(2024-03-12). Are Anti-DEI Efforts Mostly Affecting Latino Students in the U.S.?>. latintimes.com Following a movement against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs from different sectors, here's how Latino students have been impacted…
(2024-03-12). Oxfam reports richest 1 percent responsible for more carbon emissions than poorest 66 percent. nationofchange.org The report titled, "Climate Equality: A Planet for the 99%," shows the large gap between the carbon footprint of the richest 1 percent and the rest of the people across the world.
(2024-03-12). The Unheard Struggles of Palestinian Women Amidst Global Feminism. counterpunch.org 
To my Palestinian sisters, Despite the global rise of the feminist liberation movement launched decades ago to amplify the voices of women, there exists a troubling disconnect and indifference towards your pain and cries. It seems as though the movement for women's equality and the right to self-determination or emancipation was intended to uplift a
(2024-03-12). 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.
(2024-03-12). SEP candidates Joseph Kishore and Jerry White discuss war, inequality and the COVID-19 pandemic on the Eclectic Radical Show. wsws.org In an extended March 10 interview, Kishore and White outlined a socialist program in response to the myriad crises facing humanity, none of which can be resolved within the confines of the capitalist system.
(2024-03-12). Geelong socialist councillor says councils must invest in communities, do more for the disadvantaged. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-12). "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.
(2024-03-12). US finances new mercenary opposition against Cuba. plenglish.com Among U.S.-financed organizations is the so-called International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (called Race and Equality), a Miami-based association that is receiving funds through the NED and USAID, the Cubadebate reported. | With money provided by Washington, Race and Equality promotes trips of anti-Cuban activists to Europe to meet with officials and Euro-parliamentarians and force them to listen to their complaints, claims, interests and agendas against Cuban government. | For example, from February 12 to 15, activists Elena Larrinaga de Luis, Yaxis Cires Dib and Yanelis Núñez Leyva, known in…
(2024-03-11). UN: 68th Annual Meeting to Promote Gender Equality Opens. telesurenglish.net The 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will begin today amid what experts are calling a crossroads for gender equality. | RELATED: | The agency's largest annual women's empowerment meeting will run through March 22 with discussions focused on accelerating the achievement of equality, addressing poverty, and strengthening gender-responsive institutions and financing. | The event brings together representatives of governments, civil so…
(2024-03-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black Americans are at higher risk of chronic kidney disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chronic kidney disease is a condition where your kidneys lose their ability to filter waste and fluid from your blood. This can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.The Black community faces a higher risk of chronic kidney disease. This can be due to genetics, higher rates of hypertension and diabetes, and socioeconomic issues such as access to healthcare and structural racism. Dr. Ivan Porter II, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist, says these factors create a…
(2024-03-12). Gender Wage Gap Persists In 2023. popularresistance.org March 12 is Equal Pay Day, a reminder that there is still a significant pay gap between men and women in our country. The date represents how far into 2024 women would have to work on top of the hours they worked in 2023 simply to match what men were paid in 2023. Women were paid 21.8% less on average than men in 2023, after controlling for race and ethnicity, education, age, and geographic division. | There has been little progress in narrowing this gender wage gap over the past three decades. While the pay gap declined between 1979 and 1994—due to men's stagnant wages, not a tremendous increase in women's…
(2024-03-12). Biden budget promotes war in Ukraine, Middle East, China and at US-Mexico border. wsws.org The budget document combines massive military outlays with false and demagogic promises of health and education spending to be funded by tax increases on the wealthy.
(2024-03-12). Tuesday 3/12: Webinar: Palestine Activism in Digital Spaces. indybay.org Online | bit.ly/PalestineDigitalActivism…
(2024-03-12). The fates of the great continent: Palestine, China, and the war for humanity's future (Part 2). mronline.org Notwithstanding Mao's admonition to his PLO visitors to avoid book worship—including and especially of his own works—his writings on guerrilla warfare had by then become canon, and for good reason.
(2024-03-12). UNRWA staffers tortured by Israeli troops to falsely admit 'Hamas links'. mronline.org 
Israel has sought for years to dismantle the UN agency to destroy Palestinian refugees' right of return.
(2024-03-12). Virtual Group Exercise Program Improved Long COVID Symptoms. jamanetwork.com A group exercise program delivered online in combination with psychological support sessions improved the health-related quality of life for people living with post—COVID-19 condition, also known as long COVID, compared with the usual care of 1 online support session. The results are based on randomized clinical trial data from 585 adults in England and Wales with ongoing physical and mental health symptoms after being hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2.
