(2023-03-25). [Perspectives] Love and inequality. thelancet.com Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare's story of the two star-crossed lovers written in 1597 and set in Verona, Italy, has fascinated audiences for centuries. The appeal of the tragic fate of two adolescent lovers driven to a dramatic end by the opposition of their families continues to resonate among young generations. There have been many modern adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, including the musical West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's movie Romeo + Juliet. Welsh playwright Gary Owen has now created his own adaptation, Romeo and Julie, set in modern day Splott, a suburb of Cardiff, in Wales, UK.
(2023-03-23). Lula gov't celebrates 20 years of public policies to tackle racism and launches new measures. peoplesdispatch.org 
Twenty years ago, the National Human Rights Program was instituted in Brazil, which included combating racism as one of its priorities. Since then, several public policies have been implemented with the objective of promoting racial equality. The establishment of the National Human Rights Program was celebrated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party) on Tuesday, March 21, in an event at Planalto Palace. | "No country in the world will be a democracy while skin color dictates the opportunities people will have throughout their lives," the leftist politician explained. In 2003, Lula was in his first…
(2023-03-23). Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care? inequality.org For the first time ever, women CEOs now make up more than 10 percent of Fortune 500 leaders. But that's hardly a reason to celebrate. On every indicator, white men still dominate the upper rungs of the economy, while women — particularly women of color — continue to be overrepresented in low-paying jobs. And even …
(2023-03-23). Cristina Fernández: 'They Persecute us for Defending Equality and Social Justice'. orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, the Argentinian vice president, Cristina Fernández, during an international meeting of the Puebla Group in Buenos Aires, stated that "they persecute us because we defend equality, social justice, and the rights of workers." | During the conference "Popular Will and Democracy: From the Military Party to the Judicial Party" held in Buenos Aires, Fernández said "they are not persecuting us because we are populists, or from the left, from the right, or from below or from above." | "They persecute us because we equalize societies, for social justice, for the right of workers to actively participate in th…
(2023-03-23). Vote for the Socialist Equality Party in NSW state election! Take up the fight against war, austerity and "let it rip" COVID policies! wsws.org Only the SEP has advanced a socialist program to reorganise society to meet the pressing social needs of the vast majority, not the private profits of the super-rich.
(2023-03-24). The Pajaro Levee Break, Immigrants, Labor & Climate Crisis With PVFT1936's Pamela Sexton. indybay.org PVFT Local 1936 Delegate Pamela Beth Sexton adult education teacher talks about the effect of the broken levee on the immigrant farmworker community, systemic racism and the role these farmworkers play in our economy.
(2023-03-25). [Perspectives] Love and inequality. thelancet.com Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare's story of the two star-crossed lovers written in 1597 and set in Verona, Italy, has fascinated audiences for centuries. The appeal of the tragic fate of two adolescent lovers driven to a dramatic end by the opposition of their families continues to resonate among young generations. There have been many modern adaptations of Romeo and Juliet, including the musical West Side Story and Baz Luhrmann's movie Romeo + Juliet. Welsh playwright Gary Owen has now created his own adaptation, Romeo and Julie, set in modern day Splott, a suburb of Cardiff, in Wales, UK.
(2023-03-23). Lula gov't celebrates 20 years of public policies to tackle racism and launches new measures. peoplesdispatch.org Twenty years ago, the National Human Rights Program was instituted in Brazil, which included combating racism as one of its priorities. Since then, several public policies have been implemented with the objective of promoting racial equality. The establishment of the National Human Rights Program was celebrated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers' Party) on Tuesday, March 21, in an event at Planalto Palace. | "No country in the world will be a democracy while skin color dictates the opportunities people will have throughout their lives," the leftist politician explained. In 2003, Lula was in his first…
(2023-03-23). Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care? inequality.org For the first time ever, women CEOs now make up more than 10 percent of Fortune 500 leaders. But that's hardly a reason to celebrate. On every indicator, white men still dominate the upper rungs of the economy, while women — particularly women of color — continue to be overrepresented in low-paying jobs. And even …
(2023-03-23). Cristina Fernández: 'They Persecute us for Defending Equality and Social Justice'. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, the Argentinian vice president, Cristina Fernández, during an international meeting of the Puebla Group in Buenos Aires, stated that "they persecute us because we defend equality, social justice, and the rights of workers." | During the conference "Popular Will and Democracy: From the Military Party to the Judicial Party" held in Buenos Aires, Fernández said "they are not persecuting us because we are populists, or from the left, from the right, or from below or from above." | "They persecute us because we equalize societies, for social justice, for the right of workers to actively participate in th…
(2023-03-23). Vote for the Socialist Equality Party in NSW state election! Take up the fight against war, austerity and "let it rip" COVID policies! wsws.org Only the SEP has advanced a socialist program to reorganise society to meet the pressing social needs of the vast majority, not the private profits of the super-rich.
