Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-05). Peru: How an Attempt To Censor a Report on Human Rights Violations Failed.orinocotribune.comBy Carlos Noriega — Mar 30, 2023 | The right wing tried to prevent the presentation of Amnesty International's annual report. It did not succeed. The worldwide report, in the case of Peru, denounces serious human rights violations, including the death of demonstrators by gunshots of the security forces and arbitrary detentions in the repression of the social protests against the government of Dina Boluarte. | The municipality of the Lima district of Miraflores, administered by the ultra-right wing that governs with Boluarte, ordered the closure of the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM), a…
_____(2023-04-04). Anonymity Online: Is It Possible to Not Leave a Trace?strategic-culture.orgGiven that close monitoring online (online surveillance) now begins at an early age, digital hygiene should be well taken care of ever since one's childhood. | There seems to be an illusion with the inexperienced internet users that only some individuals are being closely monitored and secretly 'surveilled' online. An ordinary user tends to think that to secretly monitor and listen to an unsuspecting online user is too costly and complicated and that one particular individual, he or she i.e. a simple user, is not particularly interesting to anybody to be listened to or closely monitored at all. | But the facts ha…
Binoy Kampmark(2023-04-04). Inglorious Inertia: The Albanese Government and Julian Assange.dissidentvoice.orgThe sham that is the Assange affair, a scandal of monumental proportions connived in by the AUKUS powers, shows no signs of abating. Prior to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assuming office in Australia, he insisted that the matter dealing with the WikiLeaks publisher would be finally resolved. It had, he asserted, been going on for …
Kevin Gosztola(2023-04-04). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives Of Press Freedom Organization.thedissenter.org The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' t…
Kevin Gosztola(2023-04-04). Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives Of Press Freedom Organization.thedissenter.org The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' t…
contributors(2023-04-05). How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video).juancole.comThe Progress Network | How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali, discuss the balance between angry revolution and individual hope, and what ultimately gets people on board with a movement. Plus, we take a look at the World …
D Goessmann, W Pomrehn & A Bacevich(2023-04-05). Inflation, Ukraine and China.indybay.orgWhat impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
Disability Justice, Rights Caucus of Workers World Party(2023-04-05). April 9 meeting to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger.workers.org A virtual meeting will be held to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger, Revolutionary, Disability Justice and Rights Fighter, Labor Organizer — Rest in power! The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (DJRC) is hosting its monthly 2nd Sunday Dialogue, April 9 at 7: 00 p.m. EDT, to honor Mary and . . . |
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). Sibos 2024 financial services forum to be held in Beijing.ecns.cnBeijing will play host city to the Swift International Banker's Operation Seminar (Sibos) financial services forum in 2024, according to a joint announcement from Beijing authorities and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). China firmly opposes meeting between Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy: FM spokeswoman.ecns.cnChina firmly opposes the U.S. arrangement for Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip to the U.S. and a meeting between her and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, because it seriously contravenes the one-China principle and provisions in the three China-U.S. joint communiqués and gravely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). Archaeological work advances made in Tibet in 2022.ecns.cnA series of archaeological excavations and investigations were carried out in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region last year, providing important facts for understanding the region's ancient history and culture.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). China builds vast solar, wind power parks in deserts.ecns.cnThe northern region of China is witnessing a remarkable surge in the construction of solar and wind power parks along its desert belt and this development is transforming the once barren and desolate areas into a bustling hub for renewable energy.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). China's Tibet discovers earliest cave tomb built 3,000 yrs ago.ecns.cnThe cemetery site is indicative of diverse cultures and exchanges and connections between different areas in the hinterland of Tibet at that time, said Tashi Tsering, a researcher with the regional institute of cultural relics protection.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). China to deepen new cooperation pattern with Indonesia: Wang Yi.ecns.cnWang Yi (R), director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, shakes hands with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment in Beijing, China, April 4, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). Tax policies to boost market confidence.ecns.cnForeign enterprises are expected to expand funding into research and development in China as the country strengthens its support to innovation with long-term preferential tax policy arrangements, they said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). Xi stresses Party theoretic study drive to enhance cohesion and pool strengths.ecns.cnA meeting on the education campaign about the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was held on Monday in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the meeting and made an important speech.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). China's hyperspectral Earth observation satellite put into use.ecns.cnChina's hyperspectral satellite for Earth observation has gone into use after completing in-orbit tests, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the primary developer of the spacecraft, announced on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). Former chairman of China Everbright Group under investigation.ecns.cnLi Xiaopeng, former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, according to an official statement released Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). China plans to restructure disciplines, majors at universities.ecns.cnChina will adjust the composition of about 20 percent of the disciplines and majors at its higher education institutions, replacing outdated disciplines with new ones that keep abreast with new technologies, emerging sectors and new business modes.
ecns.cn(2023-04-05). FM urges relevant U.S. congressman not to undermine China-U.S. ties.ecns.cnRelevant U.S. congressman needs to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques and avoid undermining the China-U.S. relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
Editor(2023-04-05). Is Israel a 'democracy'? An editorial.workers.org For the past 13 weeks, Israel has been rocked with massive demonstrations in the hundreds of thousands, especially in Tel Aviv, targeting the far-right, neofascist government headed by the butcher Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What prompted the protests was a proposed "reform package" that would curtail the judiciary branch of . . . |
Fabio Vighi(2023-04-05). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity.indybay.orgThe entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
Ingar Solty & K D Kolenda(2023-04-05). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war.indybay.orgLike every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
Juan Cole(2023-04-05). 5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes.juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts from the American people in October …
Marc Martorell Junyent(2023-04-05). The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (Review).juancole.com Review of Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley, The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Co., 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment) — The Republic of Afghanistan unraveled quickly after May 2021 when US-led foreign troops prepared to abandon the country. This defied the forecasts of most experts on the capacity …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgSpinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Colorectal cancer myths and facts.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMuslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Ted Kelly(2023-04-05). U.S. immigration policy causes migrant deaths.workers.org On March 30, Mexican police arrested three officials from the National Immigration Institute and two private security guards. The arrests occurred just days after a deadly blaze at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez. One of the incarcerated migrants, who has been accused of starting the fire, has also . . . |
teleSUR, JCM(2023-04-05). OMS alerta sobre creciente problema de la infertilidad.telesurtv.netA pesar de la magnitud del problema, las soluciones para la prevención, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la infertilidad siguen estando insuficientemente financiadas y son inaccesibles para muchos.
WSWS(2023-04-05). Chicago State University faculty and staff strike against low pay and high workloads.wsws.orgMore than 160 faculty and staff at Chicago State University (CSU) went on strike Monday against low pay and high workloads, as administrators remained firm in their resolve to make workers pay for decades of budget cuts at public universities throughout the state.
WSWS(2023-04-05). Australian parliamentary report urges boost to war powers.wsws.orgThis report is another warning that the Labor government is preparing to join an aggressive US-led war against China, and regardless of even pretences of adhering to international law.
_____(2023-04-05). Second "Summit for Democracy"journal-neo.org The Summit for Democracy had its second forum on March 28-30 this year. The current US administration established the event in the second part of 2021, and it was held for the first time in December of that year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic was still active at the time, this event was held online a […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
Alex Salmon(2023-04-05). Britain: Corbyn's ban 'a disgraceful attack on democracy'.greenleft.org.auIn a move that has been condemmed as deceitful and undemocratic, the British Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) voted on March 29 to bar former leader Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in the 2024 general election, reports Alex Salmon.
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-05). Notes on Mutual Aid: A Local History of Survival and Struggle.itsgoingdown.orgThe first in a series looking critically at mutual aid programs that exploded following the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd rebellion. Originally posted to Notes on Mutual Aid. Zine PDF For Printing HERE In Spring of 2022 we were rejected by our anonymous friends at PugetSoundAnarchists.org. The site admins declined to…
Calla Walsh(2023-04-05). The US blockade of Cuba is a violation of democracy.geopoliticaleconomy.comThe US State Department admitted its blockade aims "to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government." Washington's goal is to destroy Cuba's socialist democracy and force it to return to a capitalist dictatorship.
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-05). Venezuela's Opposition Envoy Calls on Biden to Ease Sanctions.news.antiwar.comFernando Blasi, the new envoy for Venezuela's US-backed opposition, is calling on the Biden administration to ease crippling sanctions on Venezuela, saying not doing so could turn the country into another Cuba, which has been under a US trade embargo since 1962. "If we continue down this path, Venezuela is destined to be another Cuba," …
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-05). 47th Anniversary of Land Day: Palestinians Rally Against Israelis' Theft of Their Land.orinocotribune.comPalestinians have held rallies to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, in honor of the struggle against Israeli settler-apartheid oppression and the call for freedom, justice and equality. | People in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East al-Quds took to the streets on Thursday to mark the event that takes place on March 30 every year. | In the Gaza Strip, protesters gathered near the fence that separates the besieged enclave from the occupied territories as Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas canisters. According to local sources, five Palestinians were injured, three of them with live bullets,…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-05). 15 million in the US to be kicked off of public health benefits.peoplesdispatch.orgAs US-based news is inundated with coverage surrounding the spectacle of former president Donald Trump's arraignment, 15 million people are being quietly phased out of receiving Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits, beginning April 1 and going through May and July. | As the Joe Biden administration will end the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11, starting this past weekend states have already begun to kick people off of Medicaid and CHIP. These states are all Republican Party-controlled: Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, and South Dakota. | Medicaid and CHIP…
Pepe Escobar(2023-04-05). The Capital of the Multipolar World: A Moscow Diary.orinocotribune.comBy Pepe Escobar — Mar 30, 2023 | In Moscow you feel no crisis. No effects of sanctions. No unemployment. No homeless people in the streets. Minimal inflation. | How sharp was good ol' Lenin, prime modernist, when he mused, "there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". This global nomad now addressing you has enjoyed the privilege of spending four astonishing weeks in Moscow at the heart of an historical crossroads — culminating with the Putin-Xi geopolitical game-changing summit at the Kremlin. | To quote Xi, "changes that haven't been seen in 100 years" do have a…
Peter Boyle(2023-04-05). Corporations finance Myanmar coup regime's war on the people.greenleft.org.auBurmese/Myanma democracy activists are stepping up their campaign to pressure the United States to impose sanctions to stop North American oil and gas companies from financing the Myanmar military's war against the people, reports Peter Boyle.
Peter Boyle(2023-04-05). Video: Sydney construction workers march through city.greenleft.org.auConstruction workers demanding protection of workers from silicosis and calling on Labor governments to keep their promises to remove anti-union laws took to Sydney streets in their thousands, reports Peter Boyle.
Sean Callebs(2023-04-05). The Heat: Trump Arrested in New York.america.cgtn.com History in the United States as Donald Trump becomes the first sitting or former president arrested on criminal charges. Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in New York today to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records and conspiracy stemming from hush-money payments to two women …
Staff(2023-04-05). Juan Manuel Muñoa: "La cámara me llena de vida y me da fuerzas" (+ Fotos).cubadebate.cuUna cosa es el tiempo y otra es la vida. Cuando un hombre entregado a su oficio, sirve, lucha y persevera, su espíritu no envejece y el cuerpo -cargado de años- se muestra enhiesto y firme. Eso le pasa a Juan Manuel Muñoa, quien con 88 años sigue en pie, dibujando el tiempo con su mirada y su latir. "La cámara me llena de vida y me da fuerzas".
Staff(2023-04-05). Conozca el equipo cubano de béisbol a los V Juegos del Alba.cubadebate.cuDos receptores, cinco jugadores de cuadro, igual cifra de jardineros y ocho lanzadores componen el equipo cubano sub-23 años convocado a los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023, previstos del 21 al 29 de abril en los estados de Caracas, Miranda y La Guaira. El elenco se entrena por estos días en Morón, bajo la dirección del villaclareño Julio César àÅlvarez.
Staff(2023-04-05). Javier Mirabal encauza lechada para Villa Clara en béisbol cubano.cubadebate.cu"El 20 de abril me incorporaré al conjunto Olmecas de Tabasco, con sede en Villahermosa, Tabasco, México, pero aproveché para aportar a mi equipo Azucareros, mientras llega el visado", dijo el espigado lanzador. Al diestro, oriundo del municipio Placetas, le marcaron hoy lanzamientos de 95 millas por hora y anduvo en todo el trayecto rondando las 90.
Staff(2023-04-05). Las 3 del día: La República de Cuba ganó el pleito en Londres y las noticias del 4 de abril (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuBienvenidos a Las 3 del Día, el podcast de Cubadebate que te trae las noticias más importantes de este cuatro de abril. Sobre las actividades realizadas en conmemoración al 4 de abril, la victoria de la República de Cuba en el pleito de Londres, así como otras noticias del día hablamos aquí en nuestro podcast. Ponte los audífonos que ya comenzamos.
Staff(2023-04-05). Participará Díaz-Canel en Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y el Caribe convocada por México.cubadebate.cuSegún la Presidencia, durante el evento se acordarán acciones para encontrar soluciones conjuntas y enfrentar con urgencia los altos precios de los alimentos y las presiones inflacionarias sobre la canasta básica, bienes intermedios y servicios en la región. Los participantes avanzarán en la definición de facilidades comerciales, medidas logísticas y financieras.
Staff(2023-04-05). Policía israelí ataca a palestinos en la Mezquita de Al_Aqsa.cubadebate.cuLa policía israelí llevó a cabo una redada en la mezquita de Al-Aqsa en la Ciudad Vieja de Jerusalén el miércoles temprano (hora local) y atacó a feligreses palestinos, de acuerdo con reportes de medios de comunicación palestinos, aumentando los temores de que se intensifiquen las tensiones mientras coinciden las festividades islámica y judía.
