Panama's Judges Perpetuate Inequality in Reproductive Rights
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
The Ombudsman's Office rejected a ruling by Panama's Supreme Court (CSJ) which validates unequal conditions for female sterilization in public institutions. | RELATED: | Panama To Charge Odebrech $36 Million for Late Payment | Women can only access voluntary sterilization in public hospitals if they are above 23 years old and have at least two children. Men can do so with no condition starting at 18 years of age. | The Social Development Ministry, the Women's Institute, and the Assoc…
telesurenglish.net/news/Panamas-Judges-Perpetuate-Inequality-in-Reproductive-Rights-20210322-0001.html

Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents
Kristen Lee | aclu.org | 2021-03-22
Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is holding a hearing on a bill to establish statehood for Washington, D.C. Since the last congressional hearing on statehood in September 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic, protests in D.C. after the killing of George Floyd, and the insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol building have all highlighted how the lack of full statehood rights continues to cause serious harm to the health and safety of D.C. residents. These events underscore the urgency with which our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C. | Historically, Congress has tre…
aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/lack-of-full-statehood-rights-continues-to-cause-harm-to-d-c-residents

Ecuador's Decision: Job Creation or Capital Liberalization
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday organized the first and only debate between the presidential candidates who will face each other in the second electoral round that will take place on April 11 | RELATED: | Candidates To The Runoff Debate On The Economy And The Effects Of The Pandemic | During this event, the Creating Opportunities (CREO) candidate Guillermo Lasso spent his time attacking the Union for Hope (UNES) candidate Andres Arauz and ju…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuadors-Decision-Job-Creation-or-Capital-Liberalization-20210322-0002.html

Educators, students and parents discuss opposition against the reopening of schools in Germany
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
Countless scientists and medical experts have unequivocally condemned the removal of pandemic safeguards, highlighting in particular the key role played by schools in the spread of the virus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/acti-m22.html

Germany: The WISAG business model–spinoffs, layoffs and wage cuts
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The struggle being carried out by WISAG ground workers at Frankfurt Airport is throwing a sharp light on the antilabour attacks by major corporations during the pandemic and the complicity of the trade unions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/fran-m22.html

Coronavirus mess, scandal contribute to right-wing defeats in Germany
Victor Grossman | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-22
BERLIN–Germany, once viewed as an exaggerated model of exactitude and discipline, is currently in a muddle. Above all, it's the Covid mess. Seen last spring as a model of swift, effective response, Germany is now torn by controversy, with its sixteen states and dozens of politicians squabbling about when to send which kids (if any) …
peoplesworld.org/article/coronavirus-mess-scandal-contribute-to-right-wing-defeats-in-germany/

Oxygen, Medicines, Beds Are in Short Supply in Brazil
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Brazil begins the week with a bleak outlook: supplies and medical facilities to care for COVID-19 patients are dramatically scarce in 25 of its 27 states. | RELATED: | Brazil: Censorship Law Is Used To Shield Bolsonaro From Critics | In these territories, beds in intensive care units (ICUs) have an occupancy rate of over 80 percent and the average number of COVID-19 related deaths exceeds 2,000 cases. | Although President Jair Bolsonaro's administration expressed "concern" over…
telesurenglish.net/news/Oxygen-Medicines-Beds-Are-in-Short-Supply-in-Brazil-20210322-0009.html

"The Chicken Little" Act Isn't Working — COVID Mania Is Wearing Off. Resistance is Unfolding
Jordan Schachtel | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
The "public health experts" are scrambling to remain in the spotlight, …
globalresearch.ca/chicken-little-act-isnt-working-covid-mania-wearing-off/5740503

Green Passes and Dark Inequalities: the Push for COVID Immunity Passports
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
Sensible, ideal, wonderful — if you happen to be in the European Union. This is the air of confidence surrounding the March 17 proposal for a digital COVID immunity passport, or what is officially being called the Digital Green Certificate. The Digital Green Certificate is actually a bundle of three: vaccination certificates stating the brand…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/22/green-passes-and-dark-inequalities-the-push-for-covid-immunity-passports/

