(2022-03-02). Canada sends anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, bans Russian oil imports. wsws.org Together with the United States and Britain, Canada's Liberal government has led the charge of the imperialist powers in imposing devastating sanctions on Russia and supplying Ukraine with armaments following the Putin government's invasion of the country last Thursday.
(2022-03-02). Police sent to the home of Michigan parent protesting the end of school mask mandate. wsws.org In a blatant attack on First Amendment rights and an act of intimidation, the police visited the home of a parent protesting the rescinding of school mask mandates.
(2022-03-02). Sanctions produce chaos in Russian financial system. wsws.org French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said yesterday that the financial sanctions imposed by the EU and the US were being used to wage "total economic war against Russia."
(2022-03-01). Bolivia: NATO is a Threat to International Security. libya360.wordpress.com "NATO is not a guarantee of security. On the contrary, it is a threat to international security. We only have to remember the bombing of Yugoslavia.." Bolivia makes an appeal to the UN General Assembly "to avoid declarations or actions such as unilateral sanctions which, instead of promoting dialogue, undermine any possibility of a peaceful…
(2022-03-01). Journalist Andrew Cockburn & Historian Timothy Snyder on Ukraine, Russia, NATO Expansion & Sanctions. democracynow.org 
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, veteran journalist Andrew Cockburn and Yale historian Timothy Snyder discuss the history of the region and what role NATO's expansion played in the current crisis. Cockburn says the United States and its allies broke promises made in the 1990s not to expand the military alliance into Eastern Europe, setting the stage for an eventual confrontation. "What Putin has done is absolutely disgraceful, but it's kind of easy to understand. There has been sustained efforts to push NATO forward," he says. But Snyder says the focus on NATO ignores the a…
(2022-03-01). Follow the Money: How Russia Will Bypass Western Economic Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The US and EU are over-reaching on Russian sanctions. The end result could be the de-dollarization of the global economy and massive commodity shortages worldwide. So a congregation of NATO's top brass ensconced in their echo chambers target the Russian Central Bank with sanctions and expect what? Cookies? What they got instead was Russia's…
(2022-03-01). U.S. war on Russia: a stampede off a cliff. iacenter.org Bulletin: As of Feb. 22, Russia has recognized the two peoples' republics in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic, established in 2014. Russia has said that it will send troops to protect the two republics if they come under further Ukraine/ NATO attack. Washington and some European allies have announced economic sanctions against the two republics and/or against Russia. Working people worldwide must oppose U.S./NATO aggression and expansion, which are creating the danger of a massive war. Grand Central Terminal, New York City, Feb. 19. Photo: Sara…
(2022-03-01). Venezuela Repudiates Washington's Aggression Before UN Human Rights Council (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, spoke this Monday, February 28 at the 49th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, and denounced any intention to use the international human rights system "to replace governments not aligned with Western hegemonic interests, imposing against the countries of the South formulas of judicial colonialism seeking to replace national systems with interventionist, colonialist, foreign mechanisms, contrary to the principles of sovereignty, self-determination and complementarity." | In his speech, he also repudiated the actions of the Bank of England which, with the sup…
(2022-03-01). Argentine Calls for Peace at Human Rights Council. telesurenglish.net Santiago Cafiero, Argentine Foreign Minister, said at the High-Level Segment of the 49th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council that it is crucial to set the world in peace as soon as possible. | RELATED: | The meeting took place in Geneva, Switzerland. During his speech, Cafiero remarked that the most important amid the current crisis in Eastern Europe is to guarantee the preservation of life, which constitutes the ultimate of h…
(2022-03-01). UN Diplomats Walk Out as Russian Foreign Minister Addresses Human Rights Council. truthout.org 
To protest Moscow's war on Ukraine, roughly 100 diplomats from countries around the globe Ukraine's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Yevheniia Filipenko, led the walkout, which left a mostly empty conference hall to hear Lavrov's pre-recorded video message during the counci…
(2022-03-01). Russian FM Calls for Nuclear-Free Zone in West Asia and North Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Sergei Lavrov also called for Israel's nuclear disarmament and for the dismantling of Europe's US-manufactured nuclear arsenals In a live speech addressing the UN Human Rights Council on 1 March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in West Asia and North Africa. Lavrov stated that it was vital…
(2022-03-01). Headlines for March 1, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crimes as Bombs and Shells Kill Civilians, Human Rights Groups Say Russia Used Cluster Bombs and Thermobaric Weapons in Ukraine, U.N. General Assembly Holds Emergency Session on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Russian Economy Reels as Countries Impose Sanctions , U.N. Warns 4 Million Refugees Could Flee Ukraine in Coming Weeks, African and Indian Nationals Face Racism as They Attempt to Flee Ukraine, "Orientalist and Racist": News Outlets Condemned over War Coverage , Tens of Thousands Evacuate Australia's Worst Floods in Over a Decade, Coal Company Lawyers Ask…
(2022-03-01). Rally in solidarity with detained immigrants in Tacoma, Wash., not dampened by rain. liberationnews.org 
On Feb. 26, over 100 community members showed up at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, to loudly stand in solidarity with those detained just a few feet behind them.