Staff(2023-04-05). Trump en el laberinto judicial.cubadebate.cuEl 4 de abril es un día cargado de simbolismo para la sociedad norteamericana. En 1968 fue asesinado en Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King, el gran líder de la lucha por los derechos civiles de los afroamericanos. Ese mismo día, pero de 2023, Donald Trump ingresa, desafiante y con el puño en alto, en los tribunales del Lower Manhattan de la ciudad de Nueva York. øSe podía pedir una coincidencia más afortunada para lanzar una campaña presidencial?
Staff(2023-04-05). Venezuela & Guinea-Bissau Celebrate 17 Years of Diplomacy, Launch Bilateral Commission.orinocotribune.comGiven the turmoil of the current global geopolitical landscape, the Global South must demonstrate that "it can build a more egalitarian world under cooperation, solidarity and complementarity," said the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, during the Venezuela—Guinea-Bissau Joint Commission this Tuesday. | The launching ceremony of the joint commission between the two countries took place in the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Venezuela, with the presence of Guinea Bissau's vice prime minister of interior and public order, Soares Sambú, and the Venezuelan Foreign M…
Staff(2023-04-05). Venezuela's Army Seizes Armed Narco Vehicle in Zulia State.orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "
Staff(2023-04-05). Chapeando: Trump o la lucha (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuCuando se revelan las declaraciones de ingresos salta a la vista que están viviendo de esta guerra contra su país sin arriesgar más que su propia imagen, aunque no parece importarles demasiado. Trump y sus seguidores se merecen mutuamente. Y ambas partes merecen cárcel, aunque aún ahora, en el contexto del posible juicio, es dudoso que les toque allí.
Staff(2023-04-05). øQué ha pasado con la sal en Cuba? Almacenes llenos, pero…cubadebate.cuAdiss no tuvo otra alternativa que comprar el paquete a 150 pesos. "Sí, sellado, de los que tiene el cartelito", dice enfáticamente y agrega que hace varios meses hay atrasos en su bodega para adquirir el producto.
_____(2023-04-04). Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry.strategic-culture.orgBy William D. HARTUNG | On March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were — or at least should have been — stunning, even by the standards of a department that's used to getting what it wants when it wants it. | The new Pentagon budget would come in at
_____(2023-04-04). Remembering the Iraq Invasion.strategic-culture.org Twenty years ago, the United States supported by some if its allies, launched the invasion of Iraq. It invaded a sovereign country under a false pretext and unleashed almost two decades of armed conflict, which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
_____(2023-04-04). The Tragedy of U.S. Diplomacy Pushing for War, but Never Peace.strategic-culture.orgIn a brilliant op-ed published in the New York Times, the Quincy Institute's Trita Parsi explained how China, with help from Iraq, was able to mediate and resolve the deeply-rooted conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia, whereas the United States was in no position to do so after siding with the Saudi kingdom against Iran for decades. The title of Parsi's article, "The U.S. Is Not an Indispensable Peacemaker,"refers to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's use of the term "indispensable nation" to describe the U.S. role in…
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-04-04). Mexico prepares for Spring Break.america.cgtn.com With the spring break holidays upon us, many U.S. holiday-makers will be traveling to Mexico to enjoy the sunshine. However, a worsening situation with violence is making many consider their options.
Amy Goodman(2023-04-04). Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Has Major Ramifications for 2024 Election.truthout.orgA crucial election in Wisconsin on Tuesday will decide the fate of democracy in the state and have major ramifications for the 2024 presidential election, says reporter Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones. At stake is a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a 4-3 conservative majority. Although technically nonpartisan, the election is a showdown… |
Ana Zorita(2023-04-04). Ecuador: Rising death toll from landslides highlights mining risks.greenleft.org.auLandslides in Ecuador's Chimborazo province have left at least 28 people dead, with dozens still missing, reports Ana Zorita. Despite the region's steep topography and vulnerability to earthquakes, companies are seeking to exploit the area for large-scale copper and gold mining.
Andy Kroll(2023-04-04). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America.tomdispatch.comGustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic activities. Given that oil and coal make up half his country's exports — and Colombia is the world's leading cocaine producer — that's not going to be easy. Still, if Colombia were to undertake such a pivot, it would prove to other countries similarly addicted to such powerful substances — i…
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). Military Overview: Ukrainian Forces Retreat To Western Outskirts Of Bakhmut (Video 18+).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | New victories of the Wagner PMC are reported in the region of Bakhmut. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fail to stop Russian advance on the streets of the city and are threatened to loose control of the settlements on its outskirts. | According to Ukrainian media sources, Ukrainian forces lost control of up to 10% of the city in the past three days. The AFU were forced to withdraw beyond the Bakhmut railway station located in the western district of the city due to disru…
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). Military Situation In Donbass On April 4, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Russian forces took full control of AZOM industrial complex in Bakhmut; | Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 D-20 howitzer and 2 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles and 4 armoured vehicles wer…
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). Military Situation In Syria On April 4, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 4, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Aleppo province; | On April 4, Ambassadors of Syria, Idris Mayya, Iraq, Qais Al-Amiri, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Enezi and Iran, Ali Najafi to Oman held a quadrilateral meeting in Muscat, the capital of Oman; | On April 4, heavy clashes erupted between Turkish-backed armed groups in the city of Azaz; | On April 3, three Turkish…
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 4, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian UAVs struck military facilities in the Odessa region. Shkolny airfield was damaged; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles and two D-30 howitzers in the Kerson region; | Russian forces destroyed four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed three armoured vehicles, one Gvozdika howitzer, one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicle…
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). Philippines Announces Locations of Four New US Bases.southfront.org Click to see full-size imageThree bases are in the north, facing Taiwan, and one is in the South China Sea province of Palawan | Originally published on The Philippines on Monday
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). Protest US-UK-NATO War Policy: April 15 in Topsham, Maine.southfront.org Click to see full-size imageWe are sure some of SouthFront readers may be interested in the upcoming event in Topsham | Following a great turnout in Westbrook on March 18 where we said NO to war with Russia and China (which you can read about
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). UPDATED: Donald Trump Under Arrest And Awaiting Arraignment.southfront.org Click to see full-size image,UPDATE: The Manhattan Criminal Court in New York brought criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump on 34 counts, CNN reports. The ex-president stayed in court for about two hours, during this time he was under arrest. He has pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts in the Manhattan indictment against him. Donald Trump became the first ex-president with the status of a prisoner. After he left the courtroom, the arrest was lifted. | A New York court had arrested former US President D…
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). Western Analysts Do Not Understand Psychological War Behind Ukrainian Frontlines.southfront.org Illustrative ImageDespite its existence, the "psychological front" has another meaning in current tensions. | Written by In all situations of armed conflict, something that runs parallel to the fighting on the frontlines is the psychological clash, with both sides trying to exhibit force and intimidate the enemy to give up fighting. This constant attempt to morally…
Anonymous103(2023-04-04). What Kind of Ukraine Do We Support?southfront.org Illustrative Image. Source: Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock | Written by The slogan "Support for Ukraine" continues to bloom. Do those who promote it know that the Ukrainians were the most martyred people in Europe BEFORE the war? Because of the very person the West cherishes… President Zelensky. | In summary, here is what our media hide from us and w…
Berry Craig(2023-04-04). Reagan and Trump, two peas in a union-busting pod.peoplesworld.org The old saying "many a truth is spoken in jest" reminds me of a sign in a Paducah union hall from 1980: "A union member voting for Ronald Reagan is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders." The same goes for Donald Trump, who despite his indictment, looks like the favorite to win next year's …
Betsey Piette(2023-04-04). Denial of Mumia's appeal: An affront to basic justice and the law.workers.org Philadelphia Mumia Abu-Jamal, his family and his supporters around the world had every reason and right to hope that all their hard work would pay off in persuading Judge Lucretia Clemons from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to follow and apply the law, as has been done in . . . |
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo(2023-04-04). Public Nuisances or Private Business?latinorebels.comTwenty-two mayors across Puerto Rico have delegated the process of declaring structures as public nuisances to a private firm, a practice that has led to many of the original property owners being deprived of fair compensation.
Chris Walker(2023-04-04). DeSantis Signs Permitless Carry Gun Bill Into Law During Nonpublic Ceremony.truthout.orgDuring a private signing ceremony — and exactly one week after a mass shooting that killed three children and three adults at a school in Nashville, Tennessee — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed a bill into law allowing state residents to carry a concealed loaded gun without a permit. The bill was signed behind closed doors — an unusual move for the governor, who typically signs bills with… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-04). Tennessee GOP Plans to Expel Democrats Over Peaceful Gun Reform Protests.truthout.orgRepublican lawmakers in the Tennessee state House of Representatives have taken steps to expel three of their Democratic colleagues after the Democrats participated in a protest for gun reform on the House floor last week. Thousands of protesters have gathered at the Tennessee capitol over the past week to demand gun reform after a Nashville school shooting killed three adults and three children… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-04). Trump Becomes First Ex-President to Be Indicted in US History.truthout.orgOn Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was formally arraigned by the Manhattan District Attorney's office in New York City, making him the first former president to be indicted in United States history. District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, each of which is a felony offense, and conspiracy relating to those payments. |
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). Russia Will Beef Up Forces in Northwest as Finland Joins NATO.news.antiwar.comRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has said that Russia will beef up its military presence in its northwestern territory in response to Finland joining NATO. Finland's ascension into NATO will more than double the alliance's territory on the Russian border. The Russian-Finnish border is about 810 miles long and will now become more militarized. …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). Two Civilians Killed in Latest Israeli Airstrikes in Syria.news.antiwar.comIsrael continued its relentless bombing campaign in Syria early Tuesday morning, launching airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Damascus and killing two civilians, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The pro-opposition UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that two civilians were killed in the Israeli bombardment. The SOHR described the target that was hit …
Earth Day Santa Cruz(2023-04-04). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day Santa Cruz.indybay.orgDowntown Santa Cruz. Free parking will be available at the County building, located at 701 Ocean St. It is a short walk across the pedestrian bridge to the event.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). New China-Brazil cargo air route promotes e-commerce trade.ecns.cnA ceremony was held on Monday for the opening of a new cargo air route linking the southern Chinese metropolis Shenzhen to Sao Paulo of Brazil, which is expected to stimulate the e-commerce trade between the two countries.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). 'Map of happiness' utilized in Shanghai.ecns.cnWhile Shanghai is often considered one of the most livable cities in China, local authorities have been working to drive further improvements using the concept of the 15-minute community life circle.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). SOEs make infrastructure milestones.ecns.cnChina's infrastructure construction continues to progress at a fast pace amid the nation's overall economic recovery, with State-owned enterprises playing critical roles in several massive and urgent undertakings nationwide.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Fans mourn legendary Japanese musician.ecns.cnOscar-winning Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto died of cancer on March 28 at the age of 71, Japanese recording company Avex announced in a statement on its website on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Revised labor rules sought as gig work rises.ecns.cnData from a recent survey showed that a growing number of people in China are working in the gig economy, a fact that experts said underscores the dire need to overhaul labor rules to better protect these people from long, grueling work hours, inadequate social security coverage and other issues.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Experts: Public mask wearing can be eased.ecns.cnChinese health experts suggest relaxing mandatory mask wearing in public except for elderly care centers and other high-risk facilities as the global COVID-19 pandemic is nearing an end and domestic flu infections are declining.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Japan's curbs on chip exports opposed.ecns.cnChina expressed strong dissatisfaction on Monday over Japan's export restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment, hoping Tokyo would prudently make decisions and avoid complicating mutual trust and bilateral ties.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Nation boosts community life circles.ecns.cnChina has heightened its efforts to provide city residents easy access to a variety of services within a 15-minute walk from home. It is expected to bolster and upgrade consumer buying while creating more jobs and improving the business environment, experts said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Millenniums-old tiger-patterned ritual weapon unearthed in east China.ecns.cnArchaeologists found an extremely rare stone relic, an axe-shaped weapon used for rituals in ancient China, engraved with a tiger pattern, in Wuxi City in east China's Jiangsu Province. The relic dates back some 4,500 years.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Gagea flowers ready to welcome spring on Nalati grassland in Xinjiang.ecns.cnGagea flowers start to bloom on Nalati grassland in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in April. These flowers usually appear as the snow on the mountains thaws, and locals say they signal the end of winter.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Return capsule of Shenzhou-14 spacecraft displayed in Xiamen.ecns.cnPeople view the return capsule of Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship displayed during a space science themed exhibition at the Chengyi Discovery Center in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, April 3, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Ma Ying-jeou visits Chongqing Urban Planning Exhibition Gallery.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou (front central) visits the Chongqing Urban Planning Exhibition Gallery, which demonstrates achievements of urban and rural planning, in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 3, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Spring landscape of Yellow River in Qinghai.ecns.cnStunning spring scenery along the Yellow River with blooming apricot flowers on the banks and a snow-covered mountain at the background in Hualong Hui Autonomous County in Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April, 3, 2023.
Editor(2023-04-04). My feminism is Trans inclusive.mronline.org Attacks against Trans women are attacks against the women's movement and the fight for better equality and justice.
Editor(2023-04-04). The indictment of Donald Trump: A politically bankrupt diversion.mronline.org Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is reportedly planning on leveraging this charge, which is a misdemeanor that has exceeded the statute of limitations, into a felony by arguing that the business records were falsified to cover up an illegal donation to Trump's campaign, namely the money from Cohen to pay off Daniels.
Editor(2023-04-04). Documents Reveal Oil Giant Shell Knew About Climate Impacts Even Earlier.scheerpost.com "Despite internal awareness, the company systematically downplayed the problem to the public, instead promoting more and more fossil fuel use despite the dangers," said one expert. "Now, five decades later, Shell continues to dawdle and delay."
Editor(2023-04-04). German Leftist Lawmaker Says US Soldiers and Nukes Must Leave Her Country.scheerpost.com On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Dağdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals".