Workers report COVID-19 health violations at iconic Seattle-area burger chain
Brenton Brookings | liberationnews.org | 2021-03-22
Dick's Drive-In did not provide workers with any training on coronavirus symptoms or prevention and pressured them to come to work while waiting for COVID-19 test results.
liberationnews.org/workers-report-covid-19-health-violations-at-iconic-seattle-area-burger-chain/

The Emerging Culture of Compassion
Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
'Take your Brothers Need as the Measure for Your Actions' Given the level of divisive conditioning, with its emphasis on competition and selfishness, that we are all exposed to, it's a wonder that kindness and compassion exist at all. But exist they do, and since the global calamity that is Covid-19 hit our streets, a…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/22/the-emerging-culture-of-compassion/

IBM Partners with Moderna for "COVID Reset". "Health Passports Are Here"
Dr. Joseph Mercola | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
Better hang on folks, as technocracy's plan to digitize you to …
globalresearch.ca/ibm-partners-moderna-covid-reset/5740531

Coronavirus mess, scandal contribute to right-wing defeats in Germany
Victor Grossman | peoplesworld.org | 2021-03-22
Germany, once viewed as an exaggerated model of exactitude and discipline, is currently in a muddle. Above all it's the Covid mess. Seen last spring as a model of swift, effective response, Germany is now torn by controversy, with its sixteen states and dozens of politicians squabbling about when to send which kids (if any) …
peoplesworld.org/article/coronavirus-mess-scandal-contribute-to-right-wing-defeats-in-germany/

Two Venezuelan Soldiers Die in Fight With Colombian Traffickers
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) reported that two Venezuelan soldiers died on Sunday during a confrontation with armed groups in the state of Apure in the border area near Colombia. | RELATED: | Venezuela Suffers New Terrorist Attack Against Gas Pipelin | Venezuelan authorities captured 32 people, destroyed six camps in the area, and seized weapons, ammunition, explosives, vehicles, and drugs. | The FANB reported that the deceased soldiers are Major Edward Cobo and Fi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Two-Venezuelan-Soldiers-Die-in-Fight-With-Colombian-Traffickers-20210322-0005.html

Bolivia: Socialists Win in 7 Out of 10 Subnational Governments
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Following the conclusion of local elections in five Bolivian departments on Sunday, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) consolidated its dominance in subnational governments by winning 240 out of 336 mayoralties. | RELATED: | Bolivia: Judge Revokes Anez's Transfer To a Medical Center | Representing a preponderance in 70 percent of the country's local governments, the Socialist candidates secured 13 more mayorships than in the last local elections held in 2015. | Although Santa Cruz…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Socialists-Win-in-7-Out-of-10-Subnational-Governments-20210322-0004.html

In Solidarity with Kshama Sawant
claudia | dsausa.org | 2021-03-22
In Seattle a vicious campaign against working-class communities and politics is underway in the form of a campaign to recall Kshama Sawant. Sawant, the three-time elected city councilwoman, is a socialist, trade unionist, and community activist who has dared to run as an open independent socialist and take on Big Business. Sawant long championed the…
dsausa.org/statements/in-solidarity-with-kshama-sawant/

Vacuna AstraZeneca suspendida en toda Europa. "Posibles reacciones autoinmunes, coagulación sanguínea, accidente cerebrovascular y hemorragia interna"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
ACTUALIZACIàìN | Francia, Alemania e Italia, que habían suspendido la vacuna AstraZeneca, reanudaron su aplicación "después de que los funcionarios de salud intentaron disipar las preocupaciones de que pueda provocar coágulos de sangre" (Informe VA) | Esta decisión fue tomada tras las…
globalizacion.ca/vacuna-astrazeneca-suspendida-en-toda-europa-posibles-reacciones-autoinmunes-coagulacion-sanguinea-accidente-cerebrovascular-y-hemorragia-interna/

