(2022-03-18). EAEU Countries Develop and Strengthen Cooperation. journal-neo.org 
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Launched on February 2, 2012, it has become the permanent regulatory body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The main purpose of the Eurasian Economic Commission is to ensure the conditions for the functioning and development of the EAEU and to draw up …
(2022-03-18). David North to address Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE online public meeting: Oppose US—NATO war drive and the Russian invasion of Ukraine! wsws.org This Sunday's meeting is part of the struggle being waged by the ICFI to build a socialist anti-war movement of the working class in Sri Lanka, the South Asian region and internationally.
(2022-03-18). Protests call out Peter Dutton at warmongers luncheon. greenleft.org.au Dozens of people joined a protest outside the Hilton Hotel where former Defence Minister Peter Dutton addressed an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon to give an "inside look at Australia's defense posture amidst rising global tensions and dynamic activity in Europe and Asia". | Activists from a range of anti-war, social justice and socialist groups chanted and gave Dutton the welcome he deserved.
(2022-03-18). Applications open for Imperial's media academy for minority ethnic staff. imperial.ac.uk Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic researchers at Imperial can now apply for the tailored development programme.
(2022-03-18). US, NATO, Russia, Ukraine and the Whiteness of Empire. orinocotribune.com By Roger Stoll — Mar 14, 2020 | Since the turn of the century the US has marched steadily eastward across Europe with an occupation force called NATO. Supposedly a military alliance, NATO is really just the US plus its subordinate nations. It's hostile to many peoples of the world in West Asia/Middle East, Africa and Latin America, but it's especially preoccupied with Russians. NATO's newest members include: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (all joined 2004); Albania and Croatia (both joined 2009); Montenegro (joined 2017) and North Macedonia (joined 2020); Georgia and Ukr…
(2022-03-18). We Are in a Period of Great Tectonic Shifts. dissidentvoice.org 
Chiharu Shiota (Japan), Navigating the Unknown, 2020. The war in Ukraine has focused attention on the shifts taking place in the world order. Russia's military intervention has been met with sanctions from the West as well as with the transport of arms and mercenaries to Ukraine. These sanctions will have a major impact on the …
(2022-03-18). New study shows equal pay gap even wider than realized. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON — A new study of paychecks for working men and women shows the equal pay gap is even wider than people realize. That's because the commonly used figure—median pay for a working woman last year was 83 cents for every dollar the median working man earns—just counts full-time workers. Add in the nation's part-timers, …
(2022-03-18). San Diego police shoot and kill woman while serving eviction notice. wsws.org Yan Li, distraught and apparently suffering from a mental crisis, was shot down in the doorway of her apartment by a team of highly armed officers.
(2022-03-18). Normal Butcheries: Saudi Arabia's Latest Mass Execution. dissidentvoice.org Great reformers are not normally found in theocratic monarchies. Despite assertions to the contrary, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains archaic in the way it deals with its opponents. In its penal system, executions remain standard fare. With liberal democratic countries fixated with the Ukraine conflict and Russia's Vladimir Putin, it was prudent for Saudi …
(2022-03-18). Sick and Sicker, Dumb and Dumber, Rich and Richer. dissidentvoice.org 
Quote — "The US will likely end up supplying Ukraine with Switchblade loitering munitions. The system poses a real threat. Nevertheless, the Russian military will likely use the tactics we saw in Syria to neutralize this threat." (Southfront) And, well, it is tax time, and these beasts of a nation — Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, MSM …
(2022-03-18). Yemeni refugees need same level of support and solidarity shown to Ukraine, human rights group says. peoplesworld.org 
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has expressed disappointment at a failure to provide adequate aid to the people of Yemen after Wednesday's international pledging conference. World leaders committed just $1.3 billion of the $4.2bn which the United Nations says is essential to reach over 23.4 million Yemeni people in need. According to the UN, 31,000 …
(2022-03-17). Facebook accused of boosting far-right BJP in Indian elections. peoplesworld.org 
Facebook has been accused of boosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu chauvinist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in elections by offering it cheaper advertising deals. The social media giant charged the BJP a lower rate in nine of 10 elections, according to analysis by transparency watchdogs and press monitoring groups. This allowed the far-right governing …
(2022-03-17). Headlines for March 17, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Blames Russia for Attack on Mariupol Theater Where Hundreds Sheltered, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Asks U.S. Congress for More Weapons, WHO Warns 6 Million People in Ethiopia's Tigray Region Face "Unparalleled Health Crisis", U.N. Drive for Yemen Aid Falls Far Short of Goal Needed to Avert Catastrophe, UK's Boris Johnson Meets With Saudi Crown Prince, Urging the Kingdom to Pump More Oil, FBI Documents Reveal Saudi Spy Linked to Prince Bandar Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, Homeland Security Dept. Grants 18-Month TPS to Afghans Who Fled Taliban Takeover, Second Gentleman Doug Em…
(2022-03-17). Calling Ukraine "Relatively Civilized" Invokes a Racist Ranking of Europeanness. truthout.org 
