(2023-03-18). [Correspondence] Chlordecone (Kepone) poisoning in the French Territories in the Americas. thelancet.com For more than 40 years, two French territories in the Americas, Martinique and Guadeloupe, have been confronted with one of the biggest environmental scandals in Caribbean history due to the use of an organochlorine pesticide, chlordecone (also known under the brand name Kepone), in banana plantations. Although banned from use in the USA since the 1970s, this pesticide was intensively applied in the banana fields of these two French Caribbean territories from 1972 to 1993 to combat the banana weevil, a serious insect pest for banana crops.
(2023-03-18). [Perspectives] Aftermath of the Türkiye—Syria earthquake. thelancet.com The earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on Feb 6, 2023, will have lasting health and humanitarian impacts. Current estimates indicate more than 50‚Äà000 people have died and over 100‚Äà000 people have been injured. Thousands of buildings and much infrastructure are destroyed, with millions of people displaced, including vulnerable populations such as children, pregnant women, people living with chronic health conditions or disabilities, and older people. In Türkiye—a country grappling with a flailing economy and the impacts of the conflict in neighbouring Syria[mda…
(2023-03-18). [Perspectives] Aftermath of the Türkiye—Syria earthquake. thelancet.com The earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on Feb 6, 2023, will have lasting health and humanitarian impacts. Current estimates indicate more than ‚Äà000 people have died and over 100‚Äà000 people have been injured. Thousands of buildings and much infrastructure are destroyed, with millions of people displaced, including vulnerable populations such as children, pregnant women, people living with chronic health conditions or disabilities, and older people. In Türkiye—a country grappling with a flailing economy and the impacts of the conflict in neighbouring Syria[md…
(2023-03-18). [Clinical Picture] A urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli mucoid phenotype progresses to a pneumonia and respiratory failure. thelancet.com A 69-year-old woman was admitted to our ward with fever and respiratory failure. 3 weeks earlier she had been treated with ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract infection, caused by Escherichia coli; she had a history of diabetes.
(2023-03-18). [Obituary] Samuel Lawrence Katz. thelancet.com Paediatrician, virologist, and co-developer of measles vaccine. Born in Manchester, NH, USA, on May 29, 1927, he died in Chapel Hill, NC, USA, on Oct 31, 2022 aged 95 years.
(2023-03-18). [Correspondence] Firearms and blood transfusion: an inescapable disentanglement. thelancet.com The incidence of mass shootings in the USA continues to increase; more than 45‚Äà000 total gun deaths occurred in 2020 alone, the most on record for years with full data available.1 These statistics highlight increasing gun violence, one of the primary contributors to blood shortages. Patients with gunshot wounds are 5 times more likely to require a blood transfusion and receive 10 times more blood components than patients with traumatic injuries that are not gunshot wounds, equating to millions of US dollars in blood acquisition costs.
(2023-03-18). [World Report] Global health experts welcome Kasai dismissal. thelancet.com WHO's dismissal of Takeshi Kasai, Regional Director for the Western Pacific, could pressure WHO leadership to take decisive action in other misconduct cases. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.
(2023-03-18). [World Report] "Impunity" enabling South Sudan human rights violations. thelancet.com A new report to the UN Human Rights Council outlines how violence is worsening health and humanitarian programmes. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.
(2023-03-18). [Correspondence] We cannot erase Syrians' suffering with "solidarity" and political infighting. thelancet.com "The UN's failure to act quickly to save Syrian lives in the face of a humanitarian catastrophe is utterly shameful and should be a stain on its conscience."1 | Raed Al Saleh, The White Helmets…
(2023-03-18). [Comment] Offline: The silencing of the South. thelancet.com League tables are addictive. From football to motorsport, tennis to golf, we relish following who is up and who is down. Understandably so, given that sport is fiercely competitive between individuals and teams. But universities? Provosts and Presidents of our greatest higher education institutions obsess over their rankings. Three dominate—the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). These metrics of achievement should be challenged.
(2023-03-18). [World Report] Health and the invasion of Iraq: 20 years later. thelancet.com The legacy of the US-led invasion is still being felt across Iraqi society. Shawn Yuan reports from Baghdad.
(2023-03-18). [Correspondence] Error in NHS England's BMI calculator and daily calorie recommendations. thelancet.com BMI is a calculation of height and weight to identify a person's weight status.1 BMI is calculated by a person's weight in kilograms (or pounds) divided by the square of height in metres (or feet).1 The BMI ranges are underweight (<18 ∑5 kg/m2), healthy weight (18 ∑5—24 ∑9 kg/m2), overweight (25 ∑0—29 ∑9 kg/m2), and obese (‚â•30 kg/m2).1...
(2023-03-18). [Editorial] Human genome editing: ensuring responsible research. thelancet.com In 2018, during the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong, Jiankui He shocked the world by announcing the birth of two children whose genomes he had edited using CRISPR technology. Following widespread condemnation and a criminal investigation, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison. The case caused international outcry and brought to the fore the need to reconsider the serious ethical, scientific, and social issues of heritable human genome editing. As science advances, especially in non-heritable, somatic gene editing for treatment of previously incurable diseases, regulatory gaps are…
(2023-03-18). The German chancellor and government intensify their pro-war policies. wsws.org Chancellor Scholz's government statement on Thursday centred on the NATO war offensive against Russia.
(2023-03-18). Rank-and-file candidate Will Lehman's statement on the UAW election crisis. wsws.org The conclusion of the second round of the UAW national officers' election has proven definitively that the election was a fraud conducted with contempt for the rights of the rank-and-file membership.
(2023-03-17). Science Saturday: Expanding regenerative biotherapeutics to new practice areas. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As a physician at the forefront of new cancer therapies, Yi Lin, M.D., Ph.D., understands the highs and lows that patients experience. Will the latest technologies slow or stop disease? If not, is this the last, best option? Dr. Lin, a hematologist, sees the need for a new class of drugs that provides different treatment choices for patients with complex conditions, such as cancer. As the new associate medical director for Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, …
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is multiple myeloma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according the American Cancer Society. March is Myeloma Awareness Month. People younger than 45 rarely get the disease, and it occurs more in older men than women. And your risk is doubled if you're African American. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/pShHvj3Y3Nw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this post….
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How can hospice care provide comfort to those with terminal illnesses? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a loved one who was referred for hospice care. I'm not sure what this means. Can you share more about what hospice care is and how it may help my family member? ANSWER: Hospice care might be an option for people who are nearing the end of life due to a terminal illness and have exhausted all other treatment options. Unlike other medical care, the focus of hospice care is not to…
(2023-03-17). Consumer Health: Don't let the time change get you down. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For much of the U.S. and many places around the world, daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 12, when clocks are turned forward one hour. Sleep provides the foundation for all your daily habits and decisions. Getting enough quality rest each night is essential for optimal health. Regularly sleeping less than seven hours per night is associated with weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and depression. Lack of sleep also can affect your immune system and heart health. But a time shift ‚Äï…
(2023-03-17). 5 ways to get better sleep. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You're not alone if you have trouble falling or staying asleep. Many people struggle with sleep — and that's a problem, since sleep plays a crucial role in your health, energy levels and ability to function at your best. Most adults require seven to eight hours of sleep each night to feel well-rested and energized each day. If restless nights have become the norm for you or you find that your sleep is not refreshing,…
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Does one moldy berry spoil the whole bunch? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spring is around the corner, which means the beginning of berry season. Berries can be a great source of potassium and vitamins C and K, and can also promote a healthy gut. While berries are among the healthiest foods to eat, if not stored properly, they can get mushy and grow mold. But a little bit of mold doesn't necessarily mean the whole batch goes to waste. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse,…
(2023-03-17). Shame and guilt eating: Tackling binge-eating disorders. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Most people occasionally eat too much. They may fill up an extra plate with seconds at a special event, enjoy another piece of pie at a holiday gathering or eat popcorn until stuffed at the movies. But for some people, overeating becomes excessive. It crosses the line from an occasional indulgence to a binge-eating disorder when overeating feels out of control and happens on a regular basis. It's the most common eating disorder in the…
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is bariatric surgery? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've struggled with obesity for many years and have tried to lose weight through a healthy diet and exercise. My doctor recently told me that I could be a good candidate for bariatric surgery. What is bariatric surgery? And are there different types of procedures available? ANSWER: Obesity is a disease, and overcoming it often is not easy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines overweight or obesity as a "weight that is…
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: How losing an hour of sleep can affect your body. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Clocks are turned an hour forward, which means you'll be losing an hour of sleep. And Mayo Clinic experts say that missing out on that shut-eye time can affect your body. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/V10gPhowQKQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. When daylight saving time…
(2023-03-17). How to get the most out of napping. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea, it's important to consider the effects napping may bring. The time of day and length of time you nap can provide benefits or create problems. Knowing when to nap and providing yourself with a suitable napping environment will produce the greatest benefits. Consider why you're napping Before lying down to take a daily nap, you may want…
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Help with hot flashes due to menopause. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Vasomotor symptoms — the medical term for hot flashes — are among the most common menopause symptoms women experience. Hot flashes, along with night sweats, can be uncomfortable and disruptive. Dr. Suneela Vegunta, a Mayo Clinic women's health physician, explains what happens to the body and offers ways to find relief. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/eRzYfnKjqzg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-03-17). Consumer Health: Do you check the Nutrition Facts label? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about using the Nutrition Facts label to make healthy choices. Most people in the U.S. don't eat a healthy diet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most consume too much sodium, saturated fat and sugar, increasing their risk of chronic diseases. The Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods is a tool created by the Food and Drug Administration to help…
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Metabolic syndrome and lifestyle changes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I just turned 40 and had my annual physical, which included a large panel of blood tests. I was told that I have metabolic syndrome and could develop diabetes. I was told to limit my sugar intake. Can you explain more about the condition and how I can avoid diabetes? ANSWER: When a person is diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, it means he or she has several conditions that, if left untreated, significantly raise the…
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Game-changing treatment for chronic kidney disease could slow down progression of the disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org About 15% of adults in the U.S. are estimated to have chronic kidney disease — that's about 37 million people. What if those people could be treated with medication that could slow the progression of their disease, and help avoid the need for dialysis and kidney transplantation altogether? Dr. Naim Issa, a Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist says there is a class of medications to help people with chronic kidney disease that does just that. He says Mayo Clinic…
(2023-03-17). Cauliflower: A versatile nutrition superstar. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Like many consumers, you may be on a quest for healthier food options and willing to try something new or a new take on a familiar food. If you're diagnosed with celiac disease, you may be looking for gluten-free alternatives. Or maybe you're on the hunt for lower carbohydrate choices. Cauliflower may be just what you're searching for. This versatile veggie can be eaten raw, cooked, roasted, grilled, baked into a pizza crust, or cooked…
(2023-03-17). Science Saturday: Researchers elucidate details about the role of inflammation in liver regeneration. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The liver has the greatest regenerative capacity of any organ in the body, making it possible for surgeons to treat cancerous and noncancerous diseases with extensive surgical approaches. However, underlying chronic liver diseases, like cirrhosis or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, are known to inhibit the liver's ability to regenerate after surgery. Without regeneration, the liver cannot function, and patients can develop postoperative liver failure — often a lethal complication. In a recent paper published in JHEP Reports, Mayo…
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic again recognized as 'World's Best Hospital' in Newsweek rankings. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Rochester is again ranked No. 1 in the world by Newsweek in its list of the "World's Best Hospitals." The ranking is a tribute to the work of staff across Mayo Clinic. "Among the hallmarks of great hospitals … are not just first-class care, first-class research and first-class innovation. The very best institutions also share another quality: consistency," Newsweek states. "The world's best hospitals consistently attract the best people and provide the best outcomes…
(2023-03-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer — also known as colorectal cancer — and at more advanced stages of the disease, says the American Cancer Society. It's a trend experts have seen over the last decade. Colon cancer symptoms usually don't appear in early stages of the disease and when they do, they are often at an advanced stage. Dr. Johanna Chan, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, says it's important to recognize colon cancer symptoms and to seek…
(2023-03-17). Consumer Health: What's the difference between kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. One of the important jobs of the kidneys is to clean the blood. As blood moves through the body, it picks up extra fluid, chemicals and waste….
(2023-03-17). Early Mayo Clinic research finds hope in stem cell therapy for perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A dissolvable plug delivered stem cell therapy with few side effects in patients with single tract perianal fistulas, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered. Perianal fistulas are painful tunnels between the intestine and the skin that often do not go away with standard medical or surgical care. People with Crohn's disease or other inflammatory bowel conditions are most at risk for this condition. In a prospective, phase 1 clinical trial, researchers loaded stem cells…
(2023-03-17). The not-so-winding road from Iraq to Ukraine. nationofchange.org The continuing influence of the neocons, who were the architects of U.S. aggression against Iraq, in the ever-escalating Western military response to Russian aggression against Ukraine.
(2023-03-17). Global problems are far-reaching, permanent & inter-connected. Nationalistic responses are political, tribal, religious & myopic. nationofchange.org The Age of Nationalism (the last few centuries) must now for the health of all shift to the Age of One World.
(2023-03-17). US Justice Department tells Supreme Court to reject Big Oil petition in Colorado climate lawsuit. nationofchange.org The Justice Department is siding with communities in Colorado and across the U.S. that are fighting to hold Big Oil companies accountable for their climate lies.
(2023-03-17). China's legislature maps out post-COVID recovery, resists pressure for a new Cold War. peoplesworld.org 
The Western corporate press was filled with the news last week of Chinese President Xi Jinping's election to a third term and the country's increased military spending, but the annual meeting of the Chinese legislature focused on topics that went well beyond just those two issues. Some 3,000 delegates to China's National People's Congress (NPC) …
(2023-03-17). People's World reader: 'I look for your stories every day'. peoplesworld.org 
Mark Gruenberg, our Washington Bureau Chief and labor correspondent received the following letter from Peter Freitag, a reader from Colorado. Peter reads People's World every day and is a financial contributor to the newspaper. If you, like Peter, appreciate the alternative to the mainstream corporate media provided by People's World, won't you consider becoming a …
(2023-03-17). Parents, teachers, NAACP oppose Texas right-wing Gov. Abbott's 'hostile takeover' of Houston schools. peoplesworld.org 
HOUSTON—Right-wing Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated his war against the people of color in his state's largest city, Houston. And its Black and brown residents, in this battle led by its teachers union and the NAACP, are fighting back. Abbott's not content with his multitude of measures to prevent the city's adults of …
(2023-03-17). Dictator? French Communists slam Macron for imposing pensions bill without a vote. peoplesworld.org 
French communists have slammed the decision of President Emmanuel Macron to impose his highly unpopular bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron shunned parliament Thursday by opting to push through his controversial plans by triggering a special constitutional power known as Section 49.3. The rarely-used maneuver will likely spark a …
(2023-03-17). Global problems are far-reaching, permanent & inter-connected. Nationalistic responses are political, tribal, religious & myopic. nationofchange.org The Age of Nationalism (the last few centuries) must now for the health of all shift to the Age of One World.
(2023-03-17). US Justice Department tells Supreme Court to reject Big Oil petition in Colorado climate lawsuit. nationofchange.org The Justice Department is siding with communities in Colorado and across the U.S. that are fighting to hold Big Oil companies accountable for their climate lies.
(2023-03-17). China's legislature maps out post-COVID recovery, resists pressure for a new Cold War. peoplesworld.org The Western corporate press was filled with the news last week of Chinese President Xi Jinping's election to a third term and the country's increased military spending, but the annual meeting of the Chinese legislature focused on topics that went well beyond just those two issues. Some 3,000 delegates to China's National People's Congress (NPC) …
(2023-03-17). People's World reader: 'I look for your stories every day'. peoplesworld.org Mark Gruenberg, our Washington Bureau Chief and labor correspondent received the following letter from Peter Freitag, a reader from Colorado. Peter reads People's World every day and is a financial contributor to the newspaper. If you, like Peter, appreciate the alternative to the mainstream corporate media provided by People's World, won't you consider becoming a …
(2023-03-17). Parents, teachers, NAACP oppose Texas right-wing Gov. Abbott's 'hostile takeover' of Houston schools. peoplesworld.org HOUSTON—Right-wing Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated his war against the people of color in his state's largest city, Houston. And its Black and brown residents, in this battle led by its teachers union and the NAACP, are fighting back. Abbott's not content with his multitude of measures to prevent the city's adults of …
(2023-03-17). Dictator? French Communists slam Macron for imposing pensions bill without a vote. peoplesworld.org French communists have slammed the decision of President Emmanuel Macron to impose his highly unpopular bill that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron shunned parliament Thursday by opting to push through his controversial plans by triggering a special constitutional power known as Section 49.3. The rarely-used maneuver will likely spark a …
(2023-03-17). 30,000 L.A. school support staffers to strike; teachers refuse to cross picket line. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES (PAI)—At least 30,000 support staffers toiling for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will stage a three-day strike March 21-23 to protest low pay, lack of respect, and their bosses' labor law-breaking refusal to bargain. With support from the United Teachers of Los Angeles, an AFT affiliate, the cafeteria workers, bus drivers, …
(2023-03-17). 'Make Things Right': Florida activists grapple with revelations about Klan leader. splcenter.org
(2023-03-17). Troubling Questions Over U.S. Drone Crash Near Crimea… An Inevitable Collision Made in Washington. strategic-culture.org
(2023-03-17). Reuters' Assistance With Italy's Take on African Immigrants Represents a New Watershed. strategic-culture.org Reuters may well have broken a world record in partisan journalism with its latest efforts to implicate Russia in the Libyan immigrants crisis. | The duplicitous role of western media in assisting NATO in its dark endeavours is nothing new. But Reuters may well have broken a world record in partisan journalism with its latest efforts to implicate Russia in the Libyan immigrants crisis. | Reuters is not the news legend it used to be. Gone are the days when it had armies of clever young people fact checking polemic statements made by world leaders to be even faintly accurate. Case in point the recent incendiary cla…
(2023-03-17). How Covid Lockdowns Primed the Current Financial Crisis. strategic-culture.org The lockdowns and the stimulus required to keep the economy alive helped drive inflation. Then the Fed jacked up interest rates. And all hell broke loose. | By Christian PARENTI | On Friday March 10th, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) died of Covid. Alright, it's a little more complicated than that, but Covid lockdowns followed by massive government stimulus were a critical — and massively under-acknowledged — factor in propelling the bank's demise. | At the heart of the crisis is the gigantic pile of low-interest debt that was issued during the height of the pandemic. While private-sector pandemic-era…
(2023-03-17). What Follows U.S. Hegemony. strategic-culture.org 
On Feb. 24, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a 12-point plan entitled "China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis." This "peace plan," as it has been called, is anchored in the concept of sovereignty, building upon the well-established principles of the 1945 United Nations Charter and the Ten Principles from the Bandung Conference of African and Asian states held in 1955.
(2023-03-17). A positive new milestone in Saudi-Iranian relations. journal-neo.org 
(2023-03-17). Bashar al-Assad's visit to Moscow and the changing face of the Middle East. journal-neo.org
(2023-03-17). 'New' Bipartisan Consensus in the US Against China Aims Total War. journal-neo.org There are very few issues in the US politics, both domestic and foreign, that can draw the Republicans and the Democrats into a bi-partisan consensus. Russia has been one of them in the wake of the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine. More recently, China has also made it to the list of issues. This is […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-03-17). Russian gas hub in Turkey, a profitable reality. journal-neo.org 
Given the high dependence of today's energy-intensive economy on gas supplies, it can be argued that any proposals to optimize the transit and sale of the blue fuel are of high interest in world markets. Before the aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations, the European Union was the main buyer of Russian gas, with export volumes reaching […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-03-17). Mexico's Fourth Transformation And Why The US Wants To Stop It. popularresistance.org It is this democracy that must be defended now: not, as media outlets would have you believe, from AMLO, but from those who would weaponize the electoral issue to justify a disastrous foreign intervention, in whatever form it might ultimately take. Although the 4T has not fulfilled everyone's expectations, it has, in four years, created a governing movement that is taking control of its energy resources (including the nationalization of lithium) and is adopting a role of regional leadership in Latin America: two sins the United States has not historically forgiven anywhere.
(2023-03-17). Monroe Doctrine Plays Out In Perú. popularresistance.org March 7th marked three months of the congressional coup that ousted democratically elected President Pedro Castillo and claimed the lives of over 70 people during daily anti-government protests. Despite Western media 's attempt to whitewash the illegal ouster (which failed to reach the prerequisite 104 votes by 3), a resounding majority of the Peruvian people blame either coup leader Dina Boluarte, Fujimorismo, or the coup Congress for the political crisis facing the Andean country rich in vast minerals and resources. Despite this week's sentencing of Castillo to another 36 months of pre-trial detention, people o…
(2023-03-17). The Government Bailed Out The Banks; How About A People's Bailout? popularresistance.org The March 10 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves throughout the world economy. Since then, the US government moved quickly and decisively to bailout the bank's depositors to the tune of USD 151 billion. The collapse of SVB, a bank utilized heavily by the tech industry and venture capitalists, is the second largest bank failure in US history. Signature Bank, based out of New York, also failed quickly afterwards as SVB's crash triggered distrust in the banking system across the nation. The US government also bailed out Signature, spending USD 70 billion to ensure that the bank's depositors had access to…
(2023-03-17). On the 20th Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq It Must be Clear: The U.S. Is the Greatest Threat to World Peace and Collective Humanity. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Remembering the 'Workers' Wimbledon'. greenleft.org.au Writer, journalist, filmmaker and tennis enthusiast David Berry shows that tennis has a secret radical history, writes Alex Salmon.
