2024-03-01: News Headlines

Aarathi Prasad (2024-03-02). Perspectives] Ngozi Erondu: pursuing justice, equity, and dignity in global health. thelancet.com Infectious disease epidemiologist Ngozi Erondu was born in St Louis, MO, USA, to Nigerian parents—her father a dentist and her mother a teacher "from a lineage of educators". A dual citizen, she says "growing up in an immigrant family, most of my formative years were always spent around the Nigerian community. It wasn't until I left the US and worked abroad that I started identifying as American." After living in London, UK, for nearly a decade and working in disease epidemiology and surveillance across Asia and Africa, she is now based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where she is Technical Director at…

Staff (2024-03-01). How private equity conquered America. therealnews.com Private equity firms are buying up the US economy and stripping it for parts. From healthcare to education, utilities, and more, massive firms like Blackstone and the Carlyle Group have acquired vast holdings across critical industries essential to the health and well-being of everyday people. Instead of seeking to make these ventures more profitable, private …

Chris Mills Rodrigo (2024-03-01). We Can Break the Cycle of Poverty, Mental Illness and Prison. inequality.org During my time in prison, I lived in hell. I witnessed horrific abuse, suffered from a critical lack of mental health care, and was treated as less than human. Guards even taunted inmates that we couldn't change the system because our right to vote would be stripped away when we got out. Well, they were …

SAM (2024-03-01). Can Brazil Convince the World To Tax Billionaire Wealth? inequality.org

Dina Gelsey (2024-03-01). 4 Ways the ACLU Continues to Fight for Gender Equality. aclu.org In 1987, 15 years after the Women's Rights Project was established at the ACLU, March was officially designated as Women's History Month in the United States. This time is for the celebration of the women whose contributions and achievements have shaped our society. Such a celebration may feel painful at this moment, when we are facing the fall of Roe v. Wade, the Black maternal mortality crisis, as well as ongoing, systemic barriers including the gender wage gap, family policing, lack of affordable housing, and sexual harassment. Yet it is precisely at times like these we need reminders why we still fight [md…

Gabriel Rocha Gaspar (2024-03-01). Lula, Israel's Genocide, and Racism on Brazilian Corporate Media. counterpunch.org "Brazilian diplomatic tradition relies on solving problems. The 'incident' with Israel takes the opposite direction and affects not only the image of our country but also the course of subjects that actually matter for the population in an electoral year." With these words, the host of Brazil's most renowned talk show, Roda Viva, closed last Monday's

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-01). Jewish Council of Australia urges Labor to reject racism against Palestinians fleeing Gaza. greenleft.org.au

Jocalyn Clark (2024-03-02). Perspectives] Progress for women in science, and yet. thelancet.com Kate Zernike's excellent book, The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the Fight for Women in Science, is a journey back in time and a reality check for the present. In the book Zernike builds on the front-page story she wrote for The Boston Globe in March, 1999, reporting that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA, USA, had acknowledged long-standing sex discrimination. This admission from a world-leading research institution devoted to scientific excellence reverberated throughout the global science community.

ecns.cn (2024-03-01). Ministry of Education unveils statistics on schools. ecns.cn China had 498,300 schools of all levels nationwide in 2023, a 3.9 percent decline compared to the previous year. A total of 291 million students were enrolled, seeing a 0.52 percent decrease from the previous year.

imperial.ac.uk (2024-03-01). French research minister commends growing UK-France science collaborations. imperial.ac.uk France's Minister of Higher Education and Research Sylvie Retailleau visited Imperial to signal the growing scientific ties between the UK and France.

Labor Video Project (2024-03-01). Despite Zionists Shutdown of School, BA Labor Conf for Palestine with Hundreds Goes On. indybay.org Despite the action of East Bay Zionists to shutdown a school where an education conference on Palestine and labor was being held, the participants moved the conference to the front of the school and parking lot and went ahead with the meeting.