Editor(2023-04-04). States Try to Obscure Execution Details as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection.scheerpost.com By Renuka Rayasam/ Kaiser Health News In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn't carried out another execution because officials have struggled to obtain the drugs needed for lethal injection. Now, to resume executions, lawmakers are debating a bill that would further shroud the state's lethal injection …
Felicity Arbuthnot(2023-04-04). "God's Wars" : "Looking into the Silence to Find the Answers"globalresearch.caBeneath the "shock and awe" geopolitics of the Bush- Blair "humanitarian crusade", Felicity Arbuthnot reflects on the indescribable barbarity of the 2004 Fallujah massacre, resulting in countless deaths and destruction. | And it has happened ever since. They are killing our …
Fight Back News!.(2023-04-04). New Orleans March Condemns Anti-LGBTQ Bills.popularresistance.orgNew Orleans, Louisiana – On Friday, March 31, hundreds marched from Washington Square Park to Jackson Square to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility. The marchers also gathered in response to nine anti-LGBTQ bills being considered by the Louisiana legislature. These bills reflect a growing crisis of targeted attacks against LGBTQ youth. | The Deadname bill, HB 81, would mandate that public school teachers misgender trans students and use their birth names. Students could appeal for their real names and pronouns to be used with a parental note, but staff would still be allowed to ignore that appeal based on "religiou…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). $17,000 raised in FRSO Spring Fundraising Drive.fightbacknews.orgMinneapolis, MN — In less than a week, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's (FRSO) Spring Fundraising Drive has netted more than $17,000. FRSO aims to raise over $130,000 to hire more full-time organizers to work in our national office, grow our fund to purchase a building, and publish more revolutionary literature. | Anti-war activist Sarah Martin states, "Now is the time to dig deep and contribute to FRSO so we can continue to grow and expand our work as we build towards a new world. The future is bright!" | Local FRSO groups will be going out to members and supporters to make the Spring Fundraisin…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Commentary: For Black Chicagoans, the mayoral election is about community control of the police.fightbacknews.orgChicago, IL – Two factors have made public safety a lynchpin issue in the upcoming mayoral election between Brandon Johnson, former teacher supported by the Chicago Teacher's Union, and Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, backed by the Fraternal Order of the Police (FOP). First is the rise in the crime rate in the city in recent years. The second, and principal, reason is the law-and-order backlash that followed the historic protests of the George Floyd Rebellion. | Groups like the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) are fighting to make sure that the city's supposed c…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Commentary: Why Brandon is better for the people.fightbacknews.orgChicago, IL – On April 4, Chicago faces its most crucial mayoral election since Harold Washington ran in 1983. Brandon Johnson, Cook County commissioner, union organizer, and former public school teacher, won enough votes in the February 28 primary to move into the runoff election against Paul Vallas, an administrator with a record of privatizing school systems in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Bridgeport. Unions, community organizations and other progressive groups have formed a coalition behind Brandon Johnson to ensure better working, living and organizing conditions for the next four years. | The mass…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Students picket to demand abortion clinics on all U of MN campuses.fightbacknews.orgMinneapolis, MN — Bright yellow picket signs stood tall by University Avenue at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, as students and campus community gathered to protest outside the Donhowe building at the University of Minnesota to demand immediate action from administration to expand abortion access on campus. The action was organized by the UMN chapter of Students for a Democratic Society and co-hosted by the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee. Students chanted "Hey Gabel, what do you say? Protect abortion rights today!" calling on University President Joan Gabel to act on their demands to defend women's and re…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Dallas rallies for LGBTQ rights.fightbacknews.orgDallas, TX – On Saturday, April 1, over 50 members of the LGBTQ community and their allies gathered at Dallas City Hall to protest transphobic and anti-drag legislation currently being passed by the Texas state government. Four of those bills are Senate Bill 14 which takes away trans youth's right to transition; Senate Bill 15, which bans trans athletes from participating in college sports, and Senate Bills 12 and 1601, which greatly restrict the freedom to perform in drag. | The rally called for the city of Dallas to refuse to prosecute anyone for these anti-LGBTQ laws. | The rally was called by the Freed…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Milwaukee rallies for abortion access ahead of important spring ballot initiative.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On April 1, activists, medical providers, community members and local politicians rallied in Red Arrow Park encouraging the people of Milwaukee to vote in a pivotal election for the state of Wisconsin. The community joined together, in the bitter wind, with a common goal in mind: to end the statewide ban on abortion. | Milwaukee showed up loud and proud with pickets reading, "Repeal 940.04" and "Abortion is not a crime," accompanied by live music and speakers. Local organizations provided information on how to access abortion services and the ways the people can get involved in the fight for repr…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Pinellas County teachers' union rallies against right-wing attacks on public education.fightbacknews.orgSt. Petersburg, FL – The Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association and Pinellas Educational Support Professionals Association rallied dozens of their members, members of the community, and other supportive groups on Saturday, April 1, in response to a slew of right-wing attacks on public education in the state. | The teachers and support staff aimed the message at legislators. They demanded relief from staffing shortages, raised awareness of the impact of these attacks on their working conditions and students' learning conditions, and pushed back against the attempt to gut their union. | The rally began at the Sai…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). U of Washington students rally in support of Farm Workers.fightbacknews.orgSeattle, WA – On Friday, March 31, Students for Farm Workers led a demonstration of more than 150 people starting from the steps of the Suzzallo Library in the middle of University of Washington-Seattle campus to the Husky Union Building. | Students for Farm Workers, SSFW, is a support group for United Farm Workers, fighting to stop the University of Washington from selling and serving mushrooms from Greenwood Mushrooms Farms in both grocery stores and dining halls. The farm, originally Ostrom Mushroom Farm, has been sued by the state for mistreatment of workers. Workers at the farm are fighting to unionize under…
Franziska Heinisch(2023-04-04). The first signs of an ecological class struggle in Germany.greenleft.org.auFranziska Heinisch and Julia Kaiser explain how, during the global climate strike on March 3, climate activists and public transport workers in Germany coordinated their efforts to take joint strike action in around 30 cities.
H. Patricia Hynes(2023-04-04). As Tax Day Approaches: Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral?juancole.com Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) — April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for. Are they used to provide all citizens sufficient resources and public goods for human security and well-being — the core of our national security? How much of our taxes pay …
Henry A. Giroux(2023-04-04). The Right Wing Is Waging a Dirty War Against History and Education.truthout.orgAt the core of all authoritarian regimes is a politics of disappearance: a practice of elimination that targets the oppositional press, revolutionary ideas, perceived enemies, migrants, people of color, women and trans people, troubling knowledge and historical memories that threaten the existing racist capitalist order. In the contemporary U.S., this authoritarian politics of disappearance… |
infobrics(2023-04-04). Chairman Says Gazprom Close to Maximum Gas Supply to China.infobrics.orgRussia's Gazprom is increasing gas supplies to China and expects soon to reach the maximum planned level through a Siberian pipeline, its chairman said, highlighting Beijing's importance as his country's top export market in the face of Western sanctions…
Jake Johnson(2023-04-04). Florida Democratic Leaders Arrested While Protesting 6-Week Abortion Ban.truthout.orgTwo Florida Democratic leaders were among the protesters arrested late Monday during a demonstration against a proposed six-week abortion ban, which the Republican-controlled state Senate passed hours earlier. Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were handcuffed and detained along with roughly a dozen other protesters who gathered and sat down in a park… |
Julia Conley(2023-04-04). New York Governor Backs Proposal to Gut State's Landmark Climate Law.truthout.orgClimate action groups and scientists are denouncing an effort by New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to gut the state's signature emissions reduction law — one of the most ambitious in the United States — as the governor's office claims the move is aimed at saving money for consumers and attempts to disguise it as a technical accounting change. The proposal Hochul is backing has won approval… |
Julia Rock(2023-04-04). Hochul Is Helping Her Fossil Fuel Donors Gut Key Climate Law.levernews.com New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is pushing to gut the state's signature climate law after raking in nearly half a million dollars from the corporations and lobbyists pushing the move, according to a Lever review of campaign finance records.The governor's office wants to place a provision into the state's $230 billion budget that would change how the state counts methane emissions, allowing energy companies to include more natural gas in their energy mix while still complying with the state's climate law."The governor and her administration's track record of decisive action to move away from fossil fuels toward a…
Linn Washington(2023-04-04). Lucretia And The Law Of Lawlessness.thiscantbehappening.netWhen Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Lucretia Clemons released an inmate from prison in May 2021, she clearly saw how prosecutors illegally withholding evidence of innocence caused that Philadelphia man to languish in prison for nearly 30-years on a wrongful murder conviction. As Clemons released Eric Riddick from prison on May 28, 2021, she declared … |
Marc Steiner(2023-04-04). Israel's protest movement can't succeed without embracing Palestinian liberation.therealnews.com As Israelis march en masse against Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial coup, many around the world are questioning why these protests did not materialize in defense of Palestinian land and life. For a special Passover installment of the "Not in Our Name" series, Rabbi Arik Ascherman joins The Marc Steiner Show to talk about the current protest movement in Israel and why democracy there cannot be attained without Palestinian liberation. |
Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG.(2023-04-04). How The US Uses International Bodies To Manufacture Consent For Warfare.popularresistance.orgBoth the Obama and Trump administrations used alleged chemical attacks in 2013 and 2018 to justify bombing Syria. When inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, who inspected the site of the attacks, stated that there was not evidence to prove the Syrian military was responsible, and in the case of the 2018 attack, that chemical weapons were even used, they were silenced and punished. Aaron Mate has been covering this story for several years and has testified before the United Nations Security Council three times, most recently on March 24 of this year. He speaks to Clearing the FO…
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-04). Norfolk Southern's huge profits go 80 percent to top honchos' checks.peoplesworld.org CLEVELAND—Unions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous Feb. 3 wreck there. But buried deep in the March 31 federal Justice Department filing, for both itself and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, …
Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network.(2023-04-04). Duke University's Ploy To Ban Graduate Student Unions.popularresistance.orgAt colleges and universities across the country, a heated battle is playing out right now over workers' right to organize and have a say over how the institutions they keep afloat with their labor are run. From graduate student-worker unionization efforts and strikes at Temple University, the University of California, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern University, Northeastern University, the University of Chicago, and Indiana University, to faculty strikes (and near-strikes) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, The New School, Howard University, etc., to workers across the higher ed sector str…
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-04). Uganda's draconian new anti-LGBTQ law includes life in prison and the death penalty.therealnews.com A new law in Uganda broadly criminalizing the LGBTI* community has captured global attention. The law includes provisions against "Aggravated Homosexuality" that criminalize the sexual activity of HIV+ people with life in prison or even the death penalty. Other loosely defined activities such as "abetting homosexuality" and "conspiracy to engage in homosexuality" are also criminalized. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with renowned Ugandan LGBTI activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera to discuss the origins of Uganda's recent turn towards politicized homophobia and transphobia, as well as the co…
Michael Roberts(2023-04-04). What's the problem with pensions?mronline.org The recent massive demonstrations against the Macron administration in France forcing through so-called pension reforms reveals the determined attempts of pro-capitalist governments in all the major economies to cut real wages when we are old and can no longer work.