(2023-03-24). The Pajaro Levee Break, Immigrants, Labor & Climate Crisis With PVFT1936's Pamela Sexton. indybay.org PVFT Local 1936 Delegate Pamela Beth Sexton adult education teacher talks about the effect of the broken levee on the immigrant farmworker community, systemic racism and the role these farmworkers play in our economy.
(2023-03-23). Racism in Tunisia Betrays the Legacy of Ahmed Ben Bella and Gamal Abdel Nasser. libya360.wordpress.com Phethani Madzivhandila A Pan-African struggle that includes Arab countries can only succeed by dismantling the idea that blackness is not indigenous to North Africa On 21 February 2023, Tunisian President Kais Saied convened a meeting of the National Security Council to take immediate action "to address the phenomenon of a large influx of irregular migrants…
(2023-03-23). Progressives in Belgium mark International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination. peoplesdispatch.org 
To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, progressive and anti-racist groups in Belgium—including Platform/e 21-03, Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA), student-youth groups such as COMAC and RedFox, trade unions, refugee rights groups, and women's rights groups—organized demonstrations and campaigns across the country on Sunday, March 19. Mobilizations took place in cities including Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Ostend, La Louvière, Liege, Leuven, and Namur. Marchers demanded an end to discrimination and police violence, and that refugees in the c…
(2023-03-23). CovertAction Bulletin — Islamophobia and Imperialism: 20 years after the invasion of Iraq. covertactionmagazine.com In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Islamophobia became a sort of unofficial religion in the United States. Vigilante street attacks on Muslim people became common. The government surveilled mosques and community centers. Over two decades later, the situation doesn't seem much different. Resistance to bringing refugees from Syria into the U.S. based entirely in racism and Islamophobia. As we mark the 20th anniversary of the war in Iraq in March 2023, the New York Times' major retrospective piece barely mentions the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians who died, and says nothing about its own role in the war or t…
(2023-03-23). Black Residents Of Cancer Alley Sue Local Government. popularresistance.org A discrimination lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Eastern District of Louisiana alleges that the St. James Parish Council steered polluting facilities into Black neighborhoods along the Mississippi River. As a result, Black residents there are forced to breathe in more pollution and face a higher risk of related health problems, according to the suit filed by Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RISE St. James. | "We're being ignored and we have to do whatever we have to do to stop it," said Myrtle Felton, a lifelong resident of St. James Parish and co-founder of Inclusive Louisiana, a community gro…
(2023-03-25). [Correspondence] China's bewildering medical education pathways. thelancet.com The medical education system in China is widely considered one of the most complex and perplexing in the world. Unlike the standardised medical training in Europe and North America, where all medical graduates hold the same degree and possess a uniform level of clinical proficiency,1 China has multiple, distinct medical education pathways that can last from 3 to 8 years. As a result, medical students in China can receive an entry-level medical degree at varying levels of graduation, allowing them to take the Chinese Medical Licensing Examination and become licensed practitioners.
(2023-03-24). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Fourth-year students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota learned where they will continue their residency training on March 17. Also, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education learned who would be its incoming Mayo residents through the National Resident Matching Program. The medical students opened their envelopes at 11 a.m. CDT discovering their future specialties and residency training locations. Match Day, held on the third Friday in March, is when medical school students and…
(2023-03-24). In Numbers: China's higher education enrollment ratio reaches 59.6 pct in 2022. ecns.cn
(2023-03-23). DeSantis Admin Seeks to Expand "Don't Say Gay" Restrictions to Older Grades. truthout.org Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration is moving to expand provisions of a current law that bans the discussion of LGBTQ issues in the state's public schools. The Parental Rights in Education Act — better known nationally as the "Don't Say Gay" law — currently disallows classroom discussion on gender identity and sexual orientation in grades K-3. Such discussions are currently… |
(2023-03-23). LA schools close amid strikes for better pay. ecns.cn Thousands of service workers, backed by teachers, began a three-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, shutting down education for a half-million students in the nation's second-largest school system.
(2023-03-23). Make One Big Higher Education Union. popularresistance.org Higher ed is unionizing. Like crazy! Last year, every single one of the five largest filings for NLRB union elections in America‚Äâ—‚Äâeach representing more than 3,000 members‚Äâ—‚Äâwere for graduate workers at various universities. University of California workers pulled off the biggest strike of 2022. New units of more than 1,000 people, rare in most of the union world, have become commonplace in academia. This wave shows no sign of slowing. Just this month, thousands more grad workers at the University of Minnesota and Duke filed…
(2023-03-23). Imperial collaborates with composer to explore moons through music. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London has partnered with a composer on a new educational programme that brings together space science and orchestral music.