DikelediM (2024-03-01). African academic sector preps for 40th AEAA conference. sanews.gov.za African academic sector preps for 40th AEAA conference | Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi says the EXCO of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) is satisfied with the progress made in preparation of the hosting of the 40th AEAA Annual Conference in August. | The CEO was delivering remarks on Friday at a media briefing on the state of readiness for the hosting of the conference. | "Earlier today, Umalusi presented a report to the EXCO [executive committee] of the AEAA detailing progress made to date and the tasks that still need to be undertaken for the successful hosting of the 40th AEAA Annu…

DikelediM (2024-03-01). Gauteng officially launches school of arts. sanews.gov.za Gauteng officially launches school of arts | Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has officially launched Khutlo-Tharo Performing and Creative Arts School of Specialisation in Sebokeng on Thursday, with a focus on Research and Innovation. | The Schools of Specialisation Programme continues to be a pioneering initiative by the Gauteng Department of Education, with Khutlo-Thato marking the 35th School of Specialisation to be launched in Gauteng. | "As we reflect on the journey thus far, it is clear that the Schools of Specialisation Programme has become an integral part of Gauteng's educational legacy. Through co…

Rania Khalek (2024-03-01). Global Uprising: How Israel's War is Exposing the Cracks In US Empire. thealtworld.com Over 140 days into the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza, the death toll has surpassed 30,000 Palestinians, and over 70,000 have been injured. In addition to constant Israeli bombardment, Gaza is experiencing widespread famine, its hospitals are besieged, and threats of an Israeli ground invasion in Rafah loom near. | Layan Sima Fuleihan, the Education Director at The People's Forum, an editor at 1804 Books, and an organizer with the Shut It Down For Palestine coalition, discusses the growing internal divisions among Israel and its Western backers, due to heightened political pressure from movements in the United State…

Staff (2024-03-01). Global Uprising: How Israel's War is Exposing the Cracks In US Empire. youtube.com Over 140 days into the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza, the death toll has surpassed 30,000 Palestinians, and over 70,000 have been injured. In addition to constant Israeli bombardment, Gaza is experiencing widespread famine, its hospitals are besieged, and threats of an Israeli ground invasion in Rafah loom near. Layan Sima Fuleihan, the Education Director at …

Scott Ferguson (2024-03-02). The Alternative w/ Nick Romeo. mronline.org Scott Ferguson and Billy Saas speak with New Yorker writer Nick Romeo about his exciting new book, The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy, released in January 2024 with Public Affairs. Romeo's The Alternative rebukes Margaret Thatcher's infamous axiom that "there is no alternative" to neoliberal capitalism. In doing so, the book inventories the most promising experiments in radical economic democracy underway across the world today.

newarab (2024-03-01). Dr Haya's fight to save Gaza's pregnant women and babies. newarab.com Before October 7 2023, Dr Haya Hijazi was a well-known and much-loved gynaecologist and obstetrician to whom women from all over Gaza came for help and treatment in getting pregnant. | In her spare time, she was an online educator; she shared advice for getting pregnant on her Today Dr Hay…

newarab (2024-03-01). Mehdi Hasan launches Zeteo site after 'MSNBC Gaza removal'. newarab.com British broadcaster According to the site's launch essay, Zeteo will be a "new online platform for the kind of tough interviews and deep-dive monologues that I [Hasan] have become known for in recent years, but it will also be a home to new podcasts, newsletters, and social videos". | "In this dystopian age of 'alternative facts,' 'fake news,…

eng.belta.by (2024-03-01). Belarus prime minister wants industrial park construction in Pinsk expedited. eng.belta.by "I have firmly demanded to accelerate the approval of all the design documents and permissions so that at least the first few premises of the park would be commissioned this year. I have no doubt that this territory will enjoy a very strong demand," the prime minister stressed.

Karen Spring, Honduras Now. (2024-03-01). Testimony In JOH Trial Shows How US And Canada Ignored Warnings. popularresistance.org In 2013, the Honduras Solidarity Network (HSN) and over 170 electoral observers warned the U.S. and Canadian governments about the narco-violence and drug interests we witnessed during the 2013 general elections in the municipality of El Paraíso, Copan in Honduras. Last week in Juan Orlando Hernández's trial in New York, more details about the violent electoral fraud in El Paraíso were outlined by Alexander Ardón, the government's collaborating witness, confessed drug trafficker, and the former mayor of El Paraíso.

WSWS (2024-03-01). Australia: The truth behind the Labor government's claims of real wage growth. wsws.org The 0.1 percentage point difference between wage growth and inflation is negligible—less than $2 a week for most workers—and does nothing to reverse years of real wage cuts.