(2023-03-17). Saturday 3/18: Protest nonstop war and militarism – demand negotiations! indybay.org Town Clock (Water Street) Santa Cruz…
(2023-03-17). Is Vindication Coming for COVID Skeptics? dissidentvoice.org 
(2023-03-17). Saturday 3/18: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Stitching Palestine" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-03-17). Pentagon UFO Chief Says Mothership And Baby Planes Probing Solar System Possible. moguldom.com The government has become surprisingly more open about the possible existence of unidentified flying objects. Most recently, Pentagon officials stated in a draft document that aliens could actually be exploring our solar system. The officials also said alien beings could be releasing smaller probes to study planets. In fact, the head of the Pentagon's unidentified aerial …
(2023-03-17). Podcast: AUKUS subs, Britain strikes, bigots protested. greenleft.org.au Episode 4: March 17, 2023. Green Left journalists Ben Radford and Isaac Nellist take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
(2023-03-17). Lithium Americas and Biden Violating Sacred: Digging into Paiute Massacre Site for Lithium. indybay.org Breaking News: "I cried seeing this yesterday," said Dorece Sam, Fort McDermitt Paiute, seeing the destruction of the earth on the Paiute Massacre Site at Thacker Pass for a lithium mine, in northern Nevada. "To see this shattered my heart," Sam said of the violation of the sacred. "There are no cultural monitors."
(2023-03-17). Every St Patrick's Day, Everywhere, All at Once. dissidentvoice.org 
Patrick banishing the snakesMarch 17 is traditionally St Patrick's Day, a day when 'Irishness' is celebrated all over the world. This date is traditionally held to be the date of the death of St Patrick (c.‚Äâ385 — c.‚Äâ461), the patron saint of Ireland. It is marked by parades through the main cities and towns of …
(2023-03-17). Every St. Patrick's Day, Everywhere, All at Once: A Disaster for Ireland. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Court: U.S. Failure to Protect Pacific Humpbacks From Deadly Entanglements Was Unlawful. indybay.org SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2023 — A federal court ruled in favor of the Center for Biological Diversity yesterday in a lawsuit arguing that the National Marine Fisheries Service failed to protect endangered Pacific humpback whales from deadly entanglements in sablefish pot gear off California, Oregon and Washington.
(2023-03-17). Lawsuit Launched Over U.S. Delay on Petition to Phase Out Oil Drilling on Public Lands. indybay.org WASHINGTON, March 16, 2023 — Conservation groups today filed a notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Interior Department for failing to respond to a petition to phase out oil and gas extraction on public lands.
(2023-03-17). Wednesday 4/5: EV Financial Incentives Clinic. indybay.org Online Webinar…
(2023-03-17). Saturday 3/18: SisPix: Reproductive Rights. indybay.org ATA Gallery, 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco…
(2023-03-17). Opinion: Is There Anyone Ready For Prime Time? moguldom.com When Deion Sanders departed Jackson State University for the University of Colorado, it engendered strong reactions amongst Black folk. Some believed Sanders should have remained at JSU to finish what he started while others asserted Sanders' right to determine the best course for his career. At the heart of this debate was the HBCU and …
(2023-03-17). Constructive Diplomacy Isn't Possible When We Are Demanding Capitulation. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Tuesday 3/28: American Democracy: A Way Forward for Voting Freedom. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-03-17). Newly Released Review of Fluoride's Toxicity Highlights NTP Scientist's Battle to Follow the Science. thelastamericanvagabond.com Newly released documents reveal how scientists at the U.S. National Toxicology Program fought to preserve their conclusion that fluoride can reduce IQ in children. On Wednesday the U.S. National Toxicology Program released a previously suppressed report which concluded that high exposure to fluoride can reduce IQ for children. The NTP's drafts from May and September
(2023-03-17). Synthetic mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines. The Critical Role of Pseudouridine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). East Meadow Update 3/12/23. indybay.org There is a major new development in the long and tangled story of Student Housing West with its reckless proposal to develop the East Meadow. The University has just asked the UC Regents for approval of a new approach to building and financing the project. SHW would now no longer be a public-private partnership and would be funded with bonds issued by the University. Most distressing, the East Meadow would be placed on a fast track, constructed and financed independently of the rest. If the Regents vote to approve at their March 15th meeting, construction could begin this year.
(2023-03-17). Cruise tours sail smooth waters. ecns.cn China's cruise tourism market is expected to revive this year, supported by the country's optimized COVID-19 measures.
(2023-03-17). 38 Chinese warmly welcomed in Vietnam as cross-border tourism resumes. ecns.cn A tour group left China via the Dongxing Port in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Wednesday and was warmly welcomed by the MongCai Port in Vietnam.
(2023-03-17). Two Chinese experts sent to Memphis Zoo to take care of giant panda Ya Ya. ecns.cn Two Chinese experts have been sent to the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the U.S., to take care of giant panda Ya Ya, said the Beijing Municipal Administration Center of Park on Thursday night.
(2023-03-17). Over 30 million Chinese sexagenarians engage in primary industry. ecns.cn According to data from the seventh population census and that from the National Bureau of Statistics, there are about 51.04 million sexagenarians in China, of whom more than 60 percent are engaged in primary industry, including agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing.
(2023-03-17). Beijing calls for dialogue on Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn China is concerned over the escalation and possible loss of control of the Ukraine crisis, and urges all parties to remain calm and restrained, resume peace talks at an early date and return to the track of political settlement.
(2023-03-17). Feb sustains housing recovery. ecns.cn The property market recovery continued in February as more Chinese cities reported a month-on-month growth while the year-on-year decline narrowed in lower-tier cities, official data showed on Thursday.
(2023-03-17). Nation's aging demographic to be well protected. ecns.cn China should make more significant efforts to push forward the country's senior care system in a market-oriented manner, expand the pilot scope of the personal pension system and better utilize both State-owned and private capital to ease pressure facing the country's current pension benefits.
(2023-03-17). Freight train derails in US Arizona. ecns.cn A freight train carrying corn syrup derailed in western US state of Arizona on Wednesday night, the rail provider said, after initial reports said the train may have hazardous materials onboard.
(2023-03-17). Train derails in U.S. state of Washington, no injuries reported. ecns.cn A train derailed early Thursday on the Swinomish Reservation in the Anacortes area, in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington, according to the state Department of Ecology.
(2023-03-17). Reform plan to boost efficiency, mitigate risks. ecns.cn China has released a plan on reforming Party and State institutions, a move that will help improve national governance efficiency and tackle risks and challenges in order to promote high-quality development.
(2023-03-17). Decision to set up new HK, Macao work office receives wide support. ecns.cn Central government departments and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions expressed firm support for a decision to establish a new Hong Kong and Macao work office under the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
(2023-03-17). TikTok ban out of political motive rather than facts: embassy spokesperson. ecns.cn A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday urged the United States to immediately cease making irresponsible comments about and slandering the Chinese military.
(2023-03-17). Infant care takes more than baby steps. ecns.cn China's maternal and infant care market is expected to embrace rapid development thanks to the rising consumption power of new parents.
(2023-03-17). Aggressive U.S. rate hikes blamed for Silicon Valley Bank collapse. ecns.cn The demise of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is partly due to aggressive interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, experts have said.
(2023-03-17). Officials call for improved health system. ecns.cn Central government officials on Thursday called for efforts to ramp up the detection capability for COVID-19 infections, fix the "short planks" in the country's health system and wage a patriotic health movement to improve hygiene.
(2023-03-17). Freight train to Europe links Beijing to BRI. ecns.cn The very first freight train from Beijing destined for Europe set off on Thursday, marking the latest milestone for the Chinese capital in its participation in the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a senior local official.
(2023-03-17). Opening-up experience inspires foreign officials in Hainan FTP. ecns.cn With further preferential policies, Hainan Free Trade Port is expected to draw more global attention and play a larger role in the country's opening-up, foreign business officials said.
(2023-03-17). Canada to drop mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China. ecns.cn Canada on Friday will remove mandatory COVID-19 testing requirements for air travelers arriving from China.
(2023-03-17). Hong Kong's 'new industrialization' drive sees more support. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is seeing more support for its "new industrialization" initiative, with medical equipment providers scaling up investments in the city.
(2023-03-17). Artificial bacterial 'factory' created to synthesize proteins more efficiently. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have created a kind of artificial bacterial "factory" that uses solar power and airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to synthesize proteins essential for applications in agriculture, medicine and the environment.
(2023-03-17). China intensifies high-quality development in border, cross-border zones. ecns.cn China will intensify efforts to promote high-quality development in border and cross-border economic cooperation zones, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.
(2023-03-17). Chinese scientists develop intelligent robotic mobile CT. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have devised an intelligent robotic mobile computed tomography (CT) that can provide great convenience for patients in critical condition.
(2023-03-17). Half of Chinese adults not getting 8 hours of sleep, report shows. ecns.cn About half of Chinese adults sleep less than eight hours every night, a new report said on Friday.
(2023-03-17). Stranded Panamanian cargo ship rescued in South China Sea. ecns.cn A Panamanian cargo ship that broke down while sailing across the South China Sea has been towed to an area off the coast of South China's Guangdong province, according to the Ministry of Transport.
(2023-03-17). Scientist reveals goals for future lunar research station. ecns.cn Scientists have proposed several objectives for a future international lunar research station, including moon-based Earth observation and lunar resource utilization.
(2023-03-17). China's housing market rebounds with favorable policies: expert. ecns.cn Data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed that in February 2023, the number of cities with a month-on-month increase in sales prices of commercial residential properties among the 70 large and medium-sized cities in China continued to rise.
(2023-03-17). We hope to strengthen cooperation with Chinese provinces: El Salvador Ambassador to China. ecns.cn "On this visit to Sichuan Province, I did not expect that Salvadoran coffee would be so popular in Chengdu. I am very happy," said Aldo Alvarez, Salvadoran ambassador to China, during a media interview at a coffee shop in Chengdu city on Wednesday.
(2023-03-17). China refutes claims of 'trade curbs' on Australian coal, says permits can be applied for normally. ecns.cn MOFCOM on Thursday pushed back against foreign media claims of Chinese "trade curbs" against Australian coal imports, saying such misleading claims are inappropriate and China's automatic permit management system for coal imports is functioning normally.
(2023-03-17). China urges U.S. to cease slandering Chinese military. ecns.cn A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday urged the United States to immediately cease making irresponsible comments about and slandering the Chinese military.
(2023-03-17). China's defense ministry vows to leave no room for 'Taiwan independence' separatist activities. ecns.cn A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday said the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will resolutely safeguard the country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and will leave no room for "Taiwan independence" separatist activities in any form.
(2023-03-17). HK chief executive visits Beijing to promote cooperation with mainland, attracting netizens' attention by posting classic local breakfasts. ecns.cn Sugar pancakes, Tofu Pudding with Gravy … Lee shared these classic Beijing breakfasts on social media, "I have tasted local cuisine in Beijing.
(2023-03-17). U.S. government urged to stop suppressing TikTok. ecns.cn The U.S. has failed to provide any evidence that TikTok poses a threat to U.S. national security, and it should stop spreading misinformation and unreasonably suppressing relevant firms, the Chinese Foreign Ministry urged on Thursday.
(2023-03-17). Japanese, S.Korean leaders meet in Tokyo amid raging opposition. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with visiting South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol here on Thursday, amid waves of opposition and criticism over ignoring history.
(2023-03-17). Iran says to send ambassador to UAE soon. ecns.cn A senior Iranian diplomat said on Thursday that Iran will soon send its ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
(2023-03-17). U.S. urged to stop slandering TikTok. ecns.cn China urged the United States on Thursday to stop spreading false information on data security issues and unreasonably suppressing related companies, as Washington had yet to provide evidence that Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok threatened U.S. national security.
(2023-03-17). Chinese president to pay state visit to Russia. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Friday.
(2023-03-17). China develops vacuum storage cabinet to keep quantum chips 'fresh'. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed a vacuum storage cabinet to keep quantum chips "fresh," and used it in the country's first quantum chip production line, according to a Science and Technology Daily report.
(2023-03-17). Expert says COVID lab leak theory 'purely politically motivated'. ecns.cn A zoonoses expert said that a laboratory leak as the possible origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is "purely politically motivated", and political power games are behind the theory.
(2023-03-17). China International Jewelry Fair opens in Beijing. ecns.cn China International Jewelry Fair opened at the China International Exhibition Center on Thursday, covering an area of over 30,000 square meters, with more than 1,000 companies.
(2023-03-17). Manufacturer busy with producing mascot toys for Hangzhou Asian Games. ecns.cn The mascots, "Memories of Jiangnan" consist of three figures, Chen Chen, Cong Cong and Lian Lian, featuring Hangzhou's three World Heritage sites, the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu Culture, the West Lake and the Grand Canal.
(2023-03-17). Tibetans celebrate spring plowing in Lhasa. ecns.cn Villagers gathered in the fields, singing and dancing, to mark the beginning of spring plowing on Thursday.
(2023-03-17). Culture Fact: Kunqu Opera. ecns.cn
(2023-03-17). Canada's 'China syndrome'. mronline.org 
The obsession with foreign plots to undermine our institutions is a hallmark of the erosion of political discourse in Canada.
(2023-03-17). Karl Marx: Before all else a revolutionist. mronline.org 
On the 140th anniversary of Karl Marx's death, Katherine Connelly discusses his revolutionary contribution.
(2023-03-17). This is how police and courts steal from poor people. mronline.org 
I need to report a theft. Nassau County law enforcement stole $500 from my friend, Sylvester "Sonny" Jackson.
(2023-03-17). Dennis Kucinich and Michael Hudson on the Anatomy of Bank Failures. scheerpost.com This is a wide-ranging discussion about the anatomy of bank failures. Dave Kelley, the moderator, is a pension actuarial expert, headquartered in Ohio. Chairman of the Domestic Policy subcommittee of the Govt Oversight Committee, Kucinich, as a senior member of Congress, investigated the subprime meltdown (see you tube videos), grilling Wall Street titans. Michael Hudson …
(2023-03-17). Even Peace Is Made in China. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-17). Former US NatSec Advisor: Destroy Taiwan Semiconductor Factories if China Invades. scheerpost.com 
Rather than see Taiwan's semiconductor factories fall into the hands of the Communist Party of China, the US and its allies would simply pull a Nordstream.
(2023-03-17). Sen. Graham Calls for US to Start Shooting Down Russian Planes. scheerpost.com 
By Dave DeCamp / Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity that the US should tell Russia if "you ever get near another US asset flying in international waters, your airplane will be shot down." | "What would Ronald Reagan do…
(2023-03-17). Crisis de régimen en la Francia de Macron. globalizacion.ca El Gobierno francés se obstina en sacar adelante la reforma de las pensiones pese a las multitudinarias protestas en contra, agravando así el déficit democrático en el país. El colaborador habitual de CTXT Rafael Poch ya lo había pronosticado en…
(2023-03-17). How and Why Obama Downed the MH17 Passenger Plane on 17 July 2014. dissidentvoice.org 
Before the MH17 passenger plane was shot down over the civil-war zone in Ukraine on 17 July 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama needed to persuade 9 EU countries that were opposed to adding more sanctions against Russia — needed to force them to approve adding those sanctions. He needed to supply them with 'evidence' that …
(2023-03-17). Colombia Ofensiva democrática frente al bloqueo jurídico y a la guerra mediática. globalizacion.ca Como afirmamos en anterior artículo, se desató la confrontación abierta entre el gobierno que encabeza Gustavo Petro y los sectores más parasitarios de la oligarquía financiera. Con ocasión de la presentación de la reforma al sistema de Salud, de los…
(2023-03-17). On International Women's Day, Milwaukee says, "Hands off our bodies, hands off our families" fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Neither the snow nor the rekindled Saint Patrick's Day parade was enough to keep 100 people from celebrating International Women's Day with the Milwaukee International Women's Day (IWD) Coalition this past Saturday, March 11. Attendees gathered at Dontre Hamilton Park and marched through the streets towards Village Church, where endorsing organizations tabled and delivered speeches. | The theme of this year's International Women's Day was "Hands Off Our Bodies, Hands Off Our Families." It sought to highlight the connection between the struggles around reproductive rights and against police crimes.
(2023-03-17). Selected Articles: On the 20th Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq, It Must be Clear: The U.S. Is the Greatest Threat to World Peace and Collective Humanity. globalresearch.ca 
By History teaches that the greatest threa…
(2023-03-17). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-03-17). Trump warns US-Russia nuclear war "absolutely" a risk under Biden. infobrics.org The former president says it's "very unfair" for the US to foot the bill for Ukraine and not Europe.
(2023-03-17). The Arctic: Eurasia's Final Pivot. infobrics.org Realpolitik and the lessons of history might prompt the world's major powers to lay down their weapons in some regions and/or in some sectors, preferring to join forces for the good of humanity. One of these regions is undoubtedly the Arctic, where cooperation over competition might lead, one day, to make the long-dreamed-of Bering Strait crossing a reality, writes Valdai Club expert Emanuel Pietrobon…
(2023-03-17). Russia Set to Operate More Passenger Flights to India. infobrics.org Currently, Aeroflot is operating seven weekly flights to India while no Indian airline is flying to Russia…
(2023-03-17). Beijing Launches First China-Europe Freight Train. infobrics.org Beijing became one of the latest places in China to adopt the China-Europe freight train platform, as localities vie to participate in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative…
(2023-03-17). Sunday 3/19: War in Ukraine: One Year On: The Root Causes of Conflict. indybay.org Zoom meeting ID: 811 3335 0622 | Passcode: ICSS2717rs | us02web.zoom.us/j/81133350622?pwd=dUUyUWppbWt6djVTaElISUhocXpSUT09…
(2023-03-17). This Is America #183: Report from Atlanta During 'Week of Action' Against Cop City. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This is America, March 16th, 2023. In this episode, we sit down with Clark, a member of the Atlanta Community Press Collective, who joins us to discuss the past week of action in Atlanta as the fight against Cop City continues, following the arrest of concert goers on trumped up 'domestic terrorism' charges….
(2023-03-17). Build the movement to oppose AUKUS nuclear submarines. greenleft.org.au We need a foreign policy that is based on justice and peace, not more militarism to prepare the country for a new cold war against China, argues Jacob Andrewartha.
(2023-03-17). It's Your Human Right to Access Russian News and Analysis Sites in English if You Want. dissidentvoice.org 
Collage © Jan Oberg 2023 The human right to freely seek information is laid down in the American Convention on Human Rights from 1968. Article 13 states that "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought and expression. This right includes freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds." The Universal …
(2023-03-17). Who's in Control of How We Remember the Iraq War? indybay.org Orwell and newspeak vs. history and democracy…
(2023-03-17). Richard Denniss: 'Safeguard Mechanism protects fossil fuel industry'. greenleft.org.au The new Safeguard Mechanism protects the fossil fuel industry and does nothing to save our climate from disaster, Richard Denniss said. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-03-17). Corporations are using Trade Treaties to handcuff Efforts to save the Planet from Climate Emergency. juancole.com 
( Foreign Policy in Focus) — The global economy hit a new milestone in 2022 by surpassing $100 trillion. This expansion, which has experienced only the occasional setback such as the 2020 COVID shutdowns, has been accelerated by trade. The world trade volume experienced 4,300 percent growth from 1950 to 2021, an average 4 percent …
(2023-03-17). Spying on Americans in Plain Sight. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Friday 3/24: State of Repression in El Salvador. indybay.org Redstone Labor Temple, | 2940 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 | (between Mission and South Van Ness, | half block from 16th St. BART)…
(2023-03-17). 12th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference returns to Atlanta, Georgia. indybay.org Everyone is welcome to join us in Atlanta, Georgia August 10-14, 2023 in Downtown Atlanta Olympic Village, Morris Brown College and key Agriculture locations.
(2023-03-17). US Terrorism Against Nord Stream: A Polish Perspective. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). After 3 Years Namibian Miners Fight Continues Against Chinese National Nuclear Corp Firing. indybay.org Three years ago, the leadership of the Namibia Rossing mine workers union were fired by the new owner the state owned Chinese National Nuclear Corporation CNNC. The company through corruption and collusion with the SWAPO government has stalled the arbitrations and stalled the labor process to keep the workers unemployed. There will be a hearing on March 28th and actions will take place at the San Francisco Chinese Consulate and other consulates and embassies around the world in solidarity with the miners.
(2023-03-17). US Blackmails Switzerland to Boost Military Support to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). The Weaponization of "Anti-Semitism". Requiem for a Smear Victim: Clemens Arvay. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Bail-ins, Bail-outs and Other forms of Self-Mutilation: Lobotomized Economists Clash on the Deck of the Titanic. thelastamericanvagabond.com As the geniuses running the western financial bubble (sometimes called an "economy") continue to double down on their obsession to pump a dead financial system with ever more trillions in stimulus spending, arguments are raging among brainwashed economists living in denial over the oncoming systemic collapse. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and
(2023-03-17). Port Kembla rejects nuclear submarine base. greenleft.org.au Three weeks before the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal was announced, the Port Authority of NSW unveiled a new plan to build a large renewable energy hub at Port Kembla. Melanie Barnes reports the choice is clear: wind or nuclear.
(2023-03-17). Fascism grips Israel yet US clings to two-state fantasy. electronicintifada.net New York keeps investment in Israel Bonds as a State Department spokesperson confirms an Israeli settler attacked a US citizen.
