escuela Especial "Graciela Bustillo Sánchez Aldana", hoy cursa estudios en la Escuela Especial "Ernesto Guevara de la Serna". Adonay es un apasionado por la fotografía.

Staff (2022-03-21). Conflicto en Ucrania obliga a varias aerolíneas a retomar rutas de la Guerra Fría. cubadebate.cu Días después del inicio del operativo militar ruso en Ucrania, la Unión Europea cerró su espacio aéreo para todos los aviones rusos. Estados Unidos y Canadá no tardaron en unirse a la medida, y Rusia respondió de igual manera, prohibiendo entrar en su espacio aéreo a las aeronaves de 37 países. El cierre del espacio aéreo ruso obligó a las aerolíneas internacionales a repensar sus rutas y alargar algunos trayectos.

Staff (2022-03-21). Venezuela and China to Deepen Strategic Alliance (+New Credit Line Reports). orinocotribune.com Caracas, March 20, 2022 ( Orinoco Tribune had access to credible sources mentioning an agreement between the Chinese and the Venezuelan government through which China will open a new $5 billion line of credit, allowing Venezuela to boost its economic recovery strategy, which has yield…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). A Commune Called 'Che': A Socialist Holdout in the Venezuelan Andes. transcend.org 1 Mar 2022 – Just as the independence struggle had different resonances in the Andes, so too does Venezuela's project of communal socialism. The region is home to one of the most successful communes in the country and has a solid productive basis (a chocolate factory and coffee cooperative). However, the Che Guevara Commune is markedly different from others.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – The Cold War, 1945-1989, was a Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another, and the global corporations able to equate predatory capitalism with freedom. The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives then–and now.