Ralph Nader on Corporatism's Threat to Democracy
David Barsamian | progressive.org | 2021-03-22
Legendary progressive discusses the GOP, the 2020 presidential election, and the future of our democracy.
progressive.org/dispatches/ralph-nader-corporatism-democracy-barsamian-210322/

Solidarity with Bessemer Workers/Solidaridad con los Trabajadores de Bessemer
claudia | dsausa.org | 2021-03-22
All eyes are on the workers of Bessemer, Alabama as they struggle against Amazon to win a union. These mostly Black and brown workers, a majority of whom are women, are in the midst of a seven-week union election ending on March 29th to affiliate with RWDSU (Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union.) While Amazon…
dsausa.org/statements/solidarity-with-bessemer-workers-solidaridad-con-los-trabajadores-de-bessemer/

Walmart, Amazon and the Colonial Deindustrialisation of India
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-03-22
In June 2018, the Joint Action Committee against Foreign Retail and E-commerce (JACAFRE) issued a statement on Walmart's acquisition of Flipkart. It argued that it undermines India's economic and digital sovereignty and the livelihood of millions in India. The deal would lead to Walmart and Amazon dominating India's e-retail sector. These two US companies would …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/03/walmart-amazon-and-the-colonial-deindustrialisation-of-india/

[rewind] Janet Yang on the Power and Pain of Being Asian American During the Coronavirus Crisis
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-03-22
In this week's installment of "Scheer Intelligence," host Robert Scheer speaks with Janet Yang, the legendary film producer of "The Joy Luck Club" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt," among many other films, about the appalling onslaught of racism people of Asian descent are currently facing. Yang, who was born in the U.S. and has experienced discrimination since her childhood, notes the difference between what she faced her whole life and the terrifying shape racism is taking today amid the unprecedented crisis.
scheerpost.com/2021/03/21/rewind-janet-yang-on-the-power-and-pain-of-being-asian-american-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rewind-janet-yang-on-the-power-and-pain-of-being-asian-american-during-the-coronavirus-crisis

Protests across the US against anti-Asian violence
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
Protests and vigils took place across the US over the weekend expressing the widespread public opposition to the alarming escalation of anti-Asian violence and racialist hatred over the past year.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/prot-m22.html

Tony Blair and the Iraq War of 2003: Should He Stand Trial for the Crime of Waging a "War of Aggression"?
Adeyinka Makinde | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
March 20th 2003 was the start of the Iraq War, a …
globalresearch.ca/tony-blair-iraq-war-2003-should-stand-trial-crime-waging-war-aggression/5740514

Biden's New Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is Unprecedented…More for Her Climate Warrior Politics Than Her Identity
Sonali Kolhatkar | counterpunch.org | 2021-03-22
In her farewell address to the House of Representatives, New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland said to her colleagues about her new role as interior secretary, "I have the opportunity to make a real difference for communities everywhere by addressing climate change, protecting voting rights, [and] fighting for racial, environmental, and economic justice." It was a…
counterpunch.org/2021/03/22/bidens-new-interior-secretary-deb-haaland-is-unprecedented-more-for-her-climate-warrior-politics-than-her-identity/

Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden's Air Strike in Syria
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2021-03-22
Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden's Air Strike in Syria…
thenation.com/article/politics/ro-khanna-syria-biden/

[Letter] COVID-19 and health care workers burnout: A call for global action
Dharam Kaushik | thelancet.com | 2021-03-22
In recent years, increased administrative burden, productivity metrics and work-life imbalance have caused a high burnout rate amongst healthcare workers (HCW) [1]. A survey of 7500 physicians from 8 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic reveals that this burnout has reached an alarmingly high-rate [2]. HCW responsible for the care of COVID-19 patients are more likely to have depression, anxiety, and mental distress. Psychological distress from witnessing COVID- related deaths, deep despondency, and extra-long work hours are fueling HCW burnout at an exponential rate [3].
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00088-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Video: COVID-19 the "Pandemic" Is Over. "A Novel Virus Closely Related to Corona Viruses Which Contribute to the Common Cold"
Dr. Mike Yeadon | globalresearch.ca | 2021-03-22
First published on September 14, 2020 | Mike Yeadon, Pfizer former chief scientific advisor: Ferguson's model has no validity in the view of most scientists: | "Yes, its a novel virus but its very closely related to at least four other …
globalresearch.ca/covid19-pandemic-over/5723711

