(2023-03-12). Democrat Rep. Calls Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 'God'. americanthinker.com It is not the supernatural Creator of the universe. Nor is it the Father, the Son, or the Holy Ghost. Rather, it replaces them in the fevered minds of lost and confused individuals like Rep. Regina Goodwin.
(2023-03-12). LEVER WEEKLY: Who Cleans The Billionaire Factory. levernews.com This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it.Below you will find a breakdown of our reporting, podcasts, videos, and live events — a feature open to all subscribers. Following that, we are providing paid subscribers with an original column, written by a member of The Lever, connecting the dots on our coverage to deliver important takeaways.In this week's column, exclusively for paid subscribers, Andrew Perez breaks down how two of the darkest stories in recent news reveal who is being exploited to help private equity executiv…
(2023-03-12). Who Cleans The Billionaire Factory. levernews.com We often make the point at The Lever that private equity has been a bad deal for public pension funds managing the retirement savings for unionized teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other government workers. State and local retirement systems have
(2023-03-11). [Comment] Offline: The case for diversifying diversity. thelancet.com It is time to rethink our ideas about diversity. Gender equity? Anti-racism? Yes, of course, but our approach to diversity—what it means and what we do about it—is simply too narrow. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) recently hosted a discussion about diversity of thought in (social) science. It was led by Frédéric Basso. He argued that the concept of diversity implied the existence of a reference point, a standard, against which everything else is compared. Whatever is standard defines what we call diverse.
(2023-03-12). It's a miracle! Media reports attest murdered unborn child is a 'person'. americanthinker.com Cognitive dissonance (and inequality) reign supreme with the Democrats.
(2023-03-11). Regional Racism and the Democrats Who Love It. americanthinker.com What the Northern and coastal elite feel toward the South and West is a level of contempt that amounts to racism.
(2023-03-12). Democrat Rep. Calls Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 'God'. americanthinker.com It is not the supernatural Creator of the universe. Nor is it the Father, the Son, or the Holy Ghost. Rather, it replaces them in the fevered minds of lost and confused individuals like Rep. Regina Goodwin.
(2023-03-12). LEVER WEEKLY: Who Cleans The Billionaire Factory. levernews.com This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it.Below you will find a breakdown of our reporting, podcasts, videos, and live events — a feature open to all subscribers. Following that, we are providing paid subscribers with an original column, written by a member of The Lever, connecting the dots on our coverage to deliver important takeaways.In this week's column, exclusively for paid subscribers, Andrew Perez breaks down how two of the darkest stories in recent news reveal who is being exploited to help private equity executiv…
(2023-03-12). Who Cleans The Billionaire Factory. levernews.com We often make the point at The Lever that private equity has been a bad deal for public pension funds managing the retirement savings for unionized teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other government workers. State and local retirement systems have
(2023-03-11). [Comment] Offline: The case for diversifying diversity. thelancet.com It is time to rethink our ideas about diversity. Gender equity? Anti-racism? Yes, of course, but our approach to diversity—what it means and what we do about it—is simply too narrow. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) recently hosted a discussion about diversity of thought in (social) science. It was led by Frédéric Basso. He argued that the concept of diversity implied the existence of a reference point, a standard, against which everything else is compared. Whatever is standard defines what we call diverse.
(2023-03-12). It's a miracle! Media reports attest murdered unborn child is a 'person'. americanthinker.com Cognitive dissonance (and inequality) reign supreme with the Democrats.
(2023-03-11). Regional Racism and the Democrats Who Love It. americanthinker.com What the Northern and coastal elite feel toward the South and West is a level of contempt that amounts to racism.
(2023-03-11). [Perspectives] Camara Phyllis Jones: anti-racism thought leader. thelancet.com Family doctor and epidemiologist Camara Phyllis Jones is an anti-racism thought leader and researcher. Presently in the UK as a Leverhulme Visiting Professor in Global Health and Social Medicine at King's College London, she says: "The racism denial that characterises the US…is even more entrenched in the UK" and her aim is "to equip anti-racism researchers and activists in the UK with additional communication and action tools to accelerate anti-racism work."