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-01). Labor under pressure from protests over Gaza genocide. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-01). Max Chandler-Mather: 'Labor is the political wing of the banking and property industry'. greenleft.org.au

Martha Grevatt (2024-03-01). Tesla, Trader Joe's take aim at labor's limited protections. workers.org Passed in 1935, the National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, enshrined in law the right of workers to engage in collective action — "protected concerted activity" — against their bosses. First and foremost, this meant workers had the right to unionize. The Act's passage did not . . . |

The Dissenter (2024-03-01). Unauthorized Disclosure: Yanis Varoufakis. thedissenter.org On this week's "Unauthorized Disclosure," Kevin Gosztola interviews Greek economist and author Yanis Varoufakis about his Yanis argues that "Big Tech has replaced capitalism's twin pillars—markets and profit—with its platforms and [cloud] rents. With every click and scroll, we labor like serfs t…

BAN Toxics (2024-03-01). Newly Published Global Report Features BAN Toxics' Successful Women Empowerment Initiatives in the Small-Scale Mining Sector. pressenza.com "Despite women holding up half the sky, they remain invisible in the mining sector. As we celebrate Women's Month, it is crucial to recognize the value and significance of women miners and workers in small-scale gold mining, an already marginalized sector," environmental NGO BAN Toxics said as the Philippine case made its way into a newly released global report. | The recent report by the World Bank on the status of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector highlights a case study conducted by BAN Toxics, focusing on its women empowerment initiatives within the Compassionate Gold program. | The report tit…

WSWS (2024-03-02). At Biden's behest, Canada's Labour Minister convenes meeting with US ambassador and top union leaders. wsws.org The February gathering should be taken as a warning by workers across North America that the unions are colluding with the highest levels of the state to suppress the class struggle and support the transition to a "war economy."

Economic Policy Institute (2024-03-01). Immigrants Are Not Hurting U.S.-Born Workers — Six Facts To Set the Record Straight. indybay.org Immigration is contributing to strong economic growth—with future immigration forecast to boost real gross domestic product by 2% over the next 10 years—as well as increasing government revenue. Immigrants are also complementing U.S.-born workers by contributing to overall population and workforce growth.

John Laforge (2024-03-01). After Fukushima Meltdowns: 13 Years of Accidents, Quakes, Insults. counterpunch.org The catastrophic earthquake, tsunami, and three reactor meltdowns that struck northeast Japan at Fukushima in March 2011 began a pollution disaster that keeps growing and surprising. From recent contamination of edible plants, and frequent earthquakes threatening new reactor fails, from accidents endangering workers, and non-enforcement of regulations, to lawsuits against Japan's pollution of the Pacific,

MEE staff (2024-03-01). George Galloway strikes blow 'for Gaza' in Rochdale by-election. middleeasteye.net George Galloway strikes blow 'for Gaza' in Rochdale by-election | Former Labour MP, expelled from the party over opposition to Iraq war, says Keir Starmer will pay a high price over refusal to back a ceasefire | | George Galloway won in Rochdale with almost 40 percent of the vote (Workers Party of B…

tvbrics (2024-03-01). Brazil's unemployment rate falls to 7.6 per cent. tvbrics.com This led to an increase in the real incomes of workers…

WSWS (2024-03-01). Teamsters announce sellout agreement with Anheuser-Busch, blocking strike action. wsws.org The deal was reached in a matter of hours just a day before the contract for 5,000 brewery workers expired.

WSWS (2024-03-01). British Columbia's NDP follows hard-right Ford government in denying basic rights to gig workers. wsws.org Bill 48, presented by the NDP at a press conference last November, will ensure that workers on ride-hailing and food delivery apps continue to earn well below the minimum wage, have no benefits, and are denied most rights available to workers employed in other sectors.

WSWS (2024-03-01). George Galloway wins Rochdale by-election landslide in de facto referendum on Gaza. wsws.org Politics in Britain is being upended by the imperialist-backed genocide in Gaza and the radicalisation of millions of people, particularly young workers and students. An anti-imperialist, anti-war opposition to the Labour and Tory parties is building and seeking a political solution.

WSWS (2024-03-01). Australian workers and youth speak on social crisis, hostility toward political establishment ahead of Dunkley by-election. wsws.org A WSWS reporting team spoke with residents from working-class suburbs in the Dunkley electorate, providing an insight into the social and political crisis across Australia.