Imperial Covid-19 Response Team: A year tracking the global pandemic
imperial.ac.uk | 2021-03-22
Imperial's COVID-19 Response Team has spent over a year tracking the trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic.
imperial.ac.uk/news/218073/imperial-covid-19-response-team-year-tracking

Sunday 3/21: The Great Labor Rebellion of the 1930s
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Zoom meeting. Login info on our website: ICSSMARX.ORG…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/03/19/18840908.php

Oakland Caravan, Traffic Jam, and Rally to Support Amazon Union Drive
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Continuing Actions in Support of Alabama Amazon Workers' Union Drive…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/03/21/18840959.php

Protest at Amazon's New SF Warehouse Site
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
International Day of Protests in Support of Alabama Amazon Workers' Union Drive…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/03/20/18840936.php

We Have Your Back! Amazon Bessemer Oakland Supporters Rally & Caravan
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
As part of an international day of Solidarity, a car caravan and rally was held in Oakland of supporters of the Bessemer Alabama Amazon workers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/03/21/18840987.php

Friday 3/26: Rise Up With Asians March & Rally in San Franisco
Multiple community groups | indybay.org | 2021-03-22
Meet at Union Square, 333 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, then march down Powell & Market Streets to Embarcadero Plaza rally | MASKS & SAFETY DISTANCING REQUIRED; Peaceful protest event…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/03/21/18840981.php

New surge in COVID-19 pandemic accelerates internationally
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
As cases of COVID-19 and deaths from the virus rise around the world, vaccine nationalism becomes an increasingly lethal impediment to a scientifically grounded, internationally coordinated response to the global pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/coro-m22.html

Peru's President Sagasti Refuses To Declare Over 'Vaccinegate'
telesurenglish.net | 2021-03-22
Peru's President Francisco Sagasti announced that he would not attend a congressional subpoena scheduled for Monday to respond to the allegations of COVID-19 illegal vaccinations in his Cabinet. | RELATED: | Peru: Judge Rejects Pre-trial Detention for Martin Vizcarra | On March 18, the Congress' Constitutional Accusations Subcommittee summoned Sagasti on "the Vaccinegate", a scandal involving former Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti and former Foreign Affairs Minister Elizabeth Astet…
telesurenglish.net/news/Perus-President-Sagasti-Refuses-To-Declare-Over-Vaccinegate-20210322-0008.html

Venezuela Returns to National Lockdown as Vaccine Deal Brokered
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-03-22
A ground-breaking agreement between the government and Guaidó-led opposition will allegedly allow the purchase of 12 million additional doses.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/15152

In a Devastating Pandemic Year, Amazon Was Its Biggest Winner
Alec MacGillis | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
How the virus that battered the economy was a boon for Jeff Bezos. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/amazon_5.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2021/03/22/devastating-pandemic-year-amazon-was-its-biggest-winner?cd-origin=rss

Private Prison Company Poisoned Immigrants at Adelanto for A Decade
commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
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commondreams.org/newswire/2021/03/22/private-prison-company-poisoned-immigrants-adelanto-decade?cd-origin=rss

The Evil Within Us: Evangelicals and Mass Murder in Atlanta
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2021-03-22
Millions of largely white Americans, hermetically sealed within the ideology of the Christian Right, yearn to destroy the 'Satanic' forces they blame for the debacle of their lives. And one such evangelical just killed eight people in Atlanta. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/racism_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2021/03/22/evil-within-us-evangelicals-and-mass-murder-atlanta?cd-origin=rss