Mike Ludwig(2023-04-04). Trump Campaign Uses Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories to Fundraise Off Indictment.truthout.orgDonald Trump and his campaign are leveraging misinformation and anti-Jewish conspiracy theories to turn the media circus around the former president's indictment in New York into a cash cow. The indictment stems from hush money allegedly paid to porn icon and sex work activist Stormy Daniels and potentially one other woman. At an arraignment in Manhattan on Tuesday, a judge announced that Trump… |
Mike Walter(2023-04-04). The Heat: Trump Faces Charges in New York.america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to surrender in New York. A historic day is about to play out in New York on Tuesday when former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in to authorities. Trump, who was indicted last week, arrived …
Paul Simon(2023-04-04). 'Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict'—book bridges divide between Marxists and Christians.peoplesworld.org Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict provides an important refocusing and reprioritizing of earlier Scriptural studies as seen through the lens of historical materialist analysis. Although containing little original research, authors James Crossley and Robert J. Myles have painstakingly examined many of the mainstream interpretations of the life, teachings, and execution of Jesus. They have …
People's Dispatch.(2023-04-04). Peruvian Legislators Present Impeachment Motion Against Boluarte.popularresistance.orgOn Thursday March 30, Peruvian legislators from the parliamentary benches of progressive Free Peru, Democratic Peru and Democratic Change-Together for Peru political parties presented in Congress a vacancy motion against the de-facto President Dina Boluarte for "permanent moral incapacity" to continue in office. | The left-wing legislators condemned Boluarte for unleashing brutal police and military repression against peaceful protesters during the past four months of protests against her government. The legislators pointed out that at least 49 protesters have been killed in these months at the hands of public se…
Ramzy Baroud(2023-04-04). Lying about Lying: Why We Must Revisit the Definition of 'Fake News'.mintpressnews.comThe phrase 'fake news' continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarized political atmosphere, both Republicans and Democrats distrust media organizations affiliated with opposing parties. This means that most of what is uttered or written by CNN is 'fake news' for Republicans, and much of what appears in Republicans-affiliated media is 'fake news' for Democrats. | The phrase is now so prevalent and has multiple meanings to the point that it is impossible to agree on a common definition. Even 'fact checking' organizations or news desks contribute to the troubling phenomenon of 'fake news' by selec…
Reba Landers, B. C. Daurelle, Left Voice.(2023-04-04). To Protect Trans Youth, We Must Organize Ourselves.popularresistance.orgTo the organizers of yesterday's march, and to trans youth everywhere: thank you for fighting. No one should have to fight for their very existence, but your example reminds us that there is a joyous, expansive range of human experience that capitalism tries to erase and forget. Your example shows us that there is beauty to be found everywhere and in every moment of the struggle for a better world. We find in your combative example the spirit of the world we will build—free of every oppression. | We also thank our trans and queer elders. It's an incredible thing to have lived in a world so pitted against yo…
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). Azeri president awarded "Karabakh" medal to CEO of world's deadliest drone company.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnd son-in-law of Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, president of one nation, two state Turco-Azeristan. ==== Daily SabahApril 3, 2023 Baykar head Bayraktar meets Azerbaijan's Aliyev, awarded medal The Azerbaijani president on Monday received the head and chief technology officer (CTO) of Turkish defense company Baykar in the capital Baku. In a statement, the Azerbaijani presidency said …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). Envoy summoned: Azerbaijan steps up diplomatic (for now) warfare against Iran.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comTrend News AgencyApril 3, 2023 Azerbaijani MFA sends response note to Iranian side The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has sent a response note to the Iranian side, Spokesperson for the ministry Aykhan Hajizada said…. Hajizada made the remark commenting on…Iran sen[ding] a note to the ministry to take appropriate measures to prevent anti-Iranian publications and articles …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). NATO. 1999: 16 members. 2023: 31…32 members.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOApril 4, 2023 Finland joins NATO as 31st Ally Finland became NATO's newest member today (4 April 2023), upon depositing its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the United States at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. NATO Allies signed Finland's Accession Protocol on 5 July 2022, after which all 30 national parliaments voted …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). Second front: Georgia being prodded into war with Russia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comB92April 4, 2023 Opening a second front? Georgia is under great pressure: pushed into war with Russia Russia's intelligence chief claims the West is pushing Georgia, which borders Russia, into conflict with Moscow. According to Sergey Naryshkin, the West is doing this in order to open a second front because the war in Ukraine "is …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). Ukraine's FM in two-day visit at NATO HQ to plan "path to Euro-Atlantic integration"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOApril 4, 2023 Secretary General welcomes Foreign Minister of Ukraine to NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (4 April 2023), at the start of the two-day meeting of Allied Foreign Ministers. The Secretary General [said] that today's meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission will address …
Robert Inlakesh(2023-04-04). Has The Ukraine War Allowed A Western Counter To China's Belt and Road Initiative?thelastamericanvagabond.comBeijing's Belt and Road Initiative has catapulted China into the position of a worldwide superpower, since its inception. Whilst Washington has for years scrambled to find an answer, how has the Ukraine war affected the ability of the US and its allies to combat China's rising power? Since February 24, 2022, when Russia declared its
Sam Marcy(2023-04-04). Following murder of Dr. King: Lessons of the April 1968 Black rebellions.workers.org Following are excerpts from an article published on April 11, 1968, in WW newspaper, by Workers World Party founding Chairperson Sam Marcy, a week after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in Memphis, Tennessee, The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin . . . |
Shannon Kelleher(2023-04-04). Emissions From Offshore Drilling in Gulf of Mexico Are Double Official Estimates.truthout.orgOffshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico are releasing far higher quantities of a potent greenhouse gas than regulators have estimated, according to a new study published Monday. The analysis reveals that the climate change impact of these activities is more than double what official estimates suggest. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-04). "Corporations Are Not People": Jayapal Files Bill to Reverse "Citizens United"truthout.orgRep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) has introduced a bill that would end corporate personhood with the goal of reversing Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the infamous Supreme Court decision that has unleashed a flood of corporate "dark money" into the U.S. election system, threatening to undermine democracy altogether. The We the People Amendment, introduced in the House with 26… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-04). Report: Iowa GOP's Child Labor Bill Was Spearheaded by Restaurant Lobbyists.truthout.orgLobbyists and the restaurant industry are the driving force behind a proposed child labor bill that Republicans are pushing through the Iowa legislature, a new investigation has revealed, as the GOP wages an extremist push to loosen child labor regulations across the country. According to an investigation by More Perfect Union, the extremely powerful restaurant industry group the National… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-04). Republicans Parroted Oil Lobbyist Talking Points Verbatim in Energy Bill Debate.truthout.orgLast week, House Republicans passed a sweeping energy bill containing so many pro-fossil fuel provisions that climate advocates and progressives noted it may as well have been written by the industry itself — and, as a new report reveals, Republicans parroted talking points lifted verbatim from industry lobbyists as they argued for the bill. "Energy security is national security." That's a quote… |
Shimbun Akahata(2023-04-04). Japanese youth oppose government's military buildup in conjunction with U.S.' anti-China campaign.peoplesworld.org TOKYO—Shouting in chorus, "No to Japan's possession of enemy base strike capabilities!", "No to a war-fighting Japan!", hundreds of young people marched in a demonstration through Tokyo's famous shopping district of Shinjuku on March 18. This action was called for by an organizing committee consisting of various youth groups, including the Democratic Youth League of …
splcenter(2023-04-04). Douglass Mackey Verdict Sinks 'Shitposting' Defense.splcenter.orgFollowing four days of deliberation, a jury handed radical-right activist Douglass Mackey a guilty verdict on Friday, March 31, asserting that he interfered with the 2016 election through his infamous "Ricky Vaughn" pseudonym.
Staff(2023-04-04). Esta tarde en la Mesa Redonda: Acto central por el 4 de abril.mesaredonda.cubadebate.cuLa Mesa Redonda retransmitirá el acto central por el 4 de abril en saludo de los aniversarios 61 de la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas y 62 de la Organización de Pioneros José Martí. En el acto, la UJC convocó al 12mo. Congreso de la organización juvenil.
Staff(2023-04-04). La saliva, una "chivata" de lo que sucede en nuestro cuerpo.cubadebate.cuDetectar algunas enfermedades, saber si una mujer está embarazada y si es de riesgo, o medir si hay dopaje o consumo de drogas, son algunas de las cosas que se pueden detectar a través de la saliva. Podría decirse que la saliva vive pluriempleada. En este trabajo les contamos de sus ocho trabajos o funciones principales en el cuerpo humano.
Staff(2023-04-04). Vale la pena… volver a escuchar: El relevo (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuLey de la vida! El relevo es su continuidad. Sin relevo habrá perpetuación quizás del pasado, pero no habrá futuro. El relevo toca a la puerta y dice: Aquí estoy. Y hay que no solo dejarlo entrar, sino también darle las llaves de la casa.
Staff(2023-04-04). Acusada del atentado que mató a corresponsal de guerra ruso en San Petersburgo recibe sentencia.cubadebate.cuDaria Trépova, sospechosa principal del atentado en San Petersburgo que acabó con la vida del corresponsal de guerra Vladlén Tatarski, fue acusada formalmente de cometer un ataque terrorista en San Petersburgo. Durante el interrogatorio, tras su detención, la acusada admitió ante las cámaras haber entregado la estatuilla que explotó.
Staff(2023-04-04). Finlandia se convierte oficialmente en el miembro número 31 de la OTAN.cubadebate.cuCabe destacar que el país nórdico tiene unos 1300 kilómetros de frontera con Rusia, lo que significa que la frontera de la OTAN con el país euroasiático pasará casi a duplicarse. En este sentido, la medida podría aumentar aún más las tensiones entre Moscú y la Alianza.
Staff(2023-04-04). Reportan que Trump será puesto bajo arresto y enfrentará 34 cargos.cubadebate.cuEl exmandatario ya ha reaccionado a estos reportes, asegurando que se trata de una "filtración ilegal". Está previsto que el expresidente comparezca este 4 de abril ante un tribunal de Manhattan para la lectura de los cargos en su contra.
Staff(2023-04-04). Tras más de 50 años en cautiverio, la orca "Lolita" volverá a ser libre (+ Fotos).cubadebate.cuLolita, la orca más anciana en cautiverio, fue sacada de su hogar en el noroeste del Pacífico cuando tenía sólo cuatro años; ahora, más de 50 años después, se está preparando para finalmente ser liberada en sus aguas nativas. Toda su vida la ha pasado siendo una atracción de acuario en Estados Unidos.
Staff(2023-04-04). Juan González on Chicago Mayoral Race: Can a Progressive, Multiracial Coalition Win?democracynow.org Chicago residents are voting Tuesday in a mayoral runoff election that has been dominated by issues of public safety, with the two leading candidates coming from different ends of the Democratic Party's political spectrum. Brandon Johnson is an organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union and backed by progressive forces in the city, and Paul Vallas is the former head of Chicago Public Schools who is endorsed by the police union. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who lives in Chicago, gives his analysis of the race and why it holds national implications. "It raises the question of 'Can a progress…
Staff(2023-04-04). Debate: Will Finland's Addition to NATO Make Direct Conflict with Russia More Likely?democracynow.org Finland is formally joining NATO on Tuesday in a move that doubles the military alliance's border with Russia. Finland and Russia share an 800-mile border. Finland is joining NATO a week after Turkey's parliament voted to ratify the Nordic country's membership. Turkey and Hungary have yet to approve Sweden as a member of NATO, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan accusing Stockholm of harboring Kurdish dissidents he considers terrorists. Finland and Sweden had applied to join NATO in May 2022, just months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For more on NATO's expans…
Staff(2023-04-04). Headlines for April 4, 2023.democracynow.orgDonald Trump Prepares to Surrender to New York Court to Face 34 Felony Counts, Philippines Announces Locations of Four New U.S. Military Bases, Syria Says 2 Civilians Killed in Israeli Missile Attacks on Damascus , Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich Appeals Arrest on Spying Charges in Russia , 11 Arrested at Pro-Choice Protest as Florida Senate Approves Six-Week Abortion Ban, Nashville Students Walk Out of Classes to Demand Gun Controls, Tennessee GOP Moves to Expel 3 House Democrats Who Joined Peaceful Anti-Gun Protests, Virginia Medical Examiner: Irvo Otieno Died by Homicide Due to Asphyxiation , Justice D…
Staff(2023-04-04). History in the Making: David Cay Johnston on Why Trump's Arraignment May Renew American Democracy.democracynow.org On the day of Donald Trump's historic arraignment in New York, making him the first former president ever to be criminally charged, we speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump for decades. Trump is said to face 34 felony counts for falsifying business records. The case centers in part on hush-money payments Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign to adult film star Stormy Daniels. After his appearance before a judge in Manhattan, where he is expected to plead not guilty to all charges, Trump will fly back to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where h…
Staff(2023-04-04). Ari Berman on the Race That Could Decide the Fate of Democracy in Wisconsin — and the 2024 Election.democracynow.org A crucial election in Wisconsin on Tuesday will decide the fate of democracy in the state and have major ramifications for the 2024 presidential election, says reporter Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones. At stake is a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a 4-3 conservative majority. Although technically nonpartisan, the election is a showdown between Democratic-backed Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz and Republican-backed former state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly. Berman says the outcome of the race could determine if abortion remain…
Staff(2023-04-04). Venezuela Rejects Politicization of Human Rights by ICC Prosecutor Khan.orinocotribune.comThrough an official statement on Monday, Venezuela condemned the most recent comments by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan, in which he joined a campaign to politicize the issue of human rights to the country's detriment. | "Venezuela rejects accusations by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Ahmad Khan. [These remarks] demonstrate a prejudiced vision that instrumentalizes justice and human rights for political purposes, to the detriment of the seriousness and rigor expected of that body," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil wrote on social media. | "Once again,…
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2023-04-04). Tropas israelíes asesinan a dos jóvenes palestinos en Nablus.telesurtv.netAhmed Jibril, director de Ambulancias y Emergencias de la Media Luna Roja en Nablus, explicó a la prensa que ambos llegaron con graves heridas a dos hospitales en la urbe, donde fallecieron.
The Associated Press(2023-04-04). Trump Is Heading to Court. Here's What to Expect.latinorebels.comFormer President Donald Trump is set to appear in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. Here's what to expect.
Valeriy Krylko(2023-04-04). War Mongering, CIA-Connected Think-Tank Calls For World War III.covertactionmagazine.comFellows at the Atlantic Council advocate bombing and confronting Russia, while eschewing any opportunities for peace. The Atlantic Council is an American think tank, founded in 1961, which lies at the heart of what 27-year CIA veteran Ray McGovern and whistleblower termed the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank Complex (MICIMATTC). Its close ties to the CIA were evident when its former …
Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute.(2023-04-04). Illuminating Report On Veterans Administration's Staffing Shortages.popularresistance.orgToday, the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute, in association with the American Federation of Government Employees, released a comprehensive report on the urgent struggles of thousands of VA employees, and how they threaten to impede the future of America's best healthcare and benefits systems. | Entitled "Disadvantaging the VA: How VA Staff View Agency Privatization and Other Detrimental Policies," the 74-page report leans on dozens of interviews, hundreds of written comments, and thousands of survey responses, as well as Congressional testimony, federal watchdog reports, and other previous investigations. It…
WSWS(2023-04-04). Workers Struggles: The Americas.wsws.orgTeachers in Bolivia are continuing strikes and protests over begun last month while 5,500 machinists at Spirit AeroSystems in Witchita have voted by a 99.9 percent margin to authorize strike.