(2024-03-12). How mindsets drive commentary—whether reform, revolution, reaction or resistance to change. nationofchange.org Cheap shots only cheapen what still in the main offers an effective, worldwide online opportunity.
(2024-03-12). The gates of the great continent: Palestine, China, and the war for humanity's future (Part 2). mronline.org Notwithstanding Mao's admonition to his PLO visitors to avoid book worship—including and especially of his own works—his writings on guerrilla warfare had by then become canon, and for good reason.
(2024-03-12). Part-time jobs, no benefits: The real state of the working class. mronline.org 
In his March 6 State of the Union address, President Joe Biden declared, "We have the best economy in the world." He said millions of new jobs had been created in the last three years and that unemployment was at record lows.
(2024-03-12). Seven reasons not to leave Lenin to our enemies. mronline.org 
The Left has tossed Lenin's corpse to the victors of history—both the Stalinists and their liberal opponents.
(2024-03-12). Western climate agenda goes against African development. mronline.org 
This commentary provides an overview of carbon and biodiversity offsets as an expansion of global capitalism under the western environmental agenda marshalled against development in Africa.
(2024-03-12). 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.
(2024-03-12). Suffocated Gazans turn to crowdfunding in do-or-die moment. newarab.com 
Surrounded by loss and persistent hardship, Gazans are increasingly turning to crowdfunding campaigns, reaching out for assistance from beyond the borders. | Online crowdfunding platforms are inundated with pleas from Gazans seeking support. Some are asking for funds to cover the "coordination fees" necessary to evacuate to Egypt through the Rafah crossing, while others are hoping to raise resources to remain and rebuild their homes once the war is over. | Most of these appeals originate from Rafah, where 1.4 million people remain in tents and overcrowded shelters amidst a severe humanitarian crisis. Immediate…
(2024-03-12). Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed UK arrest warrant. newarab.com 
Online influencer Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate were detained Monday evening for 24 hours on allegations of sexual aggression in a UK case dating back to 2012-2015, spokesperson Mateea Petrescu said. | She said the Bucharest Court of Appeal is set to make a "pivotal decision" Tuesday on wheth…
(2024-03-12). Inside the UAW's Southern Strategy. counterpunch.org 
Persuading Southern autoworkers to join a union remains one of the U.S. labor movement's most enduring challenges, despite persistent efforts by the United Auto Workers union to organize this workforce. To be sure, the UAW does have members employed by Ford and General Motors at facilities in Kentucky, Texas, Missouri and Mississippi. However, the UAW
(2024-03-12). Construction of record-breaking deepwater jacket Haiji-2 completed. ecns.cn Jacket platform is the "foundation" for supporting and fixing the huge body of offshore oil and gas platform, which is widely used in the world.
(2024-03-12). Construction of record-breaking deepwater jacket Haiji-2 completed. ecns.cn Haiji-2, the first deepwater jacket in Asia designed and built independently by China National Offshore Oil Corp, completed construction"ÄÄon Tuesday in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province."ÄÄ…
(2024-03-12). The Axis of Resistance: Like Seeds in the Soil. orinocotribune.com By Hanna Eid — Mar 10, 2024 | Rebuilding and construction also goes beyond aid to families of the martyrs, but also to rebuilding vital infrastructure. | While I write this article, I am in mourning for the almost 40,000 Palestinians murdered by the fascist Zionist regime in the last 5 months. Because of Zionist colonialism and some members of my family refusing to give up their Palestinian IDs, I have never stepped foot in our beloved homeland. From exile, I wonder how many of these 40,000 are distant cousins or a hypothetical friend with whom I could have gotten a coffee on the beaches of Haifa. | While ma…
(2024-03-12). UN welcomes maritime corridor for Gaza. plenglish.com United Nations, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction for Gaza Sigrid Kaag welcomed on Tuesday the opening of a maritime corridor for greater assistance to the enclave, although she called for keeping all routes open.
(2024-03-12). Ukraine rushes to build over 2000km of war fortifications as Russian forces go on offensive. scmp.com The construction effort reflects the shift in momentum in the two-year war, with Russian forces making gains as Kyiv's military struggles with dwindling ammunition stocks.
