(2022-03-15). Chinese vaccines save lives, drive economic recovery in Cambodia. ecns.cn Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have not only protected lives and stabilized the health system, but also helped boost economic recovery in Cambodia, officials and experts said here on Tuesday.
(2022-03-15). Venezuela Defines Conditions for Sale of Oil to US. orinocotribune.com The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela maintained its willingness to resume its oil trade with countries such as the United States, and even those that belong to the European Union, but it has clearly outlined the diplomatic and political conditions necessary for any exchange to take place. | Venezuela's position was reiterated by its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, within the framework of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, in the Republic of Turkey. This international meeting of diplomats coincides with the energy crisis facing North America and Europe, due to the economic blockade they…
(2022-03-15). China's central SOEs see steady revenue, profit growth in first 2 months. ecns.cn China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) reported steady revenue and profit growth in the first two months of 2022, according to the country's top state asset regulator.
(2022-03-15). US threatens trade embargo as fighting continues to escalate, sanctions devastate Russian economy. wsws.org Announcing a further escalation of economic warfare against Russia, the US deputy treasury secretary threatened that the US was considering a full trade embargo on Russia and the closure of international waterways to the country.
(2022-03-15). Occidente impulsa la alianza económica ruso-china. globalizacion.ca La obsesiva política de extorsiones económicas-financieras lanzadas por Washington y sus aliados contra Rusia, tras esta nación realizar una operación especial en Ucrania para detener el avance de la OTAN hacia sus fronteras, ha provocado que se fortalezca aún más…
(2022-03-15). China's industrial output up 7.5 pct in first two months. ecns.cn China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 7.5 percent year on year in the first two months of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.
(2022-03-15). Ford Motor Company severs EVs from traditional business, threatening massive job cuts and poverty wages. wsws.org Ford will invest $30 billion in EVs, a huge infusion which will likely not result in profits for years, paid for by cutting its internal combustion business to the bone.
(2022-03-15). Encuentran el cuerpo sin vida del niño desaparecido en Los Palacios. cubadebate.cu Desde horas de la tarde de ayer, Fuerzas del Cuerpo de Bomberos en Pinar del Río, que realizaban junto al MININT, vecinos del lugar y las autoridades del Partido y el Gobierno del municipio de Los Palacios realizaban labores de búsqueda del menor Yadiel González Macias, de 11 años de edad. Fue encontrado el cadáver del infante a 12 metros de la orilla.
(2022-03-15). "Give Us Our Money" SF UESF Teachers Demand Pay & Occupy SFSUD Offices To Get Back Pay. indybay.org Dozens of teachers, members of UESF and supporters rallied at the SFUSD district to demand their back pay. They also had a sleep until they get what is owed them.
(2022-03-15). Helen Winter, CPUSA leader, labor and peace activist. cpusa.org 
In 1908, as the first decade of the 20th century was coming to a close, Helen Winter was born in Seattle, Washington. Her parents, Alfred Wagenknecht and Hortense Allison, as leaders of the Washington State Socialist Party, no doubt hoped that their daughters would grow up to understand and fully participate in the ongoing …
(2022-03-15). Australia: No charges for deadly explosion at Anglo American's Grosvenor mine. wsws.org The Queensland Labor government's Workplace Health and Safety Prosecutor has confirmed no charge will be laid against Anglo American over the Grosvenor mine disaster.
(2022-03-15). Spanish truckers mount nationwide strike against rising fuel prices. wsws.org As strikes spread in Italy, Morocco and beyond, an international movement is emerging against the rise in prices now accelerated by NATO-EU sanctions against Russia.
(2022-03-15). Mayo Clinic researchers recommend investments in vaccine safety in Nature commentary. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The leaders of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group are emphasizing the need for increased long-term study of vaccines and their mechanisms with future safety of patients in mind. Gregory Poland, M.D., and Richard Kennedy, Ph.D., write in their commentary in the scientific journal Nature Reviews Immunology that greater focus on understanding vaccines' downstream effects, not only on immunity but also on all the other biological systems will provide information that can help make vaccines safer…
(2022-03-15). China's fixed-asset investment up 12.2 pct in first two months. ecns.cn China's fixed-asset investment went up 12.2 percent year on year in the first two months of the year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday.