(2023-03-23). Video: After 20 Years, Will US News Media Finally Admit Its Craven Complicity in Iraq War? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-23). 65,000 Los Angeles Education Workers Are On A Historic Three-Day Strike. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – 65,000 workers from Service Employees International Union Local 99 and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) began a three-day strike on Tuesday, March 21. SEIU Local 99 workers are striking amidst contract negotiations around higher salaries, more full-time work schedules, better treatment, and more staffing. The SEIU workers represent a broad cross section of school staff, such as bus drivers, custodians, campus aides, and cafeteria workers. The union claims that apart from refusing to budge on key workers' demands such as a 30% raise and more full time hours, the Los Angeles Unified Sch…
(2023-03-23). Republican Who Rails Against Student Loan "Bailout" Got $1.5M of Loans Forgiven. truthout.org On Thursday, Republican Rep. Burgess Owens (Utah), who has declared personal bankruptcy five times and had $1.5 million of his debt discharged, held a hearing aimed at attacking President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan to forgive up to $20,000 of debt for borrowers. In the hearing by the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, Owens railed against the concept… |
(2023-03-23). Venezuela and Sahrawi Arab Republic Sign Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com Venezuela and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic have committed to cooperation agreements in different strategic areas, in order to strengthen relations between the nations. The signing took place this Tuesday, March 21, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, after a meeting between the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Saharawi counterpart, Brahim Ghali. | During the signing, 11 memorandums of understanding were agreed to, wherein all projects have an action plan that will be executed between 2023 and 2025. A number of the agreements are listed below: | A memorandum on university education, signed b…
(2023-03-23). US Imposes Economic Sanctions On Black Community Projects. popularresistance.org In March 2023, Regions Bank notified the black nonprofit African People's Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) that the bank was "exiting" their 20-year relationship, closing accounts, withdrawing lines of credit and canceling mortgage loans. | This assault on the ability of African people to build economic self-reliance was the latest in a series of actions revealing government and corporate cooperation targeting the black community programs of the Uhuru (Freedom) Movement including its popular Women's Health Center, Black Power Vanguard Basketball Court, "One Africa! One Nation!" Marketplaces, Gary Brooks Communi…
(2023-03-23). Striking Los Angeles education workers speak out on second day of strike. wsws.org Unable to continue slaving away for poverty wages in one of the most expensive cities in the world, thousands of education workers, including janitors, cafeteria workers, maintenance staff and teachers continued to publicly demonstrate on Wednesday.
(2023-03-23). China's higher education enrollment ratio reaches 59.6 pct in 2022. ecns.cn The gross enrollment ratio in China's higher education reached 59.6 percent in 2022, up 1.8 percentage points from 2021, the Ministry of Education said Thursday.
(2023-03-23). Video: "War Made Easy". "Saddam Hussein has Weapons of Mass Destruction" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-24). Can we still limit global warming to 1.5 ∞C? Here's what the latest science says. mronline.org 
Is it still possible to limit future global warming to 1.5 ∞C above pre-industrial levels? Or has that ship sailed?>
(2023-03-24). Friday 3/24: Rights of Nature: UN Water Conference – SDGs for Protection of Earth's Water Ecosystems. indybay.org Online streaming of in-person U.N. Water Conference session…
(2023-03-24). The U.S. establishment's fever to smash Iraq must not be forgotten. mronline.org 
Twenty years ago the entire U.S. establishment lined up behind our war on Iraq. It was one of the greatest disasters in history, and there's been no accountability.
(2023-03-24). Saturday 4/1: What are the Prospects for World Peace? indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | Also accessible online…
(2023-03-24). Video: SEP (Australia) holds well-attended final NSW election meeting. wsws.org The SEP held an important online meeting Thursday night, ahead of Saturday's New South Wales state election. SEP candidates Oscar Grenfell, Max Boddy and Mike Head addressed the meeting, which was chaired by National Secretary Cheryl Crisp.
(2023-03-24). Spring break welcomed for some colleges. ecns.cn An announcement for a seven-day spring break from Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Civil Aviation created online buzz, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
(2023-03-23). Commemorations of the attack on Iraq March 20th and Libya March 19th reaffirm that the U.S./EU/NATO axis of domination remains the greatest threat to International peace on our Planet. mronline.org 
Iraq and Libya were both targeted by the U.S. in the month of March. The anniversaries of these war crimes must be commemorated, and the nature of the US/EU/NATO war machine must be understood.
(2023-03-23). Olympic-ring theme apparel available online for first time. ecns.cn The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has put Olympic Collection apparel into the market for the first time, the IOC announced on Wednesday.
(2023-03-23). Biden, Scholz secretly discussed NordStream sabotage this month: Hersh. mronline.org 
'Pulsing the system' is what Hersh argues the CIA was responsible for doing to wash out the claim behind Joe Biden being the one who ordered the pipeline bombs.
(2023-03-23). On the Agency of Former Soviet Republics. mronline.org 
The ongoing war in Ukraine has been framed in multiple ways by multiple commentators of international affairs.
(2023-03-23). With child labor violations on the rise, new report shows that child labor laws are under attack in states across the country. mronline.org 
Both violations of child labor laws and state legislative proposals to roll back child labor protections are on the rise across the country, according to a comprehensive new Economic Policy Institute report on child labor standards.
