(2023-03-28). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-03-27). 'Shocking and Immoral': Report Details Private Equity's Stranglehold on US Healthcare. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-27). Florida State University SDS holds rally for diversity, equity and inclusion. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Thursday, March 23, around 30 students marched from Landis Green to Westcott Fountain demanding Florida State University President Richard McCollough take a stand to protect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, especially in the light of House Bill 999 and other right-wing attacks on public education. Students chanted, "No hate, no fear, DEI is welcome here!" and "Racist, sexist, anti-gay! Ron DeSantis, go away!" The march was organized by FSU Students for a Democratic Society (FSUSDS). | After the march reached Westcott Fountain, in front of the building that houses the admi…
(2023-03-28). Racial discrimination, inequality getting worse in U.S.: report. ecns.cn Racial discrimination and inequality are worsening in the United States, said a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-03-27). 'Shocking and Immoral': Report Details Private Equity's Stranglehold on US Healthcare. scheerpost.com
(2023-03-27). Florida State University SDS holds rally for diversity, equity and inclusion. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Thursday, March 23, around 30 students marched from Landis Green to Westcott Fountain demanding Florida State University President Richard McCollough take a stand to protect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, especially in the light of House Bill 999 and other right-wing attacks on public education. Students chanted, "No hate, no fear, DEI is welcome here!" and "Racist, sexist, anti-gay! Ron DeSantis, go away!" The march was organized by FSU Students for a Democratic Society (FSUSDS). | After the march reached Westcott Fountain, in front of the building that houses the admi…
(2023-03-28). Racial discrimination, inequality getting worse in U.S.: report. ecns.cn Racial discrimination and inequality are worsening in the United States, said a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
(2023-03-27). The 'Pernicious Evil' of Racism, Discrimination, Hatred, Inequality. transcend.org 17 Mar 2023 – Three-quarters of a century ago, the world adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, emphasising that all human beings are born equal in dignity and rights. The 2023 theme of its 75th anniversary focuses on the urgency of combating racism and racial discrimination.
(2023-03-27). Communist Party of Turkey, Left Party support for Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu in presidential election exposes bankruptcy of pseudo-left. wsws.org These parties' support for the Nation Alliance candidate, who is as anti-worker and pro-imperialist as Erdogan, vindicates the Socialist Equality Group's analysis of these pseudo-left forces.
(2023-03-27). Australian workers and young people speak out against war and austerity in NSW election. wsws.org Voters in the working-class southwest Sydney electorate of Bankstown told Socialist Equality Party campaigners the state election would do nothing to resolve the escalating social crisis or stop the threat of war.
(2023-03-27). Creating Dignified Livelihoods. transcend.org My title is taken from the last speech of Martin Luther King, Jr given in Memphis less than 24 hours before his assassination. He was only 39 years old and world-famous for nonviolent resistance to racism, but his thinking and his activism had moved on.
(2023-03-27). The Iraq War 20 Years Ago: No Shame. No Lessons Learned. No Arrest Order on NATO State Leaders. transcend.org 19 Mar 2023 – Like other wars and interventions, this was no "mistake". It was an unavoidable consequence of Western MIRE — Militarism, Imperialism, Racism, Exceptionalism. The West has learned nothing. Militarism is now its main cohesive force into its manifest destiny: Decline and fall.
(2023-03-27). Jon Stewart: Corporations And Institutions Use Diversity To Pacify, Won't Tackle Deep Structural Racism. moguldom.com Jon Stewart was known for being hilarious when he hosted — usually looking shaken and not smiling — "The Daily Show," a satirical news program in which he claimed he was a "fake newsman." But Stewart was not kidding during his years on the show (1999—2015) and he wasn't kidding last weekend when he talked …
(2023-03-28). We've Had Enough! Oakland OEA Teachers Wildcat in Fight for Public Education. indybay.org Hundreds of teachers, community members and unionists joined together on March 24, 2023 to rally and march for public education and for a contract that will protect the schools in Oakland. The wildcat was a challenge to the union busting tactics of the district management.
(2023-03-28). 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…
(2023-03-28). SEIU Local 99 calls snap vote of Los Angeles education workers to push through concessionary contract. wsws.org On Monday night, the union held an online membership meeting, only 45 minutes long, to try to limit critical questions from the floor and to try to sell the terms of the contract to the membership.