(2023-03-12). SF Board of Education Gives Green Light to Accommodate Eid Holiday Starting in 2024. indybay.org Arab and Muslim Community says, "We'll Be Back"
(2023-03-11). LA Times blames white drivers for polluting the air breathed by 'people of color'. americanthinker.com How on Earth does a professor, who is supposed to be an individual of accomplishment and considerable education, think of dedicating time to such futile pursuits?>
(2023-03-11). LA Times blames white drivers for polluting the air breathed by 'people of color'. americanthinker.com How on earth does a professor, who is supposed to be an individual of accomplishment and considerable education think of dedicating time to such futile pursuits?>
(2023-03-12). Tuesday 3/14: Black Power & Civil Rights History Talk w/ Journalist & Author, Mark Whitaker. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-03-12). Thursday 3/9: Freedom to Vote Movement Virtual Rally w/ the MLK Jr Family & PFAW. indybay.org Online rally…
(2023-03-11). Rail-lobbyist-turned-Senator could block safety bill. mronline.org 
John Thune embodies the rail industry's Washington influence machine that could now kill bipartisan safety legislation.
(2023-03-11). Reading, writing, and thinking alongside Lee Maracle. mronline.org 
When Lee Maracle passed into the spirit world on November 11, 2021, the loss was felt throughout activist, academic, and artistic communities in North America and beyond.
(2023-03-11). 'Siblings': An East German novella reminds us of what had once been possible. mronline.org 
Brigitte Reimann's Siblings has just been published in English translation by Penguin in its series of classic international literature. It comes 60 years after the original German novella appeared. The translator is Lucy Jones.
(2023-03-11). Six war mongering think tanks and the military contractors that fund them. mronline.org 
Leaders at top think tanks like the Atlantic Council and Hudson Institute have even been called upon to set focus priorities for the House Intelligence Committee. However, one look at the funding sources of the most influential think tanks reveals whose interests they really serve: that of the U.S. military and its defense contractors.
(2023-03-11). The heinous instrumentalisation of Human Rights against Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Last week saw the advance release of a summary of the United Nations Human Rights Council's still-pending detailed report on Nicaragua. The report supposedly results from an investigation by a group of experts of "all alleged human rights violations and abuses committed in Nicaragua since April 2018."
(2023-03-11). Seattle rallies to celebrate International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On Wednesday, March 8, 40 people rallied in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle to celebrate International Women's Day and to defend women's and reproductive rights. The event was called by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) Seattle. | Despite near freezing temperatures, people came to hear speeches from women leaders in the labor movement, anti-imperialist organizers with the International Women's Alliance, and reproductive rights organizers. Attendees united under the rallying call to "Defend women's and reproductive rights!" | Opening and emceeing the event,…
(2023-03-12). NLG Condemns "Stop Cop City" Music Festival Arrests in Atlanta. indybay.org Law enforcement detained at least 35 people in Atlanta on Sunday, March 5, at a solidarity music festival over a mile away from the Cop City construction site.
(2023-03-11). Yemenis picket pro-war Rep. workers.org 
Renton, Washington March marks eight years of the U.S.-Saudi bombing war against Yemen — a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and wreaked havoc on the people of Yemen. Members of Yemeni Relief and Reconstruction picketed the offices of pro-war Rep. Adam Smith in Renton, Washington, on . . . |
(2023-03-11). Protesters Charged With Terrorism In Atlanta. popularresistance.org At least 23 protesters have been charged with domestic terrorism amid a week of action against the construction of "Cop City" in Atlanta, a proposed $90 million police training complex. Atlanta police detained 35 people and arrested 23 on the night of March 5, they claim, for vandalism against the Cop City construction site and violence towards police. Activists dispute this narrative. While video footage shows a small group torching the construction site and throwing fireworks towards police, according to activists, none of the 35 people detained were detained at the construction site itself.
