(2021-03-16). Bay Area elites attempt to divide and conquer in aftermath of violence against Asian residents. liberationnews.org 
The violence oppressing both Black and Asian communities is a symptom of capitalism, a system that puts profits over people.
(2021-03-16). India Should Hold the Line on Myanmar. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-03-16). America's National Humiliation by Eurasia: Uncle Sam Is 'Sick Man' of the West. globalresearch.ca As American economic power continues to decline, a division has …
(2021-03-16). The Current Situation Concerning the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2021-03-16). Latest SIPRI data shows 25% rise in arms imports to Middle East and North Africa region. peoplesdispatch.org Complementing the increase in arms import by West Asian and North African countries, the United States, France and Germany saw a substantial increase in their respective weapons exports, with the US continuing as the world's largest arms exporter…
(2021-03-16). Monday 4/12: Oakland Asian Cultural Center's First-Ever South & Southeast Asian New Year Celebration. indybay.org Online…
(2021-03-16). Saturday 4/17: Oakland Asian Cultural Center's First-Ever South & Southeast Asian New Year Celebration! indybay.org Online…
(2021-03-16). China approves new Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. laprensalatina.com Beijing, Mar 16 (efe-epa).- China has given an emergency use approval for a new Covid-19 vaccine, local media reported on Tuesday. The recombinant protein subunit vaccine is the first of its kind to be authorized for clinical use in the Asian country. The vaccine, developed jointly by Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical and the Chinese Academy of …
(2021-03-16). North Korea warns America as US state, defense secretaries begin Asia trip. laprensalatina.com Seoul, Mar 16 (efe-epa).- North Korean Kim Jong Un's sister has slammed the United States and warned it against "causing a stink," state media reported on Tuesday. Kim Yo Jong's statement came as the new US secretaries of state and defense began a trip to Asia that would take them to Tokyo and Seoul. "We …
(2021-03-16). 2020 Revealed How Poorly the US Was Prepared for COVID-19—and Future Pandemics. jamanetwork.com It was not obvious when 2020 began what a grim year it would turn out to be. The first reported US case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was on January 19, 2020, in a man who had returned from Wuhan, China, 4 days earlier. The next day, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started screening at 3 major airports hosting international travelers (John F. Kennedy International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and San Francisco International Airport). The first cases that were not related to travel were confirmed on February 26 and 28, 2020, signaling that COVID-19 was not limited to cases…
(2021-03-16). Dangerous Waterways: U.S. Militarization of the South China Sea. US-China Adversarial Relations. globalresearch.ca US forces are deployed in parts of the world not its …
(2021-03-16). The First-Ever Quad Leadership Summit (US, Australia, India, Japan) Confirmed the Bloc's Anti-China Purpose. globalresearch.ca The bloc thought that it could dispel suspicions of its motives …
(2021-03-16). La verdad sobre los derechos humanos en China. globalizacion.ca Intervención en Foro sobre Relaciones Bilaterales e Intercambio Político China-Panamá, 2 de marzo de 2021. Los otros expositores fueron el Partido del Pueblo (PC) y el Frente Amplio por la Democracia (FAD). | *** | La guerra ilegal que Estados Unidos libra…
(2021-03-16). Japan, US warn of China's 'destabilizing behavior'. laprensalatina.com Tokyo, Mar 16 (efe-epa).- The United States and Japan Tuesday denounced China's "destabilizing behavior" in the region and alleged that Beijing's conduct was inconsistent with the international order. The two sides condemned the Chinese military activities in the Pacific region, the situation in Hong Kong and of the Uighur minority in the troubled Xinjiang region …
(2021-03-16). Vijay Prashad Warns Biden Is "Doubling Down" on Trump's Anti-China Cold War Policy. democracynow.org 