(2023-03-17). Free Speech for Peace not Supported by "Stand With Ukraine" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Statue honoring Harriet Tubman unveiled in Newark, New Jersey. workers.org 
Artist Nina Cooke John stands next to the Harriet Tubman statue she designed in Newark, New Jersey, March 9, 2023. Credit: AP The unveiling of a monument honoring the legacy of the great Black abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, took place in the Black-majority city of Newark, New Jersey, on March 9. . . . |
(2023-03-17). Food cuts show women bear brunt of deepening economic crisis — a WW commentary. workers.org 
No matter how large or small, no class struggle can be put into its social context without understanding the current global capitalist economic crisis. Neoliberal policies flow from long-term and short-term fluctuations within the capitalist system, which no ruling class can ultimately control. Migrant mother and her children receive food . . . |
(2023-03-17). Food cuts show women bear brunt of deepening economic crisis. workers.org No matter how large or small, no class struggle can be put into its social context without understanding the current global capitalist economic crisis. Neoliberal policies flow from long-term and short-term fluctuations within the capitalist system, which no ruling class can ultimately control. Migrant mother and her children receive food . . . |
(2023-03-17). The wages of deregulation. workers.org 
Note: This lightly edited commentary first appeared on Prison Radio on March 3: A train races through the cool wintry air, its wheels turning on iron rails until sparks burst into flames, and in the blink of an eye, a city in eastern Ohio becomes the latest scene of a . . . |
(2023-03-17). Tuesday 3/21: Medication Abortion Teach-in w/ NARAL. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-03-17). Larry Saved Me From Torture… smoothiex12.blogspot.com of seeing and listening to these two guys and I am eternally grateful to him for that.
(2023-03-17). Well, Start Stop-watches, Gentlemen. smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-03-17). Wednesday 4/12: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2023-03-17). Video: Protests planned for Burma Revolution Day. greenleft.org.au Peter Boyle spoke to Maung Maung Than, the ecretary of the Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma and veteran of the 1988 student uprising about upcoming actions on Burma Revolution Day (March 27) and the state of the people's resistance to the military coup regime in Burma/Myanmar.
(2023-03-17). Yes, the U.S. gov't did bailout the banks. What would a people's bailout look like? mronline.org 
The U.S. is divesting from working people and investing in banks and venture capitalists, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars.
(2023-03-17). Hundreds in UK protest against discriminatory immigration bill. peoplesdispatch.org The Illegal Migration Bill has been proposed by Home Secretary Suella Braverman who herself admits that she is unable to say if the bill complies with the European Convention on Human Rights…
(2023-03-17). Working class slams the 'anti-worker' budget in the UK. peoplesdispatch.org Trade unions, left parties, and civil society organizations in the UK have denounced the Spring Budget 2023, delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday, March 15. The Chancellor and the Tory party have claimed that the Budget sets forth a growth plan for the country that will help avoid recession and halve the soaring inflation this year. However, trade unions have condemned that it fails to tackle the ongoing public sector pay disputes and neglects the overwhelming demand for an increase in wages at par with inflation. | It has been further criticized on the grounds that it calls for an in…
(2023-03-17). Protest: Charlie Kirk at UC Davis. indybay.org On March 14, U.C. Davis hosted Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk to around 300 attendees and a fierce student-led resistance of the same number.
(2023-03-17). Why Three US Banks Collapsed in One Week: Economist Michael Hudson Explains. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Why the Bank Crisis Is Not Over. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). The US Blockade and Its Effects on Cuban Medicine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Wednesday 3/15: From the Bay Area to Atlanta: Stop Cop City. indybay.org Meets at GI Partners / 4 Embarcadero Ctr, SF…
(2023-03-17). Colombia_Río Sogamoso de Santander: °Aguas para la vida…! indybay.org
(2023-03-17). Video: Imminent 5G Induced Genocide: Vaccinated Vulnerable To 5G Kill Grid's Deadly Tech! — Dr. Reiner Fuellmich. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Las horas más bajas del discurso anticorreísta. globalizacion.ca El 5 de febrero pasado puede considerarse el cierre de un ciclo que se abrió hace 5 años, coincidentemente con otra consulta popular, pero que terminó con resultados distintos en febrero de 2018. El ciclo al que me refiero es…
(2023-03-17). 70th anniversary: NATO trains U.S. high school students for "really cool" war with Russia in Arctic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationMarch 17, 2023 Ambassadors, Global Diplomacy, and NATO — High School Students from Around the Hampton Roads Lead the Way NORFOLK, VA. — On March 15th 2023, NATO's Allied Command Transformation kicked off the Model NATO Challenge, bringing together students, military officials, and diplomats to participate in a strategic problem-solving challenge. Student Diplomats …
(2023-03-17). Europe: NATO holds layered, integrated interceptor missile drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandMarch 17, 2023 NATO Surface-based Air defence community trains interoperability in major exercise Two major NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercises are combined with the largest European air defence exercise l from March 6 to April 1, 2023 providing for interoperability among Allied forces. NATO's exercises Steadfast Armour 23 (STAR23) and …
(2023-03-17). Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest Destabilizes the World. dissidentvoice.org 
A new 40-year study discovered the eye-opening fact that what happens in the Amazon Rainforest impacts the entire Earth system. This puts an exclamation point on the fact that the Amazon Rainforest, the planet's most crucial source of life support [NASA and NOAA attribute about half of the oxygen production on Earth to the ocean, …
(2023-03-17). Saturday 3/25: May Day 2023 Community Screen Printing Event. indybay.org San José Peace & Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112…
(2023-03-17). Monday 3/20: Defend Food Not Bombs Right to Share Food & Protest. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz…
(2023-03-17). The Heat: UN High Seas Treaty. america.cgtn.com 
After marathon negotiations, The United Nations announced a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans. It's called the UN High Seas Treaty and establishes protections for international waters. That's the area beyond national jurisdictions which makes up two-thirds of the Earth's ocean surface. 193 countries …
(2023-03-17). La imagen del día: Amor y apoyo en la ciudad de Nueva York para el equipo de béisbol de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Amor y apoyo en la ciudad de Nueva York para el equipo de béisbol de Cuba en el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol 2023. " °Estamos con Cuba hasta la final! #TeamAsere", se puede leer en un cartel ubicado en esta ciudad. Cuba consiguió el pase a semifinales en el certamen y este viernes tiene su próximo juego.
(2023-03-17). Cuba en datos: Coordenadas de los nuevos actores económicos. cubadebate.cu Las preguntas serían: øCuándo generarán mayor disponibilidad de alimentos en el mediano plazo estos actores? øQué obstáculos tienen hoy en la producción y venta de sus producciones y servicios? øQué transformar o modificar para que estos actores puedan incrementar sus resultados productivos?
(2023-03-17). øEn qué consiste el Aukus?: El pacto con el que EEUU, Reino Unido y Australia planean "hacerle frente" a China. cubadebate.cu Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y Australia planean contrarrestar la influencia de China con la creación de una nueva flota de submarinos de propulsión nuclear. El pacto estratégico, anunciado en septiembre de 2021 y bautizado como Aukus pretende "defender los intereses compartidos" de las tres potencias anglosajonas en el Indopacífico.
(2023-03-17). Jóvenes graduados: El sueño de La Habana y la odisea del alquiler. cubadebate.cu Este tema parece cíclico: "Casi ningún alquiler baja de 5 000 pesos. No sé qué voy a hacer. Sigo buscando pero me estoy quedando sin tiempo porque antes del día 7 debo salir de donde vivo y no tengo donde quedarme. Estoy volviéndome loco". Al revisar los mensajes de WhatsApp me encuentro este audio de Alejandro, un compañero de estudios en la universidad que ahora está en serios problemas.
(2023-03-17). Con el voto del 26 de marzo vamos a defender la Revolución. cubadebate.cu Candidatos a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular por Santa Clara retomaron este jueves sus intercambios con los electores. En todos se habló de asistencia a las urnas y el voto unido, y también de problemas, con la confianza de que la próxima legislatura continuará contribuyendo a su solución.
(2023-03-17). París: Más de 200 detenciones tras protestas contra reforma de pensiones. cubadebate.cu Más de 200 personas han sido detenidas este jueves 16 de marzo en París al término de una manifestación espontánea contra la impopular reforma de las pensiones del gobierno de Emmanuel Macron, aprobada unas horas antes por decreto y sin voto en la Asamblea Nacional.
(2023-03-17). Voleibol de Playa: Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzan al cuadro principal en su debut en el Circuito Mundial. cubadebate.cu La dupla cubana de Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzó este viernes al cuadro principal en el torneo de voleibol de playa organizado en la ciudad mexicana de La Paz, con categoría Challenge del Beach World Pro. En la ronda de preliminares del evento, el primero de los antillanos en el circuito internacional de este deporte, los caribeños consiguieron par de éxitos.
(2023-03-17). Altos cargos militares de Estados Unidos y Rusia discuten sobre incidente con dron cerca de Crimea. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Defensa ruso reveló detalles de las conversaciones entre el ministro de Defensa ruso, Serguéi Shoigú, y su par estadounidense, Lloyd Austin, que discutieron el tema de la caída del dron estadounidense que se acercó peligrosamente a la península rusa de Crimea.
(2023-03-17). El tiempo: Escasas lluvias en la tarde. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte oriental y con poca nubosidad en el resto. En tarde estará parcialmente nublado en gran parte del país, con escasas lluvias.
(2023-03-17). Havana D'Primera estrena canción y video #TeamAsere. cubadebate.cu El trompetista Alexander Abreu y su grupo Havana D' Primera estrenaron este viernes la canción y el video de #TeamAsere, una producción que enaltece la actuación del equipo cubano de béisbol en el V Clásico Mundial de la disciplina. "Háganle saber a esos hombres que estamos agradecidos por la historia que hoy están haciendo", destacó Alexander Abreu.
(2023-03-17). Once de los bancos más grandes de Estados Unidos inyectarán treinta mil millones de dólares para rescatar al First Republic Bank. cubadebate.cu Once de los bancos más grandes de EE.UU. inyectarán un total de 30.000 millones de dólares para rescatar al First Republic Bank (FRB), según lo anuncian en un comunicado conjunto difundido este jueves por Business Wire.
(2023-03-17). Presentan programa para celebrar el aniversario 55 del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Con la presencia de directivos de los jardines botánicos de Cuba y centros afines de otros países, abierto al público e inmerso en importantes proyectos, el equipo del Jardín Botánico Nacional de Cuba celebra el 55 aniversario del complejo científico, educativo y recreativo ubicado en la periferia habanera.
(2023-03-17). Qué trae la prensa cubana, viernes 17 de marzo de 2023. cubadebate.cu
(2023-03-17). Unión Eléctrica no pronostica afectaciones por déficit de generación para este viernes. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informó que el Sistema Electroenergético Nacional no presentó afectaciones en el día de ayer y que se espera que hoy tampoco ocurran interrupciones del servicio por falta de capacidad de generación. A las 07: 00 horas de este viernes la disponibilidad del SEN era de 2 450 megavatios (MW) y la demanda de 1 820 MW, con todo el país electrificado.
(2023-03-17). Never Again: Human Rights Groups & Japanese Americans Warn Biden Against Jailing Migrant Families. democracynow.org 
This week nearly 400 human rights groups urged the Biden administration not to revive the controversial practice of migrant family detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Biden ended family detention when he took office two years ago but is now reportedly reconsidering it as part of a wider crackdown as his administration prepares to phase out the contested Trump-era Title 42 pandemic policy used to expel over 2 million migrants without due process at the southern border. We speak with Silky Shah, executive director of Detention Watch Network, who says "the Biden administration has faltered and is…
(2023-03-17). Headlines for March 17, 2023. democracynow.org Yellen Declares, "Our Banking System Is Sound," as Wall Street Props Up First Republic Bank, Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Yemen's Houthis in Pact with Saudi Arabia, Poland and Slovakia Will Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine, U.N. Inquiry on Ukraine Finds Wide Evidence of Russian War Crimes, China Urges Diplomatic End to War in Ukraine as Xi Jinping Plans Trip to Kremlin, Biden Approves Sale of 220 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Australia , White House Threatens to Ban TikTok Unless Chinese Owners Sell Stakes, Israeli Forces Kill 4 More Palestinians in Jenin Ahead of Security Talks in Egypt, Macron Pushes…
(2023-03-17). Julian Assange's Father & Brother Speak Out on His Jailing, Press Freedom & New Documentary "Ithaka" democracynow.org 
We continue our coverage of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq by looking at the imprisonment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been jailed for exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. One video released by WikiLeaks showed a U.S. helicopter gunship in Baghdad slaughtering a dozen civilians, including a Reuters journalist. Assange has been held in London's Belmarsh prison since 2019 as he fights the U.S. campaign to extradite him to face espionage charges. If convicted, the publisher faces as much as 175 years behind bars. His legal fight is documented in the new film Itha…
(2023-03-17). Blood and Treasure: Documenting the Costs of Iraq War from Civilian Casualties to Trillions Spent. democracynow.org 
With the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq on March 20, we speak with Oxford University international relations professor Neta Crawford, who says the region is still reeling from the impact of the war. "The story continues. It's not over," she says. Crawford is co-director of the Costs of War Project at Brown University, where her latest report pegs the cost of U.S. wars in Iraq and Syria since 2003 at nearly $2.9 trillion. Since the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003 under the false pretext of preventing Saddam Hussein from developing weapons of mass destruction, more than half a million peo…
(2023-03-17). Iraq and 15 Lessons We Never Learned. davidswanson.org
(2023-03-17). Ecuador's Former Minister Flees for Caracas from Asylum in Argentina's Embassy in Quito. orinocotribune.com Caracas, March 15, 2023 ( The incident came to light on Monday night through a statement issued by the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry noting that Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero informed his Ecuadorian counterpart that day of Duarte's escape "without the knowledg…
(2023-03-17). President Maduro: 'Revolution is Alternative to Rottenness of Capitalism'. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, March 15, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that the Bolivarian Revolution is an alternative to the decadent capitalist system of the world, during a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the death of Commander Hugo Chávez. The president led a massive popular march that carried Hugo Chávez's cadet saber from the Military Academy to Barracks 4F (El Cuartel de la Montaña), where the remains of the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution rest. | "Let us show that ethically and morally, the Bolivarian Revolution is an alternative to the rottenness of savage neol…
(2023-03-17). Venezuela Makes Fun of White House and Fantasy 'Narnia' Government Ties. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, March 15, the Venezuelan minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, said, sarcastically, that he wishes the "best of luck" to the US government in its relationship with the leader of the "parallel" parliament of the South American country, in reference to the fictional "interim government" upheld by members of the Venezuelan opposition. | The minister for foreign affairs highlighted that the US government maintains a "childish effort" to promote an erratic diplomacy far from political reality, by trying to continue recognizing a non-existent "interim government" that does not hold any power in Venezue…
(2023-03-17). Surge in Global Weapons Sales: Top Ten Exporters of Major Arms. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). French President Macron Approves the Pension Reform by Decree. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). American Indian Genocide Museum at Austin Expo. indybay.org We are here today at the SXSW Conference and Expo here in Austin, Texas telling our story because we know if we don't, no one else will. We are here today to bring awareness that past injustices are still being experienced today. We are here today to bring awareness that the racism of the past is still the cornerstone of American laws. Gone perhaps are the scalp bounties paid for Indian men, women, and children but, on the other hand, not one treaty has ever been honored.
(2023-03-17). Turkey: Erdoğan attempts to ban pro-Kurdish party ahead of snap poll. greenleft.org.au Turkey will go to election on May 14, after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called a snap poll, reports Susan Price, and the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will likely be forced to participate in the election under a different party name, due to a politically-motivated trial against it.
(2023-03-17). Cops illegally raided his house. This is what happened when he fought back. therealnews.com 
On Sept. 30, 2020, a SWAT team burst into the Henderson County, Indiana home of Chris Reiter under a falsely obtained warrant. Reiter's girlfriend, Tiffany Napier, was severely injured as police ransacked the house, ultimately finding nothing before departing without acknowledging any wrongdoing on their part. Reiter has since filed a lawsuit alleging violations of his constitutional rights, and dedicated himself to helping others hold police accountable. Reiter's efforts recently led to another arrest when he attempted to help the father of a victim of abuse by Clarksville police. Chris Reiter and Tiffany…
(2023-03-17). Ciclón Freddy provoca al menos 58 muertos en Mozambique. telesurtv.net El fenómeno hidrometereológico ha dejado unos 282 heridos y cerca de 20.250 viviendas destruidas.
(2023-03-17). Conoce algunas curiosidades del poeta peruano César Vallejo. telesurtv.net César Vallejo abarcó a lo largo de su vida varios géneros literarios, entre ellos: el ensayo, la novela, la poesía y el cuento.
(2023-03-17). Parlamento salvadoreño cambia reglas previo a año de elecciones. telesurtv.net En adición, un error y la falta de debate por parte de los diputados oficialistas, hizo que en realidad, la Asamblea Legislativa haya derogado todo el código electoral por completo y no solo un artículo.
(2023-03-17). Denuncian "limbo jurídico" de líderes comunitarios salvadoreños. telesurtv.net Entre los detenidos está Antonio Pacheco, director ejecutivo de ADES, una organización clave en la lucha contra el extractivismo minero en El Salvador.
(2023-03-17). Movimiento indígena exige participar en elecciones en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Misión de Observación Electoral Guatemala (MOE-GT) insta a las cortes de justicia a dictar sentencias definitivas a la mayor brevedad en los casos que son tramitados.
(2023-03-17). Presidente mexicano confirma cumbre regional sobre la inflación. telesurtv.net Entre ellos estarán los mandatarios de Chile, Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Belice, Bolivia y San Vicente.
(2023-03-17). Sociedad civil cubana se prepara para Examen Periódico de DDHH. telesurtv.net En un coloquio se ratificó el acompañamiento al Estado para continuar avanzando en la promoción y protección de todos los Derechos Humanos para todos en Cuba.
(2023-03-17). Gobierno de Bolivia ratifica transparencia en industrialización de litio. telesurtv.net La viceministra de Comunicación señala que el Gobierno tiene participación y soberanía en todo el proceso de producción y comercialización de ese recurso.
(2023-03-17). Movimiento indígena busca salidas a crisis política de Ecuador. telesurtv.net A la reunión están citados organizaciones de indígenas, campesinos, estudiantes, trabajadores, entre otros gremios.
(2023-03-17). Acciones de First Republic Bank caen pese a rescate financiero de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Los títulos de First Republic cayeron un 30 por ciento este jueves y luego subieron 9,8 por ciento al cerrar el día. Entidades financieras le inyectaron 30.000 millones de dólares.
(2023-03-17). Tropas israelíes asesinan a cuatro palestinos en Jenin. telesurtv.net Según medios locales, una fuerza israelí encubierta se internó en la ciudad a bordo de dos vehículos civiles.
(2023-03-17). Confirman visita a Rusia de presidente chino Xi Jinping. telesurtv.net La Presidencia rusa señaló que se examinará el desarrollo de la asociación integral y la cooperación estratégica entre ambas naciones.
(2023-03-17). Argentina anuncia comicios generales para el 22 de octubre. telesurtv.net La CNE destacó que el próximo 5 de mayo se publicará el padrón previsto y el 15 de mayo se convocará a elecciones primarias abiertas, simultáneas y obligatorias (PASO).
(2023-03-17). Declaran alerta por fenómeno de El Niño Costero en Perú. telesurtv.net Los expertos han detectado anomalías en los vientos, asociados con la alteración de patrones de circulación atmosférica.
(2023-03-17). Miles de maestros protestan por aumento salarial en Nueva Zelanda. telesurtv.net Los docentes se congregaron frente al Parlamento de Wellington (capital) y llamaron al Gobierno a tomar medidas urgentes.
(2023-03-17). Organizaciones realizan movilización en apoyo a las reformas del Gobierno colombiano. telesurtv.net Las organizaciones que apoyan al Ejecutivo decidieron que este es un buen marco para mostrar su respaldo a las reformas.
(2023-03-17). Denuncian carácter político de marchas de magisterio en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Invitan al magisterio urbano a aprovechar el diálogo convocado por el Ministerio de Educación y presentar propuestas positivas para optimizar el proceso docente.
(2023-03-17). Japón derrota a Italia y llega a semifinales del Clásico Mundial. telesurtv.net Japón es el único equipo que ha llegado a semifinales en los cinco Clásicos celebrados y fue campeón en 2006 y 2009.
(2023-03-17). øQué podemos hacer para proteger las especies marinas?>. telesurtv.net La actividad humana genera impactos negativos en los océanos y en las especies marinas, pero también puede influir en su cuidado y preservación.
(2023-03-17). Reportan leve repunte de banca europea tras jornada incierta. telesurtv.net Presidente de Banco Nacional Saudí considera injustificado el pánico generado por el desplome bursátil del Credit Suisse.
(2023-03-17). Gobierno de Colombia presenta proyecto de ley de reforma laboral. telesurtv.net El presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro reafirmó que "con esta (iniciativa de) ley lo que se busca es dignificar el trabajo".
(2023-03-17). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalló que con este crimen, suman 27 líderes asesinados en el país en lo que va del año y 1.436 desde la firma del acuerdo de paz de 2016.
(2023-03-17). Reprimen protestas en rechazo a reforma de pensiones en Francia. telesurtv.net Una coalición de sindicatos convocó a nuevas manifestaciones para el próximo jueves 23 de marzo, para pedir la derogación de la reforma pensional.
(2023-03-17). Presidente sirio afirma que tercera guerra mundial ya está en curso. telesurtv.net Al Assad dijo que "por eso las guerras tienden a ser subsidiarias; por eso hoy en día Zelenski está librando una guerra en nombre de Occidente con su ejército de nazis".
(2023-03-17). Establecen alerta verde en República Dominicana por lluvias. telesurtv.net El subdirector del COE, Carlos Paulino, instó a cumplir los protocolos emitidos por Protección Civil.
