Politics & environs 2023

[umbertino]

San Francisco backs reparations plans, including $5m to eligible Black adults

 

Proposals also include financing debt forgiveness, guaranteed annual incomes for families and homes in the city for $1

 

 

Lois Beckett and agencies

Tue 14 Mar 2023 20.20 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/14/san-francisco-reparation-plans-black-residents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The forgotten history of what California stole from Black families

 

A multigenerational fight for reparations is underway from Palm Springs to Gold Rush country

 

Sun 25 Sep 2022 11.00 BST

by Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil in Oakland, California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/25/the-forgotten-history-of-what-california-stole-from-black-families

Edited March 15, 2023 by umbertino

[umbertino]

“I’m going back to Brazil on March 29,” Jair Bolsonaro announced

 

By Mary

March 15, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://newsrebeat.com/world-news/151981.html

[umbertino]

Biden upsets greens, progressives, Native Alaskans with Willow oil project approval

 

March 15, 2023 9:53 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/biden-upsets-greens-progressives-native-alaskans-with-willow-oil-project-approval/

[umbertino]

The right is stealthily working to remove Americans’ access to abortion medication

 

A federal judge is poised to restrict mifepristone – even though the drug has been safely and effectively used in the US for more than 20 years

 

Thu 16 Mar 2023 10.05 GMT

Moira Donegan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/16/the-right-is-stealthily-working-to-remove-americans-access-to-abortion-medication

[umbertino]

Chile’s government pledged to put feminism into practice – has it delivered?

 

President Gabriel Boric promised a feminist movement but conservative values remain strong in the country

 

John Bartlett in Santiago

Thu 16 Mar 2023 10.30 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/16/chile-government-gabriel-boric-feminism
 

[umbertino]

Israeli president warns of civil war as Netanyahu rejects judicial compromise

 

Herzog offers alternative to far-right coalition’s changes but PM says it perpetuates current situation

 

Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Thu 16 Mar 2023 16.43 GMT







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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/15/israeli-president-civil-war-is-within-touching-distance
 

[umbertino]

‘We’re on our own’: the rural US town where police refuse calls

 

Dani Anguiano in Rancho Tehama Reserve

Thu 16 Mar 2023 05.01 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/16/rancho-tehama-reserve-california-police-patrols
 

[umbertino]

Cocaine smuggling and production at record high since pandemic retreat

 

New UN report says there has been a 35% spike in 2020-21 in the production of coca, the drug’s base ingredient

 

Luke Taylor in Bogotá

Thu 16 Mar 2023 06.00 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/15/cocaine-smuggling-production-record-levels-pandemic-un-report
 

[umbertino]

Argentina’s inflation rate soars past 100%, its worst in over 30 years

 

Annual rate of 102.5% is denting purchasing power, savings, economic growth and government’s chances in elections next year

 

Reuters in Buenos Aires

Wed 15 Mar 2023 18.41 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/15/argentina-inflation-rate-100-percent
 

[umbertino]

A fairer way to pay slavery reparations

 

 

John Cookson says only those whose ancestors gained from slavery should be responsible for reparations

 

 

Wed 15 Mar 2023 16.55 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/15/the-fair-way-to-pay-slavery-reparations

[umbertino]

Michigan makes history, first state to repeal Right-to-Work (for less) in 60 years

 

March 16, 2023 11:15 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/michigan-makes-history-first-state-to-repeal-right-to-work-for-less-in-60-years/

[umbertino]

Biden budget blueprint features paid family leave for all, tax hikes on rich

 

March 16, 2023 10:07 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/biden-budget-blueprint-features-paid-family-leave-for-all-tax-hikes-on-rich/

[umbertino]

Low-income Americans face a ‘hunger cliff’ as Snap benefits are cut

 

The US food assistance program offered expanded benefits during the Covid emergency, but they ended last month

 

Michael Sainato

Fri 17 Mar 2023 08.00 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/17/snap-food-benefits-us-cuts-impact-families
 

[umbertino]

After right-wing coup attempt, Lula reins in Brazilian army

 

March 15, 2023 11:31 AM CDT By Mauricio Savarese And Carla Bridi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/after-right-wing-coup-attempt-lula-reins-in-brazilian-army/

[umbertino]

ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes

 