(2024-03-12). Syria bets on the Chinese contribution in rebuilding its industries. plenglish.com Damascus, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Minister of Industry, Abdul Qader Joukhadar, expressed his country's determination to strengthen economic, technological and industrial cooperation relations with China, particularly in the reconstruction phases.
(2024-03-12). University of Chicago Hospital nurses to strike March 14. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — Management refusal to consider safe-staffing forced the 2,800 registered nurses at the University of Chicago's hospital complex to call a 24-hour strike starting at 7 am on March 14. The nurses, members of National Nurses United, said they've been bargaining since October for a new contract and staffing has been the big roadblock. …
(2024-03-12). 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.
(2024-03-12). On Women's Day 2024 Global Action to Defend Palestinian Women Journalists in SF. indybay.org On International Women's Day a solidarity rally was held for Palestinian Gaza women journalists who have been attacked and murdered. Sixteen have been killed in Gaza and there are 124 journalists who have lost their lives…
(2024-03-12). Three Egyptian Coptic monks killed in South Africa: Church. newarab.com 
Three "Three monks were subjected to a criminal assault inside our Coptic monastery," the spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church said in statement posted on Facebook, without elaborating.
(2024-03-12). Fruits of our Labors. counterpunch.org 
It's budget season on a permanent basis now. When I was a full-time community organizer I used to love to go to Washington DC in time for the cherry blossoms and the hog slopping. Hog slopping? That was just one of the terms used by many hill staffers (and even some administration figures in places
(2024-03-12). 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…
(2024-03-12). Australian government to fast-track gas projects in new pro-business blueprint. wsws.org Addressing a business summit, Treasurer Jim Chalmers signalled the Labor government's push for a bipartisan front to satisfy the demands of big business in the leadup to the next federal election.
(2024-03-12). "How to end the genocide in Gaza"—strong responses to SEP public meetings in key Australian cities. wsws.org Last week's meetings attracted workers, students and others horrified by Israel's military barbarism but wanting to go beyond the fruitless appeals to the Albanese Labor government which maintains unwavering support for Israel and its war crimes.
(2024-03-12). Australian Labor's Myanmar sanctions lack real impact. greenleft.org.au 
Three years after the February 2021 coup in Myanmar, the Australian Labor government is facing renewed criticism for its failure to impose meaningful sanctions on the illegitimate military junta, write Leo Earle and Mg Lin Htet.
(2024-03-12). 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…
(2024-03-12). Transportistas alemanes van a la huelga. telesurtv.net Las acciones laborales afectaron a todas las salidas de Lufthansa desde el aeropuerto de Frankfurt y a las operaciones ferroviarias en todo el país.
(2024-03-12). State Approaches to Stopping Violence Against Health Care Workers. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint examines current state-level approaches to addressing the increased incidence of violence against health care workers, as well as how laws are adapting to protect health care personnel.
(2024-03-12). Israel blocks Gaza aid truck over children medical scissors. newarab.com 
The head of the Israel has limited the entry of aid into Gaza throughout the war and placed bans on items that can be used for 'dual use' including instruments and materials essential for medical workers, who are battling with injuries from air strikes and manutrition. | In a state…
(2024-03-12). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers, aeronautical workers, river boat operators and others have launched strikes against Argentina's soaring cost of living while 5,000 city workers in Edmonton have decisively rejected management's "last, best and final offer."
(2024-03-12). United States Postal Service and city letter carriers move towards binding interest arbitration. wsws.org Binding interest arbitration is a thoroughly undemocratic measure through which a pro-management contract will be imposed without even a vote by workers. It is mandated by anti-worker laws in the US which for decades have banned strikes by federal workers.
(2024-03-12). Urgent call to action! Demand medical care for political prisoner, Leonard Peltier. workers.org 
The following appeal was issued by the Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee on March 8, 2024. Dear supporters, Leonard Peltier is still in need of urgent medical care. Your efforts, along with the strong advocacy of Leonard's legal team and the Ad Hoc Committee, got the attention of the . . . |
(2024-03-12). 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.