(2022-03-15). Tuesday 3/22: "How Marxists Think" – Online Reading & Discussion Group. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/RevSheWrote…
(2022-03-15). ALBERT EINSTEIN AND THE BILLIONAIRE DOGS OF WAR. indybay.org Einstein, Today, War and Capitalism…
(2022-03-15). US announces sanctions against 11 Russian defense officials. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — The US announced the imposition of sanctions again 11 high-ranking representatives of the Russian forces and military-industrial complex Monday.
(2022-03-15). Germany to purchase 35 nuclear-capable F-35s. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressMarch 14, 2022 Germany to buy US-made F-35s to replace aging bombers Germany said Monday that it will replace some of its aging Tornado bomber jets with U.S.-made F-35A Lightning II aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Announcing the decision, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said Germany also will upgrade its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets …
(2022-03-15). Chris Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. mintpressnews.com Putin played into the hands of the war industry. He gave the warmongers what they wanted. He fulfilled their wildest fantasies. There will be no impediments now on the march to Armageddon.
(2022-03-15). Nuclear expert speaks on the dangers of war between the US and Russia. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site five years ago interviewed Greg Mello, an expert on the dangers of nuclear war. Today we are republishing that interview.
(2022-03-14). The life of a great Marxist: Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022). mronline.org 
Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022) died at home on March 9, surrounded by his books and papers, and by the warmth of his children and his friends.
(2022-03-14). Carrefour joins forces with Israeli settlement profiteers. electronicintifada.net EU seeks more "opportunities for cooperation" with apartheid regime.
(2022-03-14). TAP Returns: Portuguese Airline Resumes Caracas-Lisbon Route. orinocotribune.com 
Through a post on its official Twitter account, the Portuguese airline TAP Air Portugal announced this Friday, March 11, that it will resume flights to Venezuela soon. | The Lisbon-Caracas route will officially resume on June 21, with two weekly flights (Tuesdays and Saturdays), on an Airbus A330neo aircraft, which has a capacity of 34 passengers in Business Class, 96 in Economy Extra and 168 in Economy Class. | The website of the Portuguese airline also reported that it has three additional flights scheduled to Lisbon for April 21 and May 5 and 16. In addition, they informed that regular service will operate on…
(2022-03-14). Hedges: Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. scheerpost.com 
"Raft of Doom" / Illustration by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | The Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, was a wild Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another on the world's chess board, and the global corporations able to loot and pillage by equating predatory capitalism with freedom. In the name of national security, the Cold Warriors, many of them self-identified liberals, demonized labor, independent media, human rights organizations, and those who opposed the permanent war economy and the militarization of American society as…
(2022-03-14). Billionaires Have Gotten $1.7 Trillion Richer Over the Pandemic, Report Finds. truthout.org 
American billionaires have accumulated an enormous amount of wealth during the pandemic as the rest of the public has suffered due to an unstable economy, a new analysis shows. | In an analysis released last week, Americans for Tax Fairness
(2022-03-14). Iran's economy records 4.1% growth in 1st 9 months: CBI. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — Iran's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) witnessed a growth of 4.1% and 3.4% without oil in the first 9 months of the current Iranian calendar year of 1400 (from March 21, 2021 to Dec. 21, 2021), the Iranian Central Bank said Mon.
(2022-03-14). Nature as a Mode of Accumulation: Capitalism and the Financialization of the Earth. transcend.org 1 Mar 2022 – From Sep-Nov 2021, overlapping with the UN Climate Change Conference, three major developments in global finance marked a turning point in the financial expropriation of the earth and a shift in the economic paradigm to unlimited accumulation of total capital, which is now seen as including "natural capital."