Beijing has accused the U.S. of perpetuating a Cold War mentality as President Joe Biden and senior administration officials shore up alliances in the Pacific region to counter China's growing influence and increasingly describe the country as a geopolitical threat. Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, says the "bellicose" tone out of Washington is not because the U.S. sees China as a military threat, but because China threatens U.S. dominance in the scientific, technological and diplomatic spheres. "It's very chilling what the U.S. government is doing in ramping up this cold…
(2021-03-16). Sanitized Tyranny: The Weaponization of Truth. dissidentvoice.org 
On Jan. 8, 2021, two days after the Capitol Hill "insurrection", the Parler social media app was the number #1 most downloaded app in the Apple App Store. On "January 10, 2021, Parler CEO John Matze announced the company had been 'dropped by virtually all of its business alliances after Amazon, Apple and Google ended …
(2021-03-16). °Los trabajadores no son robots! Racismo, aceleración de la alta tecnología y la campaña sindical de la Amazon. workers.org 
Una campaña de organización histórica está en marcha en Bessemer, Alabama, en el almacén de Amazon BHM1. Casi 6.000 trabajadores, en su mayoría negros, casi la mitad mujeres, están decidiendo si unirse al Sindicato de Minoristas, Mayoristas y Grandes Tiendas (RWDSU siglas en ingles). La votación continúa hasta el 29 . . . |
(2021-03-16). Test and Trace is the Dead Elephant in the Room. counterpunch.org 
As Britain enters a post-pandemic era, its struggle with Covid-19 reveals a country that is a complicated mix of strengths and weaknesses. On the one hand, Britain has developed, manufactured and distributed effective vaccines quicker than any other nation. On the other, it has constructed the biggest gravy train in British history, one that pays
(2021-03-16). VIDEO: A Guide to US Empire in Africa: Neocolonial Order & AFRICOM. liberationnews.org 
Abby Martin speaks to Eugene Puryear to discuss the big picture of U.S. imperialism in Africa…
(2021-03-16). Blinken, Biden, and the Blob. counterpunch.org Blinken, Biden, and the Blob took fright But they knew just what to do. They'd run enough ads and start enough fads Until they had scared you too. "Where are you going, and what do you wish?" The old moon asked the three. "We have come to Iran for a magic dish "For we must
(2021-03-16). Ten Years Since Beginning of Failed Regime-Change Operation Against Syria. globalresearch.ca On this exact day ten years ago, NATO, the Gulf Cooperation …
(2021-03-16). A record 6 Native Americans elected to Congress, here's where they stand on climate. peoplesworld.org 
Indigenous peoples have a critical role to play in the fight against climate change. Though they make up just 5 percent of the world's population, their lands encompass more than 80 percent of global biodiversity. Indigenous lands are also at greatest risk from the multiple threats posed by climate change: rising sea levels, warmer temperatures, …
(2021-03-16). Iran unveils indigenous COVID-19 rapid test kit. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — A new indigenous COVID-19 rapid test kit was unveiled at Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in the presence of the IRGC Chief Commander on Tuesday.
(2021-03-16). Turkey marks 33rd anniversary of Halabja massacre. yenisafak.com Turkey's vice president on Tuesday remembered the victims of a chemical attack on the Iraqi city of Halabja which killed thousands of local Kurds."Today is the 33rd anniversary of the largest chemical attack targeting civilians in the history of humanity," Fuat Oktay said on Twitter.On March 16, 1988, some 5,000-7,000 Kurds, including babies, children, women, and the elderly, are estimated to have been killed during the Iran-Iraq war when forces loyal to Saddam Hussein dropped toxic mustard and sarin gases on Halabja.Oktay wished Allah's mercy on the victims of the attack and said: "I condemn all crimes against h…
(2021-03-16). Blood-drenched Bolivian coup leader in prison. liberationnews.org 
Photo: Demonstration in Fresno, California in solidarity with the Bolivian people's struggle against the coup Bolivian coup leader and former self-proclaimed president Jeanine àÅñez, was arrested on Saturday in the department of Beni, where she was found hiding in a box to avoid detection from authorities. Earlier today, àÅñez made her first appearance in front …
(2021-03-16). COVID-19 laid bare the struggles and exploitation that domestic workers face. peoplesdispatch.org While domestic workers number in the tens of millions—constituting a major proportion of India's workforce—their labor is not formally recognized, and they lack essential rights and guarantees.
