(2024-03-11). 21 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Die in Florida. truthout.org At 2: 27 p.m. on Friday, March 8, the Florida Legislature adjourned sine die. With this adjournment, 21 of 22 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were effectively killed, leaving an anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in education bill as the lone piece of legislation to pass this session. This session featured some of the most severe bills ever proposed against transgender individuals, all of these bills… |
(2024-03-11). Life Happens. That's Why We Need a Safety Net. inequality.org Things don't always work out the way you expect. I've gotten to mix with celebrities and travel to the other side of the world. But I'm also a single mother who's experienced health crises, homelessness, and food insecurity. What I've learned is we need public policies that look out for people no matter where they …
(2024-03-11). Biden's Last Chance. counterpunch.org 
Prologue I watched President Joe Biden delivering his March 7, 2024 State of the Union speech. "My lifetime," he said, "has taught me to embrace freedom and democracy. A future based on the core values that have defined America: honesty, decency, dignity, equality. To respect everyone. To give everyone a fair shot. To give hate
(2024-03-11). "Modern societies cannot function without a welfare state" indybay.org Modern societies cannot really function well without a general social security system. That's why we need a security system for the whole of society that everyone pays into. In addition, growing social inequality is also a major economic risk.
(2024-03-11). A Fresh Approach to Limiting CEO Pay — and Saving Our Environment. inequality.org
(2024-03-11). Geelong socialist councillor says councils must invest in communities, do more for the disadvantaged. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-11). "What Is Anti-Racism? And Why It Means Anti-Capitalism," A book review. mronline.org 
Arun Kundnani details the histories of liberal and radical anti-racism and argues that anti-racism ultimately means anti-capitalism.
(2024-03-11). Tell the truth about Israel's crimes against humanity. greenleft.org.au 
There is a strong parallel between news coverage of Palestinian victims of Israel and Black and Brown victims of racism, white vigilantism and policing in the United States, writes Sonali Kolhatkar.
(2024-03-11). Youth employment to get further boost. ecns.cn Government departments and higher education institutes in China have been ramping up efforts to cultivate talent according to the demands of social development and ensure that college graduates have access to multiple employment channels.
(2024-03-11). 24th Annual, Folsom Juneteenth – Educational Symposium, Jazz Festival and much more. indybay.org 24th Annual, Folsom Juneteenth Celebrations is a month-long effort to showcase our unique, authentic journey from "Slavery to Freedom along the American River Parkway and throughout the California Gold Country"
(2024-03-11). German education minister wants to make universities fit for war. wsws.org Research is a geopolitical factor and an integral component of German security, the country's education minister declared at the Munich Security Conference.
(2024-03-10). Haiti: Education of Resilience. telesurenglish.net The increase in the number of schools that do not comply with the Ministry of Education's operating standards has hindered the work of professionals who, since the end of the last century, have been striving to provide young people with a comprehensive education. | Haiti is the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, with almost 77% of its citizens living on less than $2 a day. Mar. 10, 2024.
(2024-03-10). Youth employment to get further boost. ecns.cn Government departments and higher education institutes in China have been ramping up efforts to cultivate talent according to the demands of social development and ensure that college graduates have access to multiple employment channels.
(2024-03-11). Indian students flock to US universities in record numbers, for brighter prospects, overseas jobs: 'we value education'. scmp.com As India's economy grows, unemployment persists, even among college graduates, so many Indian students see universities as a stepping stone to careers abroad.
(2024-03-11). Tuesday 3/12: Webinar: Palestine Activism in Digital Spaces. indybay.org Online | bit.ly/PalestineDigitalActivism…
(2024-03-11). The gates of the great continent: Palestine, China, and the war for humanity's future (Part 1). mronline.org As Israel's genocidal war on Gaza enters its sixth month, Qiao Collective presents an urgent intervention from Charles Xu on the Palestinian resistance and the place of China, its people, and their revolutionary legacy in the global solidarity movement.
(2024-03-11). Insights丨Pakistani scholar: China's high-quality development invigorates economic transformation of Pakistan. ecns.cn "This year's Two Sessions, the focus may be more besides the discussions with what comes from the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), I think the more important aspect will be the Premier's government work report," said Hassan Daud, formal diplomat at the Pakistani Embassy in China and director of BRI & Regional Studies Global Governance Institute and SDPI, during an online interview with China News Network.