(2023-03-11). Grocery Teamsters Face Firing And Retaliation For Exercising Their Rights. popularresistance.org Workers couldn't wear a sticker or button, because what if it fell into the fruits and vegetables they packaged for the Anthony Marano Company, a major distributor of produce in Chicago and the greater Midwest for restaurants and grocery chains including Aldi's, Sysco, and Pete's Fresh Market? | They couldn't do a red T-shirt day; the temperatures are frigid in the warehouse, and workers must cover themselves in layers to keep warm. But they are allowed to wear hats over their hairnets. | Luckily, there was a crafty person on the organizing team. When Latino Teamsters in Local 703 needed to take collective action…
(2023-03-12). Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant's New 'Workers Strike Back' Coalition. popularresistance.org After a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is declining to seek reelection and will instead launch a new national coalition called Workers Strike Back this March in cities around the US. The goal of Workers Strike Back is to build an independent workers' movement that fights for the interests of the working class, rather than the agenda of either corporate party. This coalition will organize for a $ 25 an hour minimum wage, build grassroots labor unions, fight for a clean energy transition, battle anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation, and more.
(2023-03-12). Saturday 3/11: ILWU 10 Meeting On Mumia & Report From Trip To South Africa. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 Henry Schmidt Room | 400 North Point St. | San Francisco…
(2023-03-12). STOP Sale Of KPFK Bld & Flagrant Violations Of Pacifica Bylaws 6 Year Term Limit-Speak Out. indybay.org
(2023-03-12). Monday 3/13: From Hunters Point To E. Palestine Prosecute & Jail Tetra Tech & Norfolk Southern CEOs. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 450 Golden Gate | San Francisco, CA…
(2023-03-11). Farmworkers Push Wendy's, Kroger and Publix to Take Stance Against Forced Labor. truthout.org There are few human rights achievements that are so universally celebrated today as the farmworker-led Fair Food Program, a partnership between agricultural growers, sellers and workers with a proven record of ensuring an "ethical supply chain" from the farms where products are harvested, to the grocery stores where they're sold, to the kitchen tables where they're consumed. The program has been… |
(2023-03-11). Public Universities Run on Underpaid Labor. Now Grad Workers Are Fighting Back. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-11). New York City Retirees Fight Their Own Unions To Stop Health Care Cuts. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – Defying two years of protests and lawsuits by union retirees, New York City's Municipal Labor Committee voted Thursday to scrap some of the best retiree health care coverage in the country. The change aims to put 250,000 city retirees into a for-profit Medicare Advantage plan run by Aetna. | Twenty-six unions in the MLC voted no, while others abstained. But their votes were swamped by the votes of the largest unions on the committee, AFSCME District Council 37 and the New York United Federation of Teachers. | Retirees and active members protested during the MLC vote and marched to City H…
(2023-03-11). NYC Retirees Fight Their Own Unions to Stop Catastrophic Health Care Cuts. truthout.org Defying two years of protests and lawsuits by union retirees, New York City's Municipal Labor Committee voted Thursday to scrap some of the best retiree health care coverage in the country. The change aims to put 250,000 city retirees into a for-profit Medicare Advantage plan run by Aetna. Twenty-six unions in the MLC voted no, while others abstained. But their votes were swamped by the votes of… |
(2023-03-11). The Fukushima Catastrophe Continues 12 Years After The Meltdowns. indybay.org March 11 is the 12th anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake and meltdown of three reactors. The disaster continues and the melted nuclear rods still remain in the broken reactors and have to be cooled by water which then becomes radiated. Two activists talk about the present situation after 12 years.
(2023-03-11). Las 3 del día: øQué fue noticia esta semana? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Saludos a todos los seguidores de "Las 3 del día". Este viernes 10 de marzo de 2023 hacemos un resumen de lo más importante ocurrido en la semana en nuestro país y en el contexto internacional. "Las 3 del día" es el podcast de Cubadebate que tiene de todo un poco en materia informativa. En la voz de nuestros editores, periodistas y colaboradores escucha un podcast resumen con las principales noticias de la jornada. °Conéctese ya!
(2023-03-11). Ratifican intención de juicio político contra Guillermo Lasso. telesurtv.net El informe elaborado por la Comisión que investigó el caso Gran Padrino, responsabiliza al presidente de delitos contra la seguridad del Estado y la administración pública.