(2023-03-27). Laws protect rights of ethnic groups. ecns.cn China has made great strides in protecting the rights and interests of its ethnic groups, politically, economically and educationally, experts said on Friday.
(2023-03-27). Where The Starbucks Union Stands After Rallies, Proposed Audit. popularresistance.org Four security guards blocked the entrance to Starbucks headquarters as demonstrators approached Wednesday. Workers peeked out of windows above, watching and filming the crowd. Some ventured out to order lunch from the food trucks in the parking lot and take a closer look. | Gwen Williamson, a former shift supervisor for a cafe in Bellingham, addressed the crowd: "We won our election in December and immediately after that, shift supervisor hours were cut, putting our eligibility for Starbucks health education benefits at risk." | Williamson told those who had gathered that she had been unjustly terminated after sh…
(2023-03-27). Qatar: Military Strategic Partnership Conference highlights NATO's 30 global centers. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeMarch 26, 2023 NATO accredited Centres of Excellence highlighted at Qatar Conference The recent Military Strategic Partnership Conference in Doha Qatar, which was held Mar. 13 to 17, 2023, included a vital element of abundant exhibitions provided by numerous NATO entities and stakeholders. A significant information and education display was the …
(2023-03-27). A tribute to the revolutionary life of Marshall 'Eddie' Conway. therealnews.com 
Marshall "Eddie" Conway joined the ancestors on Feb. 13, 2023 after a yearlong battle with illness. Born in Baltimore in 1946, Eddie joined the the Black Panther Party in 1968. The Baltimore BPP chapter, with Eddie's support and leadership, built strong community ties through efforts like a free breakfast program, a system of robust internal political education, and an increasingly widespread local distribution network for the national BPP newspaper—despite near constant police harassment, and even high-level infiltration of the branch. In 1970 Eddie was framed for the killing of a Baltimore police of…
(2023-03-28). Thursday 3/30: #End Plastic Pollution: Creating a Waste Free World. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2023-03-28). David Vine- "United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State" mronline.org 
With World War III looming on the horizon as a very real possibility, now is a more critical time than ever to understand the history and motives of the United States, the world's greatest hegemon.
(2023-03-28). Major 1-day strike in Germany leaves all public transportation closed. mronline.org 
The ver.di trade union is demanding a 10.5% pay raise as a result of inflation, and requesting higher remuneration for overtime and night shifts, alongside improvements to working conditions.
(2023-03-28). 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…
(2023-03-28). Friday 3/24: "Bowling for Columbine" 20th Anniversary of Oscar Win – Watch for FREE. indybay.org Watch online for FREE…
(2023-03-28). Saturday 4/15: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Debt, by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-03-27). Anti-war protests in Deutschland and the need to change course on Kiev. mronline.org 
Or a continent and a country that has already borne the brunt of fascism, providing arms to Ukraine lacks wisdom and hints at strategic implosion.
(2023-03-27). Getting ready for the global financial crisis 2.0. mronline.org 
We see again that banks have access to the protection of an unlimited nanny state, while others are left to fend for themselves.
(2023-03-27). 'No one can deny it now': death flight plane to be returned to Argentina. mronline.org 
Flight logs revealed how 12 people were thrown out to their deaths into the Atlantic during the years of dictatorship.
(2023-03-27). It's High Time to Step up the Protection of Europe's Critical Maritime Infrastructure. mronline.org 
After the truth about the Nord Stream pipeline explosion came to light, the whole world knows that the United States was behind the destruction of critical infrastructure. In fact, the destruction of infrastructure is not a new method to achieve America's purpose.
(2023-03-27). U.S. is stirring up the Syrian cauldron. mronline.org 
The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the U.S. occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden claims that the U.S. is reacting, but there are signs that it is likely being proactive to create new facts on the ground.
(2023-03-27). Why Britain's Uranium ammo decision a big deal. mronline.org 
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense announced that it would be sending anti-tank ammunition for the Challenger 2 tanks being delivered to Ukraine that contain depleted uranium.
