(2022-03-05). For African and Colonized Peoples, to Understand Ukraine: De-Center Europe and Focus on Imperialism (Statement). orinocotribune.com
(2022-03-04). Planting seeds of opposition: Cabral's cultural front. roarmag.org Image: Bertina Lopes' painting "Tribute to Amílcar Cabral" (1973) overlaid with the portrait of Amílcar Cabral | From the 1950s to the early '70s, uprisings across Africa saw workers, peasants, artists and intellectuals taking up arms against their European oppressors. In the Lusophone colonies and provinces — then under the control of Portugal's dictator António de Oliveira Salazar — revolutionary leaders like Amílcar Cabral advocated for a socialism rooted in African culture. From the humanist literature of his native Cape Verde to the radical imaginary of the Harlem Renaissance and Négritude, art w…
(2022-03-04). RT broadcast restored in Serbia. rt.com 
The Balkan nation's public broadcaster readmitted Russian channels to its cable network | Serbian public broadcaster Telekom Srbija has restored RT and RTD, the Russian news and documentaries channels, to its cable package, RT announced on Friday. However, privately-owned SBB has kept the Russian channels blocked there, "despite having the technical capability" to resume their broadcast, Sasha Savicevic, an RT officer for distribution in Europe and Africa said. | Russian channels went down in Serbia when the EU blocked its signal as part of a package of sanctions against Moscow in retaliation for its invasion…
(2022-03-04). The River of Refugees becomes a Flood as 84 Million flee War, Violence and Tyranny. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — We live on a planet in motion, a world of collision and drift. This was once an Earth of super-continents — Gondwana, Rodinia, Pangea. The eastern seaboard of the United States sidled up against West Africa, while Antarctica cozied up to the opposite side of the African continent. But nothing in …
(2022-03-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org South African Clover Foods workers to continue strike over wages and job cuts until their demands are met, while gold miners closer to strike action; strikes and protests in health care sector across Spain and France over jobs and conditions; two 24-hour strikes over jobs and pensions bring London underground to halt…
(2022-03-04). Standoff in Libya as Two Rival Governments Seek Power. news.antiwar.com Since the NATO-imposed regime change, one of the most consistent issues Libya has is governments, either not having one, or having several competing governments at once. | Thursday saw PM-designate Fathi Bashagha taking the oath of office, and forming a government that will try to take control from Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, It's a tale of no small familiarity in Libya. Bashagha is accusing Dbeibah of trying to block the new parliament f…
(2022-03-04). Libya's eastern-based parliament approves new interim government. peoplesdispatch.org The current interim government led by prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has refused to step down and has vowed to fulfill its mandate of conducting elections and only concede power to an "elected authority"
(2022-03-04). In These Days Of Great Tension, Peace Is A Priority. popularresistance.org It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians who are trapped between choices that are not their own. If you read this line and assume I am talking about Ukraine, then you are right, but of course, this is not just about Ukraine. In the same week that Russian forces entered Ukraine, the United States launched airstrikes in Somalia, Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen, and Israel struck Syria and Palestinians in Gaza. | War is an open sore on humanity's soul. It draws precious social wealth into destruction: 'The impact of war is self-e…
(2022-03-04). Media Ignore Conflicts Around The World To Focus On Ukraine. popularresistance.org Kiev, Ukraine – We are living in dangerous times. All around the world, intense military actions are taking place. Last week alone, Russia launched a huge military invasion of Ukraine; Saudi Arabia carried out dozens of strikes on Yemen; Israel launched a wave of deadly missile attacks against Syria; and the United States restarted its bombing campaign in Somalia. | These four deadly incidents happened concurrently. Yet judging by media coverage, it is highly unlikely that many will even be aware of the final three. A MintPress News study of five leading Western media outlets found that overwhelming attention was…
(2022-03-04). Neoliberalism Is Normalizing Extreme-Right Discourse in the UK. truthout.org 
One of the most familiar tactics of populist demagogues when under pressure is to shift the agenda away from reality and into a fantasy world of accusation, smears, false equivalences and conspiracy theories. | This erodes the boundary between