Matthew Stevenson (2021-03-26). Letters From Minsk: Toward the Polish Corridor. counterpunch.org This is the third in a series about train and bicycle rides from Switzerland to Belarus, in those carefree days before pandemic lockdowns. I spent less than 12 hours in Berlin, but had I stayed a week I am not sure I would have seen more. My train the next morning to Poznan, in Poland,

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2021-03-26). March 20 solidarity with BAmazon Union No to Amazon union busting and racism! workers.org The historic union election sought by majority Black workers at a Bessemer, Ala., Amazon warehouse ends March 29. All indications are that the vote will be close, and the outcome could take weeks to determine. Monica Robinson, with Philadelphia Coalition for Labor Union Women, leads chants during March 20 protest. . . . |

WSWS (2021-03-26). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Pharmacists strike in Lebanon as economy collapses; UK bus strike at Go North West Manchester depot in fifth week; further strike planned by UK energy workers; French workers at Renault foundry strike against closure…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-03-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Viruses can't mutate if they can't replicate. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 virus mutates and replicates when people let down their guard and don't follow safety protocols, such as practicing social distancing and wearing a mask. "I think most of us expect a major surge because of spring break travel and the relaxation of restrictions," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo …

Rafael Logroño (2021-03-26). Students in Turkey Are Standing Up for LGBT Rights. thenation.com Bogazici University's LGBTI+ club in January, students across the country launched a nationwide protest movement.

MEE, agencies (2021-03-26). Suez Canal: Ship owner aims to free ship 'tomorrow night'. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Ship owner aims to free ship 'tomorrow night' | Report in Japanese newspaper comes despite salvage experts warning the rescue operation could last days or even weeks | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 09: 31 | Global shipping giant Maersk and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd both said on Thursday that they were looking into going around Africa (AFP) | Shoei Kisen, the Japanese owner of the container shi…

Alex MacDonald (2021-03-26). Turkey: Former police chiefs among those convicted in murder of Hrant Dink. middleeasteye.net Turkey: Former police chiefs among those convicted in murder of Hrant Dink | Dozens of people handed jail sentences in murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist | Fri, 03/26/2021 – 10: 53 | Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'For Hrant, For Justice' during a gathering in front of the Caglayan courthouse in Istanbul, on 26 March 2021 (AFP) | A court in Istanbul has handed down a verdict of six life…

Giulio D'Errico (2021-03-26). Resisting Greece's rapid descent into authoritarianism. zcomm.org The heavily militarized response to the pandemic and endemic police violence has exacerbated old conflicts within Greek society — and many have had enough…

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-26). Russian Defense Advisor Accuses US of Waging Psychological War. news.antiwar.com An advisor to Russia's defense minister "A new type of warfare … is starting to appear. I call it, for the sake of argument, mental war," said Andrei Ilnitsky, who advises Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. "A war is being waged for people's minds," he said in comments to Russia's Spas TV. Ilnitsky said the US is using "informational" and…

Euronews (2021-03-26). Denmark Extends AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Suspension for Three Weeks. globalresearch.ca Below is the report of EuroNews confirming Denmark's Decision to Suspend …

WSWS (2021-03-26). European Union summit retreats from vaccine export ban. wsws.org Every major capitalist power is engaged in the same beggar thy neighbour policy, with catastrophic consequences that only aids the spread of the virus.

_____ (2021-03-26). Blinken Threatens Germany With Sanctions. popularresistance.org While meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the US's opposition to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will connect Russia to Germany and warned Berlin about possible sanctions over the project. | "President Biden has been very clear in saying that he believes the pipeline is a bad idea; it's bad for Europe, bad for the United States," Blinken said. "Ultimately, it's in contradiction to the EU's own energy security goals. It has the potential to undermine the interests of Ukraine, Poland, a number of other close partners or allies."