(2023-03-17). Gobierno de Francia aprueba por decreto la reforma de pensiones. telesurtv.net El Senado había respaldado este jueves por la mañana la reforma impulsada por Emmanuel Macron.
(2023-03-17). Presidente Putin: comercio exterior de Rusia creció un 8,1 % en 2022. telesurtv.net Al analizar la caída máxima del PIB de Rusia el año pasado, Vladimir Putin mencionó un registro de 4,7 por ciento.
(2023-03-17). Rusia califica de nula decisión de CPI contra presidente Putin. telesurtv.net Además de la orden emitida contra el mandatario, la CPI también dictó otra contra la comisionada presidencial para los Derechos del Niño en Rusia.
(2023-03-17). Tren de carga se descarrilla en Washington, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Reportan que 5.000 galones de diésel se han filtrado hasta el momento.
(2023-03-17). ONU alerta sobre criminalidad por cocaína en América Latina. telesurtv.net El "Informe Mundial sobre Cocaína 2023" cataloga la situación como una red de alianzas cambiantes que cooperan entre sí.
(2023-03-17). ONU pide más ayuda para hacer frente a las pandillas en Haití. telesurtv.net Grupos cada vez más violentas se han infiltrado en comunidades de Puerto Príncipe, la capital haitiana, y sus alrededores.
(2023-03-17). Policía federal prosigue operativo contra golpistas en Brasil. telesurtv.net El Supremo Tribunal Federal rechazó solicitudes de libertad de 86 mujeres y 208 hombres con las conductas más graves.
(2023-03-17). Ciclón Freddy provoca más de 400 fallecidos en àÅfrica austral. telesurtv.net La ONU envía materiales de asistencia a la zona como agua, comida, tiendas de campaña, mantas y productos sanitarios.
(2023-03-17). Comunidad indígena denuncia afectación a sitios en Amazonía ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net Los Waorani refieren que el Gobierno violó el derecho al consentimiento previo y se provocaron daños irreversibles a ecosistemas del área.
(2023-03-17). Lluvias provocan un muerto y daños materiales en Perú. telesurtv.net El Gobierno declaró estado de emergencia en seis distritos de Lima, entre ellos Ancón, Pucusana y San Bartolo.
(2023-03-17). Estudiantes protestan por Reforma de Enseñanza Media en Brasil. telesurtv.net En junio del año pasado, una carta abierta firmada por más de 300 entidades relacionadas a la educación pedía la derogación de la norma.
(2023-03-17). Apagón en México deja más de 270.000 personas sin energía. telesurtv.net Mediante la publicación de videos y fotos en las redes sociales, miles de usuarios comenzaron a avisar sobre apagones en distintos puntos de la Ciudad de México.
(2023-03-17). MST realiza la mayor cosecha de arroz orgánico en Brasil. telesurtv.net En el encuentro participan representantes del Gobierno brasileño, parlamentarios de partidos progresistas y delegaciones de países como Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba y Venezuela.
(2023-03-17). Fuerzas de seguridad detienen a cientos de manifestantes tras protestas en Francia. telesurtv.net Miles de personas se reunieron en París y otras ciudades. Convocan a nuevas movilizaciones, bloquear el país y cambiar al actual Gobierno.
(2023-03-17). Oficializan pedido de juicio político contra presidente de Ecuador. telesurtv.net La solicitud fue dirigida al presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Virgilio Saquicela, y el pedido ingresó a Gestión documental cerca de las 18H00 (hora local).
(2023-03-17). Aprueban nueva prórroga del estado de excepción en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Según autoridades de seguridad pública, esta herramienta legal ha permitido encarcelar a no menos de 65. 000 pandilleros.
(2023-03-17). Caída de helicóptero deja cuatro muertos en Sà£o Paulo, Brasil. telesurtv.net Se desconoce la identidad de los accidentados y las posibles causas del siniestro.
(2023-03-17). Reportan 4.752 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en Chile. telesurtv.net Chile acumula 5.218.933 casos confirmados desde el inicio de la pandemia y 64.353 fallecidos a causa del coronavirus.
(2023-03-17). Malawi decreta 14 días de luto por víctimas de ciclón Freddy. telesurtv.net El Gobierno declaró 14 días de luto nacional en homenaje a las víctimas mortales del ciclón Freddy.
(2023-03-17). Trabajadores convocan huelga por mejoras salariales en Reino Unido. telesurtv.net Se prevé que la huelga tenga lugar por cinco semanas, desde el 3 de abril hasta el 5 de mayo.
(2023-03-17). Responsabilizan al Estado peruano por violaciones de DD.HH. telesurtv.net La organización señaló que es "indubitable la responsabilidad internacional del Estado peruano por las violaciones".
(2023-03-17). Descarrila tren con presunto material tóxico en Arizona, EE.UU. telesurtv.net La portavoz de la Oficina del Sheriff de Mohave señaló que el suceso le fue notificado sobre las 20.00 (hora local).
(2023-03-17). Israelíes protestan contra la reforma judicial del Gobierno. telesurtv.net Las protestas de esta jornada se llevan a cabo en el denominado "Día de Resistencia a la Dictadura".
(2023-03-17). Asciende a 21 los muertos por explosión en una mina en Colombia. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Cundinamarca, Nicolás García, señaló que "desafortunadamente son 10 personas más fallecidas".
(2023-03-17). Gobierno surcoreano duda ampliar jornada semanal tras protestas. telesurtv.net El Ejecutivo promovía un proyecto, a petición de las empresas, que ampliaría de 52 a 69 horas la jornada tope semanal.
(2023-03-17). Top Court Ruling Unleashes Permit Upheaval in Puerto Rico. latinorebels.com A ruling by Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has thrown into limbo hundreds of thousands of business and construction permits issued by a U.S. territory already struggling to attract investors amid an economic crisis.
(2023-03-17). Why I left my first teaching job: 'No support, no training, no care for the kids'. thecommunists.org The following interview was conducted by one of our members with a young teacher who left her first job within months of starting it. ***** When did you graduate from your teaching course? July 2022. How did you get your first job as a teacher? Through an education agency. Why did you have to leave …
(2023-03-17). Tuesday 3/21: Stop Dirty Banking at Wells Fargo HQ in San Francisco. indybay.org Wells Fargo Corporate Headquarters | 420 Montgomery St | San Francisco, CA 94104…
(2023-03-17). How Denmark is Financing the Israeli Occupation. indybay.org The Danes are turning their backs on human rights. In 2015, they refused to buy Elbit System's Israeli guns, because the manufacturer continues to supply almost all of the IDF's equipment, which is used against the Palestinians, military or not, with the resultant widely reported collateral damage. Now, the government is negotiating the purchase of the ATMOS howitzer without a second thought, and seems to have the approval of the very people who were opposed to it in 2015!
(2023-03-17). East Germany & the True Test of a Civilization. orinocotribune.com 
By Vijay Prashad Mar 2, 2023 | Vijay Prashad recalls the DDR's efforts to create a humane and just health care system, with few resources available, in a country devastated by World War II. | A few years ago, a minor medical problem took me to the Hospital Alemán-Nicaragàºense in Nicaragua's capital, Managua. While I was being treated, I asked the doctor, a kindly older man, if the hospital had been built in association with a German missionary organisation, given its name (in Spanish, alemán means 'German'). | No, he said: this hospital used to be called the Carlos Marx Hospital, and it was built in c…
(2023-03-17). Blood and Treasure: United States Budgetary Costs and Human Costs of 20 Years of War in Iraq and Syria, 2003-2023. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-17). Biden green-lights bipartisan attack on Washington DC criminal code revision. wsws.org In an attempt to appear "tough on crime" and bolster flagging Republican support for the ongoing war in Ukraine against Russia, President Biden said he would sign the Republican resolution over the objections of the Democratic Party-dominated D.C. City Council.
(2023-03-17). Immunocompromised mother in Manhattan speaks to Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic. wsws.org Melanie, whose children attend public schools in New York City, spoke to the WSWS about the toll the "let it rip" policy toward the pandemic has taken on her and her family.
(2023-03-17). Striking hospital workers across Germany call for all-out action against cuts in real wages and excessive workloads. wsws.org Outrage over disastrous working conditions and cuts in real wages in the public sector is boiling over, but Verdi is trying every means at its disposal to prevent an all-out strike.
(2023-03-17). Clashes erupt across France as Macron imposes pension cuts without parliamentary vote. wsws.org An objectively revolutionary situation is emerging across Europe, as the class struggle erupts amid a bloody NATO-Russia war in Ukraine.
(2023-03-17). US maternal mortality rate soars: An example of capitalist barbarism. wsws.org The richest country in the world has the worst showing for maternal mortality among all major industrialized nations.
(2023-03-17). 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia. wsws.org The US and NATO powers are determined to fight to the last Ukrainian, as reports emerge of devastating losses in the course of one year of the war.
(2023-03-17). As casualties mount in Ukraine war, US presses for major new offensive. wsws.org The US and NATO powers are determined to fight to the last Ukrainian, as reports emerge of devastating losses in the course of one year of the war.
(2023-03-17). The Grammys, the Super Bowl and the crisis in popular music. wsws.org An artistic medium with its share of creativity and insight into daily life has all too often become a stew of ugliness, bombast, money-worship and backwardness.
(2023-03-17). More than half a million Sri Lankan workers participated in Wednesday's national strike. wsws.org Striking workers have voiced their anger with the Wickremesinghe government and the unions, insisting on the necessity for a unified working-class struggle to fight the escalating social attacks.
(2023-03-17). Striking teachers and junior doctors in the UK speak on their struggle. wsws.org World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to striking workers in different sectors this week in Britain. Among them were junior doctors employed by the National Health Service and teachers.
(2023-03-17). UK National Health Service workers must organise to defeat the Tory-union sellout deal! wsws.org The union bureaucracy has decades of experience in pushing through sellouts with intimidation and lies. Health workers must organise to fight back with their own plan of action.
(2023-03-17). UK postal workers continue to speak out against punishing workloads and CWU collusion with Royal Mail. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has continued to receive correspondence from postal workers around the country speaking out against the crushing increase in workloads facilitated by the collusion of the Communication Workers Union with Royal Mail.
(2023-03-17). Wisconsin man pleads guilty to state charges in plot to kidnap governor of Michigan. wsws.org Brian Higgins pleaded guilty on Wednesday, setting the stage for the upcoming jury trial of the last four defendants accused of plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan prior to the 2020 presidential elections.
(2023-03-17). Oppose University of Washington's censorship of Code Pink's Medea Benjamin! wsws.org The cancellation of the event with Medea Benjamin is an attempt to suppress antiwar sentiments among workers and young people and constitutes an attack on the democratic rights of the entire working class.
(2023-03-17). US federal judge hears anti-abortion zealots' arguments for nationwide ban on abortion pill. wsws.org Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk attempted to keep the hearing from becoming public knowledge out of concern about the eruption of protests over the last attack on abortion rights.
(2023-03-17). Australian SEP candidate blocked from speaking to flood victims. wsws.org A Socialist Equality Party election candidate was prevented from holding discussions with flood victims in a government "pods" accommodation village, a clear violation of basic democratic rights, both of the SEP and the residents themselves.
(2023-03-17). 1.7 million Maharashtra state government employees on indefinite strike in defence of pension rights. wsws.org The strike by well over a million Indian government workers is part of a growing wave of class struggles in India and across the world.
(2023-03-17). Wall Street banks organise a bailout operation as financial crisis deepens. wsws.org Yesterday saw a major intervention by the largest US banks to deposit a total of $30 billion with the First Republic Bank, which has come under considerable pressure in the wake of the demise of the Silicon Valley Bank.
(2023-03-17). Teachers strike across New Zealand over crisis in schools. wsws.org Striking teachers booed the Labour government's Education Minister Jan Tinetti, who is pushing for a deal that significantly cuts real wages.
(2023-03-17). Police assault protests across France against anti-democratic attack on pensions. wsws.org French police violently repressed spontaneous protests against the president's use of the anti-democratic Article 49.3 to pass his widely-hated pension reform on Thursday.
(2023-03-17). Former Australian prime minister says AUKUS submarine deal about ensuring US hegemony in Asia. wsws.org Keating made the basic point that the US and its allies are preparing for an aggressive war against China to ensure American imperialist hegemony.
(2023-03-17). Zelensky government steps up persecution of Russian-affiliated Orthodox Church amid mounting military losses. wsws.org The move against the Russian-affiliated church is a clear attempt to ramp up religious and ethnic conflicts in the war-torn country, as the death toll from the conflict is reaching staggering levels.
(2023-03-17). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: One million West Bengal government workers demand higher dearness allowance; Offshore helicopter engineers strike in Western Australia; 1,700 Australian Broadcasting Corporation staff to strike this week for higher pay.
(2023-03-17). Michigan hospital worker with Long COVID speaks about the destruction of health care in the US. wsws.org A health care worker in Michigan spoke to the WSWS about his own health and the impact of Long COVID on his ability to work and the way the condition is being dismissed by the health care industry.
(2023-03-16). El presupuesto de Biden: licencia familiar pagada para todos, aumento de impuestos para los ricos. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Los planos presupuestarios son documentos políticos, como dijo Joe Biden hace varios años. Así que emitió su documento político de 1,7 billones de dólares el 9 de marzo, que incluía licencias familiares pagadas para todos y aumentos de impuestos para los ricos. Entonces Biden desafió a los republicanos gobernantes de la Cámara a responder. El …
(2023-03-16). Resistance mounts to Atlanta's Cop City, but is the city government listening? peoplesworld.org 
In the southeast corner of the city of Atlanta, one of Dekalb County's majority Black neighborhoods is cradled by a peaceful forest. While the piece of land is officially titled South River Forest, a new name has emerged through struggle: Weelaunee Forest. The explanation can be found in the history of the land. Weelaunee was …
(2023-03-16). Black lung is back: Disease's deadliest form sees ten-fold increase among Appalachian miners. peoplesworld.org 
McROBERTS, Ky.—Like most coal miners' loved ones, Liz Williams has endured many days and nights of worry. Throughout the four decades her husband, Michael, worked in underground Appalachian mines, Liz was aware of the risks: collapse, explosions, asphyxiation. But black lung—a chronic condition caused by breathing in coal dust—wasn't on her mind. That's because the …
(2023-03-16). Michigan makes history, first state to repeal Right-to-Work (for less) in 60 years. peoplesworld.org 
LANSING, Mich.—Michigan's pro-worker Democratic sweep last November swept out the Wolverine State's corporate Republican-passed right-to-work (for less) laws in March. Democratic legislative leaders, who took "trifecta" power in the election, made RTW repeal their #1 priority and won it 56-53 in the state House and 20-17 in the Senate on party-line votes. Then lawmakers, also …
(2023-03-16). Centering community healing on second anniversary of Atlanta spa shootings. splcenter.org
(2023-03-16). EU Efforts to Reduce Russian Ruble to Rubble Have Made a Baerbock-ean 360 Degrees Twist. strategic-culture.org The Collective West on their steep downward civilization trend are doing their best to get their nanny state-addicted, complacent populations slowly used to the new age of a dysfunctional society. | EU (and the USA) have repeatedly tried bulldozing anti-Russia sanctions in the past year but all the attempts at reducing the Russian ruble to rubble have made a Baerbockean 360 degrees twist and turn with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping not even raising an eyebrow. | Those who run the EU either overtly or behind the diplomatic curtains seem to have had one more indecent intention to score yet another more or less meani…
(2023-03-16). It's Good To Be Mean To War Propagandists. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | We are not above criticism but these attacks go too far", tearfully rending his garments over criticisms his paper's three-part war-with-China propaganda series "Red Alert" has received from former Prime Minister Paul Keating and from
(2023-03-16). If Companies Were Countries, How Would They Compare? strategic-culture.org 
This infographic shows nominal GDPs of the top countries and market capitalization of comparable corporations. As you see, some companies are worth more than many G20 countries. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
(2023-03-16). Is the DPRK still a sponsor of terrorism? Well… journal-neo.org 
On February 27, 2023, the US State Department released a report in which the US left North Korea on the 2021 list of countries sponsoring terrorism. The other two were Iran and Syria. As noted in the report, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism. In particular, Pyongyang harbors four members of the […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-03-16). US Meddling in Thai Elections: Seeking to Create an Anti-China Proxy. journal-neo.org 
(2023-03-16). Why is the White House urgently changing US ambassadors to Central Asia? journal-neo.org 
(2023-03-16). Daniel Ellsberg Is Calling On All Of Us To Work To Avert Nuclear War. popularresistance.org The legendary Daniel Ellsberg has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In a March 1 email to friends, Dan wrote, "I'm sorry to report to you that my doctors have given me three to six months to live … it might be more, or less." He will turn 92 on April 7. | Dan displayed uncommon courage in 1971 when he publicized the 7,000-page top-secret Pentagon Papers while working at the Rand Corporation. As a consultant to the Department of Defense, Dan drafted Defense Secretary Robert McNamara's plans for nuclear war. | In his book, Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers, Dan wrote that the Pentagon Pape…
(2023-03-16). Environmentalists, Indigenous Groups Blast Approval Of Willow Oil Project. popularresistance.org Indigenous people and environmental groups on Monday swiftly slammed the Biden administration's approval of the controversial Willow oil drilling project along Alaska's North Slope. They say the ConocoPhillips plan—which would be the largest oil development on federal land in US history—conflicts with the president's promise that no new oil and gas drilling would happen on public lands under his leadership and that the move keeps the country tethered to toxic fossil fuels at a time when scientists say the nation needs to be moving away from carbon pollution.
(2023-03-16). Operation Lone Star Has Cost Texans Nearly $4.5 Billion. popularresistance.org Gov. Greg Abbott's misguided Operation Lone Star is costing Texans $2.5 million a week‚Äâ—‚Äâthat's about $4.5 billion since it began in March 2021. The money being misspent on Operation Lone Star could instead be going to more urgent needs for Texans‚Äâ—‚Äâan updated power grid, infrastructure in rural communities, and it could even be invested in improving the lives of those in custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). | Operation Lone Star was ostensibly created to deter migration through arresting, jailing and pr…
(2023-03-16). Pakistan's Coup Regime Tries To Arrest Imran Khan. popularresistance.org If 2022 was the year of popular uprisings in Pakistan, raising hope for protesters fed up with a thoroughly corrupt and repressive civil-military regime, 2023 seems to be the year when the government is trying every dirty trick in the book to kill that hope. | After a US-backed regime-change operation removed elected Prime Minister Imran Khan from power in April 2022, Pakistan witnessed an unprecedented phenomenon in the nation's history: For the first time, a civilian politician who was ousted from power didn't simply end up in the dustbin of history, alongside interchangeable corrupt politicians who for decades…
(2023-03-16). San Francisco Considers $5 Million Reparations Payouts. popularresistance.org San Francisco, California – These were some of the more than 100 recommendations made by a city-appointed reparations committee tasked with the thorny question of how to atone for centuries of slavery and systemic racism. And the San Francisco Board of Supervisors hearing the report for the first time Tuesday voiced enthusiastic support for the ideas listed, with some saying money should not stop the city from doing the right thing. | Several supervisors said they were surprised to hear pushback from politically liberal San Franciscans apparently unaware that the legacy of slavery and racist policies continues to…
(2023-03-16). SNAP Benefits For African Mothers Are Gone While Ukraine Eats Good. popularresistance.org As the country ushers in commemorations for 'International Women's Month', 42 million households have been hit with a significant reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits impacting the ability of millions of mothers to feed their children. In December 2022, Congress voted to end the pandemic emergency allotments after passing the government funding package the previous year. After nearly three years, the program that temporarily increased federal SNAP benefits for low-income families came to an end on March 1st.
(2023-03-16). Sodexo Workers Authorize Strike At Nine NYC And NJ Locations. popularresistance.org Five hundred food service workers in the New York Metropolitan area authorized strikes on Thursday, March 9, for livable wages and against subcontracting. The workers, who are represented by New York City's largest food service union, UNITE HERE Local 100, are employed by food service and facilities management behemoth Sodexo in nine cafeterias in New York and New Jersey. | Strike authorizations at each of the Sodexo shops were announced at a rally outside the Bloomberg L.P. headquarters in Manhattan. The contracts of most of the Sodexo employees, who are cashiers, cooks, and other service workers in the swanky c…
(2023-03-16). Central Colombia mining disaster kills 21, rescue attempts ended. colombiareports.com Rescue workers ended rescue efforts in central Colombia after recovering the bodies of 21 miners who were killed in underground explosions. Two miners were rescued alive on Wednesday in an…
(2023-03-16). Hollywood Beach, the photo studio Israel keeps bombing. electronicintifada.net Three times, Israel has bombed Muhammad Hajjaj's photography studio. Three times he has rebuilt.
(2023-03-16). From Georgetown To Langley. popularresistance.org If you have ever wondered, "where do America's spies come from?" the answer is quite possibly the Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) at Georgetown University. It is only a modestly-seized institution, yet the school provides the backbone for the Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, State Department, and other organs of the national security state. | From overthrowing foreign governments and conducting worldwide psychological operations to overseeing drug and gun smuggling and a global torture network, the CIA is perhaps the world's most controversial and dangerous organization.
(2023-03-16). From Georgetown to Langley: The controversial connection between a prestigious university and the CIA. mronline.org 
If you have ever wondered, "where do America's spies come from?" the answer is quite possibly the Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) at Georgetown University.