(2023-03-27). 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…
(2023-03-27). Child's play?: Berlin Bulletin 209, March 26 2023. mronline.org 
I recall a circle game from my childhood; after each round another chair was removed, leaving one more child out. We called it "Going to Jerusalem." Last week Israeli boss Netanyahu arrived FROM Jerusalem. After two days he was out of the Berlin circle—one day too early.
(2023-03-28). On one-year anniversary of ALU's historic victory, New York Times does hit job on the union. workers.org 
A year ago, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) surprised and excited the labor movement and shocked the ruling class with the first union victory at Amazon. The New York Times, one of U.S. capitalism's foremost mouthpieces, has marked the anniversary with a front-page hit job on the union, entitled "Strains . . . |
(2023-03-28). Autoworkers resolve to establish network of rank-and-file committees at powerful IWA-RFC meeting in Detroit Sunday. wsws.org Worker delegates at the meeting described harrowing conditions at their workplaces, recounted the deadly and ongoing impact of COVID-19, denounced the indifference and complicity of the pro-corporate UAW bureaucracy, and spoke passionately in support of the construction of a worldwide movement of the working class.
(2023-03-28). Cuba reporta que votó el 75.92 % del padrón electoral. telesurtv.net Estos resultados preliminares validan la elección de los 470 candidatos propuestos, como diputados al máximo órgano de poder del Estado con más del 50 por ciento de los votos válidos.
(2023-03-28). Las 3 del día: Victoria cubana en las urnas y las noticias de este 27 de marzo (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este domingo, el pueblo acudió a las urnas y en acto de reafirmación revolucionaria 6 164 876 cubanos ejercieron su derecho al voto, el 75.92% del padrón electoral, según datos preliminares. A las características que tuvo el proceso electoral en Cuba para elegir a los diputados de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular dedicamos los primeros minutos de Las 3 del día.
(2023-03-28). In letter to UAW Bargaining Convention, Will Lehman outlines the demands of the rank and file. wsws.org The convention takes place amid an unprecedented crisis in the UAW bureaucracy and after the new president, Shawn Fain, has denounced "unreasonably high bargaining or organizing expectations."
(2023-03-27). Little Told Story Of Julian Assange's Connection To NASA Protest. popularresistance.org Julian's dad John Shipton and his brother Gabriel were there as part of a 59-city tour they are currently on. | The film was fantastic and moving beyond imagination. Julian's wife Stella and their two small kids made his persecution by the pirate American government all the more real. | Before the film began John was in the lobby greeting people. I handed him my card and told him the story about our 1989 campaign to stop NASA's launch of the Galileo deep space mission that carried deadly plutonium-238 onboard. | For about one week the launch was delayed for 'unknown reasons' so I kept organizing daily protests an…
(2023-03-28). SEIU99/UTLA Membership Voices On Their Strike & Struggle: United We Stand, Divided We Fall. indybay.org Thirty thousand SEIU 99 LAUSD service workers went out on a three day unfair labor practice strike on March 21, 2023 to March 23, 2023. The UTLA members joined the picket line and this united action was a first. Workers spoke out about their conditions and struggles.
(2023-03-28). How the Cuban Government and Its People Collaborated on the Family Code. orinocotribune.com By Natalia Marques — Mar 23, 2023 | Revolutionary Havana youth describe the process of building legislation in direct dialogue with the people. | On September 25, 2022, Cuba
(2023-03-28). Saturday 4/1: All Out To Defend The French Workers General Strike-Their Fight Is Our Fight! indybay.org San Francisco French Consulate | 44 Montgomery St #3400, San Francisco, CA 94104…
(2023-03-28). Australia: After media lies about a Labor landslide, NSW election likely to result in minority government. wsws.org The media misinformation was aimed at covering up the crisis of the two-party system and trying to ensure a "stable" government to implement budget austerity.
(2023-03-28). Australian government unveils "tweaked" Voice referendum proposal. wsws.org Albanese's Labor government is desperate to use the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to put a progressive, even humanitarian, gloss to its reactionary, pro-business and militarist agenda.