(2024-03-12). In Bangladesh, globalization results in hardship for women workers. cadtm.org
(2024-03-12). South Africa women groups pay tribute to Gaza on IWD. newarab.com 
South African women's groups celebrated Women's History Month marked from Friday, March 8, International Women's Day, in a sombre mood with a moving nod to the Many appealed to the world to intervene to stop Israel's genocidal war targeting vulnerable women and children in Gaza. | Simunye Women Workers Forum, a women labour advocacy group based in Johannesburg, called for an immediate end to the war, freedom for women and children, and the opening of borders by Egypt to allow an unhinder…
(2024-03-12). La historia recordará que Israel cometió un holocausto. workers.org 
Este artículo, publicado en Electronic Intifada el 6 de marzo de 2024, fue traducido por Fausto Giudice. Son las 8 de la tarde en Gaza, Palestina, al final de mi cuarto día en Rafah, y es la primera vez que he podido sentarme en un lugar tranquilo y pensar. Retrato . . . |
(2024-03-12). Argentina: TELAM Agency Workers Reject 'Voluntary Retirement'. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, workers of the TELAM news agency rejected the "voluntary resignation plan" proposed by Argentine President Javier Milei, who announced the dissolution of this public institution on March 1st. | RELATED: | On Sunday, TELAM authorities sent journalists a severance agreement that includes financial compensation according to age and years of work. The Buenos Aires Press Union (SIPREBA), however, rejected this prop…
(2024-03-11). Finnish Workers Announce Two Weeks' Strike. telesurenglish.net On Monday, nearly 7,000 Finnish workers began a two-week strike against labour market reform and government-driven social cuts. | RELATED: | The strike was called by the Central Organization of Trade Unions of Finland (SAK) the largest trade union confederation in the country which have organized strikes held intermittently for almost three months in the Nordic country. | The reasons for the protest by the unions is a reform of…
(2024-03-11). Rosario City Plagued by Criminal Violence in Argentina. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Argentina woke up in turmoil following the death of a taxi driver and a gas station employee, who were murdered by drug trafficking gangs in the port city of Rosario. | RELATED: | Previously, gang leaders announced the random killing of workers as a way to pressure Santa Fe Governor Maximiliano Pullaro, who imposed "Bukele-style" controls in the prisons of his province after taking office. | The inmates, who de…
(2024-03-10). Venezuela Joins in "Deep Prayer" for Palestine at Ramadan Month. telesurenglish.net A released statement by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil, expresses the joy and congratulations to the entire Muslim community for the beginning of the Ramadan, the holy month for Muslim people this Sunday, March 10. | RELATED: | "Venezuela joins in the hope of a holy Ramadan, standing in solidarity, in a special way and in deep prayer, with the Palestinian People, so that the Gracious and Merciful God covers them with abunda…
(2024-03-12). Urgent call to action! Demand medical care for political prisoner, Leonard Peltier. workers.org The following appeal was issued by the Leonard Peltier Official Ad Hoc Committee on March 8, 2024. Dear supporters, Leonard Peltier is still in need of urgent medical care. Your efforts, along with the strong advocacy of Leonard's legal team and the Ad Hoc Committee, got the attention of the . . . |
(2024-03-12). Aaron Bushnell's act sparks memories of mass resistance in U.S. military. workers.org 
The author, a veteran of the U.S. military who was sent to fight in Vietnam in the late 1960s, spoke at a March 3 vigil in Philadelphia organized following the sacrifice by active-duty Air Force member Aaron Bushnell a few days earlier. This article is based on Piette's talk. Veteran . . . |
(2024-03-12). China, EU hold defense and security policy dialogue. ecns.cn The 14th China-European Union defense and security policy dialogue was held in Beijing on Monday, the Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday morning.
(2024-03-12). Old Man Shouting, 'The American Empire Is Doing Great!'. popularresistance.org 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 intended to address all Americans as to the condition of their nation to a cheap stump speech. He avoided falling down for his hour at the podium while stringing coherent sentences (mostly) together in the cause of his political survival. That is what counted.
(2024-03-12). Indian Union Muslim League moves SC seeking stay on the citizenship rules. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of the rules notified by the Union Home Ministry under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In its application, IUML said that the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 are manifestly arbitrary and create an unfair …
(2024-03-12). The American Empire in (Ultimate?) Crisis. tomdispatch.com Empires don't just fall like toppled trees. Instead, they weaken slowly as a succession of crises drain their strength and confidence until they suddenly begin to disintegrate. So it was with the British, French, and Soviet empires; so it now is with imperial America. Great Britain confronted serious colonial crises in India, Iran, and Palestine before plunging headlong into the Suez Canal and imperial collapse in 1956. In the later years of the Cold War, the Soviet Union faced its own challenges in Czechoslovakia, Egypt, and Ethiopia before crashing into a brick wall in its war in Afghanistan. America's post-Col…
(2024-03-12). Estado de la Unión. radiohc.cu "Mi propósito es despertar al Congreso y alertar al pueblo estadounidense de que éste no es un momento normal. Desde los tiempos del presidente Lincoln y la guerra civil, no hemos tenido a la democracia bajo asalto aquí, en casa, de la manera en que la tenemos ahora. Lo que hace este momento raro, es que la libertad y la democracia están bajo ataque aquí, en casa, y fuera, al mismo tiempo".