Arrest warrants issued for Russian leader and his children’s rights commissioner for ‘unlawful deportation’ of Ukrainian children

 

 

Julian Borger in Washington and Pjotr Sauer

Fri 17 Mar 2023 20.58 GMT










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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/17/vladimir-putin-arrest-warrant-ukraine-war-crimes


Russia does not adhere to ICC ( same as US)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kremlin likely to spin ICC arrest warrant as proof west wants to remove Putin

 

Supporters of the invasion of Ukraine are portraying the court’s decision as a sign of western antagonism to Russia

 

Fri 17 Mar 2023 18.29 GMT

Andrew Roth in Moscow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/mar/17/vladimir-putin-icc-arrest-warrant-kremlin-russia-spin

 

Edited March 17, 2023 by umbertino

[umbertino]

With $1.6bn at stake, Fox News is suddenly interested in freedom of the press

 

Fox pundits called mainstream journalists ‘leftwing media hacks’ and ‘cringing animals’. Now they’re eager for solidarity

 

Sat 18 Mar 2023 10.20 GMT

Margaret Sullivan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/18/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit-rupert-murdoch-freedom-of-the-press

 

[umbertino]

Biden urged an investigation into how guns are peddled to kids. Will it stop the ads?

 

The action is aimed at expanding last year’s bipartisan Safer Communities act, which strengthened background checks

 

Abené Clayton

Sat 18 Mar 2023 10.00 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/18/gun-manufacturers-firearms-marketing-children-ftc
 

[umbertino]

Putin’s alleged war crimes: who are the Ukrainian children being taken by Russia?

 

What we know about the children behind the indictment of Vladimir Putin and his children’s commissioner for abduction

 

Isobel Koshiw in Kyiv

Fri 17 Mar 2023 16.55 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/17/vladimir-putin-war-crimes-icc-arrest-warrant-ukraine-children
 

[umbertino]

Equal Pay Day arrives with gender, racial pay gap still yawning

 

March 14, 2023 12:51 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/equal-pay-day-arrives-with-gender-racial-pay-gap-still-yawning/

[umbertino]

‘We had to hide them’: how Ukraine’s ‘kidnapped’ children led to Vladimir Putin’s arrest warrant

 

Thousands have been taken to Russia for ‘adoption’ or ‘re-education’, but the international community is seeking justice

 

Ed Vulliamy in Kherson

Sat 18 Mar 2023 18.02 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/18/how-ukraine-kidnapped-children-led-to-vladimir-putins-arrest-warrant-russia
 

[umbertino]

Biden administration quietly resumes deportations to Russia

 

Exclusive: Apparent reversal of position adopted after invasion of Ukraine sends men fleeing Putin’s draft back to Russia

 

Victoria Bekiempis in New York

Sat 18 Mar 2023 06.00 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/18/biden-administration-russia-deportations
 

[umbertino]

‘We have money and power’: older Americans to blockade banks in climate protest

 

Demonstrations at 90 sites are billed as first major action by older activists: ‘It’s not fair to ask 18-year-olds to solve this’

 

Oliver Milman

Sun 19 Mar 2023 07.45 GMT








https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/19/climate-crisis-protest-environment-third-act-bill-mckibben
 

[umbertino]

Vladimir Putin pays surprise visit to occupied Mariupol in Ukraine

 

Russian president makes first trip to Donbas region since invasion, in show of defiance after ICC arrest warrant

 

Angelique Chrisafis and agencies

Sun 19 Mar 2023 12.09 GMT









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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/19/vladimir-putin-makes-surprise-visit-to-occupied-mariupol-in-ukraine
 

[umbertino]

If it’s growth the chancellor wants, here’s one suggestion: rejoin the EU

 

Jeremy Hunt says the economy is his priority; but it and he are still really in thrall to the ideological blight of Brexit

 

Sun 19 Mar 2023 07.00 GMT

William Keegan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/19/if-its-growth-the-chancellor-wants-heres-one-suggestion-rejoin-the-eu

[umbertino]

US banks want socialism for themselves - and capitalism for everyone else

 

When banks like Silicon Valley Bank collapse, money floods to bigger ones like JPMorgan. Clients know they’re ‘too big to fail’

 

Sun 19 Mar 2023 10.25 GMT

Robert Reich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/19/svb-collapse-us-banks-socialism-capitalism