(2023-03-27). Sanders-Led Committee Releases Damning Report on Starbucks's Anti-Union Activity. truthout.org A Senate committee headed by Bernie Sanders of Vermont released a report late Sunday aimed at debunking Starbucks' narrative that it supports workers' rights and has not committed large-scale violations of U.S. labor law — claims that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will likely repeat when he testifies before the panel later this week. Since late 2021, when Buffalo workers voted to form the… |
(2023-03-27). Universities, Labor Unions Strike to protest Netanyahu's firing of Gallant, as Israel faces Complete Paralysis. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fired his minister of defense, Yoav Gallant, on Sunday evening, setting off a new round of massive protests, along with threats of strikes and university closures that seem likely to paralyze the country. Netanyahu had discussed firing Gallant …
(2023-03-27). UAW Reformers Clinch The Presidency. popularresistance.org Reform challenger Shawn Fain has won the presidency of the United Auto Workers, the federal monitor announced today. Fain will be sworn in just in time to chair the UAW's bargaining convention, which begins Monday. | The vote count had begun March 1, but the initial tallies were so close that final results hinged on a few hundred challenged ballots. The painstaking process to check which ones were valid dragged on for weeks. | But while members awaited the final count, Big 3 auto worker rank-and-filers inspired by the reform slate were already stepping up to run for local office and change their union. With their…
(2023-03-27). Attacks On Child Labor Laws Aren't Going Away. popularresistance.org While we Americans like to believe that child labor is a thing of the past, an antiquated detail of a dark history that is safely in our rearview mirror, the sad reality is that, even today, in the year of our Lord 2023, the exploitation of children and their labor continues to be a dismal feature throughout the production and supply chains behind many of our favorite brands and companies, including Lucky Charms, Cheetos, Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Fruit of the Loom, Ben and Jerry's, etc. There are kids farming the produce that we buy in the supermarket, kids making the parts that end up in our cars, kids clea…
(2023-03-27). Australia: NSW election sees further crisis of Liberals, but no landslide to Labor. wsws.org Contrary to media claims, the result is no ringing endorsement of Labor. Instead it expresses a deepening of the crisis of the two-party set-up.
(2023-03-27). María Kodama, colaboradora y viuda de Jorge Luis Borges, muere a los 86 años. cubadebate.cu La escritora y traductora argentina María Kodama, viuda y principal difusora de la obra de Jorge Luis Borges, falleció este domingo a los 86 años. Kodama nació en Buenos Aires en 1937 y era hija del japonés Yosaburo Kodama y de la argentina María Antonia Schweizer.
(2023-03-28). India: Community health workers protest in Bihar. greenleft.org.au Thousands of community health workers — known as ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) — held a huge protest in Patna, in Bihar state, on March 21 calling for higher pay, recognition as workers and access to employment benefits, reports Kerry Smith.
(2023-03-28). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. workers.org 
Workers World received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, . . . |
(2023-03-28). Atlanta: Protest over police murder of Forest Defender. workers.org 
More than 100 people sat cross-legged at Atlanta's State Capitol March 25, with their hands raised and palms inward with red X's on the backside, to indicate where some of the 14 bullet wounds pierced Manuel Paezl Teran's body. Atlanta protest, March 25. PHOTO: Gloria Tatum The autopsy commissioned by . . . |
(2023-03-28). Long live the working class of France: Vive la classe ouvrière de la France! workers.org 
The working class of France is in the streets, with millions of people striking and demonstrating. The proverbial straw — more like a whole big bundle of straw — was French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron, who imposed this attack on . . . |
(2023-03-28). 180,000 German transport workers strike, paralyzing large parts of air, rail and local transport. wsws.org The EVG rail workers' union has called the strike in response to the widespread willingness of workers to fight, who, in view of skyrocketing prices, are not willing to accept further cuts in real wages.
(2023-03-28). Democratic Socialists of America, in control of both school board and teachers union, keeps teachers on the job without a contract in Los Angeles. wsws.org The concessions heaped upon LA teachers and school workers may as well have been worked out in the local leadership of the DSA's Los Angeles Branch.
(2023-03-28). As strikes mount against Macron's cuts, French union bureaucracy tries to orchestrate sellout. wsws.org A political movement must be built among masses of rank-and-file workers and youth, independent of the union bureaucracies, to bring down Macron.