(2024-03-11). Saturday 4/13: Earth Day Event: We Will Not Be Sacrificed! Reports from "Sacrifice Zones" indybay.org 2727 Event Space, (2727 California Street, Berkeley, CA 94703) | Also online, see website for details…
(2024-03-11). Saturday 4/20: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Wealth Supremacy. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2024-03-11). Did Dani Alves commit suicide in jail?>. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Activists online allegedly reported that former Brazilian football player Dani Alves had committed suicide in jail.In February, a Spanish court sentenced the famous player Dani Alves to four years and a half in jail for rape. The star, who is a former Barcelona player, was found guilty of nightclub sexual assault and was sentenced to four years and six months in jail.Alves, 40, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the early hours of Dec. 31, 2022. However, the player denied the accusations.The Barcelona Court after reviewing the case sentenced Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison for…
(2024-03-11). Video of Haitian 'cannibal' gang eating human body parts goes viral. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A video has gone viral in the last couple of hours on the X platform (formerly Twitter) showing members of a Haitian gang eating human body parts in footage that took the internet by storm. The video went viral in a short time and emerged along with the unrest in Haiti which started in March 2024, after armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in Haiti, releasing 3,700 inmates. Following the prison incident, the gangs called on Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign.A disturbing video then emerged online showing members of the Haitian 'cannibal' gang on camera eating human body parts after setting the…
(2024-03-11). Capitalism's New Age of Plagues (Part 1). mronline.org 
In our time, pandemics will occur more often, spread more rapidly, and kill more people.
(2024-03-11). Online search data could be used to detect gynaecological cancer cases earlier. imperial.ac.uk Search engine data could be used to detect gynaecological cancer cases earlier, potentially months ahead of GP referrals, according to new research.
(2024-03-11). How the 'fight against antisemitism' became a shield for Israel's genocide. mronline.org 
Western capitals no longer treat Israel like a state, a political actor capable of slaughtering children, but rather as a sacred cause. So any opposition has to be a blasphemy.
(2024-03-11). Israel's Netzarim Corridor to divide Gaza into two parts. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A satellite imagery analysis by CNN revealed that, as part of a security plan to control Gaza, the Israeli army is building a road, that has now reached the Mediterranean coast, to split the besieged enclave into two parts. According to a satellite image taken on March 6, the east-west road, which has been under construction for weeks, now stretches from the Gaza-Israeli border area across the entire roughly 6.5-kilometer-wide strip separating northern Gaza, including Gaza City, from the south of the enclave.According to CNN's investigation, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) of the road is already in plac…
(2024-03-11). Health Situation "Catastrophic" as Gaza Genocide Enters Sixth Month. libya360.wordpress.com Nora Barrows-Friedman A wounded child is treated by physicians at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir El-Balah following Israeli attacks, 7 March. Doctors, nurses and medical staff in Gaza are being forced to treat patients in increasingly dire situations as Israel continues to block food, water, medicine and basic supplies with the backing and complicity of the United…
(2024-03-11). Fruit Festivals – CA Black Agriculture Women's Fundraising – Political Activism. indybay.org Early California Black Churches played a central role not only in the Colored Convention Movement but in Black women's fundraising and organizing efforts in general. By holding events like the "Fruit Festival," as well as picnics and fairs, Black women raised funds to build, buy, and sustain churches. Once such churches were established, they also served as channels through which Black women organized and participated in philanthropy and political activism involving fundraising.
(2024-03-11). Despite media frenzy, Labor continues to lead economic metrics worldwide. independentaustralia.net 
(2024-03-11). Wang calls for greater solidarity. ecns.cn China's top political adviser, Wang Huning, called on Sunday for greater unity and extensive collaboration in order to consolidate efforts to promote the country's modernization drive.
(2024-03-11). Maritime Union of Australia embraces pro-Israel, pro-war, Albanese at national conference. wsws.org Outside the conference, protesters rallied against the Gaza genocide and its support by the Labor government. Inside, the MUA leadership welcomed the prime minister with open arms.
