March 2021
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UK: Policing in the Brexit State – Back to the 1980s
26 March 2021 — Institute of Race Relations The race and class implications of the Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill are massive and go beyond the right to protest, says Liz Fekete in the lead piece this week on IRR News. Back in the 1980s, Liz Fekete was a researcher on the IRR’s seminal report Policing Against Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 25 March 2021
26 March 2021 — Black Agenda Report Freedom Rider: Establishment Role in Anti-Asian Bigotry Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist Joe Biden is no better than Trump in advocating de facto white supremacy with his foreign policy, and corporate media fan the flames of anti-Chinese racism. Continue reading
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Lessons to Learn from Kerala
Vijay Prashad interviews the finance minister of the populous Indian state about the “hop, skip and jump” gains by the Left Democratic Front government there. Continue reading
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BREAKING: Activists occupy (ex) London police station
Activists have occupied a former police station in South London, close to where Sarah Everard was last seen, to demand the withdrawal of Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill. The group have already been served eviction papers, and are calling for people to support them. You can find them on Instagram @not.a.cop.shop. Continue reading
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US, Lobbyists and Arm Dealers Scramble to Reposition Amid Impending Saudi Defeat in Yemen
WASHINGTON — In his last months in office, former President Donald Trump gave American defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Reaper drone manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems billions in projected earnings through a controversial $23 billion arms deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a deal now “under review” by the Biden administration. Continue reading
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf March 2021, Part Two
25 March, 2021 — Origin: Climate & Capitalism Marx on stealing wood, Human development in the Anthropocene, Solar energy, Nature dialogs, and two on food Climate & Capitalism can’t review every book we receive, but this monthly column briefly describes some that seem relevant to our mission. Any of these books may be reviewed at Continue reading
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US Gins Up a “Credible” Iranian Nuclear Menace Befitting Its Own Stockpile
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. Continue reading
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3,964 DEAD 162,610 Injuries: European Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 “Vaccines”
The European database of suspected drug reaction reports, EudraVigilance, is now tracking reports of injuries and deaths following the experimental COVID-19 “vaccines.” Continue reading
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SPECIAL ISSUE ColdType April 2021(Issue 221) is now online
25 March 2021 — ColdType Continue reading
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UK: They want to block public interest
“All citizens are likely to have an interest in whether or not the procurement on the part of the Government is done using good governance procedures and integrity. And therefore there is a real wider public interest that has been represented by the claimant group”. These are not our words. They are those of the Judge in… Continue reading
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Bellingcaught: Who is the mysterious author of Bellingcat’s attacks on OPCW whistleblower?
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. Continue reading
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What You Call Love Is Unpaid Work: The Twelfth Newsletter (2021)
25 March 2021 — Tricontinental Ailén Possamay, Domestic disobedience / What they call love is unpaid labour, Concepción, Chile, 2019 Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Women around the world spend an average of four hours and twenty-five minutes per day on unpaid care work, while men spend an average Continue reading
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The Uyghur ‘Genocide’
‘INDEPENDENT’ REPORT CLAIMING UYGHUR GENOCIDE BROUGHT TO YOU BY SHAM UNIVERSITY, NEOCON IDEOLOGUES LOBBYING TO ‘PUNISH’ CHINA Continue reading
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Germany: Whistleblower Says Seven of 31 Nursing Home Residents Died Immediately after Forced Pfizer mRNA Shots
A frightening video of a lawyer interviewing an anonymous whistleblower tells stories of horror at a Berlin nursing home for dementia patients. Continue reading
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Russia, China to resist US but engagement is preferred option
The US President Joe Biden’s “killer” remark about his “soulless” Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was outrageous by any yardstick — even by his own long history of diplomatic gaffes. But Moscow won’t accept it as a sign of dementia. Continue reading
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Lockdown One Year On – It doesn’t work, it never worked & it wasn’t supposed to work
Light up the lone candle on the saddest birthday cake in the world! The most destructive public policy of the century is growing up and doesn’t look like slowing down Continue reading
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Five lessons from Israel’s election
The final result from Israel’s general election may not be known for another day or two until all the votes have been tallied. But with 90 percent counted already, a clear picture has emerged. Here are The Electronic Intifada’s five main takeaways from the election Continue reading
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Online Campaign for the Renters’ Vote
We want to let you about the activities we’ve got planned for next month – but first, we need to know how we can get in touch with you. We have some activities planned, but we need you to help us before we can get started. Together, we can make the Renters’ Vote count at the ballot… Continue reading
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Welcome to “Shocked and Awed” 21st Century Geopolitics. A “Real Game-Changing Moment”
It took 18 years after Shock and Awe unleashed on Iraq for the Hegemon to be mercilessly shocked and awed by a virtually simultaneous, diplomatic Russia-China one-two. How this is a real game-changing moment cannot be emphasized enough; 21st century geopolitics will never be the same again. Continue reading
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To Western Media, Prosecuting Bolivian Coup Leaders Is Worse Than Leading a Coup
One can imagine an editor of the London-based Guardian (3/17/21) shaking her head sadly as she typed the headline: “Cycle of Retribution Takes Bolivia’s Ex-President From Palace to Prison Cell.” The subhead told readers, “Jeanine Áñez’s government once sought to jail the country’s former leader Evo Morales for terrorism and sedition—now she faces the same charges.” Continue reading
The New Dark Age 