(2023-03-27). Tues. March 28 protest @ 1:30PM — U.S. solidarity with workers of France. iacenter.org Millions of workers throughout France have taken to the streets since Jan. 19 to protest the Macron's government edict to raise the age of retirees to receive their just pensions (aka deferred wages) from 62 to 64. These two years alone result in more workers' stolen wages (aka surplus value) by greedy capitalist bosses and their government puppets like Macron. These heroic workers and their allies, including students, have participated in strikes, mass demonstrations and other militant actions despite growing police repression. No matter how many thousands miles away, these workers remind us that there are no bo…
(2023-03-27). Protests Sweeping Israel Are Demanding Democracy But Ignoring Palestinian Rights. truthout.org Workers across Israel are taking part in a general strike Monday to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to disempower Israel's judiciary. This comes after Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, on Sunday over Gallant's warning that the judicial overhaul represents "a clear, immediate and tangible threat to the security of the state." Hundreds of thousands of Israelis… |
(2023-03-27). El ciclón Freddy pone de relieve las desigualdades °Reparaciones para àÅfrica! workers.org 
Estados Unidos tiene el 5% de la población mundial, pero es responsable del 28% de las emisiones anuales de carbono del mundo: unas 15 toneladas per cápita al año. En el caso del 10% más rico, °se aproxima a las 55 toneladas per cápita! Por el contrario, el segundo continente . . . |
(2023-03-27). Los Angeles teachers and service workers strike for a decent contract. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – With chants of, "We are the union, the mighty, mighty union – fighting for justice, respect and fair wages," 30,000 SEIU and UTLA teachers and service workers in Los Angeles went on strike from March 21 to March 23. Los Angeles Unified School District and SEIU's contract expired in 2020, and, after three years of negotiations hitting dead ends, they decided to strike, and they are determined to win better wages, healthcare and staffing. | Even in the cold rain, they were out in full force with strikes at many of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools. Taking place from 6 a.m. un…
(2023-03-27). On Monday, Germany Will Experience A 'Mega-Strike'. popularresistance.org France is currently in flames. Millions have been taking to the streets to protest against the government's anti-democratic measure to raise the retirement age. Across the Rhine, Germany — where there tend to be far fewer strikes — is also set to experience a historic strike. | Starting on Monday at midnight and lasting for 24 hours, hundreds of thousands of workers will be on strike. This is set to be the biggest strike in Germany in more than 30 years. It represents a convergence of different struggles in progress. | On the one hand, the railway workers' union EVG (not the same as the train drivers'
(2023-03-27). Peoria library workers don't want to live in poverty. peoplesworld.org 
PEORIA, Ill. — "We have a city that says its library system has to be predicated on working-class people living in poverty." said Anthony Walraven, Vice President of AFSCME Local 3464 in a crowd of union workers and community supporters on March 21. "There's hope…When working people get together in solidarity with each other there …
(2023-03-27). Rural employee guarantee scheme workers continue sit-in in India amid government apathy, police repression. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of people working under the Indian government's rural employment guarantee scheme are carrying out a 100-day protest in Delhi over unpaid wages, an exclusionary digital payments and attendance system, and budget cuts…
(2023-03-27). Uruguayans march against President Lacalle Pou's pension reform. peoplesdispatch.org 
On Thursday March 23, thousands of Uruguayans took to the streets of the capital Montevideo to protest what unions are terming an anti-worker pension reform, promoted by the right-wing government of President Luis Lacalle Pou. | Workers from diverse sectors, members of various social organizations, and citizens in general marched from the esplanade of the University of the Republic to the Legislative Palace, rejecting the pension reform bill, which raises the retirement age from 60 to 65 years, attacks early retirement benefits under the current social security system, and increases benefits for the private Pensi…
(2023-03-27). Beyond Fatalism: Renewing Working-Class Politics. popularresistance.org "We need to ask ourselves," Leo Panitch and Donald Swartz stated in the third edition of From Consent to Coercion, "whether free pertains to those who do business or whether it pertains also to the majority of Canadians who do not do business." Their book, now a classic, focused on a critical expression of the tension between liberal democratic principles and capitalist realities: the substantive right of workers to strike. Canadian workers were officially granted the basic democratic right to form unions, but the substance of that right — the withdrawal by workers of their labour power — was regularl…
(2023-03-27). 67 families homeless after massive landslide at Poonagala Estate in Sri Lanka. wsws.org Sri Lankan plantation companies, working with the government and the estate unions, have ignored countless landslide warnings and calls for the relocation of estate workers to safe areas.