(2023-03-23). World Bank Says Ukraine's Reconstruction Will Cost at Least $411 Billion. news.antiwar.com The World Bank said in a new report that Ukraine's reconstruction will cost at least $411 billion over the next ten years, a number that will rise as the war drags on. The report said the $411 billion figure should be seen as a "minimum as needs will continue to rise as long as the …
(2023-03-24). Candidatos a diputados al parlamento cubano culminan recorridos por localidades. cubadebate.cu Candidatos a diputados a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba culminan hoy los recorridos por las demarcaciones que representarán en la X Legislatura si son electos. Desde febrero, los 470 candidatos a diputados realizan recorridos por las zonas por las que fueron nominados para dialogar con los pobladores y conocer sus inquietudes.
(2023-03-24). øCómo serán las elecciones en Cuba?>. telesurtv.net Más de 23.000 colegios electorales se encuentran activos, los que serán custodiadas por cerca de 140.000 niñas y niños.
(2023-03-23). Candidatos a diputados de Santa Clara continúan intercambios con la población (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Con un recorrido por la comunidad Aeropuerto, en el municipio villaclareño de Santa Clara, continuaron hoy sus intercambios con el pueblo los candidatos a diputados a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de ese territorio, entre ellos el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel. El recorrido incluyó el círculo infantil Pequeños Constructores y la minindustria "A tu gusto".
(2023-03-23). øCómo y qué se tiene en cuenta para elegir nuestros candidatos a diputados a la ANPP? (+Video). cubadebate.cu En la Mesa Redonda de este miércoles, se explicó cómo se eligen los candidatos a diputados de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular y el papel de las organizaciones de masas en el buen funcionamiento del proceso electoral. Para ello se contó con la presencia de Leovanis àÅvila Góngora, miembro del secretario nacional de la CTC y Yamila Sarduy Martínez, miembro del Buró Nacional de la Sección Nacional de la ANAP.
(2023-03-24). Jorge Luis Sánchez Rivera: Retratar la ciudad, la gente, la vida. cubadebate.cu Laborioso, intrépido y dinámico, este artista del lente logra conjugar en sus imágenes veracidad y poesía, porque Jorge Luis tiene inquietudes creativas y para saciarlas trasciende el fotoperiodismo y suelta riendas a la imaginación. Así nos lega imágenes que transpiran ternura, lirismo y cubanía, sin abandonar su razón de ser: fotografiar el acontecimiento.
(2023-03-24). 'It is coming to your state soon': Attacks on child labor laws aren't going away. therealnews.com 
(2023-03-24). øElecciones en Cuba? Desmontando mitos. globalizacion.ca Cuba es tal vez el país del mundo con más mitos elaborados contra su proceso revolucionario. øPor qué? Porque en el llamado mundo de la democracia, paradójicamente no cabe la otredad. Una y otra vez aparece la pregunta øhay elecciones…
(2023-03-24). How the Cuban government and people collaborated on the Family Code. greenleft.org.au Natalia Marques spoke to young activists in Cuba to find out how the new law was won through grassroots dialogue.
(2023-03-23). Seymour Hersh Accuses U.S. of Nord Stream 'Cover Up'. strategic-culture.org 
In a follow-up to his explosive story accusing U.S. President Joe Biden of ordering the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, veteran U.S. journalist Seymour Hersh charged Wednesday that the White House — in collaboration with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz — is attempting a "cover-up of its operation" by "feeding" false alternative narratives to the press, most prominently The New York Times.
(2023-03-23). How the Cuban Government and Its People Collaborated on the Family Code. independentmediainstitute.org On September 25, 2022, Cuba passed one of the world's most progressive codes on families. All in one go, the small island nation legalized same-sex marriage, defined and upheld the rights of children, the disabled, caregivers, and the elderly, and redefined "family" along ties of affinity rather than blood. This opens the concept of "family" …
(2023-03-23). What's Fueling The Graduate Worker Union Upsurge? popularresistance.org The Twin Cities saw one of its biggest-ever snowstorms the week of Presidents Day. But for labor activists the snow was overshadowed by the launch of the University of Minnesota Graduate Labor Union. | In its first 24 hours, the new union—affiliated with the United Electrical Workers (UE)—gathered more than 1,700 authorization cards representing nearly half the entire bargaining unit. Eight days in, they had a strong majority. And this week they filed for election with 65 percent support. | Such a first day bodes well for the success of the campaign, despite five—count 'em, five—previous e…
(2023-03-23). San Francisco labor opposes racist land ownership bill in Texas. workers.org 
San Francisco Recalling California's shameful history of prohibiting Chinese and Japanese residents from owning land in the state, the San Francisco Labor Council voted March 13 to condemn a similarly racist bill currently before the Texas state Senate. The vote by SFLC delegates was unanimous. Texas Senate Bill 147, if . . . |
(2023-03-23). Labor History Can Help Us Learn to Fight Like Hell. truthout.org In this episode of Movement Memos, host Kelly Hayes talks with Kim Kelly, labor reporter and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor, about labor history and how understanding union struggles, past and present, can help us get free. Music: Son Monarcas, Sven Karlsson, Wellmess, Under Earth, Def Lev, Three-Armed Scissor & Sightless in Shadow Kelly Hayes: Welcome to Movement… |
(2023-03-23). SF Anti-War Protest: Stop The War In Ukraine & WinThe War At Home! indybay.org As part of a national day of protest against the war in Ukraine an anti-war rally was held in San Francisco on March 18, 2023. Speakers talked about the war abroad and the war at home.
