_____ (2021-03-25). US Escalates New Cold War As Diplomatic Gloves Come Off. popularresistance.org The new Cold War has escalated over the past week as U.S. attempts to dominate both China and Russia backfired in embarrassing fashion for the Biden administration. Behind The Headlines' Dan Cohen is joined by "Silk and Steel" podcast host Carl Zha to discuss the diplomatic fiasco, how U.S. intelligence and media cornered Biden into denouncing Russia, and the Quad Alliance's political contradictions.

Elie Mystal (2021-03-25). The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control. thenation.com The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control…

MEE staff (2021-03-25). 'A killer walks free': Anger erupts over new images of sanctioned Saudi official. middleeasteye.net 'A killer walks free': Anger erupts over new images of sanctioned Saudi official | Ahmed al-Asiri, former deputy chief of Saudi intelligence, seen for first time since being sanctioned by the US over Jamal Khashoggi's murder | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 17: 10 | The images of Ahmed al-Asiri shared online have raised a number of questions (Screengrab/Twitter) | New images of Ahmed al-Asiri, Saudi Arabia's deputy head of…

Jake Richards (2021-03-25). Jehovah's Witnesses congregation vicariously liable. ukhumanrightsblog.com In The Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v BXB [2021] EWCA Civ 356, the Court of Appeal has offered further guidance on vicarious liability following Supreme Court decisions last year in VM Morrison Supermarkets PLC v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 and Barclays Bank v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13. As set …

Brasil de Fato (2021-03-24). Brazil's Supreme Court rules that Sérgio Moro was partial when convicting Lula. peoplesdispatch.org The 2nd Panel of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) confirmed on Tuesday March 23, with a result of 3 votes to 2, the existence misconduct by former judge Sergio Moro in the cases involving former president Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) in the Operation Car Wash case. This is the latest chapter in the legal battle of Lula, following a decision on March 8 which annulled the convictions against the ex-president and opened the doors for him to be a presidential candidate in 2022. | The latest ruling was thanks to a change in vote of the minister Carmen Lucía, who had voted, in 2018, when the proc…

_____ (2021-03-24). Supreme Court Case On Farmworker Protections Could Harm All Regulation. popularresistance.org The legacy of Cesar Chavez has been getting another look in recent months. In January, President Joe Biden placed a bust of the 20th-century labor leader in the Oval Office, giving journalists the opportunity to reexamine how Chavez fought for farmworkers, while commentators on social media noted that Chavez's treatment of undocumented immigrants, at certain points during his life, complicates his image as a tireless champion of migrant laborers. | But a sinister reexamination of Chavez's legacy is also happening. A California labor regulation that resulted from his campaigning is under threat from the Supreme Co…

Aaron Maté (2021-03-24). Bellingcaught: Who is the mysterious author of Bellingcat's attacks on OPCW whistleblower? thegrayzone.com After publishing fraudulent claims in a bid to smear OPCW whistleblowers, Bellingcat has been caught in another subterfuge that contradicts its stated allegiance to "transparency and accountability": a hidden, external author writing its material. The website Bellingcat promotes itself as a collective of digital sleuths who "pledge allegiance to truth and evidence and abide by the principles of transparency and accountability." Its self-described "groundbreaking investigations," especially those aimed at Russia and Syria, have led to fawning Western media endorsements of …

Raul Diego (2021-03-24). US Gins Up a "Credible" Iranian Nuclear Menace Befitting Its Own Stockpile. mintpressnews.com With Western intelligence sources once again stoking the flames of a nuclear Iran and the secret movement of America's nuclear warheads across Europe, the war economy is up to its old tricks.

Stephen Soldz (2021-03-24). American Psychological Association, Guantanamo, and Torture. zcomm.org It is vital for the profession of psychology to learn lessons from the involvement of APA leaders and some of its members in the abusive and otherwise problematic activities of the military and intelligence community post-9/11…