(2021-03-16). Biden calls on local preachers & doctors to promote vaccines… dismissing Fauci's appeal for Trump to help get skeptics on board. rt.com 
President Joe Biden apparently doesn't share his chief Covid-19 adviser's view that Donald Trump would be a "game changer" in promoting vaccines, instead saying local church leaders and doctors would have the biggest impact. | "The thing that has more impact than anything Trump would say to the MAGA folks is what the local doctor, what the local preacher, what the local people in the community say," Biden said on Monday of the advice he's getting from staffers. "So I urge all local docs and ministers and priests to talk about why, why it's important to get that vaccine, and even after that until everyone is, i…
(2021-03-16). Vanity Fair accuses Trump of KILLING 400,000 people with Covid, Trump supporters want to see the mag sued. rt.com 
Vanity Fair is seemingly holding Donald Trump responsible for murdering 400,000 Americans with Covid-19. Needless to say, there's no mention of Andrew Cuomo or Joe Biden. Some suggested a libel suit might teach the mag a lesson. | The story begins with Jared Kushner, son-in-law and adviser to the former president, who on Monday
(2021-03-16). Another Six European Nations Hit Pause on Astrazeneca Vaccine. telesurenglish.net France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, and Cyprus on Monday suspended the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns. | RELATED: | They described the move as a precautionary measure pending a decision by the European Medicines Authority (EMA), which had greenlighted the use of the vaccine in the European Union (EU) on Jan. 29. | "The EMA is to give its opinion tomorrow afternoon. The decision that…
(2021-03-16). Iran unveils "Fakhra" COVID-19 vaccine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — The first phase of the clinical trial of the "Fakhra" vaccine started on Tuesday in the presence of ministers of Defense and Health and Medical Education.
(2021-03-16). Japan PM receives Covid-19 shot ahead of US visit. laprensalatina.com Tokyo, Mar 16 (efe-epa).- Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Tuesday received the first of the two doses of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine in the run-up to his meeting with President Joe Biden in the United States next month. Medics gave Suga a Pfizer vaccine dose, the only one currently approved in the country. The prime minister …
(2021-03-16). NY State Senator Alessandra Biaggi Says Cuomo Has Abused His Power for Years & Must Resign. democracynow.org 
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is refusing to step down despite growing calls for his resignation after multiple accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct, as well as his cover-up of thousands of COVID-19 nursing home deaths. Alessandra Biaggi, a New York state senator representing parts of the Bronx and Westchester, says it's long past time for Cuomo to go and that the many scandals surrounding the governor reveal a consistent pattern. "The governor has not only abused his position of power, but he has used it in a way that is political and as a way to have the executive branch essentially protect himself…
(2021-03-16). Immigrant Advocate: Unaccompanied Minors Are Not a "Border Crisis" But a Humanitarian Crisis. democracynow.org 
Thousands of migrant children seeking refuge are being held in crowded cells amid an increase in asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Despite claims by Republican lawmakers during a tour of the southern border aimed at warning against rollbacks of Trump's immigration policy, most adults at the border are still being turned away, while the Biden administration is allowing unaccompanied children to cross while their cases are processed. Thousands of the unaccompanied minors are being sent to cities across Texas to be housed and processed, including Dallas, where FEMA will hold as many as 3,000 unaccompanied te…
(2021-03-16). Tehran, Seoul confer on expansion of humanitarian trade. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — South Korea and Iran held video talks Tuesday on the use of Tehran's funds frozen under US sanctions to expand bilateral humanitarian trade.
(2021-03-16). Boston School Bus Drivers Union blasts bosses' reopening schemes. workers.org 
In direct confrontation with the U.S. ruling class' monolithic drive to "reopen" schools and businesses, even as the pandemic continues to rage, Boston School Bus Drivers picketed their employer, Transdev, March 9. They gave voice to the outrage of frontline workers over this dangerous gamble with the lives of both . . . |
(2021-03-16). US Department Of Health Pressured Brazil Into Rejecting Sputnik V. popularresistance.org The developers of the Russian vaccine against the coronavirus have condemned the actions of the American authorities and stressed that nations should be fighting as a united front against the pandemic. | The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has admitted in its annual report that it used "diplomatic relations" in order to force Brazil, one of the worst-hit countries in terms of the pandemic, to reject authorisation of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V. | The American authorities put their actions down to the need to "mitigate efforts" by Russia to boost its "influence" in the region, which,…
(2021-03-16). New York Boricua Resistance: No International Working Women's Day without trans women. workers.org 
This statement was co-written by Alicia Rodriguez and Gabriela Malespin of New York Boricua Resistance and presented by Malespin during the March 13 webinar sponsored by New York City-based International Working Women's Day Coalition. The webinar was entitled "Women and oppressed-gender workers rise up: The real pandemic is capitalism. The . . . |
(2021-03-16). Washington in Afghanistan: How Long Must This Go On? counterpunch.org 
The United States military and mercenary forces need to leave Afghanistan now. Even Donald Trump understood this, at least in public. The US mission was a failure within a year of its 2001 invasion. It could not and cannot reshape the political landscape in that nation. It tried in the 1970s and the 1980s when it created and armed the mujaheddin to fight the Soviet-supported government. It couldn't mold the nation of Afghanistan into a willing client after the Taliban marched into Kabul. It has failed to do so since it invaded the country in 2001 under the pretense of going after Osama bin Laden. To repeat, the U…
(2021-03-16). Afghanistan: No Troop Withdrawal. US Remains Inert in the Face of Taliban Attacks. globalresearch.ca The American presence in Afghanistan appears to be far from over. …
(2021-03-16). Crippled by Assad regime, Syrian boy lives in fear. yenisafak.com A civil war in Syria that started 10 years ago has left nearly 12,000 Syrian children either dead or injured, according to a new report on Tuesday by UNICEF. | The UN children's agency warned in a statement that the war "has left the lives and futures of a generation of children hanging by a thread," with nearly 90% of children in need of humanitarian assistance, and a "precarious" situation for children and families alike. | More than 500,000 children under the age of five are suffering from stunting due to chronic malnutrition, the report said. Over 2 million children are out of school, 40% of them girls.