WSWS (2024-03-01). Indian port workers refuse to handle arms shipments to Israel. wsws.org The announcement is a sign of the depth of opposition among Indian workers to Israel's massacring of tens of thousands of defenceless Palestinians with US-supplied weapons and Washington's full-throated political support.

WSWS (2024-03-01). Communication Workers Union agrees mass job cuts at Royal Mail processing centres. wsws.org The latest joint statement by the CWU and Royal mail is full of slippery formulations meant to disguise job destruction and present an "improved situation" for displaced mail centre workers.

WSWS (2024-03-01). Widespread wage theft persists as latest US Postal Service rural route evaluation begins. wsws.org Workers were patronizingly told by management and the rural carriers' union to be patient during the initial implementation of RRECS. But after two subsequent route evaluations and massive numbers of grievances filed by workers, experiences confirm that the purpose of RRECS was to slash wages all along.

A Guest Author (2024-03-01). Estado español: Miles de personas denuncian en la calle el genocidio contra Palestina. workers.org La Red Solidaria contra la Ocupación de Palestina convocaba al 25 de febrero por segunda vez de forma conjunta y simultánea en más de cien municipios. La masacre de la población palestina sigue pese a las advertencias a Israel. Estado español, 25 de enero. La Red Solidaria contra la Ocupación . . . |

Editor (2024-03-01). The Immiseration of the American Worker Is a Bipartisan Political Scam. scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play/ Amazon / YouTube / Rumble On this episode of Scheer Intelligence, host Robert Scheer and Les Leopold discuss Leopold's new book, Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It that describes how both political parties created the economic suffering that Trump feeds …

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-01). Social workers take unprotected industrial action for Palestine. greenleft.org.au

guest author (2024-03-01). African Union declares solidarity with Palestine, Cuba. workers.org The author, a former member of the Secretariat of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), writes of African events for Avante!, the newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. Translation: John Catalinotto. African countries have reaffirmed their solidarity with occupied Palestine, the victim of vicious . . . |

Otis Grotewohl (2024-03-01). Imperialist hypocrisy marks Assange persecution. workers.org The contrast of Western treatment and coverage of the cases of Julian Assange and Alexei Navalny typifies imperialist hypocrisy. There is a double standard in the way Washington officials and the corporate media discuss "free speech" and "freedom of the press," or justify who they endorse and who they disparage. . . . |

teleSUR (2024-02-29). Russia Will Soon Become the World's 4th Largest Economy: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin presented his annual report to the Assembly of the Russian Federation, where he highlighted that his country has managed to maintain a thriving economy despite Western sanctions related to the Ukrainian special military operation. | RELATED: | In his address to both legislative chambers, he highlighted the role of Russian workers, who have demonstrated their ability to tackle the mo…

newarab (2024-03-01). India port workers' anti-colonial solidarity strike for Gaza. newarab.com On 18 February, news broke that port workers in India have been boycotting Israel by The workers are led by the

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-03-01). Argentine President to inaugurate ordinary Congress sessions. plenglish.com This has generated great expectations, as they will be pronounced in a complex socioeconomic scenario, marked by a strong adjustment plan, a 118 percent devaluation of the Argentine peso, the elimination of subsidies, works, and social programs, and disputes with several governors over cuts to provinces. | Furthermore, the event will take place after the rejection of a package of laws presented by Milei and after several strikes and rallies of organizations and unions, some of which were repressed by the Police. | According to the Télam news agency, Milei is expected to an overview of his first two months in off…

Staff (2024-03-01). Headlines for March 1, 2024. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks Continue Unabated After Gaza Food Aid Massacre, 4 More Children Starve to Death, Defense Sec. Austin Refuses to Draw Line in Sand for Israel After Food Aid Massacre in Gaza, Washington's Largest Union Backs Democratic Vote for "Uncommitted" Ahead of Primary, Lebanese PM Says Gaza Ceasefire Would End Conflict on Its Border with Israel, New Jersey Community Members Warn Against Synagogue's Plan to Host Israeli Real Estate Event, Texas Judge Halts Draconian Immigration Law as Biden and Trump Make Dueling Trips to Border, Human Rights Panel Holds First U.S. Hearing on Climate C…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-03-01). Unión Tranviaria Automotor convoca a paro general en Argentina. telesurtv.net El gremio informó que "tras dos meses de audiencia en la Secretaría de Trabajo de la Nación, no ha acercado ofrecimiento salarial alguno".