(2023-03-16). Manuel 'Tortuguita' Terán's Independent Autopsy Report Released. popularresistance.org The family of Manuel 'Tortuguita' Esteban Paez Terán held a press conference Monday morning outside the Historic DeKalb Courthouse to release the full autopsy of Tortuguita and to discuss the lawsuit the family filed this week against the City of Atlanta under the Georgia Open Records Act. Tortuguita was shot and killed by Georgia State Patrol on January 18 in the South River Forest as they were dedicating their time to the diverse 'Stop Cop City' movement. | The autopsy conducted of Tortuguita at the request of their family by Dr. Kris Sperry has found that when Tortuguita was shot and killed, their hands were r…
(2023-03-16). Egged on by Israel, France bans Salah Hammouri from speaking. electronicintifada.net Rights groups condemn government harassment aimed at stopping human rights lawyer from speaking out.
(2023-03-16). Tuning in to the Monopoly Media. dissidentvoice.org 
(2023-03-16). Blinken Visits Niger as Biden Moves to Counter China and Russia in Africa. truthout.org Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Niger and Ethiopia as part of the Biden administration's growing competition with China and Russia for influence across Africa. Niger has become a critical U.S. ally in the Sahel region, and the U.S. opened a new drone base in the city of Agadez in 2019. The U.S. has about 800 military personnel in Niger, and Blinken's trip marks the first visit… |
(2023-03-16). The Heat: U.S. Banking Crisis. america.cgtn.com 
Financial markets are reeling from the aftermath of two U.S. banks collapsing. Is this a sign of a larger economic crisis? In less than a week, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank folded, sending shockwaves through international markets. Sparked by a social media frenzy, customers …
(2023-03-16). Lula Is Lying: The NATO-Russian Proxy War Isn't Being Fought "Over Small Things" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Idris Elba: Don't Call Me A Black Actor, Don't Put Me in Box. moguldom.com Hollywood star Idris Elba sparked a major debate last month when he said he no longer describes himself as a "Black actor." The British actor, whose fans rallied for him to be the next "James Bond," said in an interview with Esquire UK, "Of course, I'm a member of the Black community. You say a prominent …
(2023-03-16). Reverend Dr. Amos Brown Sets Record Straight: I Support Direct Cash Payment Reparations But Number Needs to Be Realistic. moguldom.com Many reparations activists are up in arms about a recent letter posted by Amos Brown, the president of the San Francisco branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The statement, for some, seems to indicate that Brown is against the proposed cash reparations plan in San Francisco, which would hand …
(2023-03-16). The $10 Trillion Dollar Man, Larry Fink: Expect Slow Rolling Crisis to Hit America, More Bank Seizures and Shutdowns Possible. moguldom.com BlackRock's Larry Fink is warning of the U.S. experiencing a "slow-rolling crisis" as Fed's inflation fight roars on. Fink, known as the $10 trillion man, recently made this prediction in a letter to investors. Given his financial successes, Fink might be on to something with this prediction. "Larry Fink is managing more money ($10 Trillion+) …
(2023-03-16). Don't Try to Find a Home in Washington, D.C. tomdispatch.com In 1937, the American folklorist Alan Lomax invited Louisiana folksinger Huddie Ledbetter (better known as Lead Belly) to record some of his songs for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Lead Belly and his wife Martha searched in vain for a place to spend a few nights nearby. But they were Black and no hotel would give them shelter, nor would any Black landlord let them in, because they were accompanied by Lomax, who was white. A white friend of Lomax's finally agreed to put them up, although his landlord screamed abuse at him and threatened to call the police. In response to this encounter with D.C.'s Ji…
(2023-03-16). Art Campaign for the Freedom of Manuel Gómez Vázquez. itsgoingdown.org Call for artwork in solidarity with Indigenous Zapatista political prisoner Manuel Gómez Vázquez To all the compañerxs who are artists, painters, graphic designers, and others who express their hearts through the visual arts: We want to extend this invitation to an art campaign demanding freedom for our compañero Manuel Gómez Vázquez. Manuel is a member…
(2023-03-16). Report from NYC Rally in Solidarity with Alfredo Cospito. itsgoingdown.org Action report on solidarity demonstration with anarchist political prisoner, Alfredo Cospito. For more information on the case, see here. Anarchist comrades rallied in support of Italian political prisoner, Alfredo Cospito, outside of the Italian embassy in New York City. From their report: Solidarity demo with Alfredo Cospito in so-called NYC, we made Alfredo's voice heard…
(2023-03-16). Downing US Drones Saves Thousands Of Lives. southfront.org Illustrative Image. Photo made in Donetsk after Ukrainian killed civiliansOnly a few days before the downing, Kiev regime forces conducted numerous attacks on civilian settlements in the Donbass. Apart from the regular indiscriminate shelling, the Neo-Nazi junta is using US-made PGMs (precision-guided munitions) to attack the people of Donbass, with NATO drones providing the targeting data. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | As we all know now, on March 14, a United States Air…
(2023-03-16). Military Situation In Bakhmut On March 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-03-16). Military Situation In Donbass On March 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army secured the town of Krasnohorivka in the north of Avdiivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Up to 235 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 pickups and 2 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russi…
(2023-03-16). Military Situation In Iraq On March 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-03-16). Military Situation In Syria On March 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-03-16). Rumors Swirl Over Which Biden Family Member Got Cut Of $3M CCP-Linked Wire. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Originally published by Washington DC is abuzz with speculation over which Biden family member got a cut of a $3 million wire transfer to Hunter Biden associate John "Rob" Walker, just weeks after Joe Biden was no longer Vice President in 2017. | According to House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) who last week said that evidence of CCP m…
(2023-03-16). Strikes In Germany: Is There An Alternative To The Strike? southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Emma Brown exclusively for SouthFront | The willingness to resist is growing, as shown by the recent airport strikes in Germany. Warning strikes, protest actions and even indefinite strikes are becoming more frequent. Earlier in February, the strikes at seven German airports affected almost 300,000 passengers and forced airlines to cancel more than 2,300 flights. In addition, around 8,000 Deutsche Post employees went on strike again in 10 cities, including Berlin, Munic…
(2023-03-16). Sunak Grants £5 Billion Boost To The Military Despite Growing Issues Of Poverty And Inflation. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageBritain's updated defence and foreign policy prioritises confrontation with Russia and China. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Britain's updated defence and foreign policy strategy envisages an additional £5 billion for armaments and is a demonstration that London's priority is confrontation with Russia and China. Although UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised this considerable appropriation for the military over two years, it is unlikely to…
(2023-03-16). The Transformative Present Moment in History. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image: US Capitol. (John Sonderman/Flickr cc 2.0) | Written by The present moment in world history is the transformation to replace the era that has extended from 1945 till now (2023), during which America is and has been intentionally growing its empire with the ultimate aim being to replace the U.N. as the authoritative source for establishing and validating international laws, and s…
(2023-03-16). Elite Undercover Israeli Force Kills Four Palestinians In New Jenin Raid (18+ Videos). southfront.org 
Screengrab, via Twitter. | On March 16, four Palestinians, including a teenager, were killed by undercover Israeli officers during a raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. | The Israel Defense Forces, Shin Bet security service and police said in a joint statement that members of the elite Yamam counter-terrorism unit "neutralized" two wanted Palestinian gunmen inside Jenin after receiving intelligence about their whereabouts. | The gunmen were identified as Yusuf…
(2023-03-16). Israeli Defense Minister Vows Perpetrators of Megiddo Junction Bombing 'Will Regret It'. southfront.org 
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is seen with IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (right) during a briefing at the 91st territorial division base, at the Biranit camp on the Lebanon border, March 16, 2023. (Elad Malka/Israeli Defense Ministry) | On March 16, Israeli Defense Minister Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued a warning to "whoever is responsible" for the recent northern Israeli highway bombing without mentioning the prime suspect, Lebanon's Hezbollah. | The bombing too…
(2023-03-16). New Russian Anti-Drone System Passes Tests. southfront.org 
Serp-VS5 anti-drone system. © ruselectronics.ru | The new Serp-VS5 [Russian for Sickle] anti-drone system has passed tests and is ready for supplies, Andrey Sorokin, deputy CEO for Business Development at the Vektor Research Institute told The Vektor Research Institute is a part of the Ruselectronics Group, a subsidiary of the Russian state-owned tech corporation Rostec"All the tests are over. The system is ready for supplies…
(2023-03-16). Poland Will Send MiG-29 Fighter Jets To Ukraine In Coming Days: Duda. southfront.org POZNAN, Poland — A Polish air force MiG-29 taxis in with parachute in tow after finishing a mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky) | Poland will send four of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming days, Polish President Andrzej Duda announced during a press conference after a meeting with his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel in Warsaw on March 16. "This is about MiG-29s, which are still an active aircraft in the air defense of our country. We ar…
(2023-03-16). NATO Still Looking For Tanks For Ukraine. southfront.org 
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(2023-03-16). China's Breakthrough in the MIddle East. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Undocumented in Gaza struggle without Israeli-issued IDs. electronicintifada.net Without official IDs, Palestinians in Gaza find their lives restricted.
(2023-03-16). Governments of California and Japan announce new collaboration to clean up pollution at seaports. nationofchange.org The U.S.-Japan Competitiveness and Resilience Partnership will make "common and concrete efforts to decarbonize operations."
(2023-03-16). Taiwan separatists lose key ally, Honduras recognizes China just 12 small countries remain. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
Honduras' leftist President Xiomara Castro announced her government will recognize China. Now only 12 UN member states have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan separatists. They have a combined population of less than 39 million, or 0.49% of the planet.
(2023-03-16). Climate activist Violet Coco's jail sentence overturned. greenleft.org.au Climate activist Violet Coco has been released, after a successful appeal of her 15-month jail sentence for blocking one lane of traffic for about 30 minutes on the Sydney Harbour Bridge last April. Ben Radford reports.
(2023-03-16). Trashing Asylum: The UK's Illegal Migration Bill. dissidentvoice.org 
He was standing before a lectern at Downing Street. The words on the support looked eerily similar to those used by the politicians of another country. According to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Stop the Boats was the way to go. It harked back to the same approach used by Australia's Tony Abbott, who won …
(2023-03-16). Opponents Slam Government Approval of $31 Billion Railroad Merger. truthout.org federal regulators on Wednesday approved the first major railroad merger in more than two decades, a move that follows the East Palestine rail disaster and that critics warned would reduce competition, raise prices, cost jobs, and threaten safety. The Surface Transportation Board (STB) approved Canadian Pacific Railway Limited's proposed $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway… |
(2023-03-16). Texas man sues ex-wife's friends for helping her to obtain an abortion. liberationnews.org 
Under Texas' extreme and layered anti-abortion laws, domestic abusers, anti-abortion activists and even complete strangers have a full legal arsenal at their disposal to attack abortion rights.
(2023-03-16). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Questions Grow About Tunisian Government Response to Yet Another Migrant Boat Tragedy South African Trade Unionists Demand Freedom for U.S. Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Swaziland's Anti-monarchy Activists Face Increasing Repression Ahead of Elections Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is Sentenced for Three More Years in Prison [NEWS ITEM TEXT] …
(2023-03-16). Why China's Actions Toward Ukraine and Russia Could Shape the Course of Future Geopolitics. independentmediainstitute.org Days before the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2023, U.S. officials claimed that China was considering providing Russia with lethal weaponry to support its military campaign. China denied the accusations, and on the anniversary of the invasion instead put forth its 12-point peace plan to end the conflict. These …
(2023-03-16). EE.UU. presiona para que Colombia mantenga el fracasado plan antidrogas de Washington. globalizacion.ca En otro acto tendiente a la desestabilización del gobierno progresista de Colombia, el jefe de la diplomacia estadounidense para América Latina y el Caribe, Brian Nichols, consideró "muy difícil" que el plan antidroga del presidente Gustavo Petro tenga éxito si…
(2023-03-16). Atlanta was a Constitution-free zone during "Stop Cop City" week of action. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Southeast Dekalb County, Georgia—Belkis Terán raised her arms wide to welcome the rain now pounding hard over the newly thatched pavilion in the parking lot of the "Weelaunee People's Park," a space once known to residents of Atlanta and Southeast DeKalb County as Intrenchment Creek Par…
(2023-03-16). Nevada Bill Would Let State Wildlife Agency Conserve Monarchs, Other Pollinators. indybay.org RENO, Nev., March 13, 2023 — Nevada's Assembly Natural Resources Committee will consider a bill today that would give the state's Department of Wildlife authority to manage pollinators and other insects that need conservation.
(2023-03-16). DeSantis Aims to Revoke Liquor License for Hotel That Hosted Drag Show Last Year. truthout.org In Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) latest action targeting LGBTQ people in Florida, his administration has filed a complaint with a popular hotel in Miami, alleging that the establishment hosted an unlawful drag show. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed its complaint on Tuesday against Hyatt Regency Miami, seeking to have the hotel's liquor license revoked over a holiday… |
(2023-03-16). Judge in Abortion Medication Case Appears Sympathetic to Calls for Ban. truthout.org On Wednesday, a federal judge in the case on the widely used abortion medication mifepristone indicated to courtroom observers that he was sympathetic to arguments for banning the drug, which is used in more than half of abortions nationwide. A coalition of anti-abortion groups called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine is seeking to have mifepristone deemed illegal for use on the grounds that… |
(2023-03-16). Report: "Dysfunction" in Congress Can Be Remedied by Proportional Representation. truthout.org A new report from a nonprofit organization dedicated to making Congress more representative of the American people suggests that the lack of competition in congressional races can be remedied through a different electoral system — proportional representation. "At the heart of the dysfunction in Congress is America's redistricting process and the fundamentally broken way we elect representatives,"… |
(2023-03-16). Puerto Rican Director Kris Mercado Premieres First Feature Film, 'If You Were the Last,' at SXSW (INTERVIEW). latinorebels.com Puerto Rican director Kristian Mercado calls his sci-fi rom-com 'If You Were the Last,' which premiered at this year's South by Southwest festival in Austin, a rare opportunity for a Latino filmmaker "to do things that are really outside the box."
(2023-03-16). Nearly 200 oil drilling permits approved in CA since Jan. 1, bringing total to over 13,900. indybay.org "CalGEM issuing hundreds of permits to negligent oil companies so they can continue drilling in our communities just months after they released an emergency rule to block neighborhood drilling is exactly why we don't trust them," said Cesar Aguirre, organizer with Central California Environmental Justice Network. "This is exactly the free-for-all that California's oil industry wanted when they bought their way onto the ballot and forced the stay of SB 1137."
(2023-03-16). State Water Board Reverses Emergency Order As Feds Cancel Salmon Season Openers. indybay.org Fish advocates note that because of the poor management of Sacramento and Klamath rivers by the state and federal governments during the recent drought, fall-run Chinook, spring-run Chinook and Sacramento River winter-run Chinook populations have collapsed, prompting the closure of ocean and river salmon fisheries this year.
(2023-03-16). Bipartisan Group of Senators Pushing for US to Give Ukraine F-16s. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging that the US should take a "hard look" at sending F-16 fighter jets to Kyiv. "After speaking with US, Ukrainian, and foreign leaders working to support Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference last month, we believe the US needs to …
(2023-03-16). Japan, South Korea Work to Rebuild Military Ties, With US Backing. news.antiwar.com South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Japan on Thursday as Tokyo and Seoul seek to thaw relations, an initiative backed by the US as it seeks to rally its allies in the region against China. According to Nikkei Asia, the two leaders agreed to bolster cooperation against North Korea …
(2023-03-16). Poland to Be First NATO Member to Provide Ukraine With Fighter Jets. news.antiwar.com Poland will become the first NATO member to supply Ukraine with fighter jets as Polish President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that his country plans to give Kyiv four Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days. "In the coming days, we are handing over four aircraft to Ukraine in full working order," Duda said at …
(2023-03-16). Report: Arab Nations Look to Make Deal on Syria Reconstruction, Normalization. news.antiwar.com The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Arab countries are offering a deal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that would restore ties between Damascus and most countries in the region. The report, which cited unnamed Arab and European officials, said in talks initially led by Jordan, the Arab nations have proposed billions worth in aid …
(2023-03-16). US Officials Think Ukraine's Ammunition Use Is Unsustainable. news.antiwar.com Ukraine is firing thousands of artillery shells each day in its battle to defend the Donbas city of Bakhmut, a pace that US and European officials don't think is sustainable, The New York Times reported Thursday. Two unnamed US officials told the Times that the Pentagon has raised the issue of Ukraine's ammunition use in …
(2023-03-16). US Releases Video of Drone Encounter With Russian Fighters. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon on Thursday released a video that it said showed the encounter a US MQ-9 Reaper drone had with two Russian fighters before being downed over the Black Sea. The video appears to show a Russian Su-27 flying near the drone and dumping fuel as it passed. The video shows what is either the …
(2023-03-16). Will Harvard's New President Act to Confront the University's Legacy of Slavery? truthout.org Standin' at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride Didn't nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by — Cross Road Blues (Take 2), Robert Johnson Harvard University is recognized as one of the world's leading academic institutions and alma mater to renowned figures in virtually every aspect of American life. Founded in 1636, the school's official website proudly declares itself "the oldest… |
(2023-03-16). US Government Releases Censored Documents Detailing Fluoride's Impact on Childhood IQ. thelastamericanvagabond.com The U.S. government has been forced to release a controversial draft review that confirms previous studies which found exposure to fluoride at high levels can reduce IQ in children. The U.S. National Toxicology Program has released a long-delayed controversial review of the science behind claims that fluoride reduces IQ in children. The NTP review from
(2023-03-16). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day San Francisco. indybay.org San Francisco County Fair Bldg. 1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94122…
(2023-03-16). Tech firms' role in innovation push underlined. ecns.cn China's drive to achieve greater self-reliance and bolster its strength in science and technology is expected to safeguard industrial and supply chains and foster new growth drivers, according to national legislators, political advisers and experts.
(2023-03-16). Experts pin bigger green hope on CCUS. ecns.cn CCUS technology will play an essential role in helping achieve the national dual carbon targets.
(2023-03-16). High-end ships transforming maritime biz. ecns.cn Shanghai-based shipbuilders have been accelerating the development of specialized areas and setting ambitious targets for 2023.Those moves are expected to help the nation's shipbuilding industry as it becomes a world powerhouse in the field through high-quality development.
(2023-03-16). Large cruise vessel building seen as milestone. ecns.cn China has built enormous cargo vessels among other types of oceangoing ships. But if there were one area in which it had not yet made its mark, it would be large cruise ships. That is about to change.
(2023-03-16). China's manufacturers embrace transition to green, smart construction equipment. ecns.cn Chinese manufacturers of construction equipment are ready to embrace a greener and more intelligent future, presenting electric versions of multiple vehicles and the application of smart technologies at North America's largest construction trade show opened here on Tuesday.
(2023-03-16). Outbound Chinese travel picks up speed. ecns.cn Outbound Chinese travel is recovering rapidly, with 40 more countries added to the list of foreign destinations, including Nepal, Vietnam, Iran, France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Brazil.
(2023-03-16). Online consumers' rights better protected. ecns.cn Consumers have been given stronger protection in cyberspace, thanks to judicial efforts made by courts over the past five years.
(2023-03-16). Yasukuni Shrine on book cover no trivial matter. ecns.cn Dalian University of Technology Press issued a statement on Tuesday acknowledging its mistake while selecting the cover of a tourism book on Japan. They said the book will be recalled and the editor held responsible.
(2023-03-16). Institutional reform set to advance rural vitalization. ecns.cn The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has taken on more duties in the latest State Council institutional reform, including overseeing strategic agricultural research and earmarking funds to finance the country's rural vitalization drive.
(2023-03-16). U.S., Russia trade blows over drone downing near Crimea. ecns.cn Russia and the United States on Wednesday offered different accounts of the downing of a U.S. intelligence drone in the Black Sea, as the incident added to tensions between Moscow and Washington over the Ukraine crisis.
(2023-03-16). Xi: Diversity key to modernization. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, proposed the Global Civilization Initiative on Wednesday, calling for respect for the diversity of civilizations.
(2023-03-16). A-share bull run likely to continue. ecns.cn Recently released macroeconomic data showing more signs of economic recovery have also helped boost market confidence..
(2023-03-16). Cross-border e-commerce injects stronger impetus into foreign trade. ecns.cn Cross-border e-commerce has played an increasingly important role in stabilizing China's foreign trade and provided a new way for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs to expand their footprint in overseas markets, experts said.
(2023-03-16). 7.0-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: CENC. ecns.cn A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand at 8: 56 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
(2023-03-16). Chinese envoy blasts U.S. for its handling of Security Council draft resolution on S. Sudan. ecns.cn China's envoy to the United Nations called the United States irresponsible and ignorant for its handling of a Security Council draft resolution on South Sudan.
(2023-03-16). China targets mobile apps to protect personal information: white paper. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have inspected 3.22 million mobile applications since 2019 to protect personal information, issuing notices of criticism to or removing about 3,000 applications that violated laws and regulations.
(2023-03-16). China's cyber legislation framework basically formed: white paper. ecns.cn China has formed a cyber legislation framework with the Constitution as the foundation, supported by laws, administrative regulations, departmental rules, local regulations and local administrative rules, said a white paper published Thursday.
(2023-03-16). China's Long March-11 rocket conducts 16 consecutive successful launches. ecns.cn China's Long March-11 carrier rocket has successfully carried out 16 consecutive launches as of Wednesday, according to the developer.
(2023-03-16). China issues white paper on law-based cyberspace governance in new era. ecns.cn China's State Council Information Office on Thursday released a white paper titled "China's Law-Based Cyberspace Governance in the New Era."
(2023-03-16). China actively explores new models of cyber justice: white paper. ecns.cn China has been actively exploring new channels, domains and models for further integrating internet technology with judicial activities, according to a white paper published Thursday.
(2023-03-16). Two dead in shooting at hotel near U.S. Portland International Airport. ecns.cn Two people were killed on Wednesday in a shooting at a hotel in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, police said.