(2021-03-16). Peace Delegation Visits Nicaragua To Explore Impact Of US Sanctions. dissidentvoice.org 
For the next two weeks, I am in Nicaragua on the first delegation organized by the Sanctions Kill coalition and the Friends of the ATC (Asociacion de Trabajadores del Campo — Association of Rural Workers) to study the impact of sanctions imposed by the United States on Nicaragua and learn about the Sandinista Revolution. The …
(2021-03-16). "Bible and Sword": England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour. globalresearch.ca Part of history is reading historical documents, and it is in …
(2021-03-16). Protecting Pro-Palestine Activists Can Feel Almost Impossible—but These Students Succeeded. thenation.com Protecting Pro-Palestine Activists Can Feel Almost Impossible—but These Students Succeeded…
(2021-03-16). Press Release: Pledge that Palestine is a Feminist Issue. indybay.org Today the Palestinian Feminist Collective (PFC) launches a pledge and open letter asking US women and feminist organizations, social and racial justice organizations, and people of conscience to adopt Palestinian liberation as a critical feminist issue. The pledge lists six concrete steps and commitments the Collective proposes to advance a truly intersectional and decolonial feminist vision in Palestine. These include pledging support for Palestinian rights to free speech and political organizing, the rejection of the conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, the endorsement of the Boycott, Divestment, and…
(2021-03-16). Israel sentences 14-year-old Palestinian boy to two months in prison. middleeasteye.net 
Israel sentences 14-year-old Palestinian boy to two months in prison | Abdullah Obaid handed himself to Israeli authorities after being accused of throwing stones at police | Tue, 03/16/2021 – 14: 19 | Abdullah Obaid, 14, hugs his mother farewell before handing himself to an Israeli detention centre in West Jerusalem, 16 March 2021 (Screengrab) | An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced a 14-year-old Palestinian…
(2021-03-16). EU Greenlights Talks for Possible Sputnik Procurement After Dubbing Russia's Rollout "Propaganda" globalresearch.ca Reuters in a new report has admitted the "unthinkable" now looks …
(2021-03-16). 10 Years after the Outbreak of the Syrian Revolution, the US is Still Prolonging the Agony. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On March 15, 2011, ten years ago this week, the first tiny demonstrations took place in Damascus in Syria. A larger protest, however, was staged in the town of Deraa south of the capital on March 18, from which most observers start the Syrian revolution. The first wave of protests, …
(2021-03-16). Perfidy Meets Putty — Congressional Democrats Betray Voters. counterpunch.org 
Do you remember the promises made by the Democratic Party's presidential and Congressional candidates on universal health insurance? You can forget their pledges and somber convictions now that your votes put the Democrats in charge of the House and the Senate. The Democrats' leaders are abandoning their promises and retreating into a cowardly corporatist future.
(2021-03-16). Biden administration to house up to 3,000 migrant kids in Dallas convention center turned into 'decompression' facility — reports. rt.com 
The Biden administration reportedly plans to use a Dallas convention center to hold as many as 3,000 migrant teenagers, easing overcrowding in detention facilities as open-borders policies spur a surge in illegal immigration. | Federal agencies will use the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for up to 90 days, starting as early as this week, to detain 15- to 17-year-old migrant boys, the Associated Press
(2021-03-16). US set to face more migrants on Mexico border than in 'last 20 years' — Homeland Security boss. rt.com 
The US is set to encounter more migrants on its southwestern border than it had over the past 20 years, warns Secretary of Homeland Security, defending Washington's handling of the ongoing influx of unaccompanied child migrants. | The prediction was "The situation we are currently facing at the southwest border is a difficult one. We are tackling it," Mayorka…