WSWS (2024-03-01). How the Verdi union wants to prevent an indefinite all-out transport strike in Germany. wsws.org The so-called "concerted strikes" being organised by service sector union Verdi are in reality fragmenting the industrial action. What is necessary is the building of independent rank-and-file action committees that take the struggle into their own hands.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-29). Anuncian elecciones para Haití antes de agosto de 2025. telesurtv.net Apuntó que "creemos que este es un paso importante en la dirección correcta", continuó Phillip Davis, quien habló de la necesidad de una evaluación de la maquinaria electoral.

infobrics (2024-03-01). BRICS and the Global South Cooperation. infobrics.org Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992 'the tectonic plates of geopolitics have been shifting' and with current geopolitical tensions, including the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Israeli-Hamas war, new alliances and potential rivalry among world powers seeking for influence in Africa and other regions of the world, 'we may see the world becoming more multipolar'

Staff (2024-03-01). Headlines for March 1, 2024. democracynow.org Israeli Attacks Continue Unabated After Gaza Food Aid Massacre, 4 More Children Starve to Death, Defense Dec. Austin Refuses to Draw Line in Sand for Israel After Food Aid Massacre in Gaza, Washington's Largest Union Backs Democratic Vote for "Uncommitted" Ahead of Primary, Lebanese PM Says Gaza Ceasefire Would End Conflict on Its Border with Israel, New Jersey Community Members Warn Against Synagogue's Plan to Host Israeli Real Estate Event, Texas Judge Halts Draconian Immigration Law as Biden and Trump Make Dueling Trips to Border, Human Rights Panel Holds First U.S. Hearing on Climate C…

Staff (2024-03-01). Govt bans two factions of Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Desk The government declared the Muslim Conference Jammu & Kashmir (Sumji faction) and Muslim Conference Jammu & Kashmir (Bhat faction) as Unlawful Associations on Wednesday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah took to social media to inform about the development. The banned factions are believed to be associated with the Muslim Conference, a …

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-29). Unión Tranviaria Automotor convoca a paro general en Argentina. telesurtv.net El gremio informó que "tras dos meses de audiencia en la Secretaría de Trabajo de la Nación, no ha acercado ofrecimiento salarial alguno".

cameron orr (2024-03-01). Coalition formed to pass NYC Council ceasefire resolution. cpusa.org Members of the New York State Communist Party and the New York Young Communist League joined a press conference and vigil at City Hall Park in NYC with the NYC 4 Ceasefire coalition on Wednesday, Feb. 28, demanding the NYC Council pass a pro-ceasefire resolution. | Jawanza Williams of VOCAL NY opened up the press conference. "We have gathered here today to show city-wide support for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and end to the genocide in Palestine," he said. More than one hundred people joined the press conference. | Activists and leaders from Adalah Justice Project, Jews For Racial and Economic Justi…

teleSUR, DRL (2024-03-01). Anuncian elecciones para Haití antes de agosto de 2025. telesurtv.net Apuntó que "creemos que este es un paso importante en la dirección correcta", continuó Phillip Davis, quien habló de la necesidad de una evaluación de la maquinaria electoral.

teleSUR (2024-02-29). Greece Gripped by Strikes on 1st Anniversary of Train Crash. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Greece was hit by a 24-hour nationwide strike, paralyzing public services including transport and hospitals. The trade union-led strikes were called to protest low salaries amid high living costs. | RELATED: | In central Athens, around 20,000 protestors marched to mark the first anniversary of the country's deadliest-ever train crash, which happened in the valley of Tempi. Several masked young people threw…

Ralph Jennings (2024-03-01). China bolsters defence of overseas EV sales against US, EU counterpunches. scmp.com Beijing this week expressed 'strong dissatisfaction' toward an ongoing European Union investigation into China's exports of electric vehicles (EVs) and related products.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-03-01). Hezbollah Rockets Rain Down on Israeli Air Control Base. orinocotribune.com The rocket barrage was fired in response to Israel's first attack on the ancient city of Baalbek since the start of the war | Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah's Military Media Center released a statement saying: "The Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 8: 00 am on Tuesday, the Meron air control base on Mount al-Jarmaq with a large m…