(2023-03-23). Larry's Excellent Elaboration… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-03-23). Behind The #StopCopCity Domestic Terrorism Warrants. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with several other law enforcement agencies, charged 23 more people with 'domestic terrorism' for their alleged involvement in the ongoing effort to stop 'Cop City' and to defend the Weelaunee Forest in unincorporated DeKalb County southeast of Atlanta. This brings the total number of 'Cop City' opponents charged under the statute to 42. | Most of those arrested are currently being held at the DeKalb County Jail after being denied bond by Magistrate Judge Anna Watkins Davis on March 7. Four arrestees, including attorney Thomas Jurgens,…
(2023-03-23). Child Labor Is on the Rise as Republicans See an Answer to Labor Shortages. truthout.org A grim truth underlies U.S. industry: the appalling practice of child labor, widely perceived as an anachronism, is far from a thing of the sooty industrial past. U.S. consumers may have a hazy sense that children labor somewhere in foreign sweatshops to manufacture their goods — but such faraway tragedies are too easily forgotten at the checkout. But child labor persists domestically as well. |
(2023-03-23). Chinese scientists build world's first Geminiviridae-Plant-Insect Database. ecns.cn A Chinese team of the Institute of Plant Protection(IPP) of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS) has established the world's first GPI Base (Geminiviridae-Plant-Insect Database), in collaboration with other domestic research teams, according to CAAS.
(2023-03-23). China-Russia Sci-tech Collaboration Shows 'Strong Momentum'. infobrics.org China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has boosted sci-tech and innovation cooperation between the two countries…
(2023-03-24). Another form of gig work: the 2020s sex-work boom. workers.org 
By Janisse Miles Three years ago, people in the U.S. were notified that they had to celebrate Women's History Month in their own homes, as thousands of organizations were shutting down for what was hoped would be two weeks but proved to be longer. The lockdown that started in mid-March . . . |
(2023-03-24). International Working Women's Day in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez: "Down with patriarchy!" workers.org 
El Paso, Texas Young "feministxs" organizers held a rally and cross-border march in El Paso on International Working Women's Day, March 8, calling for the end to "machismo," transphobia and state violence against femme and trans migrants. Representative of La Via Campesina speaks on International Working Women's Day, El Paso, . . . |
(2023-03-24). Boston personal care attendants demand 'living wage, now!'. workers.org 
Around 200 people with disabilities and the personal care attendants who help them gathered at the Embrace Statue March 1, honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on the Boston Common and demanding living wages and benefits for Massachusetts PCAs. Boston Commons, March 1, 2023. Photo: Megan Smith Organized by Service Employees . . . |
(2023-03-24). Daily Round-up | Investigation launched into killings of Afghans by UK forces & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at a probe into killings in Afghanistan, protests in Lebanon against the economic crisis, demonstrations against the death of a protester in Peru, and a strike by Starbucks workers in the US…
(2023-03-24). Resistance to pension reform in France intensifies. peoplesdispatch.org 
Massive mobilizations rocked France on Thursday, March 23. Workers have given an ultimatum to French President Emmanuel Macron demanding that his government withdraw the pension reform that was passed without a vote in parliament. | According to estimates by unions, a total of around 3.5 million people hit the streets in more than 250 locations across France on Thursday. | Workers have continued work stoppages in critical areas including energy, transportation, railways, seaports, airports, industries, school, colleges and universities, municipal services including waste management, and tightened blockades of maj…
(2023-03-24). Bronx parents and teachers protest AOC military recruitment fair. workers.org 
Dozens of Bronx public school parents, teachers, students and community activists gathered on March 20, the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, to oppose a military recruitment fair, hosted by U.S. House Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Adriano Espaillat, at Renaissance High School in the Bronx. The grassroots . . . |
(2023-03-24). Strike vote by railroaders at CSX over constant underpayment of wages. wsws.org Since a new payroll system was implemented in 2020, workers have complained of continuous underpayment of wages.
(2023-03-24). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Hungarian teachers begin indefinite strike over pay in year-long dispute; strike across West Bank in response to killings by Israeli military as teachers' stoppage continues; Nigerian public sector workers to begin general strike over cost of living…
(2023-03-24). Autoworkers speak out after Monitor rejects Will Lehman protest of fraudulent UAW election: "The whole thing smells" wsws.org Workers denounced the dishonest character of the Monitor's rejection of Lehman's protest.