_____(2023-04-04). Yoon Suk-yeol's Visit to Japan.journal-neo.org Yoon Suk-yeol, the current president of South Korea, has consistently expressed a desire to strengthen bilateral ties with Japan, in contrast to his predecessor, Moon Jae-in. Yoon has said that both nations should abide by the spirit of the Japan—South Korea Joint Declaration of 1998 issued by Japanese Prime Minister Keiz≈ç Obuchi and South Korean […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
Ann Brown(2023-04-04). The Black American Intelligence Report On The Rising 'No Labels' Political Organization.moguldom.comThe No Labels political organization continues to grow and is wielding its power. The bi-partisan group has also gotten the backing of Black American notables. But is this a good move? Established in 2010, No Labels is a political organization supporting centrist, bi-partisan policies and politics. It is a registered non-profit and does not disclose …
Ann Brown(2023-04-04). LSU Champion and MVP Angel Reese on Jill Biden's Invite to Iowa: 'A Joke'.moguldom.comOn April 2, the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers women's basketball team won the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national championship title. It was the first basketball title, men's or women's, in school history. The team bested the University of Iowa's Hawkeyes and its star player, guard Caitlin Clark. LSU's Angel Reese was named Most …
Ann Brown(2023-04-04). 5 Things to Know About The Mayor Race in Chicago: Is It As Simple as Black and White?moguldom.comThe race for mayor of Chicago will come to a head today, April 4. The 2023 Chicago mayoral election was held on Feb. 28, but no candidate received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election. So now a runoff election will determine things. Incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot ran for a second …
Anonymous765(2023-04-04). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 4, 2023.southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams.(2023-04-04). Over 400 Human Rights Defenders Murdered Worldwide Last Year.popularresistance.orgFor the first time since such killings have been tracked, more than 400 human rights defenders were murdered worldwide last year, with nearly half of these targeted killings occurring in Colombia, a report published Tuesday revealed. | According to Front Line Defenders' annual global analysis, at least 401 human rights defenders (HRDs) in 26 countries were victims of targeted killings in 2022, up from 358 people murdered in 35 countries the previous year. | The report notes that five countries—Colombia, Ukraine, Mexico, Brazil, and Honduras—accounted for over 80% of HRD murders in 2022, with Colombia…
Chris Wright(2023-04-04). The Second Cold War is more dangerous than the first.mronline.org Americans have to ask themselves: Is it worth risking nuclear war—and an apocalyptic nuclear winter—for no loftier purpose than to maintain their country's violently enforced grasp of overwhelming global power?>
Dana Drugmand, DeSmog.(2023-04-04). Montana Repeals State Energy Policy As Climate Trial Nears.popularresistance.orgMontana has repealed its 30-year-old energy policy — including a 2011 amendment that prioritized fossil-fuel development. The move comes as a June trial date approaches for a youth-led climate lawsuit against the state. | In the lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana, sixteen Montana children and teenagers say that by actively promoting a fossil-fuel based energy system that is dangerous to the climate, state officials are violating the "right to a clean and healthful environment" for present and future generations under the state Constitution. It is the first constitutional climate case to go to trial in the Un…
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-04). Fact Check: 21 Percent Of CEOs In Corporate America Are Psychopaths.moguldom.comDespite a world-class talent for entrepreneurship, Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs parked in the disabled parking spots, displayed low empathy and antisocial behavior and bullied his employees. He eventually got fired from his own company. Twitter owner and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk was combative with investors, the media, employees, and his social media audience. …
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-04). A Microchip Brain: Company Releases Brain Implant To Treat Depression.moguldom.comA penny-sized microchip embedded under your scalp and powered wirelessly by an external device could deliver tiny electrical pulses to the region of your brain affected by severe depression and replace conventional antidepressants, according to Los Angeles-based startup Inner Cosmos. Inner Cosmos is one of a growing number of tech companies making brain implants, but …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). CENTCOM Says US Strike Killed ISIS Leader in Syria.news.antiwar.comUS Central Command (CENTCOM) has said its forces launched a "unilateral strike" in Syria on Monday and claimed it killed a senior ISIS leader. CENTCOM said the man's name was Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri and claimed he was responsible for planning terrorist attacks in Europe and Turkey. The command said no civilians were harmed in …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). Finland Formally Joins NATO, Doubling the Alliance's Border With Russia.news.antiwar.comFinland formally became the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, officially ending the country's post-World War II policy of neutrality and raising tensions between Helsinki and Moscow. "Finland has today become a member of the defense alliance NATO. The era of military non-alignment in our history has come to an end. A new era begins," …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). First Batch of Polish MiG-29 Fighter Jets Arrive in Ukraine.news.antiwar.comA Polish official said Monday that Warsaw had delivered its first batch of Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. "A few MiG-29s have already been sent. They are indeed helpful to Ukraine in its defense of our collective security," said Marcin Przydacz, a Polish presidential aide, according to AFP. It's not clear how many planes Poland will provide …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak Admits Israel Has Nukes.news.antiwar.comOn Tuesday, Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak acknowledged that Israel has nuclear weapons in a now-deleted tweet about concerns over the current Israeli government's judicial overhaul plans. Barak wrote: "In conversations between Israelis and Western diplomatic officials, there are deep concerns raised of the possibility that if the coup in Israel succeeds, a messianic …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). Moscow Hosts Meeting Aimed at Syria-Turkey Normalization.news.antiwar.comThe deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Russia wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow on Tuesday that were aimed at working toward a normalization deal between Ankara and Damascus. There's no sign a breakthrough was made, but a follow-up meeting at the foreign minister level is expected to happen soon. A …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). US Announces $2.6 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine.news.antiwar.comThe Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new massive $2.6 billion weapons package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS ammunition, missiles for air defense systems, artillery rounds, and other equipment. The package includes $500 million in the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows President Biden to ship weapons to Ukraine directly from Pentagon stockpiles. The other $2.1 …
Editor(2023-04-04). Ukraine 2014: The Tipping Point of Terror.mronline.org Part I of a CAM investigation into the origins of the Ukraine War: U.S. and NATO involvement in the February 2014 Coup and Maidan Massacre, and their historical antecedents.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-04). Brazil Presidential Advisor Met with Putin in Moscow.libya360.wordpress.comCelso Amorim, head advisor to the Brazilian Presidency, met with President Vladimir Putin for a one hour meeting during a discreet trip to Moscow last week. Amorim was received by the Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and by the Kremlin's main advisor for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov. He also had lunch with Foreign…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-04). How Russia Sees its Role in the Construction of the Multipolar World.libya360.wordpress.comThierry Meyssan Russia has just published its "Foreign Policy Concept". After recalling its position in the world, this document describes the end of Western domination and the efforts of the United States and its allies to maintain the hegemony of Washington. It lists Moscow's interests and goals. It emphasizes the primacy of contemporary international law…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-04). The Counter-Summit for Democracy.libya360.wordpress.comOn 2 April 2023, Friends of Socialist China and the International Manifesto Group co-hosted a powerful and successful Counter-Summit for Democracy, a response to the US-sponsored so-called Summit for Democracy held a few days earlier. The participants at this counter-summit exposed the hegemonic reality behind the US's talk of a 'rules-based world order'; explored alternative models…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-04). U.S. Prepares for Election Amid Undeclared Civil War.libya360.wordpress.comEditorial Comment: The war that is apparent is being waged by the state against the people. Sadly, many are so engaged in petty organizational disputes and left-vs right power struggles that they have failed to notice, let alone respond appropriately. — A.V. Observateur Continental A black plume rises as a result of a controlled detonation…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-04). U.S. Push to Strip China's Developing Country Status an Attack on Development Itself.libya360.wordpress.comDanny Haiphong Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Credit: Xinhua On March 28, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "PRC Is Not a Developing Country Act" by a unanimous vote of 415-0 in yet another demonstration of the solid bipartisanship that exists in the United States when it comes to containing and isolating China. Under…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-04). What if the Protests in France Were in Cuba?libya360.wordpress.comJosé Manzaneda 300 demonstrations with more than three million people, 500 people arrested in a single day. If it were Cuba, Belarus or China… the headlines would be filled with terms such as "social outburst", "popular uprising", "repression", "regime"…. But since they are in France, they speak of "serious riots", in which the only people…
isabella(2023-04-04). In New York, the Wrong Workers Get the Biggest Pay Bumps.inequality.orgWall Street bonuses averaged $176,700 last year — down from 2021 but still 1,165 percent higher than in 1985. If the federal minimum wage had grown at the same rate, it would be worth $42.37, according to Institute for Policy Studies analysis. An alliance of essential workers, tenants, and union members are rallying to …
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Human Flu Cases in Cambodia Not Due to Bird Flu Outbreak Viruses.jamanetwork.comTwo people in Cambodia who were infected by avian influenza A(H5N1) in February, including a child who died, were the first human cases the country has seen in about 9 years. Genetic sequencing revealed that the viruses belonged to H5 clade 2.3.2.1c and are not the same as the H5 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses currently infecting birds worldwide, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statement.
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Early Respiratory Infections Tied to Premature Death Later in Life.jamanetwork.comAfter adjusting for certain baseline factors, people who had lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia before age 2 years were almost twice as likely to die from a respiratory disease by age 73 years compared with those who were not infected as children.
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Addressing the Long-term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families.jamanetwork.comThis Viewpoint discusses a consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that reviews the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of children and families and what needs to be done to attenuate longer-term negative effects.
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). The Emergence of Rural Emergency Hospitals.jamanetwork.comThis Viewpoint discusses the potential benefits of the rural emergency hospital model, which exclusively provides outpatient and emergency services, in rural communities faced with possible hospital closures, as well as safeguards to monitor and minimize unintended consequences.
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Menstrual Hygiene With Less Environmental Impact.jamanetwork.comThis JAMA Insights in the Women's Health series aims to expand clinician knowledge about the safety and best practices of menstrual cup use to support patients who choose this product by discussing the advantages, insertion and removal process, and potential risks of menstrual cup use.
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Toward Personalizing Care: Assessing Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in Randomized Trials.jamanetwork.comClinicians know that individual patients may respond differently to a given treatment and that the overall treatment effect reported in a randomized trial of the treatment may not be directly applicable to all patients in clinical practice. Determining the treatment effect for an individual patient involves a comparison of the outcome when that patient is exposed to the treatment vs the outcome of the same patient exposed to a control treatment at the same time, a comparison impossible to make in conventional parallel-group trial designs. A practical alternative is to examine heterogeneity of (variation in) treat…
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Do Patient Satisfaction Instruments Harm Patients and Physicians?—Reply.jamanetwork.comIn Reply In his Letter about our recent Viewpoint, Dr Lee shares our concerns over the linkage of financial incentives for individual physicians to patient satisfaction measures such as the use of the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provider and Systems survey (CG-CAHPS) in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Mindfulness Training and Exercise and Cognitive Function in Older Adults—Reply.jamanetwork.comIn Reply We thank Drs Salmoirago-Blotcher and Cohen for their interest in the MEDEX study, which showed that mindfulness training and/or exercise did not improve cognitive function in older adults with subjective cognitive concerns. However, we disagree with their concern that the negative findings "can be explained by…methodological limitations."
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare and 30-Day Mortality in Patients With AMI—Reply.jamanetwork.comIn Reply As noted by Dr Roehm, Medicare Advantage health plans principally are paid via capitation payments that are adjusted for the health status of the enrolled population. A large body of research suggests that this payment system has created strong incentives for Medicare Advantage health plans to improve their coding of diagnoses in order to increase their payments. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) estimated that Medicare Advantage risk scores in 2021 were more than 10% higher than scores for similar beneficiaries in traditional Medicare . To achieve these scores, Medicare Advantage plans r…
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Mindfulness Training and Exercise and Cognitive Function in Older Adults.jamanetwork.comTo the Editor A recent study reported that, compared with health education, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and exercise (alone or in combination) did not improve cognitive function in older adults with self-reported cognitive concerns. These findings, in our opinion, can be explained by a number of methodological limitations.
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare and 30-Day Mortality in Patients With AMI.jamanetwork.comTo the Editor A recent study compared outcomes of 30-day mortality following myocardial infarction in patients with Medicare Advantage vs traditional Medicare. However, greater coding intensity occurs in Medicare Advantage plans, which makes reliable interpretation of outcome data difficult when comparing Medicare Advantage plans with traditional Medicare.
jamanetwork(2023-04-04). Author Affiliations Omitted.jamanetwork.comIn the Original Investigation titled "Effect of Direct Transportation to Thrombectomy-Capable Center vs Local Stroke Center on Neurological Outcomes in Patients With Suspected Large-Vessel Occlusion Stroke in Nonurban Areas: The RACECAT Randomized Clinical Trial," published in the May 10, 2022, issue of JAMA, 2 authors, Sà≤nia Abilleira, PhD, and Mercè Salvat-Plana, RN, were missing affiliations. Both of these authors were listed as affiliated with the Stroke Programme, Catalan Health Department, Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, but should have additionally been listed a…
Jean Toschi Marazzani Visconti(2023-04-04). Le Campagne Militari Us/Nato Dal 1991 Ad Oggi.globalresearch.caTutti gli articoli di Global Research possono essere letti in 51 lingue attivando il pulsante Traduci sito web sotto il nome dell'autore. | Per ricevere la newsletter quotidiana di Global Research (articoli selezionati), fare Fare clic sul pulsante …
John Ross(2023-04-04). The U.S. is trying to persuade China to commit suicide.mronline.org The U.S. knows from its experience in defeating Germany, Japan, and the "Asian Tigers," that a decisive way to slow a competitor's growth rate is to get it to reduce its level of investment, which is what it is now trying to do to China.