(2023-03-27). Former Montgomery, Alabama teacher testifies about the forced reopening of schools in 2020-21. wsws.org In this interview, Tynisa Williams, former teacher in Montgomery, Alabama, describes the experience of being forced to teach in-person in the fall of 2020 and winter of 2021. She and her coworkers waged a courageous struggle to stop the deadly return to in-person learning that cost the lives of eight educators in the district.
(2023-03-27). Temple University graduate worker exposes lies about supposedly "historic" contract following six-week strike. wsws.org A graduate student at Temple University explains the contents of the current contract, which was forced on his fellow university workers in the recent strike.
(2023-03-27). US workers speak out in support of last week's Los Angeles schools strike, urge rejection of tentative agreement. wsws.org Workers need "social disobedience on a massive scale, like a general strike," one Michigan teacher said. "The important thing is unifying all the different groups of working people and not isolating them like the union bureaucrats tend to do."
(2023-03-27). Build a mass movement of workers and youth to demand Macron's removal! wsws.org In every workplace and school in France, resolutions must be passed demanding the bringing down of Macron.
(2023-03-27). Explosion at Pennsylvania chocolate plant kills five. wsws.org At least 10 workers were injured and five killed in a Pennsylvania chocolate plant explosion on March 24 after workers' complaints to management about gas odors were dismissed.
(2023-03-27). People's Power Is At The Heart Of The Cuban Political System. popularresistance.org On Sunday, March 26, eight million Cubans will have the opportunity to vote in the elections to elect the 470 members of the National Assembly of People's Power. The Assembly has the duty of discussing and passing laws that affect the lives of the Cuban people. Half of the candidates to the Assembly are elected at a municipal level, and half are nominated by the different sectors of society, such as the mass organizations of women, students, workers, peasants, among others, whose electoral representation is a unique aspect of Cuban democracy. | The National Assembly is the body that is responsible for electing an…
(2023-03-27). Israeli Protests Intensify over Netanyahu Gov't Weakening Judiciary as Palestinian Rights Ignored. democracynow.org 
Workers across Israel are taking part in a general strike Monday to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to disempower Israel's judiciary. This comes after Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, on Sunday over Gallant's warning that the judicial overhaul represents "a clear, immediate and tangible threat to the security of the state." Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken part in protests in recent days, shutting down large parts of the country and demanding the government withdraw its plan, which would give parliament more power to appoint judges to the S…
(2023-03-28). Video: The European Union, Part of America's Hegemonic Project. globalresearch.ca The EU is a Cold War Construct, a US imperial project formulated by the Washington Consensus. The growing movement against EU domination is an anti-imperial initiative of Worldwide significance. It is also a movement against neoliberalism…
(2023-03-28). 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…
(2023-03-28). Realizan reunión ministerial virtual por Cumbre Antiinflacionaria. telesurtv.net Los participantes opinaron sobre la agenda de la cumbre, prevista para el próximo 5 de abril, y se hicieron propuestas en los planos económico y comercial.
(2023-03-28). To Crush Unions, Starbucks Targets Employee Communications. levernews.com 
(2023-03-27). Bordeaux City Hall Set on Fire amid Nationwide Protests against French Pension Changes. transcend.org 23 Mar 2023 – Largely peaceful protests are marred by outbreaks of violence as unions claim 3.5 million turned out, while authorities put number at just over 1 million.
(2023-03-27). Sanders unveils report debunking Starbucks' claim to be a 'progressive' company. nationofchange.org "Starbucks has engaged in the most significant union-busting campaign in modern history."