CBS senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata's contrast of Ukraine, which he described as "relatively civilized, relatively European," with Iraq and Afghanistan, where "conflict has been raging for decades," went viral and offended millions around the globe. This dangerous comment was a sobering reminder of the persisting racism, Islamophobia and colonial mentalities still propagated by mainstream media. While people from the Middle East expressed their shock and disappointment at being…
(2022-03-17). Notas sobre as guerras e o pacifismo raso. globalresearch.ca "Nà£o detenhas um exército que recua à casa; o inimigo lutará até a morte. | Ao adversário cercado deve-se deixar uma saída… | Nà£o pressiones demasiado um inimigo em desespero" | (Sun Tzu, "A Arte da Guerra") | Breve decálogo sobre …
(2022-03-17). COVID-19 Pandemic Sends 4.7M More People into Extreme Poverty in Southeast Asia. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2022-03-17). All That Glitters Is Not Necessarily Russian Gold. strategic-culture.org The "rules-based international order" — as in "our way or the highway" — is unraveling much faster than anyone could have predicted. | The "rules-based international order" — as in "our way or the highway" — is unraveling much faster than anyone could have predicted. | The Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) and China are starting to design a new monetary and financial system bypassing the U.S. dollar, supervised by Sergei Glazyev and intended to compete with the Bretton Woods system. | Saudi Arabia — perpetrator of bombing, famine and genocide in Yemen, weaponized by U.S., UK and EU —…
(2022-03-17). Compromised TRIPS Waiver will prolong pandemic inequalities. peoplesdispatch.org As the COVID-19 pandemic turns two, access to medicines movements warn that a recent compromise deal on the TRIPS waiver allegedly outlined by the US, the EU, India and South Africa will not be enough to address existing inequities…
(2022-03-17). Fear psychosis, arrests, and deafening silence in Kashmir. peoplesdispatch.org At least 35 journalists in Kashmir have faced police interrogation, raids, threats, physical assault, or fabricated criminal cases for their reporting since the Indian government downgraded the state into two union territories in August 2019. Dozens more have been placed on A 36-page rep…
(2022-03-17). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Fuel prices rise due to war in Ukraine triggering workers' protests in Italy, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cyprus and France; South African Clover workers stoppage enters week 16 as gold miners continue stoppage at Sibanye-Stillwater, both face union sabotage; protests in southern Iraq over food prices as cost of sunflower oil and wheat from Ukraine rise due to war…
(2022-03-17). Nuclear War Is "On the Table". Build Awareness. Say No to Joe Biden's $1.2 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Program! globalresearch.ca Will the US launch "Mini-nukes" against Iran in Retaliation for Tehran's "Non-compliance"?
(2022-03-17). Israel lobby group ADL rehabilitates Hitler's accomplices in Ukraine. electronicintifada.net Western governments don't want their people to know they are supporting Nazis.
(2022-03-17). Why is the West Launching a Mercenary War? journal-neo.org 
Even in an era of moral decline of the autochthonous population, the rulers of the Roman Empire relied on mercenaries when military service turned from prestigious to onerous for their own citizens. The Persians also relied during the crisis of their empire on Greek mercenaries, who represented the most combat-ready troops of Darius III in …
(2022-03-17). The Great Reset: Saudi Arabia Considers Pricing Oil In Yuan Instead of Dollars For Chinese Oil Sales. moguldom.com Saudi Arabia is in talks with China to price some of its oil sales to China in yuan, a move that experts say would boost the standing of China's currency and put a dent in the U.S. dollar's dominance of the global petroleum market. The U.S. dollar is the world's leading reserve currency — an …
(2022-03-17). Elections in South Korea — Who Voted for Whom, and Why did Yoon Win? journal-neo.org 
So, the elections have finished and a winner has been declared! The election results have been discussed in detail in the Korean media, with breakdowns of the results by region and in terms of the age and sex of voters. According to data published by the Korean Electoral Commission following the counting of votes, elector turnout …
(2022-03-17). Sri Lankan workers and youth speak out against US-led war drive and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org Workers and youth discussed the roots of the war in Ukraine, its catastrophic consequences, and the international socialist program required to stop it.
(2022-03-17). German population shows solidarity with Ukrainian refugees in Berlin, authorities display indifference. wsws.org As in 2015, when tens of thousands of people sought refuge from the wars in the Middle East, especially from Syria, working people in Berlin have responded with overwhelming solidarity to the arrival of Ukrainian refugees.
(2022-03-17). Syrian Activist Condemns Russia for Targeting Civilians & Hospitals from Aleppo to Mariupol. democracynow.org 
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth week, Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have increasingly attacked civilian areas to pound Ukrainian cities into submission, a strategy Russia has employed to devastating effect in Syria, where the Russian Air Force has bombed many cities to rubble in an effort to support the government of Bashar al-Assad since entering the war in 2015. However, the international response to suffering in Ukraine signals a "very clear difference" than in Syria, says Waad Al-Kateab, the award-winning filmmaker whose 2019 Oscar-nominated documentary "For Sama" show…