Juan Guahán(2023-04-04). Argentina: Crisis desgasta a la dirigencia y acerca el fin de ciclo.globalizacion.caEl reciente anuncio de Mauricio Macri que se baja de la pelea por la candidatura presidencial del Frente para el Cambio (FpC) puede ser abordado desde diferentes ópticas. Desde el punto de vista de la actual coyuntura resulta obvio que…
kwjorinoco(2023-04-04). Moscow Accuses US of Trying to Sabotage 2nd Russia—Africa Summit.orinocotribune.comRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Washington and its allies are attempting to disrupt the second Russia—Africa Summit by putting pressure on countries on the African continent to cancel their participation. | The senior Kremlin official stated that "the United States and its vassals" are doing everything possible to try to isolate Russia from the rest of the international community. | "In particular,…
kwjorinoco(2023-04-04). Peru: Autopsies Find Police & Army Bullets in Corpses of 30 Demonstrators.orinocotribune.com At least 30 Peruvian demonstrators killed during ongoing protests in Peru were murdered by live ammunition fired by police officers and soldiers. In total, 67 deaths have been reported during months of demonstrations following the ouster and imprisonment of democratically elected President Pedro Castillo in December, 2022. Of these, 49 demonstrators were reportedly killed by police and military gunfire. | By killing demonstrators with live ammunition, officials certainly violated the operating protocols of the Peruvian police, according to which they are prohibited from shooting at protesters except in the case o…
kwjorinoco(2023-04-04). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Use of Sanctions.orinocotribune.comThe United Nations Human Rights Council approved a resolution on Monday rejecting the imposition of unilateral coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—against less developed nations. | This was reported on by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil: "UN Human Rights Council adopts by majority a resolution that condemns the application and unilateral and continued execution of coercive measures as an instrument of pressure against any country, in particular against least developed countries and developing countries." | 33 votes were cast in favor, 13 against, and 1 member abstained. T…
manager(2023-04-04). Ecuador: Murder of Key Witness in Investigation of President Lasso, Others, Raises More Questions.cepr.netWitness Was Close Associate of Lasso's Inner Circle, Business Partners, and Campaign Donors Washington, DC — On Friday, Ecuadorian police found the body of Rubén Cherres, who had apparently been murdered, alongside three other people, in Punta Blanca, a seaside resort on the Ecuadorian coast. Authorities had been looking for Cherres since January 21, when …
Miko Peled, Mintpress News.(2023-04-04). Netanyahu's Power Grab Shatters Myth Of A United, Democratic Israel.popularresistance.orgA few observations on things surrounding the issue of Israel. For reasons that are hard to understand at this point, the rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia has had very little mention in the Israeli press. Considering its importance and potential impact on the region, it is difficult to see how Israel is hardly moved by this development. There was an expectation that Saudi Arabia would normalize relations with Israel. However, now the kingdom not only has not done so, but they are also building bridges with Iran, Israel's biggest nemesis. It is a slap in the face of the U.S. and Israel and may soon be se…
Nicolás Centurión(2023-04-04). Uruguay — El gobierno de los escándalos de Luis Lacalle.globalizacion.caA esta altura del gobierno derechista liderado por Luis Lacalle, el adjetivo que mejor lo describe es "escandaloso". Por donde se lo mire y cada vez en mayor cantidad y magnitud se destapan situaciones que revisten gravedad. Mucho se debate,…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-04). Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Youth Near Al-Aqsa Mosque on 2nd Friday of Ramadan.orinocotribune.com Israeli forces have fatally shot a young Palestinian in front of one of the gates to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds as the occupying regime ramps up violence against Muslim worshipers in the fasting holy month of Ramadan. | The Palestinian media said the young man, identified as Muhammad al-Osibi, was killed on Friday evening near the Chain Gate, one of the entrances to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. | Eyewitnesses said gunfire was clearly heard from inside the mosque and that the young man was shot dead as he tried to protect a Palestinian girl who was being prevented by troops fro…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-04). Reporters Without Borders barred from visiting Julian Assange.peoplesdispatch.orgTwo leaders from NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) were barred from visiting imprisoned journalist Julian Assange on April 4 in Belmarsh Prison. RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire and Director of Operations Rebecca Vincent were not able to carry out their visit with Assange, a visit which had taken months to secure. Belmarsh Prison Governor Jenny Louis denied their visit at the last minute because she had "received intelligence" that the two were journalists. | "We followed all of the prison's procedures and rules. We arrived early with all documents. But we were told at reception that we would not be all…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-04-04). UN Human Rights Council condemns impact of unilateral sanctions.peoplesdispatch.org The resolution presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of Non-Aligned countries noted the impact of sanctions on key rights related to life, health, and freedom from hunger. It was predictably rejected by the US and its allies…
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). NATO upgrades new command structure in nations bordering Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATO Force Integration Unit HungaryApril 4, 2023 NATO Force Integration Hungary sums up over six years under Multinational Corps Northeast [T]he handover of one NATO military organization between different higher commands is a significant event that requires careful planning and execution. On March 31, 2023, following more than six years of exercising its command function …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). Top NATO military headquarters inducts 31st member state.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 4, 2023 SHAPE welcomes its newest member — The Republic of Finland MONS, Belgium — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) welcomed NATO's newest member, the Republic of Finland, during a ceremonial flag raising on Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2023. The event to recognise Finland as the 31st nation to join …
Saira Bajwa, Next City.(2023-04-04). The Buy Nothing Movement Is Restitching Our Social Fabric.popularresistance.orgPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania – Fresh out of an abusive relationship, Andrea O'Reilly was ready to give her twin boys a new life. But facing a cost of living crisis atop a personal crisis, the prospect of buying the basics they would need — clothes, bottles, bouncers, a changing table, a baby monitor, car seats, strollers and more — was daunting. | That's when the Philadelphia mom decided to try her neighborhood Buy Nothing group, where hundreds of locals gave away and exchanged items for free. "I went to the Buy Nothing [Facebook] page and the compassion and generosity of everyone was amazing," says O'R…
Staff(2023-04-04). Tuneros y villaclareños lideran la SNB 62.cubadebate.cuFeroz ofensiva de 17 jits sirvió a los Leñadores tuneros para vencer hoy por nocaut de 15×5 a Artemisa. Eso, unido al fracaso de Villa Clara, dejó a ambos equipos en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que inició sus segundas subseries particulares.
Staff(2023-04-04). Feria Comercial EXPOHOLGUÂN 2023 apuesta por alianzas entre la economía local y empresariado foráneo.cubadebate.cuLa XVI Feria EXPOHOLGUÂN 2023 quedó inaugurada en la mañana de este 4 de abril, encuentro concebido "Para que Cuba crezca", como reza su eslogan, a partir del establecimiento de alianzas entre los actores de la economía local y el entramado empresarial foráneo, así como la promoción de la cartera de oportunidades y rubros exportables de la provincia anfitriona.
Staff(2023-04-04). Hombres con flores: Moník Molinet deconstruye Masculinidades en Fábrica de Arte Cubano.cubadebate.cuUna invitación a cuestionar la construcción hegemónica de las masculinidades es la exposición que propone la fotógrafa cubana Monik Molinet, y que llegará este jueves 6 de abril a la Fábrica de Arte Cubano. Esta propuesta artística es un llamado a cambiar, desde el arte, la concepción de las masculinidades, y colocar nuevamente en el debate la violencia de género.
teleSUR, nbb, JGN(2023-04-04). China y Cuba firman un acuerdo sobre ciberseguridad.telesurtv.netSegún los funcionarios, la norma refleja la voluntad de los Gobiernos de ambos países de trabajar por un Internet que sirva para el desarrollo y el bienestar de los pueblos.
teleSUR, nbb, JGN(2023-04-04). FMI libera 5.400 millones de dólares para Argentina.telesurtv.netEl organismo resaltó en un comunicado la necesidad de aplicar un paquete de políticas aún más fuertes para garantizar la estabilidad, enfrentar los retrocesos y asegurar los objetivos del programa.
Vladimir Prokhvatilov(2023-04-04). Macron pone a Francia al borde de una guerra civil.globalizacion.caLa ola de protestas que recorre Francia debido a la reforma a las pensiones que está haciendo el gobierno de Macron, impulsada incluso pasando por encima del Parlamento y en contra de la voluntad de la mayoría de la población…
unitedEditor(2023-04-04). Putin-Xi meeting in the US and European press.uwidata.comThe meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping on March 20 has been the most widely reported and commented meeting of the last few months. The meeting was characterized not only by the meeting of the heads of two powerful states, but also by the "personal bond" of the two leaders …
Anonymous103(2023-04-03). How America's News-Media Hide the Extent of America's Corruptness.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by This article will show how America's 'news'-media carried-out a virtually total corruption — 100% censorship against reporting the basic truth — in order to protect the banksters who had masterminded and made billions from the corruptness that had actually produced the 2008 economic crash. If that corruptness had…
Rose Mackenzie(2023-04-03). Abortion is Our Right, and We Won't Be Silenced.aclu.org If you thought anti-abortion extremists were going to stop at banning abortion, punishing pregnant people, and allowing bounty hunters to sue abortion providers, you'd be wrong. Politicians across the country have proposed bills taking aim at our right to discuss abortion care, to express the benefits of being able to determine if and when to become pregnant, and even to create art about reproductive health care. They're continuing their attacks on our reproductive freedom by going after our right to free speech and our access to life-saving information. This isn't just about taking away people's decisio…
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-03). Musk Calls New York Times "Propaganda" as He Removes Its Twitter Verification.truthout.orgOver the weekend, self-described free speech absolutist Elon Musk appeared to personally request the removal of the blue check verification for The New York Times's Twitter account as he derided the publication's reporting as "propaganda" and its social media feed as "diarrhea." On Saturday, Twitter was slated to remove blue check marks that, before Musk's takeover, indicated that a user's… |
Wei Yu, Nuvpreet Kalra, Melissa Garriga(2023-04-03). TikTok, TikTok…the countdown toward a new Cold War speeds up.peoplesworld.org Ten years ago, Edward Snowden told the whole world the truth about the U.S. global surveillance programs. If Congress cares about our digital privacy as some members are claiming, it should first begin by investigating the surveillance policies of its own U.S. agencies. The campaign against TikTok is a fear-mongering tactic to wage war on …
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). The So Far Non-Existent Vulkan Leaks.transcend.org31 Mar 2023 – The Guardian, Washington Post and Der Spiegel have today published "bombshell" revelations about Russian cyber warfare based on leaked documents, but have produced only one single, rather innocuous leaked document between them (in the Washington Post), with zero links to any. Where are these documents and what do they actually say?>
Binoy Kampmark(2023-04-04). Inglorious Inertia: The Albanese Government and Julian Assange.dissidentvoice.orgThe sham that is the Assange affair, a scandal of monumental proportions connived in by the AUKUS powers, shows no signs of abating. Prior to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assuming office in Australia, he insisted that the matter dealing with the WikiLeaks publisher would be finally resolved. It had, he asserted, been going on for …
Betsey Piette(2023-04-04). Denial of Mumia's appeal: An affront to basic justice and the law.workers.org Philadelphia Mumia Abu-Jamal, his family and his supporters around the world had every reason and right to hope that all their hard work would pay off in persuading Judge Lucretia Clemons from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to follow and apply the law, as has been done in . . . |
D Goessmann, W Pomrehn & A Bacevich(2023-04-04). Inflation, Ukraine and China.indybay.orgWhat impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
Earth Day Santa Cruz(2023-04-04). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day Santa Cruz.indybay.orgDowntown Santa Cruz. Free parking will be available at the County building, located at 701 Ocean St. It is a short walk across the pedestrian bridge to the event.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). New China-Brazil cargo air route promotes e-commerce trade.ecns.cnA ceremony was held on Monday for the opening of a new cargo air route linking the southern Chinese metropolis Shenzhen to Sao Paulo of Brazil, which is expected to stimulate the e-commerce trade between the two countries.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). 'Map of happiness' utilized in Shanghai.ecns.cnWhile Shanghai is often considered one of the most livable cities in China, local authorities have been working to drive further improvements using the concept of the 15-minute community life circle.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). SOEs make infrastructure milestones.ecns.cnChina's infrastructure construction continues to progress at a fast pace amid the nation's overall economic recovery, with State-owned enterprises playing critical roles in several massive and urgent undertakings nationwide.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Fans mourn legendary Japanese musician.ecns.cnOscar-winning Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto died of cancer on March 28 at the age of 71, Japanese recording company Avex announced in a statement on its website on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04).
. ecns.cnA Chinese health brand declared on Monday that it has terminated its cooperation with brand ambassador Zhang Jike after the table tennis superstar was allegedly involved in a scandal.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Revised labor rules sought as gig work rises.ecns.cnData from a recent survey showed that a growing number of people in China are working in the gig economy, a fact that experts said underscores the dire need to overhaul labor rules to better protect these people from long, grueling work hours, inadequate social security coverage and other issues.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Experts: Public mask wearing can be eased.ecns.cnChinese health experts suggest relaxing mandatory mask wearing in public except for elderly care centers and other high-risk facilities as the global COVID-19 pandemic is nearing an end and domestic flu infections are declining.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Japan's curbs on chip exports opposed.ecns.cnChina expressed strong dissatisfaction on Monday over Japan's export restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing equipment, hoping Tokyo would prudently make decisions and avoid complicating mutual trust and bilateral ties.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Nation boosts community life circles.ecns.cnChina has heightened its efforts to provide city residents easy access to a variety of services within a 15-minute walk from home. It is expected to bolster and upgrade consumer buying while creating more jobs and improving the business environment, experts said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Millenniums-old tiger-patterned ritual weapon unearthed in east China.ecns.cnArchaeologists found an extremely rare stone relic, an axe-shaped weapon used for rituals in ancient China, engraved with a tiger pattern, in Wuxi City in east China's Jiangsu Province. The relic dates back some 4,500 years.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Gagea flowers ready to welcome spring on Nalati grassland in Xinjiang.ecns.cnGagea flowers start to bloom on Nalati grassland in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in April. These flowers usually appear as the snow on the mountains thaws, and locals say they signal the end of winter.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Return capsule of Shenzhou-14 spacecraft displayed in Xiamen.ecns.cnPeople view the return capsule of Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship displayed during a space science themed exhibition at the Chengyi Discovery Center in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, April 3, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Ma Ying-jeou visits Chongqing Urban Planning Exhibition Gallery.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou (front central) visits the Chongqing Urban Planning Exhibition Gallery, which demonstrates achievements of urban and rural planning, in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 3, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-04). Spring landscape of Yellow River in Qinghai.ecns.cnStunning spring scenery along the Yellow River with blooming apricot flowers on the banks and a snow-covered mountain at the background in Hualong Hui Autonomous County in Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April, 3, 2023.
Fabio Vighi(2023-04-04). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity.indybay.orgThe entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
H. Patricia Hynes(2023-04-04). As Tax Day Approaches: Is the Federal Budget Moral or Immoral?juancole.com Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) — April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for. Are they used to provide all citizens sufficient resources and public goods for human security and well-being — the core of our national security? How much of our taxes pay …
Ingar Solty & K D Kolenda(2023-04-04). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war.indybay.orgLike every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgSpinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Colorectal cancer myths and facts.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMuslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Sam Marcy(2023-04-04). Following murder of Dr. King: Lessons of the April 1968 Black rebellions.workers.org Following are excerpts from an article published on April 11, 1968, in WW newspaper, by Workers World Party founding Chairperson Sam Marcy, a week after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in Memphis, Tennessee, The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin . . . |
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2023-04-04). Tropas israelíes asesinan a dos jóvenes palestinos en Nablus.telesurtv.netAhmed Jibril, director de Ambulancias y Emergencias de la Media Luna Roja en Nablus, explicó a la prensa que ambos llegaron con graves heridas a dos hospitales en la urbe, donde fallecieron.
WSWS(2023-04-04). Workers Struggles: The Americas.wsws.orgTeachers in Bolivia are continuing strikes and protests over begun last month while 5,500 machinists at Spirit AeroSystems in Witchita have voted by a 99.9 percent margin to authorize strike.
Staff(2023-04-04). Venezuela Rejects Politicization of Human Rights by ICC Prosecutor Khan.orinocotribune.comThrough an official statement on Monday, Venezuela condemned the most recent comments by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan, in which he joined a campaign to politicize the issue of human rights to the country's detriment. | "Venezuela rejects accusations by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Ahmad Khan. [These remarks] demonstrate a prejudiced vision that instrumentalizes justice and human rights for political purposes, to the detriment of the seriousness and rigor expected of that body," Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil wrote on social media. | "Once again,…
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). Russia Will Beef Up Forces in Northwest as Finland Joins NATO.news.antiwar.comRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has said that Russia will beef up its military presence in its northwestern territory in response to Finland joining NATO. Finland's ascension into NATO will more than double the alliance's territory on the Russian border. The Russian-Finnish border is about 810 miles long and will now become more militarized. …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-04). Two Civilians Killed in Latest Israeli Airstrikes in Syria.news.antiwar.comIsrael continued its relentless bombing campaign in Syria early Tuesday morning, launching airstrikes targeting the southern suburbs of Damascus and killing two civilians, Syria's SANA news agency reported. The pro-opposition UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that two civilians were killed in the Israeli bombardment. The SOHR described the target that was hit …
Ana Zorita(2023-04-04). Ecuador: Rising death toll from landslides highlights mining risks.greenleft.org.auLandslides in Ecuador's Chimborazo province have left at least 28 people dead, with dozens still missing, reports Ana Zorita. Despite the region's steep topography and vulnerability to earthquakes, companies are seeking to exploit the area for large-scale copper and gold mining.
Binoy Kampmark(2023-04-04). Turning tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange.greenleft.org.auIn the United States, Democratic Congressperson Rashida Tlaib has urged fellow Congress members to sign a letter to US Attorney-General Merrick Garland urging him to drop the charges against Julian Assange, reports Binoy Kampmark.
Fight Back(2023-04-04). $17,000 raised in FRSO Spring Fundraising Drive.fightbacknews.orgMinneapolis, MN — In less than a week, the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's (FRSO) Spring Fundraising Drive has netted more than $17,000. FRSO aims to raise over $130,000 to hire more full-time organizers to work in our national office, grow our fund to purchase a building, and publish more revolutionary literature. | Anti-war activist Sarah Martin states, "Now is the time to dig deep and contribute to FRSO so we can continue to grow and expand our work as we build towards a new world. The future is bright!" | Local FRSO groups will be going out to members and supporters to make the Spring Fundraisin…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Commentary: For Black Chicagoans, the mayoral election is about community control of the police.fightbacknews.orgChicago, IL – Two factors have made public safety a lynchpin issue in the upcoming mayoral election between Brandon Johnson, former teacher supported by the Chicago Teacher's Union, and Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, backed by the Fraternal Order of the Police (FOP). First is the rise in the crime rate in the city in recent years. The second, and principal, reason is the law-and-order backlash that followed the historic protests of the George Floyd Rebellion. | Groups like the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) are fighting to make sure that the city's supposed c…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Commentary: Why Brandon is better for the people.fightbacknews.orgChicago, IL – On April 4, Chicago faces its most crucial mayoral election since Harold Washington ran in 1983. Brandon Johnson, Cook County commissioner, union organizer, and former public school teacher, won enough votes in the February 28 primary to move into the runoff election against Paul Vallas, an administrator with a record of privatizing school systems in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Bridgeport. Unions, community organizations and other progressive groups have formed a coalition behind Brandon Johnson to ensure better working, living and organizing conditions for the next four years. | The mass…
Fight Back(2023-04-04). Students picket to demand abortion clinics on all U of MN campuses.fightbacknews.orgMinneapolis, MN — Bright yellow picket signs stood tall by University Avenue at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, as students and campus community gathered to protest outside the Donhowe building at the University of Minnesota to demand immediate action from administration to expand abortion access on campus. The action was organized by the UMN chapter of Students for a Democratic Society and co-hosted by the Minnesota Abortion Action Committee. Students chanted "Hey Gabel, what do you say? Protect abortion rights today!" calling on University President Joan Gabel to act on their demands to defend women's and re…
Mike Walter(2023-04-04). The Heat: Trump Faces Charges in New York.america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to surrender in New York. A historic day is about to play out in New York on Tuesday when former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in to authorities. Trump, who was indicted last week, arrived …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). Azeri president awarded "Karabakh" medal to CEO of world's deadliest drone company.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnd son-in-law of Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, president of one nation, two state Turco-Azeristan. ==== Daily SabahApril 3, 2023 Baykar head Bayraktar meets Azerbaijan's Aliyev, awarded medal The Azerbaijani president on Monday received the head and chief technology officer (CTO) of Turkish defense company Baykar in the capital Baku. In a statement, the Azerbaijani presidency said …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-04). Envoy summoned: Azerbaijan steps up diplomatic (for now) warfare against Iran.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comTrend News AgencyApril 3, 2023 Azerbaijani MFA sends response note to Iranian side The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has sent a response note to the Iranian side, Spokesperson for the ministry Aykhan Hajizada said…. Hajizada made the remark commenting on…Iran sen[ding] a note to the ministry to take appropriate measures to prevent anti-Iranian publications and articles …
Staff(2023-04-04). Tuneros y villaclareños lideran la SNB 62.cubadebate.cuFeroz ofensiva de 17 jits sirvió a los Leñadores tuneros para vencer hoy por nocaut de 15×5 a Artemisa. Eso, unido al fracaso de Villa Clara, dejó a ambos equipos en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, que inició sus segundas subseries particulares.
_____(2023-04-03). Shifting Sands of the Arab Gulf Herald a New Middle East.strategic-culture.orgThe shifting sands of the Arab Gulf may turn rock-solid in an alliance across the region with Iran, Steven Sahiounie writes. | The shifting sands of the Arab Gulf may turn rock-solid in an alliance across the region with Iran. This new alliance is in defiance of the old divide and conquer policy used by the U.S. State Department. | The rapprochement between The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia could transform the region, after being brokered by China on March 10, ending seven years of tensions. The nations are aware that there is safety in numbers, and strength in unity instead of standing…
_____(2023-04-03). 'Significant Portion' of 4.8bn UK Lethal Aid for Ukraine Will Remain Secret.strategic-culture.orgThe British government is refusing to reveal how a large part of the billions in weaponry it is sending to Ukraine is being spent. The policy raises particular concerns following revelations it is supplying depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine. | By Matt KENNARD | "A significant proportion of our lethal aid [for Ukraine] is procured overseas and for both operational and commercial reasons, the detail of these contracts will not be published," the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has The…
_____(2023-04-03). The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants 'Full Spectrum Dominance' of the Earth.strategic-culture.orgBy Roger MCKENZIE | Imagine the uproar if China or Russia—or any other country for that matter—said it aimed to exercise military control over land, sea, air, and space to protect its interests and investments. | This amazingly has been the stated United States policy since 1997. | Full spectrum dominance, as the doctrine is known, is the reason the United States behaves the way that it does on the international stage. | The United States demands that the world bow down to its leadership. A failure to do so is met with the full force of the international military-industrial complex controlled by the A…
_____(2023-04-03). The Crucial Ideological Transformation of Our Time.strategic-culture.orgThe regional transformation came about because the U.S. and its toxic 'with us, or against us' doctrine was wholly excluded from the negotiations. | Can one arrive at a better grip on the dynamics behind the Russo—Sino 'transformation' sweeping the Middle East through visiting the points in the western Global Order that are at maximum high stress? Do these latter arcs of tension cast the regional Middle Eastern metamorphosis in a wider context? I believe they do. | The U.S. gives one clear example: For most of recent history, American liberal democracy was a Protestant mainline project — as Ross Douth…
A Guest Author(2023-04-03). Communiqué: The French working class buries its gravediggers.workers.org Communiqué of the Coordination of Communist Nuclei (CNC) in the Spanish State (Spain) published March 28, 2023. Workers World publishes this communiqué because it could also apply as a message for the working class in the United States. Translation: John Catalinotto. Workers on France's high-speed TGV trains demonstrate near the . . . |
Alejandra Garcia, Resumen English.(2023-04-03). Political Crisis In Ecuador: President Lasso To Face Impeachment.popularresistance.orgEcuador is on the way to an impeachment trial against its neo liberal president, Guillermo Lasso. This Wednesday, the Constitutional Court listened to the voice of parliamentarians, workers, Indigenous people, and many other citizens of Ecuador and admitted, in part, the demand for an impeachment trial of the banker turned president, Lasso, for the alleged crime of embezzlement. | Ecuador's National Assembly overcame the first filter of the Legislative Administration Council (CAL), formed by seven assembly members, who are mostly from the opposition parties. CAL approved the impeachment request and sent the docum…
Amy Goodman(2023-04-03). Ron DeSantis Watched My Torture at Guantánamo, Says Former Prisoner.truthout.orgAs Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to run for president in 2024, his time at Guantánamo is coming under scrutiny. Prior to entering politics, DeSantis served in the Navy as an attorney, first at the U.S. prison at the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba and later in Iraq. Former Guantánamo prisoner Mansoor Adayfi says DeSantis personally witnessed him being force-fed and tortured… |
Andrew DeMillo(2023-04-03). Los republicanos se niegan a actuar sobre la violencia armada, en su lugar culpan a las personas trans.peoplesworld.org La retórica violenta contra las personas transgénero y la desinformación flagrante en los días posteriores al tiroteo en una escuela cristiana de Nashville que mató a seis personas han aumentado los temores de una comunidad que ya estaba al límite en medio de un impulso histórico para imponer más restricciones a los derechos de las …
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-03). Extreme Right Wing Political Agenda Aims to Crush Pro-Choice Activism in Florida.itsgoingdown.orgUpdate on continued harassment of pro-choice activists in so-called Florida. Originally posted by the South Florida Anti-Repression Committee. Following months of FBI harassment, two additional pro-choice individuals have been charged as co-defendants in the first such use of the FACE Act (a law intended to protect abortion access and abortion clinics). On the morning of…
Anonymous103(2023-04-03). Military Overview: Russian Flag Raised Over Bakhmut.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the evening of April 2, Russian flag was raised over the building of the city administration in the center of Bakhmut. De jure, the city came under Russian control. However, the clashes are ongoing. The Ukrainian military was forced to retreat to the western outskirts of Bakhmut. | The head of the Wagner PMC published his video appeal from the center of Bakhmut, showing the Wagner fighters raising the flags of the Russian Federation and of the Wagner PMC on the ruins of the city admi…
Anonymous103(2023-04-03). Military Situation In Donbass On April 3, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 3, a woman was wounded as a result of the PFM mine explosion in Donetsk; | On April 3, a woman was killed as a result of the shelling by the AFU in Gorlovka; | Over the past three months, the Representative of the LPR in the JCCC recorded 67 attacks by the AFU in 32 settlements, including 112 missiles for HIMARS MLRS were launched. 126 civilians became victims, 32 of them died, including 2 children; | Clashes between the Russian Army and…
Anonymous103(2023-04-03). Overview: Who Is Behind Assassination Of Vladlen Tatarsky.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the evening of April 2, prominent Russian war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in a terrorist attack in the city of St. Petersburg. The number of victims of the terrorist attack has grown to 33 wounded. Eight of them are in hospitals in serious conditions.
Anonymous103(2023-04-03). Simultaneous US Aggression In Black Sea And Mediterranean As Multipolarity Accelerates.southfront.org The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails through the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)In the meantime, the world is working towards creating conditions for peaceful coexistence and cooperation of the globe's numerous civilizations. Organizations such as BRICS and SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) are rapidly expanding by admitting new members. | Written by
Anonymous103(2023-04-03). Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, and those of its ally, Belarus. Pitifully, and weakly, athletes were considered fair game, ironically enough by those obsessed by the idea of fairness i…
Anonymous103(2023-04-03). US Proxy Attrition War In Ukraine Backfiring, Says US Diplomat.southfront.org Click to see full-size imageDiplomat claims exhausted "Ukraine needs everything, everywhere, all at once" — it remains to be seen how much the US-led West is willing to give, while the Washington world system collapses. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | Former US ambassador to Finland, Earle Mack has visited Ukraine several times, on humanitarian missions. He claims, in a March 29 piece for The Hill, that, during his last visit, he could see a lack…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). "Facing Clear Evidence of Peril" in a Country of Lies.transcend.org28 Mar 2023 – Perhaps silence is the best response to the endless cavalcade of official lies that is United States history. The Internet and digital technology have allowed those lies to increase exponentially in number and frequency with the result that people's minds have become like 7-Eleven stores, open 24/7 for snack-crap "news."