(2023-03-11). Excess deaths in Australia highest since World War II. wsws.org Labor, the Coalition and the Greens are all responsible for the murderous "let it rip" COVID-19 policy that has led to more than 20,000 excess deaths.
(2023-03-11). Norway, Nord Stream and Vietnam. workers.org 
By Nadya Williams Feb. 28, 2023 Nadya Williams is Director of Communications, Veterans For Peace, San Francisco Chapter 69; and Board Member, VFP Viet Nam Ch. 160. Williams forwarded to Workers World this guest article, in which most language is left in her style. Anti-NATO protest, Norway, Oct. 27, 2018.Credit: . . . |
(2023-03-11). Tallahassee FRSO holds International Women's Day rally. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Wednesday, March 8, more than 40 people rallied outside the Leon County Courthouse to defend women's and reproductive rights and to commemorate the 115th anniversary of International Women's Day. The rally was organized by the Tallahassee Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | Chants like "We won't go back; we will fight back!" and "Pro-life? That's a lie! You don't care if people die!" echoed down the Monroe Street corridor. | For more than 100 years, workers, progressives and revolutionaries all over the world have celebrated International Women's Day with protests, rallies and…
(2023-03-11). The Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant's New 'Workers Strike Back' Coalition Will Fight for $25 Minimum Wage and More. scheerpost.com Socialist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant is launching a national coalition called Workers Strike Back to fight for wages, universal healthcare, LGBTQ rights, a clean energy transition, and more.
(2023-03-11). Life Inside An MST Landless Workers' Settlement In Brazil. popularresistance.org 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 lands. Founded at the end of Brazil's military dictatorship, the MST now has settlements and occupations throughout the nation. TRNN contributor Michael Fox reports from an MST settlement in the state of Paraná, where landless workers have built their own homes, schools, and cooperative farms. Brazil's Landless Workers Movement, or MST; the largest social movement in the Americas, one and a half million members.
(2023-03-11). Prevent: Health workers resist UK's 'counter terrorism' strategy that weaponizes public services. peoplesdispatch.org Public sector workers in the UK have a statutory duty under the 'Prevent' strategy to report 'signs of radicalization'. The program is notorious for targeting Muslims and uses key services like healthcare to implement discriminatory 'counter-terror' tactics…
(2023-03-11). Husband and wife report Dana fired them within same month at Dry Ridge, Kentucky plant after filing grievance over lost wages. wsws.org According to a reports from workers in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, workers are being fired at the Dana plant "left and right," just like in Toledo, Ohio.
(2023-03-11). Husband and wife report Dana fired them within same week at Dry Ridge, Kentucky plant after filing grievance over lost wages. wsws.org According to a reports from workers in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, workers are being fired at the Dana plant "left and right," just like in Toledo, Ohio.
(2023-03-11). Philadelphia students kept in asbestos-ridden school for over two years. wsws.org Parents and educators are outraged that children and school workers were exposed to cancer-causing asbestos for two years.
(2023-03-12). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 252 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad desde las 10: 18 horas hasta las 13: 02 horas (02: 44 horas) con 214 MW y desde las 14: 31 horas hasta las 20: 20 horas (05: 49 horas). La máxima afectación en el día fue de 388 MW a las 18: 50 horas, coincidiendo con la hora pico. Se mantienen las limitaciones en la generación térmica.
(2023-03-11). Multiracial Tenant Union At The Forefront Of A Growing Movement. popularresistance.org Louisville, Kentucky – Private police officers guide a line of late-model SUVs through the January morning's cold rain into a lane of Louisville's Grinstead Avenue, specially cleared to ease their path to the entrance of Collegiate School. Brake lights shine through the gloom as children in plaid uniforms climb out and head inside. Collegiate, founded by a plantation-owning Kentucky family and led by a board president who is the heir to the Brown-Forman liquor dynasty, has an annual tuition of $26,000 per year. | Just to the west of a new, modern Collegiate playground is the Yorktown Apartments, separated from sc…
(2023-03-11). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 550 MW en el pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Para el horario pico se estima la entrada de la unidad 3 de Energas Boca de Jaruco con 30 MW. Con este pronóstico, se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2340 MW y una demanda máxima de 2820 MW, para un déficit de 480 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 550 MW en este horario.