(2023-03-16). China takes gold in women's team sprint at UCI Track Nations Cup. ecns.cn China bagged the women's team sprint gold medal on Wednesday at the 2023 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Nations Cup in Cairo.
(2023-03-16). Chinese astronomers discover nearest, lightest neutron star candidate. ecns.cn A group of Chinese astronomers identified a peculiar neutron star candidate in a binary system, 385 light years away from the Earth, which could be the nearest and lightest neutron star ever known if confirmed.
(2023-03-16). Beijing launches first direct China-Europe freight train service. ecns.cn A cargo train loaded with 55 containers left Beijing Thursday morning for the Russian capital Moscow, marking the launch of the first direct China-Europe freight train service from the Chinese capital.
(2023-03-16). China ready to continue efforts toward resolving Yemeni issue: envoy. ecns.cn China stands ready to continue its unwavering efforts toward resolving the Yemeni issue, hoping the Saudi-Iranian agreement to resume ties can help mitigate the situation in Yemen, a Chinese envoy said on Wednesday.
(2023-03-16). S. Korea to withdraw WTO complaint against Japan's export curbs. ecns.cn South Korea's trade ministry said Thursday that it will withdraw its complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Japan's export curbs which Tokyo has agreed to lift.
(2023-03-16). Hainan gives financial support to talents worldwide. ecns.cn South China's Hainan Province has decided to give financial support to outstanding young talents engaged in applied basic research, engineering technology R&D, scientific research achievements transformation and entrepreneurship, without nationality restrictions.
(2023-03-16). Chinese mainland resumes entry of chilled largehead hairtail, frozen horse mackerel from Taiwan. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland resumes the entry of chilled largehead hairtail and frozen horse mackerel from the Taiwan region starting from Wednesday, said a mainland spokesperson.
(2023-03-16). Beijing launches its first China-Europe freight train, connecting the two capitals. ecns.cn Beijing has become one of the latest localities in China to adopt the China-Europe freight train platform on Thursday, as localities vie to participate in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
(2023-03-16). Russia seeks to retrieve remains of U.S. drone from Black Sea. ecns.cn Russia will try to retrieve the wreckage of a U.S. surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said Wednesday.
(2023-03-16). China, Iran, Russia hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman, safeguarding maritime security. ecns.cn The navies of China, Iran and Russia are holding a joint maritime exercise starting Wednesday in a move to enhance cooperation as well as to safeguard maritime security and regional peace.
(2023-03-16). Putin alleges U.S. behind 'terrorist attack' on Nord Stream pipelines. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the theory that Ukrainian activists were involved in the Nord Stream pipelines blast last year is "complete nonsense," alleging the United States is behind what he called a "terrorist attack."
(2023-03-16). Chinese FM meets with HKSAR chief executive in Beijing. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee in Beijing to exchange views on the diplomatic work related to Hong Kong on Thursday.
(2023-03-16). State Councilor meets with HKSAR chief executive. ecns.cn State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Qin Gang on Thursday met with John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), in Beijing to exchange their views on diplomatic work related to the HKSAR.
(2023-03-16). New blood biomarkers identify early Alzheimer's disease. ecns.cn Researchers at Shanghai-based Huashan Hospital of Fudan University have identified a new blood biomarker that may help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease (AD) in its early stage.
(2023-03-16). China plans to allow home nursery services in latest move to encourage childbirth. ecns.cn China's top health authority has announced plans to allow for the establishment of childcare facilities in private homes. This move is aimed at encouraging childbirth, particularly as the country recorded negative population growth for the first time last year.
(2023-03-16). Peach flowers bloom at Summer Palace. ecns.cn Peach blossoms are in full bloom beside the Seventeen-Arch Bridge at the Summer Palace, Beijing, March 15, 2023.
(2023-03-16). China launches Shiyan-19 satellite. ecns.cn A Long March-11 carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-19 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, March 15, 2023.
(2023-03-16). Visitors flock to Wuhan University to admire cherry blossoms. ecns.cn Visitors flock to Wuhan University to enjoy the cherry blossoms in central China's Hubei Province, March 15, 2023.
(2023-03-16). NASA unveils moon mission spacesuits. ecns.cn NASA selected Axiom Space to design the spacesuits that its moon walking astronauts will wear when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade.
(2023-03-16). Wild animals spotted in Qinghai. ecns.cn Tianjun County has monitored an increasing population of wild animals in the area in recent years, as the local government has stepped up protection efforts.
(2023-03-16). International Women's Alliance uplifts militant grassroots struggles in first U.S.-based conference. mronline.org 
Hundreds of mostly women gathered at Catholic University's Maloney Hall during the first weekend of March to convene the first U.S.-based conference of a worldwide grassroots women's network called the International Women's Alliance, as well as help strengthen its fledgling U.S. chapter.
(2023-03-16). Russia denies downing U.S. Reaper, Pentagon declines disclosing if armed. mronline.org 
The U.S. summons the Russian ambassador to Washington to protest the crash of a U.S. MQ-9 drone into the Black Sea.
(2023-03-16). The U.S. blockade and its effects on Cuban medicine. mronline.org 
The Cuban socialist healthcare system is internationally recognized as one of the best in the world.
(2023-03-16). Construction trade show takes place in Las Vegas. america.cgtn.com 
CONEXPO, North America's largest construction trade show takes place in Las Vegas this week, brings together some of the top construction firms and industry leaders from around the world.
(2023-03-16). Graeme MacQueen: The Indispensable 9/11 Writer's Latest Book. dissidentvoice.org 
This free eBook — The Pentagon's B-Movie: Looking Closely at the September 2001 Attacks (rat haus reality press, 15 March 2023) — by Graeme MacQueen contains a collection of his articles and essays on the attacks of September 11, 2001, the subsequent anthrax attacks, and analyses of other false flag operations. They are profoundly important and …
(2023-03-16). The Pentagon's B-Movie. Looking Closely at the September 2001 Attacks. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). La era del capital improductivo. globalizacion.ca Con ese título, Ladislau Dowbor, uno de los mejores analistas económicos contemporáneos de Brasil, publicó un libro que es una referencia indispensable para entender el país en su era neoliberal. (Editora Outras Palavras/Autonomia Literaria) "La nueva arquitectura del poder: dominación…
(2023-03-16). Friday 3/24: FabLab Playshop – Per Sia and Francis. indybay.org ACT Studios | 30 Grant Ave | SF, CA…
(2023-03-16). The War on Iraq : Five US Presidents, Five British Prime Ministers, More than Thirty Years of Duplicity, and Counting…. globalresearch.ca Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. He had walked into possibly the biggest trap in modern history…
(2023-03-16). Caracas struggles for food sovereignty against the U.S. blockade. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – On March 4 a member of the Minnesota Anti-War Committee visited the Feria Conuquera Agroecológico (Agroecological Small Farmer's Market) in Caracas' Caobos Park and interviewed activist and biologist Giselle Perdomo. Perdomo, who organizes the farmer's market, detailed how U.S. sanctions have impacted both the struggle for food sovereignty and her own family. | The market is run by Chavistas but is not itself a government program. It works to bring farmers from in and around Caracas to sell in the city. Under the weight of U.S. sanctions, food is very difficult to import into the country…
(2023-03-16). March 16 National General Strike in Greece. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the influential Greek labor organization, the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME). | Thursday 16 March, ALL ON STRIKE!
| All at the strike rallies of the unions across the country!
| In Athens 11: 30am at the Propylaea! | OUR LIVES ARE NOT A COST — OUR LIVES HAVE VALUE! | We demand the life we deserve, a life with modern rights based on our time, a better future for us and our children. | Two weeks have passed since the crime in Tempe, Larissa and the country is shaking with anger and daily struggle. The strike on March 8 that shook ev…
(2023-03-16). Orlando LGBTQ community rallies against anti-trans legislation. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On Saturday, March 11, multiple organizations rallied together in support of LGBTQ rights outside the Orlando City Hall. The event responded to the growing attacks that LGBTQ people face every day and the recent anti-trans legislation moving through the Florida legislature. The rally was attended by around 250 people. | This rally and its speakers singled out specific bills. This includes Florida Senate Bill 254, which allows the state to take away children seeking gender-affirming care and to ban health care providers from giving gender-affirming care to minors. It also includes Florida House Bill…
(2023-03-16). Sunday 3/26: Women, Life, Freedom–Learning from the Revolutionary Tenacity of Iranian Women. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (at Ellis), San Francisco or via zoom at bit.ly/RevTenacityIranianWomen…
(2023-03-16). 36 MLK Village Being Evicted By Sanjay and Guarav Khanna [Oakland]. indybay.org All the details on the Khanna parasites:…
(2023-03-16). France on strike as millions of workers walk out, block streets. workers.org 
A contingent from a student union during a February protest in Paris. Some 3.5 million workers in 270 locations in France demonstrated March 7, called out by the coalition of trade unions leading the struggle. This was the largest of seven actions since Jan. 19, as millions of French workers . . . |
(2023-03-16). México, drogas y seguridad: La desestabilización de la DEA. globalizacion.ca El presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador aseveró que la Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA) del gobierno de Estados Unidos debe una explicación a México por su actuación y colaboración con Genaro García Luna, titular de Seguridad Pública en…
(2023-03-16). Selected Articles: Financial Failure in America: The Cover-up Begins. globalresearch.ca 
By The disinformation service, Bloomberg, takes the lead. Bloomberg points its finger at Donald Trump and "Trump era deregulation." In Bloomberg's rewriting of history, Trump …
(2023-03-16). Meeting the urgent need for revolutionary political renewal. greensocialthought.org Multipolarity is an essential strategic perspective, undermining hegemonic ambitions.
(2023-03-16). False Narrative: How the Vermont Trial of an Alleged "Terrorist" Revealed the Danger of Guilt by Association, and the Way Disinformation Creates a False Narrative. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Video: Japan Is Waking Up to the Facts. The COVID-19 Injections Are Causing Harm. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Report Reveals Tape of Trump Pressuring Georgia Official to Overturn Election. truthout.org A Fulton County grand jury heard a previously unreported recording of former President Donald Trump pressuring a top Georgia Republican to help overturn his election loss in the state, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The special grand jury investigated Trump's efforts to overturn his election in the state after District Attorney Fani Willis launched a probe into the former president'… |
(2023-03-16). Censorship, Left/Right Alliances and the Confusion of the Western Left. anchor.fm In this episode we begin by discussing some of the international news stories of the week, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran committing to a path towards re-establishing diplomatic ties through the negotiations held in Beijing with the help of China; the 10 year anniversary of the passing of Hugo Chavez, who took on the mantle of leading the Bolivarian Revolution along with his people; the recent US-Cuba Normalization conference held at Fordham University March 10-11; the upcoming Call to Action on March 15+16 to call the White House incessantly to demand Cuba be removed from the State Sponsor of Terrorism List; the…
(2023-03-16). SA to Work with BRICS Countries to Advance African Agenda. infobrics.org Through its chairship, South Africa will work with its BRICS partners to advance the African agenda for growth, development and integration and to advocate for the needs and concerns of the Global South…
(2023-03-16). How Is India Viewed in China?>. infobrics.org Chinese views of India are very complicated — but generally based on a sense of superiority and self-confidence…
(2023-03-16). Yuan's Share in Russia's Import Settlements Jumped to 23% in 2022. infobrics.org The share of China's yuan in Russia's import settlements in 2022 jumped to 23% from 4%, Russia's central bank said, also noting a rise in the yuan's share in exchange trading in February…
(2023-03-16). Canada's Foreign Minister proposes regime change operation in Russia. infobrics.org Russian authorities want clarification from the Ministry on whether this is the guidelines given to Canadian diplomats in Moscow.
(2023-03-16). Brazil: Life Inside an MST Landless Workers' Settlement. libya360.wordpress.com Michael Fox 'Out there they call us riff raff. But we are really organized. And we are able to build much more than people out there believe.' For nearly 40 years, Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement (MST) has been fighting the concentration of landownership among the country's elite through the direct occupation and settlement of fallow…
(2023-03-16). Enver León: "The Majority of Peruvians Want a Change in the Constitution" libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra Banner from December 23, 2022 in Lima, Peru reads "No more deaths, Dina resign, the people demand it!". Photo: Zoe Alexandra The Peruvian people have remained in the streets three months since Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a coup d'état The coup d'état against Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on December 7, sparked a…
(2023-03-16). In Haiti, the Failed Political Class Has Had its Day. libya360.wordpress.com Berthony Dupont The failures of the political class are lamentable. The traditional political parties have proved once again not only their complete disarray, but also their enormous responsibility in the bankruptcy of the country. Therefore, they cannot offer any solution. It is a total fiasco on all the line; an unparalleled bankruptcy at all political…
(2023-03-16). Xi Proposes Global Civilization Initiative. libya360.wordpress.com Global Times Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, attends the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting via video link and delivers a keynote address in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua) Just two days after the closing of the annual…
(2023-03-16). High injury rates push Minnesota's Amazon workers to organize for safety. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in In January 2021, Khali Jama says she began working her second job at Amazon's MSP1 fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn., an outer suburb south of Minneapolis. As a single mother of two, she says she's always had two jobs. While working as a mental health professional and as a nurse, it was important for Jama to find something that could accommodate her schedule, she explai…
(2023-03-16). 10 Facts About Top Actor Jonathan Majors. moguldom.com Jonathan Majors has a fitting name because the multi-faceted actor has become a 'major' deal in Hollywood as one of the industry's most sought-after leading men and a fan favorite. Though it may seem like the stars aligned, Majors' ascension to the A-List wasn't by luck or happenstance. Since his onscreen six years ago, Majors …
(2023-03-16). Farewell, Senior Brother: In Memory Of Kevin Alexander Gray. popularresistance.org I met Kevin Alexander Gray the only way I could have: through his writing. It was 2008. It was election year, the U.S. presidential race was in full swing, and Barack Obama was all the rage. On June 15th, soon after the first-term Illinois Senator had just secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic Party nomination to run for president, Obama delivered his infamous "Father's Day Speech." In this speech, as the New York Times put it, Obama "Sharply Assail[ed] Absent Black Fathers." He did more than that: Obama conjured up some of the most invidious, insidious, and racist stereotypes about Black people in th…
(2023-03-16). Secret COINTELPRO plot to infiltrate and destroy the American Indian Movement: "We wanted them to kill each other"—FBI agent admits after 5 decades of silence. mronline.org 
February 27 through May 8 marks the 50th anniversary of the occupation by the American Indian Movement (AIM) of Wounded Knee on the Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, the site of the last great massacre of the Indian Wars in December, 1890.
(2023-03-16). Title VI Complaint Filed Against George Washington University Over "Hostile Environment of Anti-Palestinian Racism" mintpressnews.com 
Discrimination against Palestinians at George Washington University is an institutional problem deeply rooted in the administration and powerful entities that support it.
(2023-03-16). New York Gov. Hochul Wants Her Quarantine Camps. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). John Pilger: The betrayers of Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au The campaign to free Julian Assange is about our most precious human right: to be free, writes John Pilger.
(2023-03-16). January 6 gave revolution a bad name. nationofchange.org Even John F. Kennedy recognized that when confronted with extreme abuse of power, we are left with no alternative.
(2023-03-16). Geofence Surveillance: First, They Spied on Protesters. Then Churches. You're Next. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Israeli President cautions against Complacency and Warns of Real Possibility of Civil War. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — All of a sudden, civil war is on the minds of prominent Israeli politicians, who warn that if the current impasse between the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the Israeli people is not resolved, it could come to that. Last Sunday an estimated half a million demonstrators came …
(2023-03-16). Youth lead protest supporting Palestinian resistance. workers.org 
Palestinian youth and their supporters demonstrate in front of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco. Photo credit: Savannah Kuang It felt like the very bricks of the building housing the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco shook with the anger and ferocity of Palestinian youth who blocked traffic, chanting in support . . . |
(2023-03-16). Pakistan's Coup Regime Tries to Arrest Imran Khan — But Faces Massive Popular Resistance. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Forcing the Homeless of Santa Cruz into the Harsh Torrents of the Atmospheric River. indybay.org
(2023-03-16). March To Iraq War, 20 Years Later: March 16, 2003. thedissenter.org The Dissenter Newsletter recalls each day in the timeline of events that led up to the US invasion of Iraq on March 19, 2003, twenty years ago…
(2023-03-16). 'Our Jobs Are Killing Us': Firefighters Are Facing A Cancer Epidemic. popularresistance.org
(2023-03-16). Underpaid And Insulted, Maximus Call Center Workers Organize. popularresistance.org
(2023-03-16). Can We Stop Playing Make Believe? Where are the Adults When It Comes to Ukraine? sonar21.com 
There are still a number of unanswered questions about the incident that downed the MQ9 Predator off the coast of Crimea on Tuesday. Let us start with the facts: So…
(2023-03-16). Migrant Child Labor Exposed. latinorebels.com Following a series of reports on migrant children being exploited in the meatpacking industry, Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Rose Godinez, legal and policy counsel for the Nebraska chapter of the ACLU and the child of meatpacking workers herself, to break down an industry rife with exploitation and retaliation under unsafe conditions.
(2023-03-16). The United States Is Literally Sucking the Blood of the Poor. mintpressnews.com Are you aware that the United States is now exporting more blood than corn or soybeans? Learn about the shocking truth behind the booming business of blood collection and how it's sucking the life out of the poor.
(2023-03-16). See video of Rescue Pacifica press conference at KPFA. indybay.org KPFA/KPFK/Pacifica Issues. – The seizure of KPFA funds was abetted by KPFA "Protectors".et al. | 2 – The sale of KPFK's building, was set up without input from listeners and staff, | 3 – In the absence of .new elections,the vote to have the current occupants keep their places,even if termed out, is illegal..
(2023-03-16). Canada's Foreign Minister Proposes "Regime Change" in Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Sabotage of Nord Stream won't go unpunished. peoplesdispatch.org Next Monday, an uneasy anniversary arrives. It will be 20 years since the invasion of Iraq by the United States. Britain was a pillar of the US-led 'coalition of the willing.' The The Iraq War caused endless violence and huge levels o…
(2023-03-16). The COVID Scam and the Lockdown Files: "Biggest Scandal of the Century?" Does It Qualify as a Crime Against Humanity? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Biden budget blueprint features paid family leave for all, tax hikes on rich. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Budget blueprints are political documents, as Joe Biden said several years ago. So he issued his $1.7 trillion political document on March 9, featuring paid family leave for all and tax hikes on the rich. Then Biden dared the House's ruling Republicans to respond. Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., hasn't yet. But in bits and pieces, …
(2023-03-16). Opposition grows to Victoria's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au Environment, union and left groups are pushing back against anti-protest laws that target environmentalists. Mary Merkenich reports.
(2023-03-16). Israeli death squad kills four in Jenin. electronicintifada.net Video shows undercover forces shooting man's head at close range.
(2023-03-16). Farmworkers In Florida Are Marching Against Slave Conditions. popularresistance.org In December of 2016, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), based out of Immokalee, Florida, received a phone call from two men who had just escaped captivity near the town of Pahokee by hiding in the trunk of a car. The two men were migrant farmworkers, working on H-2A visas, who had been harvesting watermelons for Bladimir Moreno, owner of the farm labor contracting business Los Villatoros Harvesting LLC—a business that, in reality, was little more than a modern-day slave camp. "They told of being held against their will on a labor camp surrounded by barbed wire," the CIW notes, "working and living und…
(2023-03-16). Why The US Bank Crisis Is Not Over. popularresistance.org President Biden has done everything that he could to confuse the public as to what is happening. His March 13 speech assured voters that the SVB "rescue" was not a bailout. But of course it was a bailout. | Uninsured SVB depositors who did not qualify for safety from losing a penny were rescued without losing a penny. | What Biden implied, correctly, was that it was not a taxpayer bailout. But then what was it? | It was a demonstration of how powerful Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is. The banking assets sufficient to "make depositors whole" was simply created by the banking authorities.
(2023-03-16). Never Trust a Member of the Parasite Class‚Ñ¢. dissidentvoice.org 
One of my favorite New Testament stories can be found in John 2: 13-16: When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the Temple courts, he found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords and …
(2023-03-16). Over half of Syria Population is going Hungry, says the World Food Programme. juancole.com 
( Middle East Monitor ) — Over half of Syria's population is going hungry as the war-torn and divided country continues to deal with the ongoing 12-year-long civil war and recent earthquakes, the World Food Programme (WFP) has announced. The FAO explains, "A person is food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe …
(2023-03-16). Strike at The New School Spawned a Radical Coalition That's Still Going Strong. truthout.org Though the 25-day labor strike of part-time faculty at The New School, a private university in New York City, ended three months ago, the university administration's hardball approach has not been forgotten. A student-led coalition that emerged in solidarity with the striking adjunct faculty is still going strong. And with the school's graduate students set to begin their own contract negotiations… |
(2023-03-16). March 25 in Bronx, New York: Commemorate Women's History Month in the streets. workers.org 
Paying homage to Women's History Month, the International Working Women's Day Coalition is organizing a day of outdoor speak-outs and a march, followed by an indoor discussion on Saturday, March 25, starting at 2 p.m. in the Bronx, New York. The first speak-out will be held in front of the . . . |
(2023-03-16). La paga de la desregulación. workers.org Un tren corre por el aire fresco invernal una noche, sus ruedas girando sobre rieles de hierro hasta que pequeñas chispas estallan en llamas, provocando un descarrilamiento. Y en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, un pueblo en el oeste de Ohio se vuelve la más reciente escena de un . . . |
(2023-03-16). Join the movement to shut down the world's biggest coal port. greenleft.org.au The Rising Tide climate camp, from April 14-17, will launch the campaign to shut down the world's biggest coal port by 2030. Niko Leka reports.