(2023-03-24). Teachers around the world send in support for striking Los Angeles school workers. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site has received numerous statements from educators involved in independent rank-and-file committees across the world supporting the three-day strike by Los Angeles school workers this week.
(2023-03-24). New warning strikes in Germany's public sector. wsws.org Hundreds of thousands of workers in Germany are participating in strikes across the country this week. At the same time, anger is growing at the role being played by service sector union Verdi, which refuses to call for joint action.
(2023-03-24). The value American capitalism places on workers' lives: BP fined $156,250 for the deaths of two refinery operators in Ohio explosion. wsws.org Ben and Max Morrissey were burned to death in an explosion and fire at the BP Husky oil refinery in Oregon, Ohio, just outside of Toledo. For American capitalism, the life of a worker is very cheap.
(2023-03-23). Massive anti-war rally held at White House on anniversary of Iraq War. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC – On Saturday, March 18, several thousand people gathered at Lafayette Plaza in front of the White House to protest ongoing U.S. wars and interventions. The rally was organized and attended by the Answer Coalition, United National Antiwar Coalition, Codepink, Veterans for Peace, Black Alliance for Peace, Students for a Democratic Society, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Workers World Party, and Socialist Unity Party, amongst many other organizations. First the crowd heard speeches from various organizers of the rally. | Christly Carpio of Students for a Democratic Society gave a speech condemn…
(2023-03-23). 'Black Thursday' Strikes In France Over Macron's Pension Reform. popularresistance.org French workers angry that the pension age is being increased blocked access to a terminal at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on a day of nationwide protests. | The demonstrations on Thursday forced some travellers to get there on foot. | Train services were also disrupted and some schools shut while garbage piled up on the streets, and electricity output was cut, as unions pressured the government to withdraw the law that delays retirement by two years, changing it from age 62 to age 64. | Plumes of smoke were seen rising from burning piles of debris blocking traffic on a highway near Toulouse, in southwes…
(2023-03-23). School support workers strike closing more than 1,000 LA schools. nationofchange.org More than 1,000 schools are closed because of the strike, which impacts 422,000 students.
(2023-03-23). Philly activists sue cops over 2020 attacks, win $10 million. workers.org 
Philadelphia At a press conference at the Paul Robeson House on March 20, attorneys representing 343 plaintiffs announced a $9.25 million settlement with the City of Philadelphia. The agreement stems from rampant police brutality in 2020 against demonstrators protesting the Minneapolis Police Department murder of a Black man, George Floyd. . . . |
(2023-03-23). Los Angeles public school workers continue to fight for fair wages in historic 3-day solidarity strike. liberationnews.org 
In a historic show of solidarity, 65,000 public school workers from Service Employees International Union Local 99 and United Teachers Los Angeles are striking for three days, from March 21-23. Local 99 represents cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers and many other service professions. The union is currently bargaining with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for a 30% wage increase, more full time positions, equitable access to health care, and more in an effort to provide a livable income and a better work environment.
(2023-03-23). Michigan Senate repeals right-to-work, sends bill to Whitmer for signature. peoplesworld.org 
LANSING, Mich.—To huge cheers from workers who packed the galleries, the Michigan Senate voted 20-17 along party lines on Senate Bill 34 to officially end "right-to-work" laws in Michigan on March 21. The State House passed its version of the bill, HB4005, previously on March 8. According to sources within the United Food and Commercial …
(2023-03-23). Protests denounce U.S.-NATO wars. workers.org 
Washington, D.C. WW PHOTO: Joe Piette Over 2,500 antiwar activists converged in front of the White House on March 18. The main demand of the action was to put an end to the U.S./NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. Coalitions representing the most active antiwar and anti-imperialist movements cooperated . . . |
(2023-03-23). Attempts to Ban Books Hit a Record High in 2022, New Report Says. truthout.org Librarians from across the United States released a report showing that pro-censorship groups' efforts to ban books with LGBTQ+ themes and stories about people of color have driven an unprecedented rise in the number of book challenges, with right-wing organizers pushing library workers to remove works ranging from the dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale to children's books about foods enjoyed in… |
(2023-03-23). Starbucks workers take nationwide coffee break and walk off the job. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — How did Marvin, a lovable skeleton, become the mascot of striking Starbucks workers in this city's historic Greektown neighborhood? This location is blocks north of the giant University of Illinois campus. It is one of more than a hundred stores in the country where the workers filed for union representation and voted to …
(2023-03-23). Courageous women of the Paris Commune. workers.org 
This article was originally published on workers.org March 23, 2021. This month marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Paris Commune. The Commune was established during a bloody intercapitalist conflict called the Franco-Prussian War. In 1871, Parisian workers were in revolt against France's Government of National Defense, seated . . . |