(2023-03-11). Build action committees in every workplace! Fight for a united struggle against Sri Lankan government's austerity measures. wsws.org The Sri Lankan unions' actions are restricted to opposing the government's income tax hikes and fail to raise the host of other savage social attacks being unleashed by the government on the IMF's orders.
(2023-03-12). 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….
(2023-03-11). The Really Great February Jobs Report. cepr.net The failure of Silicon Valley Bank yesterday overtook the really big event of the day, the February jobs report. The 311,000 jobs were far more than I had expected. I thought the huge January number was a fluke of seasonal adjustments and unusually good winter weather. For that reason, I expected the February number to …
(2023-03-12). The 'Stop Cop City' Movement Roots Go Back Decades. popularresistance.org On Jan. 18, 2023, a squad of local and state police officers marched into the Weelaunee Forest in southeast Atlanta, where they shot and killed a young, queer, Indigenous-Venezuelan protester named Manuel "Tortuguita" Terán. Tortuguita was one of many Atlanta forest defenders, a decentralized group of activists that has been living in the forest since 2021 to protect against its proposed destruction and replacement with "Cop City"—a massive police militarization facility complete with a "mock city" inside for police to practice their many tactics of urban warfare and repression.
(2023-03-11). FRSO Orlando hosts International Women's Day speakout. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On March 4, members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and the Orlando Liberation Initiative (OLI) held a speak out to commemorate International Women's Day, a holiday honoring the contributions of women to the people's struggle. With attacks on reproductive rights intensifying, the activists gathered to speak on the history of International Women's Day, the current state of the women's movement internationally, and how to fight back against gender-based oppression, especially in Florida, which is leading the crusade against reproductive rights. | In Florida, these attacks on basic r…
(2023-03-11). Palestine Marathoners run to highlight lack of movement for Palestinians. america.cgtn.com 
The ninth Palestine Marathon was held Friday, March 10, with a route that must be run twice, all because of a 30-foot wall that obstructs the path of the runners. The wall is part of a 700-kilometer (435 miles) barrier that cuts deep into traditional …
(2023-03-11). The 'Stop Cop City' Movement Roots Going Back Decades. scheerpost.com 
The Stop Cop City movement recalls Atlanta's 1996 Olympic bid and the city's long history of prioritizing tourists, business interests, and wealthy white communities over Black and working-class people…
(2023-03-11). Silicon Valley Bank Fails; Deposits Of Venture-Backed Companies Frozen. popularresistance.org Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest in the US, was shut down and put under the control of California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on Friday. This failure is set to send ripples across smaller technology companies. Even though there is good reason to think that uninsured depositors will eventually be made whole or nearly whole, some may have had so much of their working funds tied up at Silicon Valley Bank that it may be hard for them to find work-arounds, particularly with so many other companies in the same pickle. While is it is likely someone will cobble together financing, at what speed…
(2023-03-11). Travels Through El Perú Profundo. orinocotribune.com By Clau O'Brien Moscoso — Mar 8, 2023 | The people of Peru continue to protest the coup which ousted President Pedro Castillo Terrones. Clau O'Brien Moscoso reports from Peru. A Spanish translation follows. | National Strike, Day 61: | I embark at 5pm from the center of Lima headed to Juliaca, Puno. The lady working at the bus depot assures me it will only be 21 hours, but the bloqueos (roadblocks) in Puno have made it nearly impossible to travel through the southernmost region. At the end of the day, I can only admire the resistance of Puno that saw its bloodiest day on January 9th, with 18 murdered in the…
(2023-03-11). International Working Women's Day in Uruguay is the culmination of decades of mobilization. peoplesdispatch.org Feminist collectives in Uruguay held another day of action on March 8, building on decades of mobilization for women's rights in the country…
(2023-03-11). Private train companies threaten lives and livelihoods of working people. liberationnews.org 
Train derailments are common, but they are not inevitable except under the profits-over-people system of capitalis.