Daily Archives: March 22, 2022

2022-03-22: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-03-22). No charges against Chicago police officer in fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. wsws.org Outraged at the decision, family members, activists and community members held demonstrations outside Foxx's office in downtown Chicago last Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-03-21). Giving in to anti-Russian prejudice, New York Philharmonic cancels appearances by conductor Tugan Sokhiev. wsws.org The Philharmonic attempted to obscure its capitulation to chauvinism and war fever in a number of confusing, self-contradictory ways.

Nate Kassa (2022-03-21). Is the Aurora, Colorado police chief a progressive, or just afraid of protests? liberationnews.org Under Chief Vanessa Wilson, multiple officers have been fired for offenses ranging from repeatedly pistol-whipping a non-resistant Black man to sending an inappropriate email.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-21). Waltzing Toward Armageddon with the Merchants of Death. transcend.org 14 Mar 2022 – The Cold War, 1945-1989, was a Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another, and the global corporations able to equate predatory capitalism with freedom. The doctrine of permanent war dominated our lives then–and now.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-21). Albania in turmoil as fuel and food prices skyrocket. peoplesdispatch.org Albania is witnessing widespread protests due to rising fuel and food prices. Protests started in the second week of March and have intensified over the last week in different parts of the country. On Saturday, March 19, a major mobilization took place in the capital city of Tirana where thousands marched from the Skanderbeg Square to the prime minister's office. In some places, police action was used to suppress the protests. More than 200 protesters were also arrested last week. | The ongoing war in Ukraine has resulted in a massive rise in fuel prices across Europe, including in Albania, which has led to steep…

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