(2022-03-01). Rally in solidarity with detained immigrants in Tacoma, Washington not dampened by rain. liberationnews.org On Feb. 26, over 100 community members showed up at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, to loudly stand in solidarity with those detained just a few feet behind them.
(2022-03-01). Cambodia police say blood-slave case faked. ecns.cn The so-called blood slave case, in which a Chinese national had been reported to be detained illegally in Cambodia and had large quantities of blood taken from him, was fabricated, the Chinese embassy in Cambodia said on Monday, quoting local police.
(2022-03-01). Activists Urge To Probe Toxic Disinfectants Usage In US Prison. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the NGO Coalition Shut Down Glades requested the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to verify the reports on misuse of highly concentrated industrial chemical disinfectants at an immigration detention center in Moore Haven in Florida. | RELATED: | "These prison authorities were accused of using disinfectants with a concentration up to 50 times greater than allowed and in poorly ventilated spaces, in w…
(2022-03-01). Senate votes against legalizing abortion 46-48; struggle for full reproductive rights will continue until victory. liberationnews.org 
The power is in the hands of the people; we will not stand by quietly as attacks on abortion proliferate across the states!
(2022-03-01). With Help From Manchin, Republicans Filibuster Abortion Rights Bill in Senate. truthout.org 
A Republican-led filibuster blocked the passage of a bill that would have codified the tenets of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that established abortion rights and protections, which is currently at risk of being overturned by conservative justices. | The bill, titled the Women's Health Protection Act,
(2022-03-01). Texas Wants to Take Trans Kids From Their Supportive Parents. We're Suing. aclu.org Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton told trans youth in Texas last week that they considered their health care to be a form of child abuse. This is dangerous, dehumanizing, and terrifying to trans youth and their supportive families. The declaration will have devastating consequences — and we are already seeing them. Abbott and Paxton, along with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, want to investigate families simply for following best practice medicine and supporting their trans kids through lifesaving, medically necessary health care. Texas political leaders lack…
(2022-03-01). US Senate votes against legalizing abortion 46-48; struggle for full reproductive rights will continue until victory. peoplesdispatch.org The United States Senate has failed to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, which would have enshrined abortion access into law…
(2022-03-01). Friday 3/4: Lessons from Selma Bridge Crossing & Civil Rights Movement for Moral Action Today w/ PPC. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2022-03-01). Sunday 3/20: The Joy of Conflict: A Nonviolent Approach. indybay.org Berkeley Animal Rights Center | 2425 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94704…
(2022-03-01). March 18: International People's Tribunal On US Imperialism. popularresistance.org March 1, 2022 — Presently, the United States, with the support of the United Nations and European Union, has imposed sanctions and other economic coercive measures on over 30 percent of the global population, mostly located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Sanctions are one of the key tools of U.S. imperialism, leading to mass starvation and suffering of peoples in the Global South, while opening up markets to U.S. and European corporations. | The International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades & Economic Coercive Measures will challenge the economic atrocities committed by…
(2022-03-01). Introducing the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades and Economic Coercive Measures — Webinar 18 March. samidoun.net 
This document has also been translated into Spanish, French, Arabic, Farsi, Mandarin, and Korean. INTRODUCING THE INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE'S TRIBUNAL ON U.S. IMPERIALISM: SANCTIONS, BLOCKADES & ECONOMIC COERCIVE MEASURES TAKING LEGAL ACTION TO CHALLENGE U.S. ATROCITIES Introductory Webinar March 18 — Register: bit.ly/launchtribunal March 1, 2022 — Presently, the United States, with the support of the …
(2022-03-01). Finnair, Nokian Tyres Plunge Amid Anti-Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine Special Op. sputniknews.com Barely a day after the EU banned all Russian planes from its airspace, Moscow responded in kind, barring carriers all 27 EU members, which plunged Finland's flag carrier.
(2022-03-01). Ukraine crisis: Do sanctions work? america.cgtn.com 
The Western world has imposed a wide range of sanctions in order to try to deter and punish Russia in the wake of its military operation in Ukraine. Sanctions are widely used by governments — a non-military strategy to try to affect behavior of other nations. But …
(2022-03-01). EU Will Wage Total Economic & Financial War Against Russia, French Finance Minister Says. sputniknews.com On Monday, Paris vowed to identify Russians who have properties in France so that they might be included in the EU sanctions list due to links with the Russian authorities in connection with the ongoing special operation conducted by Moscow to "demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine.