(2022-03-11). Student-community-labor coalition grows in New York City. workers.org 
New York City A growing student-community-labor coalition held a large rally March 6 on demands related to New York City educational institutions. After gathering at Brooklyn Borough Hall, participants marched over the Brooklyn Bridge to Foley Square in Manhattan. Brooklyn Borough Hall, March 6 WW Photo: G. Dunkel Key organizers . . . |
(2022-03-11). Day two of Minneapolis teachers strike. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Thousands of striking Minneapolis teachers, education support professionals, along with supporters rallied at the Capitol Building in Saint Paul, March 9. Educators are firm in demanding a decent contract, and state they are ready to stay on strike until their demands are met. There has been widespread support from other trade unions and the community.
(2022-03-11). 11 March, Online Event: Before the Palestine 6, There Were the Holy Land 5: A Discussion on "Terror" Designation of Human Rights Groups in Palestine and the U.S. samidoun.net 
Friday 11 March 11: 30 am Pacific/2: 30 pm Eastern/9: 30 pm Palestine Watch on Patreon: patreon.com/civilfreedoms Or register on Zoom: bit.ly/HLF5Webinar Organized by the Coalition for Civil Freedoms Before the Palestine 6, There Were the Holy Land 5: A Discussion on "Terror" Designation of Human Rights Groups in Palestine and the U.S. Last October, the world was …
(2022-03-11). 12 March, Online Event: Women on the Frontlines: Political Prisoners from Palestine to the Philippines. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 12 March 4 pm Pacific/7 pm Eastern (13 March, 8 am Manila time) Register to join: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0oLpFfYmQjyXu3-fQbqc8w From Palestine to the Philippines lets join the movement to set political prisoners free. Following speakers will be highlighting the struggles and resistance of Women Political Prisoners in Palestine and the Philippines. Fides Lim is a writer …
(2022-03-11). Thursday 3/10: Redistricting – It's Important! indybay.org This will be an online meeting. Here are the instructions for joining: To join the meeting, click on this link: | zoom.us/j/97001985280?pwd=Nkx2UVFPSTRVWGVXUVZEbFRkb0xwQT09 | Or, with the Zoom app: | Meeting ID: 970 0198 5280 | Passcode: 333544 | Zoom also provided these telephone numbers. These are not toll-free numbers. Check with your phone company before you incur charges: | The closest dial-in number is: | +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) | Meeting ID: 970 0198 5280 | Passcode: 333544…
(2022-03-10). What Makes More Sense, a Minimum Income Tax or a Maximum Income? inequality.org
(2022-03-10). Addressing Racial Inequality in Paid Leave Policy. inequality.org
(2022-03-10). Minister Odongo tasks women to help others realize their potential. plusnews.ug 
On March 9, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar hosted Women working in the Ugandan Foreign Service to a luncheon at the Ministry Headquarters in Kampala. The celebrations marked the occasion of International Women's Day under the global theme; "Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow" Odongo, in his address, acknowledged …
(2022-03-10). Why the Just-Passed Postal Service Reform Act is Such a Big Deal. inequality.org
(2022-03-10). Tuesday 3/8: UN International Women's Day: Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-03-10). Prince William Under Fire For Racism After Claiming War Is 'Very Alien' In Europe, Leading People To Believe He Meant It Is Normal In Africa And Asia. moguldom.com Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, is under fire for making some comments perceived as racist — again. He and his wife, Duchess Kate Middleton, visited London's Ukrainian Cultural Centre on Wednesday, March 9 in a show of solidarity with the war-torn country. "We're horrified … For our generation, it's very alien to see this …
(2022-03-10). Banned in Texas: Critical Race theory. america.cgtn.com 
Critical race theory, or CRT, has become a dividing line in America's classrooms. It has raised a fierce battle over how some of the most sensitive topics in American history are taught, like racism and slavery. In Texas, one school has now found itself …
(2022-03-10). Let's organize around student debt! cpusa.org 
While on the campaign trail, Joseph Biden made a lot of promises. One of them was to forgive $10,000 dollars in student debt. His promises paid off big. When election time came around, Biden won roughly 60% of the youth vote. So far, the president has only partially honored his promise. The Education Department …
(2022-03-10). Leading Marxist philosopher and activist Aijaz Ahmad dies at 81. peoplesdispatch.org 
Leading Marxist philosopher and political commentator Aijaz Ahmad died on Wednesday, March 9, at his home in California, US. He was 81 years old and had been undergoing treatment for some time. He was discharged from hospital a few days before his demise. | Born in 1941 in India, Ahmad's family moved to Pakistan after partition where he completed his education. After completing his Masters in English literature from Lahore, he taught at different universities across the world, including at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and was working with University of California in the US at the time of his death. | A…
(2022-03-10). 40,000 education workers in Slovenia go on strike. peoplesdispatch.org Forty thousand workers from the education sector in Slovenia went on strike on March 9, after the Ministry of Education failed to act on repeated requests to bring salaries in line with inflation and recognize the contribution of education workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture of Slovenia (SVIZ), the strike spread over 652 education institutions, including kindergartens, schools, students' homes, and universities, affecting more than half a million people. | SVIZ has been calling on Simona Kustec, the Minister of Education, to begin collective negotia…
(2022-03-10). Stop this imperialist war. canadiandimension.com 
Protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Washington, DC, February 27, 2022. Photo by Amaury Laporte/ I would encourage many online "leftists" to try a lot harder not to come off as Vladimir Putin bootlickers indifferent to the plight of ordinary Ukrainians (and for that matter of everyday Russians who are losing access to non-state media and who face 15 years in prison for even calling Putin's war of invasion a war or an invasion) when you bring up the undeniably horrible role of the imperialist United States and the imperialist…
(2022-03-10). Stop This Imperialist Russian War. scheerpost.com 
[ By Paul Street / Try Harder | I would encourage many online "leftists" to try a lot harder not to come off as Vladimir Putin bootlickers indifferent to the plight of ordinary Ukrainians (and for that matter of everyday Russians who are losing access to non-state media and who face 15 years in prison for even calling Putin's war of invasion a war or an invasion) when you bring up the undeniably horrible role of the imperialist Unit…
(2022-03-10). Discerning Volodymyr Zelensky. mronline.org 
In this extremely short and simplistic post, I will do what it says on the tin: Scrape away the already deeply impacted layers of wartime propaganda. I propose to do this in the old-fashioned American way: By following the money.
(2022-03-10). Ukraine and the new Al Qaeda. mronline.org 
The eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine appears to have given the CIA the pretext to launch a long-planned insurgency in the country, one poised to spread far beyond Ukraine's borders with major implications for Biden's "War on Domestic Terror"
(2022-03-10). The U.S. uses double standards in International Affairs: Sanders. mronline.org 
"Russia, like the U.S., has an interest in the security policies of its neighbors. Recognizing this fact is not a sign of weakness, but of an understanding," Senator Bernie Sanders pointed out.
(2022-03-10). Coups, insurgency, and imperialism in Africa. mronline.org 
West Africa is in the grip of a wave of coups, popular protests and fierce geopolitical struggles. Amy Niang argues that declining western hegemony in the region goes hand to hand with intensified competition for access and control of Africa's natural resources. Furthermore, Niang states, the Russian occupation of Ukraine compels us to look at the importance of the country's growing presence in Africa.
(2022-03-10). Andreas Malm 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire'. mronline.org 
Despite its title, Andreas Malm's recent book 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' contains no concrete instructions on how to accomplish that particular deed.