(2022-03-14). Russian Ambassador in Caracas: Russia in Favor of Caracas-Washington Rapprochement. orinocotribune.com 
The Russian ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdasárov, considered that the recent visit to Caracas by a delegation from Washington to meet with the government of President Nicolás Maduro "is a sign that they have recognized their mistaken policies towards Venezuela." | For the Russian diplomat, economic and political measures against the Russian Federation have only one objective, which is to uphold the hegemony of the United States government in the world. | During the TV show Here with Ernesto Villegas hosted by the Minister for Culture broadcasted by Venezolana Television, Ambassador Mélik-Bagdasárov sa…
(2022-03-14). 120+ Progressive Groups Urge Schumer to Finish the Job and Pass Biden's Agenda on Climate, Care, and Economic Justice. peoplesaction.org In New Letter, Groups Call on Schumer to Whip Caucus and Bring Package to a Vote in April Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action, the Working Families Party, Indivisible, and the Center for Popular Democracy Action today sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer urging him to resume negotiations, hold hearings, and …
(2022-03-14). 43 years later, Grenada's New Jewel Movement and Maurice Bishop continue to inspire. peoplesdispatch.org The legacy of the New Jewel Movement and Maurice Bishop is still an inspiration for millions of people across the world who imagine a world free from oppression, poverty and imperialism.
(2022-03-14). New Zealand government expedites law to ramp up Russian sanctions. wsws.org Under intensifying international and domestic pressure, the Labour government has passed a law under urgency enabling it to ramp up its sanctions against Russia.
(2022-03-14). Oppose the New Zealand government's criminal policy of mass infection. The working class must fight to eliminate COVID-19! wsws.org The Labour Party-led government has allowed COVID to spread across the country, leading to one of the highest infection rates in the world. Only the intervention of the working class can stop the virus and save lives.
(2022-03-14). Cuba reporta 620 nuevos casos positivos a la COVID-19 y 453 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Cuba confirmó al cierre de este domingo 620 casos positivos a la COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 453 altas médicas, informó en su reporte habitual el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap). En la jornada de ayer se procesaron 10 654 muestras en los laboratorios de biología molecular del país.
(2022-03-14). Starbucks Union Files Complaint Saying Company Is Cutting Hours to Union Bust. truthout.org 
The union representing Starbucks workers across the country has filed a complaint with the federal labor board, saying that the company has been In the unfair labor practice charge, Starbucks Workers United says that in cutting hours, the company is financially punishing organizers or pr…
(2022-03-14). UK and US Jointly Develop Biological Weapons. journal-neo.org 
Documentary evidence of Washington's aggressive plans for developing and manufacturing biological weapons in secret US biological laboratories in Ukraine, banned by international conventions, has been uncovered during the Russian special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, and it is frankly horrifying! Although suspicions of such US activities have already been repeatedly published by many media …
(2022-03-14). Why The World Needs Eco-Socialism. popularresistance.org Climate change affects everyone, but it does not affect everyone the same way. It hammers a capitalist world rampant with inequality and exploitation. This is the case because capitalism neither exploits nor develops evenly. Some nation-states are centers for accumulating wealth and development. Some nation-states are peripheries, and are underdeveloped. | Development and underdevelopment are two sides of the same process: accumulation on a world scale. Climate change, in turn, is a human-made process, a product and accelerator of uneven accumulation. Because it is human-made, some states (as well as some within…
(2022-03-14). As Democrats Call For Gas Sacrifice Over Ukraine, Some Los Angeles Gas Stations Are Already Over $7 A Gallon. moguldom.com Are you paying more than $7 a gallon for gasoline? That's what some drivers are paying in Los Angeles, where driving is a necessity. Democrats and the Joe Biden administration are calling for U.S. citizens to make a sacrifice by paying high gas prices due to sanctions leveled against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. …
(2022-03-14). Ways to Protect Your Data Privacy. southfront.org The data an individual creates and stores on their devices and systems that they use is the most valuable thing there is. Although applications and operating systems can be reinstalled, user-created data is one-of-a-kind. If it is misplaced or seen without permission, the consequences can be disastrous. Want to find out how to protect your data privacy? Then carry on reading. | Overall, the network of a firm may hold documents containing trade secrets, private details about employees or clients, or financial records. A person's social security number, credit card details, and bank details may be exposed through a…
(2022-03-14). International Monetary Fund calls for drastic austerity measures in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The IMF's report came two weeks after the Financial Times published an editorial warning that Sri Lanka and Zambia were the most vulnerable of the world's most heavily-indebted emerging economies.
(2022-03-14). EU plans to tighten sanctions on Russian oil companies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) — The EU plans to impose sanctions against Russian oil giants Rosneft , Transneft and Gazprom Neft and block investments in fuel production, media have reported on Monday.
(2022-03-14). China's FDI inflow up 37.9% in Jan-Feb. ecns.cn Foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland, in terms of actual use, rose 37.9 percent year-on-year to 243.7 billion yuan in the first two months of 2022, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday.
(2022-03-14). A Climate Wake-Up Call For The Chemical Industry. popularresistance.org In 2017, the Trump administration sided with industry lobbyists and rescinded safety rules governing thousands of chemical plants across America. Five years later — after multiple chemical plant explosions in the Houston area — government investigators are telling lawmakers that a lack of federal regulation is heightening the risk of chemical disasters during climate change-related extreme weather events at thousands of facilities nationwide. | President Joe Biden's administration is considering issuing a new rule regulating such facilities — but not until next summer. Chemical companies and ind…
(2022-03-14). Cinco ideas de Karl Marx que siguen vigentes. telesurtv.net Desde la ley de la plusvalía hasta la alienación en el trabajo son hitos de la obra marxista que han persistido a lo largo del tiempo. Marx nació el 5 de mayo de 1818 y falleció el 14 de marzo de 1883.
(2022-03-14). Expand the Minneapolis educators strike! Mobilize the working class for higher wages and against war and the pandemic! wsws.org The walkout in Minneapolis, the most significant development in the class struggle in the United States currently underway, raises issues of crucial importance for workers everywhere.
(2022-03-14). The enduring importance of Eric Williams' "Capitalism and Slavery" mronline.org 
First published in 1944, 'Capitalism and Slavery' is an investigation of the notorious relationship between the Atlantic slave trade and the emergence of European industrial capitalism from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.
(2022-03-14). Servicios a edificios, de alojamiento y belleza: Nueva convocatoria para creación de mipymes y cooperativas en Cuba. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Economía y Planificación anunció sobre una nueva convocatoria para la presentación de solicitudes de creación de mipymes y cooperativas para actividades relacionadas con el alojamiento, servicios de belleza y servicios a edificios (incluye limpieza general de edificios e instalaciones industriales, así como servicios de paisajismo).
(2022-03-14). Why we should oppose a 'no-fly zone' over Ukraine (downloadable brochure for mass distribution). liberationnews.org 
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is distributing this brochure across the country to combat the pro-war frenzy being promoted by the media and ruling class politicians…
(2022-03-14). Western Rush To Ban Everything Russian Smacks Of Totalitarianism. popularresistance.org Western Russophobic hysteria is now in full force. German political culture, heir of the most totalitarian system the world has ever known, has led to the recent firing of a Russian orchestra conductor who refused to condemn Moscow's military actions in Ukraine, and Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko. | As a German Jewish activist friend recently told me, this incident is not totally unrelated to the firing of German Jewish musicians in 1933 as well as German Christian musicians for refusing to support National Socialism, and that was before the 1935 Nuremberg Laws. | And a few weeks ago, Germany's state-owned De…
(2022-03-14). Why we should oppose a "no-fly zone" over Ukraine (downloadable pamphlet). liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation is distributing this pamphlet across the country to combat the pro-war frenzy being promoted by the media and ruling class politicians…
(2022-03-14). La Industria 4.0 y el socialismo. cubadebate.cu Las formas concretas de gestión cambian, pero el protagonismo de las empresas estatales socialistas no debe cambiar. En el contexto empresarial cubano tenemos hoy más herramientas que las que teníamos en los años 80s. Crear un contexto jurídico facilitador es condición necesaria (y se está haciendo), pero no es condición suficiente. Nuevas empresas tendrán que surgir, tecnológicamente diversas, y cada una tendrá que diseñar su camino hacia la rentabilidad.