Todd Smith (2022-03-02). The CIA Propaganda Verse: Putin's Ploy in "Context" dissidentvoice.org I don't feel safe in this World no more, I don't wanna die in a nuclear war, I wanna sail away to a distant shore and live like an Apeman — From the song "Apeman" by the Kinks, 1970 Considering the Chernobyl-like crisis bubbling over Ukraine in recent days, some questions arise like mushroom clouds …

_____ (2022-03-01). Facing Mexico's Zero-Waste Challenge. popularresistance.org Grassroots organizations in Mexico are promoting inclusive recycling by helping usher trash pickers, or pepenadores, into the salaried workforce. In the endeavor, they draw on positive experiences around the developing world. What's more, Mexican environmental activists have devised unique ways to attract community participation in reducing and recycling domestic waste. | Para leer este artículo en Español, haz click AQUÂ | Inclusive recycling, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit report, is understood as: | "Those waste management systems that prioritize recovery and recycling, recognizing and formalizing…

WSWS (2022-03-01). Coroner's inquiry begins into New Zealand's far-right terror attack. wsws.org Lawyers for the families of some of the 51 people killed in the 2019 massacre in Christchurch criticised the suppression of evidence by the royal commission of inquiry, which whitewashed the government, police and intelligence agencies.

Anonymous765 (2022-03-01). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — March 1, 2022. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…

In Contempt (2022-03-01). In Contempt #14: Political Prisoner Updates; Hunger Strikes in New York, North Carolina and Bay Area. itsgoingdown.org As always, we have a lot going on this month. There are several major political prisoner updates — Eric King is set to go to trial in several weeks, Sundiata Acoli's parole case has reached the New Jersey Supreme Court, and Doug Wright of the Cleveland 4 is set to be released to a halfway…

Chris Walker (2022-03-01). With Help From Manchin, Republicans Filibuster Abortion Rights Bill in Senate. truthout.org A Republican-led filibuster blocked the passage of a bill that would have codified the tenets of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that established abortion rights and protections, which is currently at risk of being overturned by conservative justices. | The bill, titled the Women's Health Protection Act,

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Donald Trump Appeals Ruling Forcing Him to Testify in NY Probe into His Business Dealings. sputniknews.com On 17 February New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron said that ex-President Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr, and daughter Ivanka Trump must each comply with legal orders that prosecutors issued in December to testify as part of the ongoing investigation into the Trump Organization's alleged financial misinformation.

Kevin Gosztola (2022-03-01). Amid Nuclear Crisis, US Officials Reluctant To Pursue Ceasefire In Russia-Ukraine War. thedissenter.org President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Photo from White House and in the public domain)[EDITOR'S NOTE: While this site typically focuses on whistleblower stories, during the Russia-Ukraine war we are expanding what we normally publish to promote more nuanced coverage of the conflict and reject a Cold War atmosphere that limits discussion of key issues.] | The world is in a nuclear crisis, and instead of strongly supporting ceasefire talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Western countries are pouring gasoline on the fire. | On February 24, delegations from Ukraine and Russia met on the Ukraine-…

WSWS (2022-03-01). Coroner's inquiry begins into New Zealand's far-right terror attack. wsws.org Lawyers for the families of some of the 51 people killed in the 2019 massacre in Christchurch criticised the suppression of evidence by the royal commission of inquiry, which whitewashed the government, police and intelligence agencies.

Anonymous765 (2022-03-01). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — March 1, 2022. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…

In Contempt (2022-03-01). In Contempt #14: Political Prisoner Updates; Hunger Strikes in New York, North Carolina and Bay Area. itsgoingdown.org As always, we have a lot going on this month. There are several major political prisoner updates — Eric King is set to go to trial in several weeks, Sundiata Acoli's parole case has reached the New Jersey Supreme Court, and Doug Wright of the Cleveland 4 is set to be released to a halfway…

sputniknews (2022-03-01). Donald Trump Appeals Ruling Forcing Him to Testify in NY Probe into His Business Dealings. sputniknews.com On 17 February New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron said that ex-President Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr, and daughter Ivanka Trump must each comply with legal orders that prosecutors issued in December to testify as part of the ongoing investigation into the Trump Organization's alleged financial misinformation.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-02-28). Nils Melzer: The Political Persecution of Julian Assange. transcend.org 12 Feb 2022 – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being made an example of by the US government to deter investigative journalists from exposing state abuses, the current UN Special Rapporteur on torture says.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-02-28). Assange Affirms the Existence of another Kind of Human Nature. transcend.org ** Statement made at the Belmarsh Tribunal on 25 Feb 2022 ** Beyond his great public service with WikiLeaks, it is his unwillingness to surrender his integrity and dignity that is key to understanding why the powers that be continue to crucify him.

David Swanson (2022-02-28). RAND Corporation Urged Creation of the Horrors You're Seeing in Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org In 2019, the RAND Corporation tentacle of the U.S. Military Industrial Congressional "Intelligence" Media Academic "Think" Tank Complex published a report claiming to have "conducted a qualitative assessment of 'cost-imposing options' that could unbalance and overextend Russia." Here was one of the "cost-imposing options," one that U.S. President Barack Obama had been refusing, but in …

Staff (2022-02-28). In the Footsteps of Constance Motley Brown, Supreme Court Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History. democracynow.org President Biden on Friday nominated federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill Justice Stephen Breyer's pending vacancy. If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice. We speak with Harvard constitutional law professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin about the nomination of the 51-year-old federal judge and the parallels between her and the first Black woman federal judge and civil rights legal icon Constance Baker Motley, who was at one point eyed for a Supreme Court nomination.

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-02-28). Guapinol environmental defenders released from prison after long battle for freedom. peoplesdispatch.org The environmental activists from the village of Guapinol in northern Honduras were finally released on February 24, two weeks after the Supreme Court of Honduras dismissed the case against them and ordered their release. The environmentalists left the Olanchito prison, in the Yoro municipality, late on the night of February 24. | Since the week prior, family members of the environmentalists and members of the Municipal Committee in Defense of Common and Public Assets, the organization the environmentalists belong to, had been protesting demanding their freedom. On February 24, the relatives and the committee's me…

Staff (2022-02-28). Headlines for February 28, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Demands Ceasefire as Casualties Mount, Ukrainian and Russian Delegations Meet in Belarus, Belarus Could Join Russian Invasion as Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert in Latest Escalation, 500,000+ Ukrainians Become Refugees as Families Torn Apart by War, International Community Send Military Assistance, Up Sanctions on Russia
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Earthjustice (2022-02-28). Mexico's Supreme Court votes to protect Veracruz Reef from port expansion. peoplesworld.org The highest court in Mexico ruled unanimously in February to protect sea turtles and other marine life in the Veracruz Reef System from a port expansion project. This decision protects the largest reef system in the Gulf of Mexico from the destructive construction of new navigation channels, land access points, and other port facilities. The …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-02-28). Whistleblower Exposes Credit Suisse's Bankrolling of Spy Chiefs Involved in CIA Torture. transcend.org 22 Feb 2022 – A major global journalism project called "Suisse Secrets" revealed the names of criminals and corrupt government officials who had Credit Suisse accounts, including spy agency chiefs implicated in the CIA's torture program.

Kim Scipes (2022-02-28). As Workers Win Victories in Mexico, It's Important to Remember Past Machinations Against Them. covertactionmagazine.com Mexico's reenergized labor movement should be leery of AFL-CIO cooptation and CIA infiltration following long historical pattern In early February, …