"We Are Here Because You Are There": Viet Thanh Nguyen on How U.S. Foreign Policy Creates Refugees
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-03-22
Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses why he chooses to use the term "refugee" in his books, and speaks about his own experience as a refugee. His new novel tells the story of a man who arrives in France as a refugee from Vietnam, and explores the main character's questioning of ideology and different visions of liberation. Titled "The Committed," the book is a sequel to "The Sympathizer," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2016. Nguyen says his protagonist is "a man of two faces and two minds" whose ability to see beyond Cold War divisions makes him the perfect fi…
www.democracynow.org/2021/3/22/the_committed_book_viet_thanh_nguyen

Company-police witch hunt continues against Sri Lankan plantation workers
wsws.org | 2021-03-22
The ongoing repression of Alton Estate workers is in line with broader preparations by plantation bosses to drive up productivity and boost profits.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/03/22/camp-m22.html

UAE helped broker peace talks between India and Pakistan: Report
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
UAE helped broker peace talks between India and Pakistan: Report | Unnamed Emirati official said they hoped both sides would eventually resolve trade and Kashmir dispute, Bloomberg reports | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 16: 49 | India and Pakistan cut ties two years ago after a suicide attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed 40 Indian soldiers (AFP) | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) allegedly helped broker a ceasefire…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-india-pakistan-secret-peace-talks

Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended after major fall
MEE, agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended after major fall | Markets have reacted strongly over shock sacking of central bank chief after just three months in the job | MEE and agencies | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 08: 12 | A woman walks past an information screen displaying rates in front of an exchange office in Istanbul, on October 26, 2020 (AFP) | The Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended trading on Monday af…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/istanbul-stock-exchange-briefly-suspended-after-major-fall

Turkey: Lira tumbles and Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended after sharp fall
MEE, agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Turkey: Lira tumbles and Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspended after sharp fall | Markets have reacted strongly over shock sacking of central bank chief after just four months in the job | MEE and agencies | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 08: 12 | A woman walks past an information screen displaying rates in front of an exchange office in Istanbul, on October 26, 2020 (AFP) | The Istanbul stock exchange briefly suspen…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/istanbul-stock-exchange-briefly-suspended-after-major-fall

Egypt's pro-Sisi media to temper criticism of Turkey amid warming ties
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Egypt's pro-Sisi media to temper criticism of Turkey amid warming ties | The development comes as Cairo and Ankara appear to be patching up relations after years of hostility | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 14: 55 | In recent weeks, statements from both Egypt and Turkey have hinted at fresh efforts to mend relations (AFP) | Cairo has welcomed recent Turkish demands that Istanbul-based Egyptian opposition TV channels tone…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-turkey-media-temper-criticism-rapproachment

Egypt's pro-Sisi media to temper criticism of Turkey amid warming ties
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-03-22
Egypt's pro-Sisi media to temper criticism of Turkey amid warming ties | The development comes as Cairo and Ankara appear to be patching up relations after years of hostility | MEE staff | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 14: 55 | Egypt's Minister of Information Osama Heikal said Egypt-based media would be expected to "adhere to calm". 14 June 2020. (Khaled Desouki/AFP) | Cairo has welcomed recent Turkish demands that Istanbul-based Egy…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-turkey-media-temper-criticism-rapproachment

Joe Biden, otro presidente patotero (y van…)
Aram Aharonian | globalizacion.ca | 2021-03-22
A veces, las formas cambian, pero en el fondo Estados Unidos sigue siendo el mismo, al menos para nosotros, los latinoamericanos y caribeños. Algunos pensaron que en vez del garrote, el muro, las restricciones a los inmigrantes y el discurso…
globalizacion.ca/joe-biden-otro-presidente-patotero-y-van/

Cuba's Contributions in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic
Franklin Frederick | zcomm.org | 2021-03-22
The Cuban Revolution shows that when resources are distributed equitably, health outcomes previously unimaginable are possible…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/cubas-contributions-in-the-fight-against-the-covid-19-pandemic/