(2024-03-11). Democracy Now! 2024-03-11 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for March 11, 2024; "Empire's Laboratory": How 2004 U.S.-Backed Coup Destabilized Haiti & Led to Current Crisis; Guilty: U.S.-Backed Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Convicted of Drug Trafficking; "The Trauma Is Immeasurable": Palestinian Writer Susan Abulhawa on Israeli Violence in Gaza | Headlines for March 11, 2024; "Empire's Laboratory": How 2004 U.S.-Backed Coup Destabilized Haiti & Led to Current Crisis; Guilty: U.S.-Backed Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Convicted of Drug Trafficking; "The Trauma Is Immeasurable&…
(2024-03-11). Comprehensive testing helps diagnose and manage rare genetic disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lauri's daughter, Christy, a genetic counselor at Mayo Clinic, was instrumental in getting Lauri the testing she needed for an accurate diagnosis. Multiple doctors and multiple examinations could not figure out why Lauri Sieben had spent much of her life "never feeling quite right" physically. Fortunately for Lauri, that changed after her daughter Christy began working as a genetic counselor in Mayo Clinic's Molecular Technologies Laboratory. After seeing similarities between the patient testing she was…
(2024-03-11). Massive demonstration in Rome calls for ceasefire in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org On March 9, Saturday, peace and working-class groups in Italy organized a major mobilization in Rome demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In the march called by the Assisi Pace Giusta committee, various organizations participated including the Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament, the Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL), the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), Union of University Students (UDU), and others. The groups demanded an end to Israel's ongoing genocide in Palestine and called on the Italian and European governments to stop sending weapons to support wars. | Over 31,000 people have be…
(2024-03-11). Monday 3/11: Action At SF Labor Council: Stop The Genocide NOW! For General Strike To Shutdown Genocide. indybay.org San Francisco Labor Council Meeting | 55 Fillmore St. | San Francisco…
(2024-03-11). A New Life for Mexico's Oldest Union. counterpunch.org 
Humberto Montes de Oca is the Secretary for Internal Relations of the Mexican Union of Electrical Workers (SME). He was originally a working-class art student who became active in the left-wing political movements of the period of Mexico's Dirty War (1970s to early 1980s). He joined the SME as a political act to become part
(2024-03-11). EU evacuates all diplomatic personnel from Haiti. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – European Commission (EU) spokesman Peter Stano stated that all diplomatic personnel stationed in Haiti have been evacuated because of "the dramatic deterioration of the security situation"."Currently we have removed and moved, evacuated all the EU staff from Haiti," Stano stated. "We are, of course, assessing the situation and will be adjusting the ways how we operate as the situation, as the security situation develops," he added.The EU statement comes as a number of diplomatic missions begin to evacuate workers from Haiti, as gang violence in the Caribbean nation's capital, Port-au-Prince, escalates.
(2024-03-11). COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake by UK Healthcare Workers. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-11). In Bangladesh, globalization results in hardship for women workers. cadtm.org
(2024-03-11). Patrick Lawrence: Old Man Shouting, "The American Empire is Doing Great!" But It Isn't. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Democratic elites and the reporters who clerk for them were effusively approving of Joe Biden's State of the Union speech last Thursday evening—not so much for what he said, which came nothing new, as for the demeanor of our enfeebled president. Never mind that Biden reduced an occasion …
(2024-03-11). Biden Says Debate With Trump Will Depend on the GOP Nominee's "Behavior" truthout.org Following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address last week, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris suggested that he might not engage in debates with former President Donald Trump in this year's presidential rematch. Following the speech, ABC News asked Harris whether Biden, the incumbent Democrat, was preparing to debate with Trump, who is now the presumptive Republican nominee… |
(2024-03-11). Patrick Lawrence: Old Man Shouting, The American Empire is Doing Great! But It Isn't. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Democratic elites and the reporters who clerk for them were effusively approving of Joe Biden's State of the Union speech last Thursday evening—not so much for what he said, which came nothing new, as for the demeanor of our enfeebled president. Never mind that Biden reduced an occasion …
(2024-03-11). Video: President Biden's State of the Union Address. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-11). Inaugura Naciones Unidas 68 reunión anual para promover igualdad de género. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 mar (RHC) El‚ÄØ68 período de sesiones de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer de la ONU comenzará hoy en medio de lo que los expertos califican como una encrucijada para la igualdad de género.
(2024-03-11). Economy Created 275,000 Jobs in February, Unemployment Edged Up to 3.9 Percent. counterpunch.org 
(2024-03-11). What's the difference between kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. One of the important jobs of the kidneys is to clean the blood. As blood moves through the body, it picks up extra fluid, chemicals and waste….