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-03-25). Russia, China to Resist US but Engagement Is Preferred Option. globalresearch.ca The US President Joe Biden's "killer"

Editor (2021-03-25). Biden: Who's the killer? workers.org On March 18, U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "killer." Since no one has withdrawn this gratuitous insult, we assume this was no Biden gaffe. It indicates instead increased U.S. hostility to Russia — just as the recent Alaska talks showed a developing conflict with People's . . . |

Philip Giraldi (2021-03-25). America Against the World: Everyone Is a "Frenemy". Putin is a "Killer" Russia "Must Pay the Price" globalresearch.ca There are certainly a number of reasons why the United States …

_____ (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.

_____ (2021-03-25). End Vaccine Apartheid. popularresistance.org The latest in a series of proposals brought by India and South Africa to the World Trade Organization (WTO), backed by over 100 countries, to temporarily suspend COVID-19 vaccine patents was blocked by western powers, namely the United States, United Kingdom, and the European Union. The patents that give monopoly rights over the manufacture and sale of drugs like the COVID-19 vaccines are protected globally by The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), signed in 1994 by the WTO.

A Guest Author (2021-03-25). 'Long live international solidarity, dear comrades!'. workers.org By Chris Giakoumelos / WFTU These slightly edited remarks were made by Chris Giakoumelos, representing the World Federation of Trade Unions, during Workers World Party's March 11 webinar, "Stimulus Bill — Relief or Ripoff?" It's 4: 00 a.m. here in Athens, Greece, but we received your invitation, and we really wanted . . . |

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-03-25). Anthony Blinken at NATO Summit: Nord Stream 2 Is "Bad for Europe", "Bad for the US" globalresearch.ca U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was categorical; At the NATO …

MEE staff (2021-03-25). Libya demands 'immediate' withdrawal of foreign fighters. middleeasteye.net Libya demands 'immediate' withdrawal of foreign fighters | France, Germany and Italy echo demand during visit to Tripoli in support of new unity government | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 17: 43 | Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush spoke at a news conference in Tripoli, joined by her French, German and Italian counterparts (AFP) | Libya's new unity government on Thursday called for the "immediate" withdrawal of all…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-25). Suez Canal: Specialist salvage teams join efforts to refloat ship as traffic suspended. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Specialist salvage teams join efforts to refloat ship as traffic suspended | Teams from the Netherlands and Japan hired to devise a plan to refloat giant container ship blocking global trade route | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 08: 15 | Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground in the Suez Canal (Reuters) | Salvage teams f…

MEE, agencies (2021-03-25). Suez Canal: Salvage teams join efforts to refloat ship as traffic suspended. middleeasteye.net Suez Canal: Salvage teams join efforts to refloat ship as traffic suspended | Teams from the Netherlands and Japan hired to devise a plan to refloat giant container ship blocking global trade route | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 08: 15 | Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground in the Suez Canal (Reuters) | Salvage teams from the Net…

Alex MacDonald (2021-03-25). Turkey: Saturday Mothers to appear in court charged with illegal gathering. middleeasteye.net Turkey: Saturday Mothers to appear in court charged with illegal gathering | Campaigners for disappeared spent 25 years fighting to uncover whereabouts of relatives killed and kidnapped in the 80s and 90s | Thu, 03/25/2021 – 09: 00 | Saturday Mothers gather on a side street as they try to march to Galatasaray Square, where they meet every week, demanding to know the fate of their missing relativ…

South Front (2021-03-25). Video: The Conflict in North Syria: US Continues to Smuggle Oil, While Turkey Complains to Russia It Can't. globalresearch.ca The intensity of the conflict in Syria's northeast refuses to die …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2021-03-25). Sowing The Seeds of War. China and Russia's Lack of Trust. "Washington's Hegemonic Aspirations Could Result in a Devastating War" globalresearch.ca China Is Losing Patience with Washington. "You wouldn't like me when …

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-25). The Netherlands Is Spending Millions to Expand a US Army Weapons Depot. news.antiwar.com The Netherlands is planning to spend more than $40 million to expand a US Army weapons depot that is located in the country, The depot, located in the Dutch city of Eygelshoven, was established in 2016. The Army has multiple depots across Europe where has weapons and other military hardware stored that can be accessed quickly for exercises or during a crisis. | According to the report, the Eygelshoven depot has 450,000 square feet of warehouse storage space and 50,000 square feet of paved storage for heavy vehicles. The de…

Dave DeCamp (2021-03-25). US Army Revamping How it Positions Forces to Face China and Russia. news.antiwar.com The US Army is planning "China and Russia continu…

Victor Grossman (2021-03-25). Scandals, Elections, Emergencies. zcomm.org Germany, once viewed as an exaggerated model of exactitude and discipline, is currently in a muddle…