(2023-03-23). Headlines for March 23, 2023. democracynow.org On World Water Day, U.N. Warns 2 Billion Lack Safe Drinking Water, California Storms Kill Five, Swamp Thousands of Acres of Farmland and Spawn Rare Tornadoes, Kremlin Warns U.K. and Its Allies Against Supplying Ukraine with Depleted Uranium, CodePink Activists Disrupt Blinken's Senate Testimony, Call for Diplomacy Over Wars, Russia Raids Homes of Workers from Banned, Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Organization, Ex-Russian President Says Russia Could Bomb International Criminal Court, U.N. Calls for Intervention in Haiti After Gang Violence Claims Hundreds of Lives, Powerful Earthquake Kills at Least 19 People in…
(2023-03-23). A Police Killing Inside a Hospital: Ben Crump on Death of Irvo Otieno During Mental Health Crisis. democracynow.org 
As new footage is released about the shocking killing of Irvo Otieno inside a hospital in Virginia, we speak with civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents Otieno's family. Surveillance video shows seven sheriff's deputies and three hospital workers violently pinned Otieno to the floor and piled on him for more than 11 minutes, suffocating him. New video released Wednesday reveals at least one officer had also repeatedly punched Otieno earlier that day. A grand jury has indicted the 10 men involved on second-degree murder charges. Otieno was having a mental health crisis, which Crump says is too…
(2023-03-23). Next UAW president will have to beat back "unreasonable expectations" of autoworkers, leaked document from Shawn Fain transition team says. wsws.org The document outlines the strategy the frontrunner for UAW president plans to use to impose management's dictates on 150,000 GM, Ford and Stellantis workers.
(2023-03-23). What is the struggle by workers at Deutsche Post about? wsws.org The struggles in France, Britain, Greece and here in Germany must be linked to the fight against war and its cause, capitalism. No social problem can be solved without breaking the power of the financial oligarchy.
(2023-03-23). Canada's Waterloo University threatening to shut down IYSSE meeting opposing Ukraine war. wsws.org The IYSSE calls on all students and workers across Canada and internationally to support our democratic right to hold this important meeting—"The War in Ukraine and How to Stop It."
(2023-03-23). The global significance of the Los Angeles school workers' strike. wsws.org The three-day strike by 65,000 public school workers and teachers in Los Angeles, the largest strike in the US since 2019, is the latest manifestation of the growing wave of international working class struggles.
(2023-03-23). Sri Lankan president anti-democratically shuts down local government elections. wsws.org Wickremesinghe's cancellation of local government elections is in line with his essential services strike bans and mobilisation of the police and military against protesting workers and students.
(2023-03-23). UK postal workers condemn corporate greed at Royal Mail and betrayal by Communication Workers Union. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) is publishing correspondence from postal workers exposing the systemic run down of the service by Royal Mail and the unbearable workloads imposed based on an agreement between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU).
(2023-03-23). French police assault refinery workers striking against pension cuts. wsws.org Macron is requisitioning refinery workers and sending police to assault their picket lines in an attempt to break the strike.
(2023-03-24). War poker and Imperial moralism. indybay.org After the fall of the Soviet Union, the "war on terrorism" began, which, according to George W. Bush, would end "tyranny in the world." Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq – the U.S. democratic crusades not only cost several million lives, they also brought the restriction of freedoms, McCarthyism, the hunt for whistleblowers. And a series of alliances with dictators…
(2023-03-24). "France Is Furious": Anger Grows at Macron for Raising Retirement Age as Millions Strike & Protest. democracynow.org 
French unions say nearly 3.5 million people took to the streets Thursday in a nationwide general strike to protest President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron forced the legislation through the French National Assembly last week, using a constitutional clause to bypass a parliamentary vote. Macron's government survived a vote of no confidence Monday by just nine votes, but public anger shows no signs of abating, with France's major trade unions planning another nationwide protest for Tuesday. "Not only is the government trying to do t…
(2023-03-23). Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson's plan to reduce violence and rein in the police at the same time. therealnews.com 
With Lori Lightfoot ousted, Chicago's mayor seat is up for grabs in a Democratic Party runoff election between Brandon Johnson and police union-backed candidate Paul Vallas. A former public school teacher backed by a wide grassroots coalition, Johnson has soared in the polls in recent months as a serious challenger to the Democratic establishment in a city where the party machine has dominated for generations. With questions of public safety and police violence at the center of Chicago's politics, Johnson's platform seeks to address the conjoined problems of violence and police domination of the city's budg…
(2023-03-23). Belarusians pay tribute to victims of Khatyn massacre on its 80th anniversary. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, March 22, progressive groups in Belarus paid tribute to the victims of World War II's Khatyn massacre on its 80th anniversary. Delegations from political parties including the Communist Party of Belarus (CPB), the Federation of the Trade Unions, youth groups including the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM) and the League of Communist Youth (LKM), the Belarusian Women's Union, the Belarusian Public Association of Veterans, and others laid flowers at the monument to the Unconquered Man and the Eternal Flame at the Khatyn memorial complex near Minsk to mark the occasion. Several ministers and gov…
(2023-03-23). U.S. Act of War against the European Union: President Biden Ordered the Terror Attack against Nord Stream. High Treason against the People of Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-23). Cumbre Iberoamericana inicia trabajos en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Se espera la presencia de 14 presidentes, dos vicepresidentes, dos primeros ministros y 22 cancilleres en la Cumbre Iberoamericana.