(2024-03-12). Indian Union Muslim League moves SC seeking stay on the citizenship rules. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of the rules notified by the Union Home Ministry under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). In its application, IUML said that the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 are manifestly arbitrary and create an unfair …
(2024-03-12). FBU slams the Tories over their latest 'draconian' attempts to shut down dissent — while endangering the public, too. thecanary.co The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has called on all fire service employers to refuse to implement the government's new minimum service levels, condemning the legislation as a "draconian attempt to ban strikes". FBU: minimum service levels will threaten public safety In a letter sent to all fire service employers in England, the FBU has warned …
(2024-03-11). Railway Drivers To Paralyze Germany Again. telesurenglish.net From Monday to Wednesday, the German Locomotive Drivers' Union (GDL) will carry out a sixth round of strikes in response to the unresolved wage dispute with the German railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DB). | RELATED: | "In the transport of goods, the strike will begin on Monday at 6: 00 p.m. and will end the next day at the same time. Starting at 2: 00 a.m. on Tuesday, passenger transport will also largely stop until Wednesda…
(2024-03-12). EC recommends opening adhesion talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina. plenglish.com Brussels, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) The European Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday that it recommends the European Union (EU) Council to start adhesion negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(2024-03-12). The 2024 Election is About the Rich Stealing From the Public. counterpunch.org 
There are many issues on the line this election year but one that gets little attention is former President Donald Trump's 2017 tax reform law that cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanently reduced the tax rate for big corporations from an already-low 35 percent to a ridiculously minuscule 21 percent. It also lowered tax rates for the wealthiest people from nearly 40 percent to 37 percent. Several provisions of that law are set to expire in 2025, making this November's Congressional and Presidential elections particularly critical to issues of economic fairness…
(2024-03-12). 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….
(2024-03-12). PFLP Warns Of Suspicious US Plan For Gaza Pier. popularresistance.org 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 considered the issuance of instructions by the US President to establish the port an attempt to appease public opinion in the United States and part of his electo…
(2024-03-12). The Counterrevolutionary Nature of Liberal Feminist Support for Gaza. orinocotribune.com By Tala Alayli — Mar 10, 2024 | This article is a historical analysis of liberalism, how it is imperial by nature, with a focal lens on the counterrevolutionary nature of feminist movements that do not show support for Gaza. | In Malcolm X's analysis of white liberals, he explained that the liberal can only be distinguished from the conservative by his deceit, veiled as support to the oppressed that would later exploit his vulnerability and suffering in the power play of political gain. The liberal's solidarity, hence, is but a ploy to gain the favor of the oppressed, exploit his struggle, and then throw him…
(2024-03-12). Seattle's Radical Women. counterpunch.org 
Like most of the liberation movements of the period we call the Sixties, the women's liberation movement seems a shadow of its former self. In a manner similar to those other movements, the politics of what's known as second-stage feminism have shifted rightward. This is in part due to the non-stop attacks on women's rights
(2024-03-12). Gazans Embrace Ansarallah. orinocotribune.com By Yousef Fares — Mar 8, 2024 | It is not an exaggeration to say that the Ansarallah Movement and the Yemeni army have captivated the hearts of the locals in the Gaza Strip. This is especially true for those who support the choice of armed resistance, and who make up the majority here. | Here in Gaza, the elderly eagerly listen to the military bulletins delivered by the spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Yahya Saree, through the radio, after each targeting operation of a British, American, or Israeli ship. They pray sincerely for the "the Houthis" and for their victory and success. | Al-Akhbar intervie…
(2024-03-12). 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). #IAW2024: Amplify #NoTechforApartheid . bdsmovement.net 
(2024-03-12). Strangled by Israel for decades, Gaza's future must begin with free movement. 972mag.com
(2024-03-12). 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…
(2024-03-12). Haiti's acting PM and president Ariel Henry resigns, people's movements warn against foreign intervention. peoplesdispatch.org 
The resignation of Henry comes amid an upsurge in violence between security forces and paramilitary groups, and was a long standing demand of movements in the country…
(2024-03-12). Dutch Political Parties Inch Forward in Talks on New Government. telesurenglish.net Talks about a new Dutch government have moved ahead slowly with no clear progress as leaders of the four major parties met on Monday for the first time to draw conclusions in the second round of negotiations. | RELATED: | The second round of negotiations between far-right populist Party for Freedom (PVV), center-right party New Social Contract (NSC), the rightist People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the farmers movement Bo…
(2024-03-12). A Multipolar World for International Peace and Neutrality. 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 some speeches delivered in the congress. Today we publish the presentation of Erdem ƒ∞lker …
(2024-03-12). Houthi rebels attack another ship in Red Sea. plenglish.com Aden, Yemen, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Yemen's Houthi rebels, grouped in the Ansar Allah movement, launched a new attack against a container ship in the Red Sea, sources of this armed group reported on Tuesday. Houthis military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a press release broadcast on Al-Masirah TV that several naval missiles were launched against a ship named "Pinocchio" and it was hit.