(2023-03-16). Assad's Visit To Moscow… smoothiex12.blogspot.com is not a routine event. In some sense it is extraordinary since Assad went "full Monty", asked for "more cowbell", went out of his way by… insisting that if Russia has military bases in Syria it is only natural to have there all latest toys, especially hypersonic missiles. He
(2023-03-16). The urbanity of evil: 20 years after the invasion of Iraq. nationofchange.org What propelled the United States to start the war on Iraq in March 2003 were dynamics of media and politics that are still very much with us today.
(2023-03-16). We Need to Broaden Our Conversation About Guns. otherwords.org There is a familiar pattern after the mass shootings that have become a well-known feature of American life. | The initial shock and grief gives way to demands for greater regulation of gun ownership by Democrats, while Republicans dismiss such measures and blame mental illness instead. But if we actually want to do something about it, we need to have new conversations. | We often talk about where and how weapons are purchased — but rarely where and how they are manufactured. These realities challenge the conventional way we talk about guns in terms of a "culture war" between red and blue states. | For exam…
(2023-03-16). Colombian Government and ELN Guerrillas Agree to Ceasefire. orinocotribune.com The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) reached a bilateral ceasefire agreement on Friday, signed at the end of the second cycle of peace talks in Mexico. | "The bilateral ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities in order to create the conditions for overcoming the armed conflict" is one of the points of the agreement, which also includes the recognition by the government of the political status of the ELN as an "armed rebel organization." | Among the points is the construction of a political and social alliance that will lead to a national agreement, as well as the recognition of the…
(2023-03-16). Honduras To Resume Diplomatic Ties With China. orinocotribune.com
(2023-03-16). US, EU Do Not Condemn Israeli Crimes: Imran Khan to Al Mayadeen. orinocotribune.com In an exclusive interview for Al Mayadeen, Imran Khan touches on the situation in Pakistan, his assassination attempt, Western interference, and several other files. | Al Mayadeen Media Network conducted an interview with the former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as part of Zeinab Al Saffar's The Proximate Aspect program. | The interview comes a few days after the Islamabad police in Lahore showed up at the former premier's residence in Lahore and
(2023-03-16). Palestinians Urge Dan David Prize Recipients To Help Dismantle Israeli Apartheid by Rejecting Complicit Award. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-03-16). Floating solar panels could power thousands of cities entirely, new study finds. nationofchange.org Floating solar panels could theoretically provide enough energy to meet electricity demands of 6,256 cities in 124 countries.
(2023-03-16). French government bypasses parliamentary vote and passes unpopular pension reform. peoplesdispatch.org On March 16, the French government invoked the emergency provision Article 49.3 of the Constitution in the parliament and passed a controversial pension reform, bypassing the parliamentary vote. The decision announced by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to avoid voting on the pension reforms envisaged in the 'law of amending financing of Social Security for 2023', provoked ire from progressive legislators of the New Ecological and Social People's Union (NUPES) coalition as well as large sections of civil society. Spontaneous protests have already broken out across the country condemning the forced approval of the b…
(2023-03-16). Junta forces kill at least 28 individuals in a monastery in Myanmar. peoplesdispatch.org The situation in Myanmar continues to be volatile after junta forces allegedly killed 28 individuals at a monastery in southern Shan State on March 11. | "They (the military) made them line up in front of the monastery and brutally shot them all, including the monks," the According to the Karenni Nationalities Defence Forces, regime reinforcements entered Nan Nein village in P…
(2023-03-16). Thousands of workers observe nationwide strike against increased taxation in Sri Lanka. peoplesdispatch.org Over 40 trade unions have announced a nationwide strike against the new income tax policy that has doubled taxation and increased the cost of living in Sri Lanka…
(2023-03-16). Xiomara Castro ditches Cold War legacy, Honduras to establish relations with China. peoplesdispatch.org Honduras was one of the 13 remaining nations that recognized the Republic of China in Taiwan. The switch marks further reinforcement of the One-China consensus…
(2023-03-16). In OtherWords: March 16, 2023. otherwords.org The Iraq War was turns 20 years old on March 19. | This week in OtherWords, I write about March marks another 20th anniversary that's no less significant. Two decades ago this month, the Department of Homeland Security opened its doors and…
(2023-03-16). Warning! Silicon Valley Bank Collapse — A Prelude of Much Worse to Come? Derivatives: "Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction". globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). A 'woke' bank failure? Conservatives blame women, Blacks, and gays for SVB collapse. peoplesworld.org 
AP—As Wall Street reels from the swift demise of Silicon Valley Bank—the biggest American bank failure since the 2008 financial meltdown—some social media users and conservative journalists are honing in on a single culprit: its socially aware, or "woke," agenda. But the Santa Clara-based institution's professed commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, wasn't a driver of the bank's …
(2023-03-16). Global Financial Meltdown: Sweeping Deregulation of the US Banking System. globalresearch.ca The financial sector reforms of the late 1999s had set the stage for the current financial crisis…
(2023-03-16). The Engineered Destruction and Political Fragmentation of Iraq. "America's Third War against Iraq" initiated by Obama. globalresearch.ca The objective is to engineer a civil war in Iraq, in which both sides are controlled indirectly by US-NATO. The scenario is to arm and equip them, on both sides, finance them with advanced weapons systems and then "let them fight".
(2023-03-16). Financial Meltdown and the Bailouts: The Role of Speculative Trade. Wall Street Criminality on Display. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the recent bank crisis. Firer published on August 26, 2020 | The Role of Bailouts and Speculative trade | The elimination of the Glass-Steagall Act in November 1999 was essential to the process of dramatically cutting back the government's …
(2023-03-16). The Deplorable State of Affairs in Canada's Federal New Democratic Party (NDP). globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). World Pride, rainbow washing and tolerance. greenleft.org.au Broadly speaking, World Pride showcased how accepted the LGBTIQ community really is. However, rights still need to be legislated, argues Rachel Evans.
(2023-03-16). The sacred cow and The propaganda machine. indybay.org These campaigns by politics and the media, which prescribe an extremely narrow framework of what can be said, narrow freedom of expression to the Western narrative. Other opinions are not just open to being shot down. Those who dare to express them are grabbed by their livelihoods.
(2023-03-16). Israel's Supreme Court is No Friend of the Palestinian People. dissidentvoice.org 
As hundreds of thousands, throughout Israel, joined anti-government protests, questions began to arise regarding how this movement would affect, or possibly merge, into the wider struggle against the Israeli military occupation and apartheid in Palestine. Pro-Palestine media outlets shared, with obvious excitement, news about statements made by Hollywood celebrities, the likes of Mark Ruffalo, about …
(2023-03-16). Israel Protests Should Not Be Confused With the Palestinian Struggle for Equality. mintpressnews.com Ramzy Baroud sheds light on the ongoing protests in Israel and their limited impact on the country's inherently racist institutions and ongoing military occupation and apartheid in Palestine.
(2023-03-16). Biden's Budget Would Level the Playing Field and Reduce the Deficit. inequality.org How can we measure what our leaders value? One way is to look at their budgets. On March 9, President Biden rolled out a budget proposal that he'll ask Congress to consider. Presidential budget proposals seldom pass in the form they're presented, but they offer clues about what the White House is willing to fight for. By …
(2023-03-16). Venezuela Looks to Russian, Mideast Partners to Jumpstart Stagnant Oil Output. venezuelanalysis.com The sanctions-hit industry has been further hurt by restrictive licenses and unreliable intermediaries.
(2023-03-16). Pan-Turkic path from Central Asia to EU: Trans-Caspian International East-West Corridor. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 15, 2023 Action plan along Middle corridor was adopted Today multilateral meeting on project of simplifying transit customs procedures through the "Single window" principle along the Trans-Caspian International East-West Corridor has been held…. The heads and representatives of the customs services of Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Georgia, the …
(2023-03-16). Pentagon chief praises ties with fellow NATO powerhouse Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 15, 2023 US strives to strengthen relations with Türkiye: Austin U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin highlighted Washington's intention to strengthen relations with Türkiye. "We intend to do everything possible to keep it that way," Austin told reporters in response to a question about Ankara's request to purchase F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits …
(2023-03-16). Turkmenistan to assist turning Caspian over to "big Turkic family" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As for Turkmenistan being neutral, it was dragged into NATO's Partnership for Peace in 1994, but has never been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. ==== Anadolu AgencyMarch 15, 2023 'Turkmenistan aims to share prosperity with Turkic family' Turkmenistan aims to share its wealth with the "Turkic family," the chairman of the country's …
(2023-03-16). America's special advisor to Ukraine's commander-in-chief. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 16, 2023 Zaluzhnyi's special advisor Dan Rice believes China not to join Russia's aggression Daniel Rice, a special advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi of Ukraine, believes that China will not supply Russia with weapons because Bejing has seen every mistake made by Vladimir Putin. The official spoke with journalists …
(2023-03-16). EU/European Parliament behind Ukrainian-backed coup in Georgia: parliamentary chair. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerMarch 16, 2023 Chairman of Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili Accuses MEPs of Attempting to 'Separate' Georgians and Their Government The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papauashvili, told reporters that some European politicians are using 'Russian propaganda tools' [fighting fire with fire] towards Georgia to separate Georgian people and the government elected …
(2023-03-16). EU, NATO complete all-encompassing military-civilian merger. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 16, 2023 NATO and European Union launch task force on resilience of critical infrastructure Senior officials from NATO and the European Union met on Thursday (16 March 2023) to launch a new NATO-EU Task Force on Resilience of Critical Infrastructure. Cooperation to strengthen critical infrastructure has become even more important in light of the …
(2023-03-16). Expanding pan-Turkic empire to control energy flow to Europe: Erdoƒüan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com After U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier this month traveled to Central Asia to meet with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to "reduce their reliance on Russia."Are we to suppose these events and developments don't occur in tandem? And that the Kremlin's resident Turkologist, Dmitry Peskov, is not aware of …
(2023-03-16). Germany delivers new military assistance tranche to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformMarch 16, 2023 Germany delivers another defense aid package to Ukraine The new batch includes 155mm artillery rounds, MLRS munitions, handguns, generators, tents, and other items. *** In the latest package, Germany delivered 5,000 artillery rounds (155mm), bringing a total to 23,500, and an unnamed amount of 155mm high-precision projectiles. Munitions for MARS II multiple …
(2023-03-16). NATO chief joins U.S. defense, military counterparts in -nation Ukraine war council. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 15, 2023 NATO Secretary General takes part in virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Wednesday (15 March 2023), chaired by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, …
(2023-03-16). NATO chief joins U.S. defense, military counterparts in 50-nation Ukraine war council. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 15, 2023 NATO Secretary General takes part in virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on Wednesday (15 March 2023), chaired by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, …
(2023-03-16). Turkey: Crimea belongs to Ukraine and then to us. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsMarch 16, 2023 Türkiye does not recognize Russian annexation of Crimea: Ministry The Turkish Foreign Ministry reiterated once again on March 16 Türkiye's position that Ankara does not recognize the "illegal annexation" of Crimea by Russia. "The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is affiliated to Ukraine, was annexed by the Russian Federation nine …
(2023-03-16). Turkey: Crimea belongs to Ukraine — and then to us. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsMarch 16, 2023 Türkiye does not recognize Russian annexation of Crimea: Ministry The Turkish Foreign Ministry reiterated once again on March 16 Türkiye's position that Ankara does not recognize the "illegal annexation" of Crimea by Russia. "The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is affiliated to Ukraine, was annexed by the Russian Federation nine …
(2023-03-16). U.S., S. Korean warplanes to replace Polish fighter jets sent to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleMarch 16, 2023 Poland to transfer MiG-29 jets to Ukraine within days Polish President Andrzej Duda said the nation is set to hand over Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in coming days. "In the coming days we will first transfer, if I remember correctly, four fully operational planes to Ukraine," Duda told a …
(2023-03-16). The U.S. is spending millions on 'Havana Syndrome' research but it's not clear if it exists. geopoliticaleconomy.com U.S. government agencies have spent more than $2 million researching Havana Syndrome, but medical experts and internal reports suggest it is psychological, not physical. Similar investigations into the "Moscow signal" during the Cold War found nothing.
(2023-03-16). Garbage piles up in Paris streets as Macron prepares to trash workers' retirement. peoplesworld.org 
France was brought to a standstill again Wednesday as the country saw its eighth day of strikes against controversial plans by the government of President Emmanuel Macron to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Opinion polls show that the legislation is opposed by around two-thirds of the French people, including a staggering 74% …
(2023-03-16). Abortion Bans Could Exacerbate the US's Already High Rate of Preterm Births. truthout.org Tamara Etienne's second pregnancy was freighted with risk and worry from its earliest days — exacerbated by a first pregnancy that had ended in miscarriage. A third-grade teacher at an overcrowded Miami-Dade County public school, she spent harried days on her feet. Financial worries weighed heavy, even with health insurance and some paid time off through her job. And as a Black woman… |
(2023-03-16). The Nord Stream-Andromeda Cover Up. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Soplan vientos nuevos desde China. globalizacion.ca El pasado 7 de octubre, durante una conferencia de prensa celebrada en el marco de la primera sesión de la XIV Asamblea Popular Nacional (APN) en Beijing el recientemente designado Canciller de China Qin Gang afirmó que: | ´Si Estados Unidos…
(2023-03-16). Axios Fires Reporter for Calling DeSantis Press Release "Propaganda" in Email. truthout.org News outlet Axios fired a reporter in Tampa, Florida, this week after he called a press release from the Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) administration "propaganda" in an email that DeSantis officials posted online to smear the reporter. In a reply to a press release about a DeSantis event called "Exposing the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Scam in Higher Education" from the Florida Department of Education… |
(2023-03-16). Biden Announces Support for Senate's Iraq War Authorization Repeal. truthout.org In a statement on Thursday, the White House threw its weight behind an ongoing effort in the Senate to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations over ten years after the U.S. supposedly officially ended combat operations under the already heavily criticized resolutions. The Statement of Administration Policy, a stronger form of a statement that emphasizes a presidential administration's… |
(2023-03-16). Poll: Democrats Sympathize With Palestine Over Israel For the First Time. truthout.org For the first time in Gallup's history of polling on Israel's violent occupation of Palestine, Democrats now sympathize more with Palestine than they do with Israel, new polling finds. In a poll released Thursday, Gallup found that Palestinians now hold an 11-point lead in Democrats' sympathies over Israelis, with 49 percent of respondents sympathizing with Palestine and 38 percent with Israel. |
(2023-03-16). North Carolina Strives To Extend and Increase Low-Performing Virtual Charter Schools. dissidentvoice.org Brick-and-mortar charter schools are notorious for being low-performing schools, even though they often cherry-pick their students to get the "best test results." Poor academic performance is one of the three main reasons charter schools, which are privately-operated, close every week, leaving many parents, students, and teachers high and dry. Mismanagement and financial malfeasance are the …
(2023-03-16). OXFAM Criticizes IMF Loans. IMF Creates Poverty & Inequality in Developing Nations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). The Incredible Tantrum Venture Capitalists Threw Over Silicon Valley Bank. slate.com The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank late last week may have resulted from a perfect storm of ugly events.
(2023-03-16). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: Clásico Mundial de Béisbol (II). mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Glorias del béisbol y periodistas deportivos analizarán este jueves en la Mesa Redonda las posibilidades de Cuba en el Clásico Mundial tras su clasificación a las semifinales. Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional y Canal Caribe, transmitirán en vivo este programa a las 7: 00 pm.
(2023-03-16). Chapeando: Se calentó La Peña del Titán con el #TeamAsere (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu No hay modo de separar el patriotismo cubano de lo que está sucediendo con el equipo Cuba en el Clásico Mundial, el #TeamAsere, pero hay que esperar el domingo con emoción serena. El odio no podrá contra el amor, ni en Miami. Porque, incluso allí, hay más cubanos dignos que indignos.
(2023-03-16). El TeamAsere ha sido un bálsamo para el alma. cubadebate.cu Dentro de unos días, el TeamAsere será tildado de héroe o decepción, dependiendo únicamente de sus resultados. Por eso, para no verme víctima del resultadismo, para que los números no empañen el juicio, creo que es hoy el momento de escribir estas líneas. En estos días no se habla de las colas, no se habla del transporte, no se habla de apagones; se habla de pelota.
(2023-03-16). Mirtha Lilia Pedro Capo: "Me gusta ponerme en la piel de otros personajes y divertir a las personas (+ Fotos y Podcast). cubadebate.cu Mirtha Lilia Pedro Capo no necesita un rol protagónico para acaparar la atención del espectador en cada producto audiovisual en el que participa. Su fórmula parte de la cubanía, y en no pocas de sus interpretaciones las dotes histriónicas de la actriz coquetean con el humor. Esa fórmula la ha repetido con éxito en Destino Prohibido y la carismática Iluminada o Reyna, la servicial, en el Rostro de los días.
(2023-03-16). Mirtha Lilia Pedro Capó: "Me gusta ponerme en la piel de otros personajes y divertir a las personas (+ Fotos y Podcast). cubadebate.cu Mirtha Lilia Pedro Capo no necesita un rol protagónico para acaparar la atención del espectador en cada producto audiovisual en el que participa. Su fórmula parte de la cubanía, y en no pocas de sus interpretaciones las dotes histriónicas de la actriz coquetean con el humor. Esa técnica la ha repetido con éxito en Destino Prohibido y la carismática Iluminada o Reyna, la servicial, en el Rostro de los días.
(2023-03-16). Verdaderas razones de la histeria acerca de TikTok. cubadebate.cu Bélgica, Dinamarca y la Comisión Europea prohíben a los funcionarios usar TikTok, diguiendo el ejemplo de Estados Unidos. Esta prohibición carece de todo fundamento, pero dista mucho de ser inocua. Se impone en el marco de la nueva Guerra Fría contra China. øSe está apoderando de nosotros la fiebre de la guerra?
(2023-03-16). Falleció el Premio Nacional de Periodismo 2023 Héctor Ochoa (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El camarógrafo y documentalista cubano Héctor Ochoa falleció en La Habana en la tarde de este 15 de marzo, a la edad de 92 años. Fue merecedor del premio nacional de Periodismo José Martí 2023 por la obra de la vida, a cuya entrega, acontecida el 14 de marzo, no pudo asistir debido a su delicado estado de salud.
(2023-03-16). Las 3 del día: La victoria de Cuba y las noticias del 15 de marzo (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Sean bienvenidos a Las 3 del Día, el podcast de Cubadebate que tiene de todo en materia informativa. Hoy contamos con la conducción de las periodistas de nuestro medio Ana àÅlvarez Guerrero y Angélica Arce Montero. Sobre la victoria de Cuba ante Australia en el Clásico y otras noticias se estará comentando en nuestro podcast resumen de la jornada del 15 de marzo de 2023.
(2023-03-16). Puerto Rico deja a Dominicana fuera del Clásico Mundial de Béisbol. cubadebate.cu Puerto Rico avanzó este miércoles a los cuartos de final del Clásico Mundial de Béisbol y se quedó con el segundo lugar del grupo D al vencer por 5-2 a República Dominicana, que terminó eliminada. El sábado en la ronda de los ocho mejores y por un cupo a la semifinal, Puerto Rico se medirá con México…
(2023-03-16). A buen ritmo mantenimiento en termoeléctrica de Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu El mantenimiento programado a la Unidad cuatro de la Central Termoeléctrica (CTE) Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, de la provincia de Cienfuegos, avanza con buen paso, luego de más de 20 días de su puesta en marcha.
(2023-03-16). Aplazan inicio de la Serie Nacional: Arrancará el 29 de marzo. cubadebate.cu La Comisión Nacional de Beisbol informa que la temporada 62 del clásico doméstico comenzará el 28 de marzo venidero. El aplazamiento de la fecha de inicio, del 22 al 28 de marzo, se debe al interés de colocar todo el énfasis en la actuación cubana en el V Clásico Mundial de Beisbol, incluida la lógica bienvenida al elenco.
(2023-03-16). Convocan a huelga masiva de maestros en Los àÅngeles. cubadebate.cu Una huelga de tres días que cerraría las escuelas públicas de Los àÅngeles está programada para comenzar el martes, anunciaron los líderes sindicales durante una manifestación masiva en el centro de los dos grupos de empleados más grandes del distrito.
(2023-03-16). Equipo Cuba al Clásico Mundial ya está en Miami (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Tras celebrar en el propio Tokyo Dome el éxito devenido avance a la semifinal, otras muestras de alegría signaron el inicio del largo vuelo desde la capital nipona, al tiempo que atletas, entrenadores y directivos daban seguimiento a los mensajes de felicitación generados por su desempeño.
(2023-03-16). Japón vence a Italia y avanza a semifinales del Clásico Mundial. cubadebate.cu Con faena monticular de Shohei Ohtani y ataque de ocho hits, Japón desapareció cualquier posibilidad de sorpresa y venció hoy a Italia (9-3) para convertirse en el segundo clasificado a las semifinales del V Clásico Mundial de Béisbol. La escuadra nipona, monarca en los años 2006 y 2009, fabricó racimo de cuatro carreras en el tercer capítulo.
(2023-03-16). Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprobó 116 nuevos actores económicos (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprobó hoy 116 nuevos actores económicos, de los que 115 son micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas privadas y una estatal.
(2023-03-16). Muere àÅngel Fournier, el mejor remero cubano de la historia. cubadebate.cu El deportista cubano àÅngel Fournier falleció el 16 de marzo de 2023 a causa de un infarto. Fournier tenía 34 años y era considerado como el mejor remero cubano de la historia y una gloria del deporte nacional.