(2024-03-11). The Gates of the Great Continent: Palestine, China, and the War for Humanity's Future. libya360.wordpress.com Charles Xu As Israel's genocidal war on Gaza enters its sixth month, Qiao Collective presents an urgent intervention from Charles Xu on the Palestinian resistance and the place of China, its people, and their revolutionary legacy in the global solidarity movement. This essay details China's near-unconditional support for Palestinian armed struggle in its early phase,…
(2024-03-11). This Ramadan, let's escalate the boycott of companies implicated in Israel's genocide against Palestinians. bdsmovement.net 
(2024-03-11). PFLP Warns of Suspicious US Plan for Gaza Pier, 'Humanitarian Aid'. orinocotribune.com PFLP questions the significance of Biden's port plan in Gaza at a time when the United States could effectively impose aid entry through alternative means. | The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has issued a warning against the US plan to establish a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza for "transporting aid to the sector." | The movement emphasized that the US plan is "suspicious and dubious" and goes beyond the goal of aiding the Palestinian people, opening the door to executing other alarming objectives, such as forced displacement plans under humanitarian and other pretexts. | It also cons…
(2024-03-11). Weekly Horoscope, March 10 to March 16, 2024. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA Welcome to your weekly horoscope, where we explore the cosmic energies influencing your life from March 10 to March 16, 2024. This week, the celestial movements encourage introspection, communication, and taking practical steps toward your goals. Let's delve into what each sign can expect: Aries (March 21 – April 19): : This week, Aries, you're feeling driven and ambitious. With Mars, your ruling planet, aligning with Saturn, you have the discipline and determination to make significant progress towards your long-term goals. However, beware of impatience and impulsiveness. Take calculated steps rat…
(2024-03-11). Feminist Movements In Pakistan: Challenges and Struggles. cadtm.org Asma Aamir writes about the Pakistani feminist movements history and current practices, their challenges and ways forward. This article is an edited version of her speech in the 13th International Meeting of the World March of Women, which happened in October 2023, in Ankara, Turkey.
| I would like to talk about Pakistan, a country that has not a secular State, like Turkey and others. It is officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, run by the federal and provincial governments, following (…) | – |
(2024-03-11). Lebanon threatens to deport Syrian opposition activist. newarab.com 
Syrian opposition activist and researcher Sheikh Jumaa Lehib was handed a deportation order on Wednesday, 6 February, from Lebanon to Syria amid a more significant crackdown on Syrian refugees in Lebanon. | Lehib is an opposition activist who was arrested in Syria during the country's 2011 revolution and is currently the head researcher with the opposition party Syrian Future Movement. | He was given an order to return to Syria by 6 April by Lebanese General Security when he went to renew his residency, despite his registered status with the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). | Activists and human rights monitors have…
(2024-03-11). 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…
(2024-03-11). The need for a common strategy for multipolarity. uwidata.com On the 26th and 27th of February, the Russian Federation hosted over 500 participants from more than 130 countries in Moscow to challenge Western hegemony in the Second Congress of the International Russophile Movement (MIR). UWI documents in the following days the speeches given by Turkish delegates in the Congress. Today we start with the …
(2024-03-11). The Gilded Age Then, the Gilded Age Now. counterpunch.org 
How many people in India are going hungry? Researchers working on the Global Hunger Index are currently tracking 125 nations across the world. Exactly 110 of those nations, those researchers reported last fall, are suffering less hunger than India. But India, by contrast, is doing quite well on the gluttony front. Few nations today can
(2024-03-11). Sunday 4/7: LIVE FROM JENIN. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 FRANKLIN ST. | S.F.
(2024-03-11). Sri Lankan police attack student protests against austerity measures. wsws.org These violent attacks on students, with water cannons, tear gas and batons, are part of the Wickremesinghe government's assault on the democratic and social rights of the working class.
(2024-03-11). PSC study makes recommendations on hybrid work arrangements. sanews.gov.za PSC study makes recommendations on hybrid work arrangements | The Public Service Commission (PSC) has completed a study on the impact of hybrid work arrangements on service delivery in the public service. | PSC Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya says the COVID-19 pandemic forced most organisations, including government, to consider alternative working arrangements in order to limit human and physical interaction. | "This resulted in the introduction of hybrid workspaces and the working from home (WFH) option that was new for most employees, as only a few private companies offered this option pre-COVID-19," Gxoyiya said a…
(2024-03-11). New 55t BelAZ haul truck passes final tests. eng.belta.by BelAZ-7555M has an economical 700 hp diesel engine and a modernized | driving axle, which provides increased working life of gears and | bearings.
(2024-03-11). Russian president briefed about crew readiness for new mission to ISS. eng.belta.by Russian President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Yuri Borisov, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation to discuss, among other things, the preparation for new mission to the ISS that carries a representative of Belarus. A video of the meeting was released by the Kremlin's press service, BelTA has learned.