(2023-03-23). Chicago can elect a progressive mayor on April 4. liberationnews.org 
The April 4 runoff election will feature failed public school executive Paul Vallas (32.9%) against a long-time Chicago Teachers Union leader: Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (21.6%).
(2023-03-24). Tens of thousands of jobs lost in film, performing arts in the US due to pandemic. wsws.org Why should the US ruling elite blink at the permanent damage done to artists and cultural life?
(2023-03-24). Fight for Venezuelan diplomat's freedom intensifies due to health concerns. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – It has now been more than 1000 days since Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was first kidnapped by the U.S. government on the island of Cabo Verde, off the west coast of Africa. Since then, he's been subjected to physical, psychological and chemical torture and moved to a federal detention center in Miami, Florida. | Two members of Minnesota's Anti-War Committee met with Saab's wife, Camilla Fabri Saab, on Tuesday, March 7, alongside a delegation from the Alliance for Global Justice and progressive lawyers with the Free Alex Saab Movement. Camilla, Fabri Saab, mother to their two young daug…
(2023-03-24). Sunday 4/23: Understanding the Movement to Ban Library Books That Challenge Right-Wing Perspectives. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 | Unitarian Universalists Association of San Francisco…
(2023-03-24). Pain in the back: Preventing and treating spinal arthritis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Many types of arthritis can affect your musculoskeletal system. Joints are physical points of connection between two bones, and cartilage is the tissue that covers the surface of the bone at the joint. A membrane, called the synovial membrane, lines the joint and is filled with fluid known as synovial fluid. All these components work together to make movement easy. "Over time, the cartilage in joints can break down and cause…
(2023-03-24). After Hebrew U conference cancellation – intensify academic boycotts! bdsmovement.net 
(2023-03-24). Cop City: Judge Denies Bond to People Rounded Up in Mass Arrest for Opposing Police Training Facility. democracynow.org 
In Atlanta, a judge has denied bond for 8 of the people indiscriminately arrested at a music festival against the proposed "Cop City" police training facility in the Weelaunee Forest. Jailed since March 5, they are charged with domestic terrorism based on scant evidence like muddy clothes or simply being in the area at the time of the festival. We're joined by Micah Herskind, an Atlanta community organizer, who calls the charges "political prosecutions" and a blatant "attempt to repress this social movement that is trying to stop Cop City."…
(2023-03-23). Renewed Peace Movement Lauded As Protesters Marched In Washington. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C.—An estimated couple of thousand of people to "several thousand" marched on March 18 in downtown Washington D.C., calling for an end to the U.S. imperialist project that they hold responsible for 20 years of a "War on Terror" on millions of people. The weekend marked the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. | U.S. interference in the form of military invasions and other types of activities since 2001 have caused the global displacement of 38 million people and the death of at least 900,000 people, according to the Costs of War Project. Those are conservative estimates.
(2023-03-23). People's Action Proudly Endorses Brandon Johnson for Mayor of Chicago. peoplesaction.org Organization Adds Johnson to its People's Slate WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action today endorsed Brandon Johnson to represent Chicago as mayor. Johnson is running a movement politics, people-powered campaign and will work to govern alongside People's Action's member groups to advance wins for the multiracial working class. Johnson is also endorsed by People's Action affiliates The People's …
(2023-03-23). Palestinians call for boycotting Netanyahu's UK visit. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-03-23). Palestinian prisoners declare victory over the jailer in advance of planned hunger strike. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the Palestinian people and the prisoners' movement as the prisoners declare their victory in the "Volcano of Freedom or Martyrdom." In the late night hours of Wednesday, 22 March, the leadership of the prisoners' movement announced that the Zionist prison service had backed down from all of the sanctions …
(2023-03-24). Clashes erupt across France as police assault record protests to defend pensions. wsws.org As 3.5 million people marched against Macron's overwhelmingly unpopular cuts, a revolutionary confrontation is emerging between the working class and the capitalist state.
(2023-03-24). Bankstown: A microcosm of Australia's social crisis. wsws.org The social situation in Bankstown, with soaring rents and mortgages, stagnant or declining incomes and mounting social distress, shows that capitalism offers no future for the working class.
(2023-03-23). NATO commander inspects NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Centers, plans joint war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseMarch 23, 2023 Major General Norbert Wagner was on a working visit to Georgia Commander of the NATO Joint Forces Training Center (JFTC), Major General Norbert Wagner was on a working visit to Georgia. The JFTC Commander was hosted by the Deputy Commanders of the Defense Forces of Georgia — Major General …