the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine, Popular Resistance. (2024-03-01). International Coalition To Stop Genocide In Palestine Denounces Starvation As Genocide. popularresistance.org The International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine (ICGSP) encourages social movements worldwide to take urgent action to stop the intentional starvation of people in the Gaza Strip and to participate in upcoming global days of action in March aimed at raising awareness of and pressuring governments to stop the famine. | In January of this year, the World Court ordered the state of Israel to cease all activities consistent with genocide. This includes actions that would threaten the well-being of Palestinians, such as the withholding of basic necessities: food, water, medicines and fuel, to name a few.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-03-01). Israeli Kibbutz Leader Confirms Movement's Role in Establishing and Maintaining Apartheid. libya360.wordpress.com Jonathan Ofir A PHOTO OF KIBBUTZ ZIKIM WHICH IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE GAZA STRIP. THE KIBBUTZ WAS FOUNDED IN 1949, BY MEMBERS OF THE HASHOMER HATZAIR MOVEMENT ON THE LANDS OF THE PALESTINIANS VILLAGE OF HIRBIYA. THE HOUSE IN THE FOREGROUND IS KNOWN AS THE "ALAMI HOUSE" NAMED AFTER THE PALESTINIAN FAMILY THAT…

Jonathan Ofir (2024-03-01). Kibbutz leader confirms movement's role in establishing and maintaining Israeli apartheid. mondoweiss.net The kibbutz has long been celebrated by liberals as an example of Israel's socialist pedigree, but movement head Nir Meir says the "first mission" of kibbutzim was "to conquer the land," and today it stands ready to "maintain outposts" by Gaza.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-01). What is frontotemporal dementia? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An uncommon group of disorders may cause changes in personality, behavior, language, movement Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms before age 60. While there is no cure for this progressive decline, FTD research has made significant strides in the past two decades, says Dr. Bradley Boeve (boh-VAY), a Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-01). Casting once again: Patient recovers from thoracic outlet syndrome and rediscovers thrill of being on the water. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When Justin Pomeroy, 23, struggled after a weight training session, he wasn't sure if he was simply fatigued or experiencing a medical crisis. While lifting weights, one of his shoulders popped, followed by radiating pain. Despite being fit for his active job as a Florida-based U.S. Coast Guard crewman, he continued to feel debilitating weakness, even when making the slightest of movements. His condition worsened over the next few days to the point that he…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-01). "Millions march for Palestine": International day of action called for March 2. peoplesdispatch.org An international coalition which includes the Palestinian Youth Movement, the International Peoples' Assembly, Progressive International, ALBA Movimientos and more has called for protests one week before Israel's scheduled invasion of Rafah…

Staff (2024-03-01). On March 2, the world will march to stop Israel's genocidal assault on Rafah. peoplesdispatch.org For the past five months, in every part of the globe, millions of people have participated in protest actions. They have been part of one of the largest social movements in living memory, in support of the Palestinian people and against the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza. Now, Israel is threatening to carry out the worst …

Staff (2024-03-01). Andrew Feinstein launches new 'mass movement of the left' to challenge Labour. thecanary.co Andrew Feinstein, former ANC MP under Nelson Mandela and leading critic of the global arms trade, will use a momentous speech this weekend to endorse the launch of a new political alliance, billed as the foundation of the first organised mass movement of the left outside of the Labour Party. It's called 'Collective'. Feinstein 'Collective': …

WSWS (2024-03-02). IMF, White House applaud Milei's "shock therapy" as Argentina's poverty rate nears 60 percent. wsws.org Global finance capital has chosen Argentina as a key battleground and testing site to spearhead a dramatic escalation of the war against the working class internationally.

Editor (2024-03-01). Britain Wants to Ban Boycotts of Israel. Does That Mean They're Working? scheerpost.com

Mitchell Plitnick (2024-03-01). Biden memos show Palestine advocacy is working. mondoweiss.net Two recent presidential orders show the Biden administration is feeling the heat from months of protests against his support for Israel's genocide in Gaza.

eng.belta.by (2024-03-01). Belarus reduces number of workplaces with hazardous conditions by 7.8% over three years. eng.belta.by "As for healthy and safe working conditions, we have reached great | results here. The number of workplaces with hazardous working conditions | is reducing. Over the three years of the five-year plan, and the | country envisages five-year development cycles, the number of such | workplaces has decreased by 7.8%. About 60,000 workplaces have reached a | healthy level. This is a significant achievement," Irina Kostevich…

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