(2023-03-27). Venezuela Denounces Neocolonial Practices at Ibero-American Summit. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yván Gil participated in the 28th Ibero-American Summit on behalf of the Venezuelan government. In his speech, he questioned the application of coercive measures, also know as sanctions, as a method of political subjugation. | "We must abandon the neocolonial practices that the United States and the European Union are currently applying against three members present at this summit: Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela," said the Venezuelan top diplomat this past Saturday, March 2. | Accordingly, he highlighted that in a short period of time Venezuela has recei…
(2023-03-27). Demonstrators at Gent-Wevelgem cycling race: Stop normalization, boycott Israel! samidoun.net 
On Sunday, 26 March, the Gent-Wevelgem cycling race took place in Belgium. This cycling race is a semi-classic of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI Worldtour). Members of the Plate-Forme Charleroi-Palestine and the Kà§the Kollwitz Collective, as well as Palestinian and Irish friends, were present to denounce the participation in the race of the Israel Premier …
(2023-03-28). Movement demands justice for Arif Sayed Faisal, killed by cops in Cambridge, Massachusetts. liberationnews.org 
Cambridge Police shot and killed Arif Sayed Faisal in broad daylight on Jan. 4 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Almost three months later, city officials still refuse to answer a growing movement's questions or demands for justice.
(2023-03-28). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement. indybay.org Our California Pan African World Food and Ag Pavilion will offer proposed opportunities towards solutions that offer greater access to global seed research and development. 'We need to hear from farmers how we can continuously and sustainably bridge the gap between seed companies and the farming community, now more pronounced mainly by the negative impact of climate change. On our side, we will endeavor to work with the farmers to help increase the resilience and profitability of African farming in the face of climate change and other challenges,'
(2023-03-27). Class struggle in first-century Galilee produced the 'Jesus movement'. peoplesworld.org 
Books reconstructing the life of Jesus are numerous. They are typically idealistic and focus on Jesus as a great man who changed the course of history through his decisions and deeds. What is rarely discussed in these modern lives of Jesus is how he was a product of the material circumstances of his time. It …
(2023-03-27). 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…
(2023-03-27). #ShutDownNation: 12 New Business Reasons to Divest from Israel. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-03-27). How movements can keep politicians from selling out. nationofchange.org By understanding how mainstream political culture co-opts elected officials, grassroots groups can help them resist.
(2023-03-27). Police Use 'Less Lethal' Weapons To Crush Social Movements Worldwide. popularresistance.org This week, the City of Philadelphia agreed to a $9.25 million settlement with protesters who were brutalized with tear gas and pepper spray during demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd in late May 2020. | Such accountability for police who crush protests with crowd-control weapons is rare both in the United States and across the world. The settlement comes as researchers report that police in dozens of countries have routinely injured and even killed demonstrators with crowd-control weapons since 2015 as governments cracked down on protests. | Injuries from crowd-control weapons are increasing and w…
(2023-03-27). 'Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square' film review. peoplesworld.org 
If you've been around housing movements in New York City or the U.S., or maybe anywhere, you have probably heard about a place called Cooper Square, where the people did the impossible: beat back the real estate speculators and aligned power brokers to take control of a piece of their neighborhood, creating permanently affordable social …
(2023-03-27). Shawn Fain's election will not quell growing rank-and-file anger in the UAW. wsws.org Fain is not the expression of rank-and-file revolt against the UAW apparatus. Rather, he is the defensive reaction of the apparatus and the ruling class to a growing movement from below.
(2023-03-27). Boycott apartheid Israel's Summer In The City festival. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-03-27). TransAfrica Founder Randall Robinson Dies at 81; Opposed South African Apartheid & U.S. Coups in Haiti. democracynow.org 
We remember the human rights activist and lawyer Randall Robinson, the founder of TransAfrica, who died Friday at the age of 81. Robinson played a critical role in the anti-apartheid movement in the United States and was a prominent critic of U.S. policy in Haiti. In 2004, he helped expose the U.S. role in the coup that ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. We air excerpts from a 2013 interview Robinson did with Democracy Now! about his work.
(2023-03-28). Defend Sri Lankan teachers' right to strike! wsws.org The president accuses teachers and principals of taking students hostage, but in reality, the working masses have been made hostages to the IMF with the Wickremesinghe government acting as its policeman.
(2023-03-27). [Review] MASCC clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of acute radiation dermatitis: part 1) systematic review. thelancet.com Acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) commonly develops in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and is often characterized by erythema, desquamation, and pain. A systematic review was conducted to summarize the current evidence on interventions for the prevention and management of ARD. Databases were searched from 1946 to September 2020 to identify all original studies that evaluated an intervention for the prevention or management of ARD, with an updated search conducted in January 2023. A total of 235 original studies were included in this review, including 149 randomized controlled trials (RCTs).