(2023-03-16). Proseguirá por La Habana la transición parcial a la televisión digital. cubadebate.cu La Habana será el próximo territorio del país en implementar, a partir del segundo trimestre del año, el proceso de transición parcial a la Televisión Digital Terrestre (TDT).
(2023-03-16). Respuesta a "Matemática y creatividad. El V Clásico Mundial y el día de Pi" cubadebate.cu Este acertijo ha estado candente y emocionante como el juego que Cuba le ganó a Australia. Hubo derroche de buenos análisis y de pensamiento creativo. Gracias a RARJ, a los que están regresando, a Orlando y Regla que están fidelizando su participación. Seguimos extrañando a Charlie y a PROA.
(2023-03-16). Trenes cubanos contarán con servicio Wi-Fi. cubadebate.cu La Empresa de Soluciones Integrales de Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Solintel), trabaja en un proyecto para instalar el servicio Wi-Fi a los pasajeros que viajan en trenes como parte del proceso de informatización de la sociedad. El ingeniero Robelis Lambert Matos, presidente de la entidad, explicó a la prensa que este proyecto representa un valor agregado para el ferrocarril.
(2023-03-16). La "crisis de los globos": Aumenta la retórica agresiva de Estados Unidos contra China. cubadebate.cu
(2023-03-16). Will Peace Hold in Tigray? Blinken Visits Ethiopia Four Months After Truce Reached to End War. democracynow.org 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Wednesday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other top officials, including leaders from the northern Tigray region. Blinken praised the four-month-old peace deal that ended two years of fighting between government troops and forces in Tigray, and called for accountability for war crimes committed during the conflict without casting blame on either side. Blinken also announced $331 million in new U.S. humanitarian assistance for Ethiopia. "It's an important trip by the secretary of state, because the U.S. is one of the major brokers of the peace dea…
(2023-03-16). Blinken Visits Niger, Home to U.S. Drone Base, as Biden Moves to Counter China & Russia in Africa. democracynow.org 
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Niger and Ethiopia as part of the Biden administration's growing competition with China and Russia for influence across Africa. Niger has become a critical U.S. ally in the Sahel region, and the U.S. opened a new drone base in the city of Agadez in 2019. The U.S. has about 800 military personnel in Niger, and Blinken's trip marks the first visit to the country by a U.S. secretary of state. "Niger is one of the last strongholds of U.S. security partnerships in the region," says Stephanie Savell, co-director of the Costs of War Project at Br…
(2023-03-16). Headlines for March 16, 2023. democracynow.org U.S. Tells Russia It Will Fly "Wherever International Law Allows" After Downing of Drone, Assad Welcomes New Russian Bases in Syria, Recognizes Russian Annexations in Ukraine, Swiss Central Bank Bails Out Credit Suisse Bank Amid Market Jitters, Democratic Senators Press for Criminal Probe of Silicon Valley Bank Executives, Federal Judge in Texas Hears Arguments in Case That Could Disrupt Abortion Access Nationwide, Massive Protests Continue in Israel as President Isaac Herzog Warns of "Civil War", Construction of New Indonesian Capital in Borneo Threatens Indigenous Lives, Rainforest and W…
(2023-03-16). Death, Destruction & Resilience: Nadje Al-Ali on the 20th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq. democracynow.org 
As the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq approaches next week, Democracy Now! begins our look at the Iraq War's lasting after-effects on Iraqi society and the shape of global politics today. "The story of the past 20 years is a story of destruction, devastation, corruption, incompetence, but also a story of resilience," says Nadje Al-Ali, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at Brown University and author of several award-winning books on the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, including What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of Iraq.
(2023-03-16). President Maduro to China's Communist Party: 'The Times of The Empires Are Over'. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, March 15, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced, "The times of the empires are over, the times of the peoples have arrived for now and forever," speaking at the High-Level Dialogue between the Communist Party of China and World Political Parties, the main theme of which is: The Road to Modernization: Responsibility of Political Parties. | In a virtual conference, President Maduro proposed "building a community with a common destiny" that restores world balance, in reference to Chinese President Xi Jinping's strategy of building an international environment on the basis of cooperation. "Let…
(2023-03-16). Suspected Assassins of Peasant Leader Carlos Bolívar Captured and Charged. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, March 14, the Attorney General of the Republic of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, announced via social media that four people were presented before the Second Court of Calabozo, Guárico state, for their alleged responsibility in the murder of peasant leader Carlos Bolívar Cedeño. | Carlos Rivero and Mariangélica Mujica were presented for the crimes of assassination in the degree of necessary accomplices, criminal association, and use of an adolescent to commit the crime that occurred on Thursday, March 2, around 6 a.m. Alexis Silva and José Mujica were the other two suspects, presented for the crimes…
(2023-03-16). Venezuela Demands Respect for Human Rights of Migrants Deported from Chile. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, the government of Venezuela demanded that Chile "respect the human rights" of Venezuelan migrants who are being deported from the southern cone nation whose authorities announced a reinforcement of security measures to halt the irregular entry of people through clandestine means. | Through social media, Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Relations, Yván Gil, wrote that there has been "a national outcry" for Chile "to demand respect for human rights," and called for coordination between the governments of Chile and Venezuela. | Despite the fact that the Chilean government said that it is dealing with…
(2023-03-16). Venezuela Unbeaten in World Baseball Classic, Heads to Quarterfinals. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-03-16). 1 April, Vancouver: Boycott Israeli Wines/Commemorate Palestine Land Day. samidoun.net 
Saturday, April 1, 2 pm BC Liquor Store 1108 Pacific Blvd. (Yaletown) Vancouver FB event page: Boycott Israeli Wines/Commemorate Palestinian Land Day (Cover photo by Michael YC Tseng) Join us to mark Palestinian Land Day and call out the BC Government and corporations complicit in war crimes profiteering off Israeli apartheid wines. Major international and …
(2023-03-16). 17 March, NYC: Demonstration: Condemn massacres in Jenin and Nablus and Honor the Martyrs! samidoun.net Friday, 17 March 5: 30 pm Outside the United Nations NYC Info: www.instagram.com/p/CptWkyIO5p0/ Join us this Friday March 17th as we take to the streets to condemn the latest massacres in Jenin and Nablus, honor our martyrs, defend the Palestinian right to resist & mobilize as part of the International Week of Action to Liberate the …
(2023-03-16). FL Republicans Try To Out Crazy Each Other With Insane Legislation. trofire.com The Democratic Party could become illegal in the state of Florida if a Republican lawmaker has his way. A state Representative has introduced legislation banning the Party and forcibly switching voter registration of any registered Democrat. Mike Papantonio & Farron Cousins discuss more. Transcript: *This transcript was generated by a third-party transcription software company, so please excuse any typos. …
(2023-03-16). FLA Citizens ABUSED By DeSantis — You'll Be Abused Too! trofire.com America's Lawyer E44: George Santos's lies might have finally caught up to him, as his former roommate has told authorities that Santos was the mastermind behind a massive credit card fraud scheme. More young children will be put to work under a new law in Arkansas — and corporations couldn't be happier about this cheap source …
(2023-03-16). Russian Fighter Jet Collides with MQ-9 Reaper Drone. youtube.com
(2023-03-16). Israeli Forces Kill 4 Palestinians in Jenin Raid. youtube.com 
Israeli occupation forces killed 4 Palestinians in a raid on Jenin today. ‚Ä¢ Youssef Shreim, 29 (Hamas) ‚Ä¢ Nidal Amin Khazem, 28 (Palestinian Islamic Jihad) ‚Ä¢ Omar Awadin, 16 ‚Ä¢ Louay Al-Zughair, 37 Six more were wounded. VIDEO (sensitive content blurred): Israeli soldiers shoot the corpse of Nidal Amin Khazem. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews …
(2023-03-16). Accidente de tránsito deja 2 muertos y 18 heridos en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Una de las personas murió en el lugar, mientras que la otra en el hospital. La causa del accidente, dijeron las autoridades, fue desperfectos mecánicos, una falla en los frenos.
(2023-03-16). Caen acciones del banco Credit Suisse en medio de incertidumbre. telesurtv.net El mayor patrocinador de Credit Suisse, el Saudi National Bank, ha dicho que no proporcionará más ayuda financiera al banco.
(2023-03-16). China y Venezuela coinciden en reformar gobernanza global. telesurtv.net Xi Jinping inauguró más temprano la Reunión de Alto Nivel del PCCh en Diálogo con los Partidos Políticos Mundiales, la cual sesiona en línea.
(2023-03-16). Nueva matanza deja tres muertos en Meta, Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al Indepaz se trata de la masacre número 22 de este año, donde actúan los llamados Puntilleros, las Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia, entre otros.
(2023-03-16). Reportan asesinato de un firmante y un líder social en Colombia. telesurtv.net El firmante Wilson Llanos Sarria se encontraba desaparecido desde la semana pasada tras ser secuestrado.
(2023-03-16). Reportan al menos 14 muertos por inundaciones en Türkiye. twitter.com Dos personas, incluidos un bebé de año y medio, murieron en Adiyaman mientras el resto de los decesos fue en Sanliurfa.
(2023-03-16). Venezuela derrota a Israel y avanza invicta en Clásico Mundial. telesurtv.net México avanzó con victoria ante Canadá. Puerto Rico continúa su paso a cuartos de final y elimina a República Dominicana.
(2023-03-16). Elevan a 93 los casos de cólera en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net El funcionario detalló que se trata de dos jóvenes de Santo Domingo, uno de 25 años y una muchacha de 22 los cuales son familia que conviven en la misma residencia.
(2023-03-16). Emiten aviso por altas temperaturas en varias regiones de Chile. telesurtv.net El informe asegura que las mayores variaciones serán experimentadas en las regiones ubicadas al sur de la nación como Bio Bío.
(2023-03-16). Ejército hace frente a ataques narcos en el noreste de Brasil. telesurtv.net Los ataques se concentraron en un plazo de dos horas, sorprendieron a la Policía y obligaron a suspender las actividades docentes y comerciales.
(2023-03-16). Cuba vence a Australia y va a semifinales del Clásico de Béisbol. telesurtv.net La nación caribeña logra el triunfo 4-3. Regresa nuevamente a esa instancia, algo que no lograba desde 2006, cuando fue subcampeona del I Clásico Mundial.
(2023-03-16). Presidente de Nicaragua asegura agotamiento del modelo neoliberal. telesurtv.net Daniel Ortega manifiesta que la rebeldía de los pueblos deviene valladar ante las pretensiones de sometimiento del imperialismo.
(2023-03-16). Siria respalda lucha de Rusia contra el nazismo. telesurtv.net Se reúnen los presidentes Bashar al Assad y Vladimir Putin. Ambas naciones mantendrán cooperación técnico-militar.
(2023-03-16). Mundial de fútbol de 2026 será el primero con un formato de 48 equipos. telesurtv.net Las 48 selecciones participantes en el máximo certamen del balompié quedarán repartidas en 12 grupos de cuatro equipos.
(2023-03-16). Bolivia exporta electricidad hacia Argentina. telesurtv.net El viceministro de Electricidad y Energías Renovables, Édgar Caero, dijo que "cada jueves el mercado argentino y la parte boliviana podrá realizar los despachos".
(2023-03-16). Confirman presencia del virus de la gripe aviar en Uruguay. telesurtv.net En el departamento de Canelones, murieron a causa del virus en días pasados cinco cisnes de cuello negro.
(2023-03-16). Presidente venezolano destaca legado del comandante Hugo Chávez. telesurtv.net Este homenaje acompañado de una caravana de venezolanas y venezolanos recuerda el legado del líder histórico de la Revolución Bolivariana.
(2023-03-16). Parlamento francés acuerda texto de reforma de las pensiones. telesurtv.net La reunión aconteció en el contexto de la octava jornada de huelgas y manifestaciones en contra de la reforma.
(2023-03-16). Lluvias provocan deslizamientos e inundaciones en Lima, Perú. telesurtv.net El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología pronosticó precipitaciones moderadas e intensas hasta el viernes.
(2023-03-16). Rusia aceptaría diálogo constructivo con EE.UU. telesurtv.net Según el vocero ruso las relaciones entre Moscú y Washington presentan un estado muy deplorable.
(2023-03-16). China elimina restricciones impuestas por la pandemia. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Exteriores anunció que las áreas que no requerían visado antes de la pandemia volverán a ser de libre acceso.
(2023-03-16). Italia reporta ligera alza de hospitalizaciones por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net En la semana del 7 al 13 de marzo se incrementó en 7.9 por ciento la cifra de hospitalizaciones por la Covid-19.
(2023-03-16). Declaran alerta verde por intensas lluvias en zonas de Costa Rica. telesurtv.net Se prevé la caída de 15 a 19 milímetros de lluvias en un periodo de 12 horas en las zonas del Pacífico Central y Sur.
(2023-03-16). Tres muertos tras embestida de camión contra salón de clases en Uganda. telesurtv.net Según medios locales, alrededor de 18 estudiantes resultaron heridos siendo conducidos de inmediato a los servicios médicos para ser atendidos.
(2023-03-16). OMS: pandemia de Covid-19 terminará en algún momento de 2023. telesurtv.net El representante del organismo internacional destacó que el pasado sábado se cumplieron tres años desde la declaración del brote de la Covid-19 como pandemia.
(2023-03-16). Presidente de México propone sustituir el fentanilo con fines médicos. telesurtv.net El mandatario propuso que sea sustituido por otros medicamentos, de forma que será combatido todo el que entre de manera ilegal y por contrabando a la nación.
(2023-03-16). Asciende a 21 los muertos por explosión de minas en Colombia. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Cundinamarca, Nicolás García, señaló que "desafortunadamente son 10 personas más fallecidas".
(2023-03-16). Asciende a 225 el número de muertos por ciclón Freddy en Malawi. telesurtv.net El Departamento de Gestión de Desastres reportó 88.000 personas desplazadas por las inundaciones y los deslizamientos.
(2023-03-16). Indigenous Farmworker Leader Bids for Guatemala Presidency. latinorebels.com An Indigenous female farmworker leader hopes to become Guatemala's next president. But Thelma Cabrera faces an uphill fight after the country's Electoral Tribunal refused to allow her to register her candidacy.
(2023-03-16). 3/17 LIVE EVENT: The Bank Panic Of 2023 — With Ro Khanna, Saule Omarova, and Matt Stoller. levernews.com Tomorrow, Friday, March 17 at 4 pm ET (1 pm PT), The Lever's paid supporting subscribers will get exclusive access to a live discussion about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse with U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.); Cornell Law School Professor Saule Omarova, a Biden nominee blocked by the Senate because she has supported financial regulation; and Matt Stoller, director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project and a former Senate budget analyst.The group will discuss the industry lobbying and deregulation that led to this development, the state of financial markets moving forward, and what reforms can…
(2023-03-16). üìΩÔ∏è WATCH NOW: Meet The Champions Of Banking Deregulation. levernews.com
(2023-03-16). Israel elections — even more racism and even nastier fascists. thecommunists.org It is a truism that the inhumanity of zionism knows no bounds. The inhumanity of its adherents is matched only by their immense stupidity, and by the unflinching certainty that their Israel project will fail and fall. Before the most recent Israeli elections, many people assumed that the zionist government could not get any more …
(2023-03-16). Online events w) Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Rob Hopkins, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky, etc. indybay.org Here are about 12 online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting at 11: 30 am tomorrow, Tuesday, 3/14), featuring people such as John and Gabriel Shipton (Julian Assange's father and brother, respectively), India Walton, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Rahwa Ghirmatzion, Peter Linebaugh, Rob Hopkins, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2023-03-16). Friday 4/21: DNA Day 2023. indybay.org Baskin Engineering Courtyard, 606 Engineering Loop, Santa Cruz, CA 95064…
(2023-03-16). Dancing Revolution: How '90s Protests Used Rave Culture to Reclaim the Streets. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-03-16). Sunday 3/19: Conversation with a legislative protector of reproductive rights, Anna Moeller of Illinois. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin St. S.F. TSK Room | and Zoom: zoom.us/j/93421729076?pwd=dXpCQldNN0h4TlZlRXczS3diQVU3dz09…
(2023-03-16). Despair and Joy. The Protest Movement against War. Manifesto Calling for Cease-Fire in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-16). Birth Again the Dream of Global Peace and Mutual Respect. dissidentvoice.org 
On 24 February 2023, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released a twelve-point plan entitled 'China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis'. This 'peace plan', as it has been called, is anchored in the concept of sovereignty, building upon the well-established principles of the United Nations Charter (1945) and the Ten Principles from the …
(2023-03-16). In Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Asia Sees 1997 All Over Again. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-03-16). The international significance of the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Group in Turkey, to a meeting of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at New York University on March 11, 2023.
(2023-03-16). Australia: Sydney rail network brought to a standstill by failure of "obsolete" system. wsws.org Around 250,000 workers and students were stranded for hours last Wednesday afternoon in Australia's most populous city due to a fault in the network's outmoded communications system.
(2023-03-16). Market turmoil and threat of Credit Suisse collapse, as fallout from SVB's demise spreads. wsws.org The decision by US financial authorities and the Biden administration to bail out wealthy uninsured depositors at SVB and the failed Signature Bank, citing "systemic risk," and the Fed's decision to provide increased liquidity staunched one crisis, at least temporarily, only to create another.
(2023-03-16). Sharp lurch of official Canadian politics to the right expressed in increasing use of anti-democratic "notwithstanding clause" wsws.org Regardless of any tactical differences over the use of the "notwithstanding clause," all sections of the Canadian ruling class—Quebec sovereignists as well as federalists—defend this provision as they increasingly resort to authoritarian methods to suppress growing working class resistance.
(2023-03-16). Postal workers express anger at Verdi union as it recommends below-inflation pay offer at Deutsche Post. wsws.org The strike ballot organised by Verdi is a fraud designed to deceive and disarm postal workers since the union has no intention of organising industrial action.
(2023-03-16). General strike and protests in Greece, three weeks after Tempi train crash. wsws.org SYRIZA has been unable to win support in the aftermath of the crash. Millions understand that Alexis Tsipras's party bears as much responsibility as the other pro-austerity parties for the deaths.
(2023-03-16). Kenyan playwright Francis Imbuga's Betrayal in the City returns: A drama of post-colonial violence. wsws.org Betrayal in the City (1976) is one of Imbuga's most popular plays, long required reading in Kenya's secondary education system.
(2023-03-16). UK postal workers describe brutal exploitation by Royal Mail and complicity of Communication Workers Union. wsws.org Postal workers wrote in from mail centres and delivery offices in Hemel Hempstead, Peterborough, Coventry, Brighton, Southampton, Birmingham, Blackpool and Dumfries (Scotland)…
(2023-03-16). New Zealand government barely acknowledges anniversary of Christchurch far-right terror attack. wsws.org The government has sought to suppress public discussion about the country's worst mass shooting and the connection between shooter Brenton Tarrant's fascist ideology and the positions promoted by the political establishment.
(2023-03-16). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Workers in Greece join further general strike and rallies after cutbacks lead to deadly train crash; UK workers walk out across different sectors as government announces budget increasing defence spending, cuts for workers; Palestinian Authority reneges on promised pay increase prompts walkout by teachers…
(2023-03-16). Former Fiji PM Bainimarama arrested, charged with abuse of office. wsws.org With Fiji's ruling elite sharply divided, Bainimarama's arrest is part of an ongoing power struggle between two former coup leaders amid an escalating social crisis.
(2023-03-16). UAW imposes massive real wage cuts at Caterpillar. wsws.org The move to keep wage increases below inflation is part of a broader ruling class strategy, both in the US and internationally, as the bourgeoisie seeks to offload the costs of the economic crisis and war onto workers.
(2023-03-16). Massive flooding as storms drench California, continue dumping snow. wsws.org The combination of heavy rain, floods, mudslides and intense snowfall have killed 18 people so far this year in California.
(2023-03-16). Kentucky autoworker says Dana Inc. forced him out of job for going to hospital for severe injuries sustained at Dry Ridge plant. wsws.org While working at Dana, Jim Kaelin says he lost nearly everything he had built up over a half-century of labor.
(2023-03-16). Hundreds of thousands Sri Lankan workers join one-day strike against government austerity. wsws.org While workers fight the government's attacks, the unions are doing everything they can to keep this movement chained to the parliamentary opposition parties that endorse the IMF's austerity measures.
(2023-03-16). UK budget deepens social catastrophe for workers. wsws.org The Office for Budget Responsibility predicts a cumulative 5.7 percent fall in real household disposable income per head by 2024. On average, each person will be £1,200 poorer and the population £81 billion poorer.
(2023-03-16). See how AI is revolutionizing the beauty industry. america.cgtn.com 
Toni Waterman spoke with Unilever's chief scientist at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, to learn how they're using AI to better understand the body's microbiome and changing the beauty industry.
(2023-03-16). Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Critical Race Theory. truthout.org Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) recently vetoed a Republican-backed education bill that would ban public K-12 schools from teaching critical race theory (CRT) to students. CRT is a legal academic discipline that began in the 1980s. In 2020, the far right co-opted the term CRT, weaponizing it as a boogeyman in the latest culture war pushed by Republicans. Currently, more than 18 states have enacted… |
(2023-03-16). Enver León: "La mayoría de los peruanos quieren un cambio de Constitución" peoplesdispatch.org Lee en inglés El golpe de estado del 7 de diciembre contra el presidente democráticamente electo, Pedro Castillo, desató en Perú una fuerte movilización popular y prolongada que sigue hasta el día de hoy. Centenares de miles de personas han salido a las calles a lo largo y ancho del país para manifestar su rechazo al gobierno de facto de Dina Boluarte y al Congreso Nacional, así como para exigir nuevas elecciones y una Asamblea Constituyente para reemplazar la constitución de 1993 es…