(2024-03-12). Israel checking whether it killed Hamas deputy military leader Marwan Issa in Gaza. scmp.com If the death is confirmed, Marwan Issa would be the highest-ranking official from the Islamist militant movement killed by Israel in five months of war.
(2024-03-12). Indian government notifies rules for Citizenship Amendment Act. peoplesdispatch.org The Modi government delivered on its 2019 campaign promise to implement the controversial law, which provides an expedited route to Indian citizenship to undocumented migrants from six religious communities from neighboring countries but excludes Muslims…
(2024-03-12). Jamaica plans to receive 50,000 European tourists by 2025. plenglish.com Kingston, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Jamaica is working to receive 50,000 visitors from Europe next year, approximately 25 percent more than previous estimates, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said.
(2024-03-12). Sunday 4/7: Live from Jenin. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 FRANKLIN ST. | S.F.
(2024-03-12). SA-Ghana strengthen relations. sanews.gov.za SA-Ghana strengthen relations | President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Akufo-Addo, have reaffirmed the importance of the continued nurturing of the existing historic relations and bonds of friendship between the two countries. | The two heads of state emphasised that these relations are based on mutual partnership and solidarity which date back to the struggle against apartheid and colonialism. | President Akufo-Addo is in South Africa on a Working Visit at the invitation of President Ramaphosa, to co-chair the 2nd Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between the two countri…
(2024-03-12). President Biden's Budget Proposes a National Paid Family Leave Program. truthout.org The White House released a 2025 budget proposal on Monday that would raise taxes on corporations and the ultra-wealthy to reduce deficits and invest in working families and the middle class, a plan meant to stand in stark contrast to Republican visions for the future as President Joe Biden seeks reelection in November. Notably, the Biden budget proposes a national… |
(2024-03-12). Building Progressive Communities, One City At a Time. progressive.org In a new paperback edition, this book highlights the importance of working in cities to bring about progressive change, writes Norman Stockwell, publisher of The Progressive.
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 
Arun Kundnani details the histories of liberal and radical anti-racism and argues that anti-racism ultimately means anti-capitalism.
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.
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…
In our time, pandemics will occur more often, spread more rapidly, and kill more people.
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.
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 
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 …
The economy continued to create jobs at a rapid pace last month, with payroll employment up by 275,000. However, any concerns about an excessive pace of job growth are alleviated by the fact that the prior two months' total was revised down by 167,000. This puts the three-month average at 265,000. The household survey showed 
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…
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…
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 
Morality and justice are not determined by body counts but a fraction of history shows Israel as a militarised, apartheid state which cultivates violent racism towards another people, argues Stuart Rees.
We tell you about what happened in economics, politics, culture, science and education in the countries of the association…
US Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) has unveiled two new pieces of legislation aimed at restricting security clearances and demonstration rights for pro-Palestinian government workers and contractors, following the self-immolation of US airman Aaron Bushnell outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on February 25th. | The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement posted to Cotton's 
"The British role in Palestine is complicated…but I don't think it helps anyone to ignore history," Michael Winterbottom said during an It's an admirable position for a British filmmaker working in an industry more willing to produce films about Britain's heroic past during…