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Franàßais) Guerre en Ukraine : pourquoi les pays émergents ne s'alignent pas sur l'Occident.transcend.org21 mars 2023 – Les pays occidentaux ont les plus grandes peines à entraàÆner les pays émergents dans la logique des sanctions contre la Russie. Cette perte d'influence s'enracine pour une bonne part dans l'unilatéralisme et le double standard dont les Occidentaux, États-Unis en tête, ont fait preuve dans des dossiers importants aux yeux des pays du Sud global.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Franàßais) Nouvelles du Front de la Guerre Economique.transcend.org19 mars 2023 – Le soutien américain et l'escalade de la guerre d'Ukraine sont au c≈ìur de la politique de l'administration Biden et de ses stratèges NEOCON qui tentent de maintenir l'hégémonie américaine sur le monde entier. L'Ukraine est un pion dans la stratégie d'attaque contre la Russie considérée comme le principal ennemi de cette hégémonie avec la Chine.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Italiano) Il potere dei senza potere.transcend.org27 Marzo 2023 – 1. Václav Havel 2. Capitini 3. Bobbio 4. Gandhi 5. Gene Sharp 6. Democrazia 7. Vite nella verità 8. Václav Havel 9. Per chiudere la pagina…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). Martin Luther King: Beyond Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan…transcend.org4 Apr is the day the USA lost a great prophet, truth teller, and leader on nonviolence. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on that day in 1968; exactly one year after he delivered an extraordinary and prophetic speech titled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence."
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). News from the Front of the Economic War.transcend.org19 Mar 2023 – The US support and escalation of the Ukraine War is central to the politics of the Biden administration and its NEOCON strategists trying to maintain US hegemony. Ukraine is a pawn in the strategy of attacking Russia that is considered the principal enemy of that hegemony along with China.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Português) Brasil: Lava-Jato, Essa Desconhecida.transcend.org2 abril 2023 -Publicamos este texto-pesquisa que revela o escondido da Lava-Jato e mantido escondido pela grande imprensa empresarial e conservadora do Brasil. Foi preciso que pesquisadores estrangeiros pusessem esse escondido à luz e assim refutar tantas afirmaàßàµes de jornalistas nacionais que nà£o se comprometem com a verdade dos fatos mas servem aos interesses do grande sistema nacional e norte-americano.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). The Banality of Biden's 'Exceptional' Elite Advisers.transcend.org27 Mar 2023 – Sophomores running U.S. foreign policy live in a dream world on the verge of a war with both Russia and China. It is scary that Biden is out of it as his advisers are oblivious to the tectonic-change implications of Russia-China entente. Blinded by US "exceptionalism," they have to learn the hard way.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). The Great Importance of the ICC.transcend.orgIn 1998, in Rome, representatives of 120 countries signed a statute establishing an International Criminal Court, with jurisdiction over the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. By 11 Apr 2002, 66 countries had ratified it, 6 more than the 60 needed to make the court permanent.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). The Iinternational Criminal Court's Selective Prosecution.transcend.org29 Mar 2023 – The ICC's double standard in the treatment of Ukraine and Palestine is largely due to political coercion by the U.S., which isn't even a party to the court's Rome Statute.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). UN Security Council Won't Probe Nord Stream Bombing.transcend.org28 Mar 2023 – The UNSC voted yesterday against a Russian effort to get an independent investigation into the bombings of the Nord Stream pipelines. The only members that voted in favor of the resolution were Russia, China and Brazil. The remaining 12 members abstained from the vote–including the US, the likely culprit of the attacks. Politics as usual.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). Why EU Strategic Autonomy Apart from the U.S. Is Currently Impossible.transcend.org30 Mar 2023 – With Paris distracted by a populist revolt, Washington is exercising a kind of hegemony on the continent not seen since President Reagan. A politically stable France and German buy-in are the two foundational prerequisites for strategic autonomy to succeed. And as of this writing, there is neither.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). Why Zelensky Will NOT Take Back Crimea.transcend.orgSeventeen months ago the US State Department officially declared the US will "NEVER" recognize Crimea as part of Russia. Three months ago Ukrainian President Zelensky vowed to "take back" Crimea. Is this possible? The misinformation about Crimea shows how distorted media coverage of the entire Ukraine conflict is.
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-03). College Withdraws Honorary Degree Due to Vatican Desecration of Mount Graham.indybay.orgSuny Geneseo College bulletin said that a planned honorary degree has been withdrawn for a Vatican planetary scientist because the Vatican is responsible for the telescope long opposed by Apaches on sacred Mount Graham in central Arizona.
C.J. Polychroniou(2023-04-03). Is a Livable Future Still Possible? Chomsky and Pollin Discuss the IPCC Report.truthout.orgThe UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a new climate report which updates and combines the findings from all past reports in the IPCC's sixth assessment. The synthesis report urges immediate action to curb global warming and secure a livable future for all. In this exclusive interview for Truthout, Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin offer remarkable insights on what the… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-03). Minnesota GOP Lawmaker Decries Popular Vote, Says Democracy "Not a Good Thing"truthout.orgDuring debate on an omnibus spending bill in the Minnesota state legislature, a Republican lawmaker said that expanding democracy in the United States is "not a good thing." The comment was made by Rep. Matt Bliss (R), who opposed elements of the bill during debate within the Minnesota State House Elections Finance and Policy Committee on Friday. The bill deals primarily with funding for state and… |
Chris Walker(2023-04-03). Trump Personally Rifled Through Mar-a-Lago Docs Before Subpoena — Report.truthout.orgThe Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly obtained new evidence suggesting that former President Donald Trump sought to obstruct the return of several government documents he had improperly transferred from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. The new details of Trump's obstruction efforts were published in a Washington Post report over the weekend… |
Combined Sources(2023-04-03). French Communist leader refuses to meet Macron's PM until pension scheme withdrawn.peoplesworld.org The leader of the French Communists, Fabien Roussel, has refused to meet with Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne until her boss, President Emmanuel Macron, backs down on his plan to raise the retirement age of French workers. Roussell, who is General Secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF), called for members of parliament to march on …
Dan Schwartz(2023-04-03). Warnings Mount About the Dangers of Long Freight Trains.truthout.orgJust before 5 a.m., Harry Shaffer's wife called to him from across the living room, where he'd fallen asleep on the couch, exhausted from installing an aboveground pool. Did he hear that sound, that metallic screeching from up the valley? She opened the door of their double-wide trailer and walked outside as Shaffer closed his eyes. A moment later came a thunderous crack of splintering lumber. |
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-03). Russia to Put Nukes Near Belarus' Western Border: Envoy.news.antiwar.comThe Russian ambassador to Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, said Sunday that Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be placed in western Belarus, near its border with NATO members. According to The Associated Press, Gryzlov said the nuclear weapons will be "moved up close to the Western border of our Union State." The union state refers to the …
Earth First! Journal(2023-04-03). 2023 Earth First! The Gathering: July 1st-9th, Occupied Abenaki Territory.itsgoingdown.orgCall to participate in the Earth First! summer 2023 gathering. Originally posted to Earth First! Journal. Occupied Abenaki territory (so-called Vermont or New Hampshire) exact location tba later. Earth first! is, has been, and will continue to be a think tank and proving ground of direct action in defense of the earth and those who…
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). China leads in NEV assessment facility, program.ecns.cnChina is leading the world in new energy vehicle assessment thanks to the country's market size and leading position in the sector, according to a top expert.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Automakers drive China's export recovery.ecns.cnMade-in-China vehicles are gaining overseas popularity, which is expected to drive exports that serve as a major pillar of the country's economic growth.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Haikou prepares for international consumer products expo.ecns.cnThe third China International Consumer Products Expo is scheduled to be held from April 11 to 15 in Haikou, the capital city of south China's tropical island province of Hainan.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). More soccer corruption uncovered by authorities.ecns.cnThe General Administration of Sport of China vowed to support the fight against corruption in soccer after Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the administration and vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, was placed under investigation by China's top anti-graft bodies over the weekend.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). 1 dead, 25 injured in Russia cafe blast.ecns.cnAt least one person was killed and 25 others injured after an explosive device went off on Sunday in a cafe in Russia's St. Petersburg, Russian authorities said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Crowded job market leads to grads to adopt flexible approach.ecns.cnA graduate from a well-known university who has chosen to work as a garbage collector and seller, and who is making more than 10,000 yuan ($1,452) a month, has triggered heated debates online regarding what counts as a decent job for college graduates.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Skepticism voiced over Trump indictment.ecns.cnAs former U.S. president Donald Trump prepared to be arraigned Tuesday on a New York indictment, a former U.S. attorney general expressed reservations Sunday about the effect on the legal system.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). China's registered organ donors exceed 6 mln.ecns.cnThe number of registered organ donors in China reached nearly 6.2 million with the number of annual organ transplants continuing to rank the second-highest in the world, China Daily reported Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). 2 dead in U.S. medical helicopter crash.ecns.cnA medical helicopter on Sunday crashed in northeast Shelby County, the southern U.S. state of Alabama, killing two crew members.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). French President Emmanuel Macron to visit China.ecns.cnAt the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a state visit to China from April 5 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Tornadoes and storms ravage multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states.ecns.cnA batch of ferocious storms and tornadoes devastated communities across the American South and Midwest. The death toll has risen to 29 after tornadoes and storms touched down in multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states since Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Tianlong-2 carrier rocket makes maiden flight.ecns.cnA Tianlong-2 Y1 carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 2, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Dunhuang comes into apricot blossoms season.ecns.cnDozens of hectares of apricot blossoms are in full bloom at the foot of Mingsha Mountain, making the city an ideal destination for spring outings in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 1, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Aerial view of Changzhou Water Conservancy Project in Guangxi.ecns.cnAerial view shows cargo vessels passing through ship locks at the Changzhou reservoir, a water conservancy project on the Xijiang River, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2023.
Fight Back(2023-04-03). Against Trotskyism: Trotskyism and the national question.fightbacknews.orgBy now it should come as no surprise that Trotskyism, with its ultra-left emphasis on "pure proletarian revolution" originating in Trotsky's theory of "permanent revolution," that Trotskyism's errors extend to the national question. | But, before we can get into Trotsky's view on the subject, what is the national question? When Marxists talk about the "national question" we're talking about the analysis of the problems posed to the revolutionary movement by the materialist process by which nations form and develop, and the role that plays in revolutionary change. Practically, we're talking about how the proletar…
Fight Back(2023-04-03). Detroit Celtic Supporters Club stands with Palestine.fightbacknews.orgHamtramck, MI – On Saturday, March 25, the Detroit City FC, a soccer team, played their home opener at Keyworth Stadium against the Indy Eleven. For this game, the Detroit Celtic Supporters Club (DCSC) called for a Palestinian solidarity protest and called for fans to bring a Palestinian flag to wave. This was due to Israel – the Zionist entity – banning the waving and public use of the Palestinian flag in Palestine. | At least 30 people were waving flags at the game with many more supporters standing close by in this solidarity bloc of the fan section. This caused other attendees of the game who weren't taking p…
Fight Back(2023-04-03). New Orleans march condemns anti-LGBTQ bills.fightbacknews.orgNew Orleans, LA – On Friday, March 31, hundreds marched from Washington Square Park to Jackson Square to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility. The marchers also gathered in response to nine anti-LGBTQ bills being considered by the Louisiana legislature. These bills reflect a growing crisis of targeted attacks against LGBTQ youth. | The Deadname bill, HB 81, would mandate that public school teachers misgender trans students and use their birth names. Students could appeal for their real names and pronouns to be used with a parental note, but staff would still be allowed to ignore that appeal based on "religious and m…
Fight Back(2023-04-03). Polk County, FL teachers march to protect their union.fightbacknews.orgBartow, FL – About 40 teachers and supporters protested in downtown Bartow on Saturday, April 1 demanding funding for public schools and protection of collective bargaining rights. The Polk Education Association hosted a picnic at their union hall followed by a march to State Senator Ben Albritton's office. The PEA protest as part of a statewide day of action against Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida legislature's attacks on teachers' unions. | Ben Albritton is the senate majority leader who will vote on two important bills in Florida's legislative session this year. SB 202 allows private schools to get state…
Fight Back(2023-04-03). Milwaukee's Public Safety and Health Commission passes anti-closure resolution as pressure mounts on Ascension.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On Friday, March 31, the Common Council's Public Safety and Health Commission unanimously passed a resolution urging Ascension Wisconsin to reconsider the closure of the Labor and Delivery (L&D) unit at St. Francis Hospital. The St. Francis L&D was the only department of its kind within a roughly 10 mile radius. The hospital serves a predominantly Latino and immigrant community on Milwaukee's Southside, including many Spanish- and Rohingya-only speakers. The resolution also calls on Ascension Wisconsin to establish a one-year moratorium on any downsizing or service reductions at Milwaukee hea…
Gabriel Torres & Ki-Jana Carter(2023-04-03). Undergraduate unions sweeping the U.S.liberationnews.org Across the country, undergraduate student workers are unionizing and taking action to demand better pay and working conditions. On March 15, residential advisors (RAs) at the University of Pennsylvania announced supermajority support for their new union, becoming the 18th undergraduate union effort in the U.S. Young workers at Boston University, Dartmouth, RPI, Wesleyan, Harvard, Tufts, Fordham, and many other campuses have rallied for recognition, won landslide elections, and successfully negotiated first contracts. What explains this uptick in undergraduate labor organizing?>
Hedelberto López Blanch(2023-04-03). Occidente tiembla por alianza Rusia-China.globalizacion.caContrario a lo que elucubraron Estados Unidos y Europa Occidental para tratar de aislar a Rusia, las relaciones del gigante euroasiático se han reforzado enormemente con China, así como con naciones de Asia, àÅfrica y América Latina. Pero el fortalecimiento…
infobrics(2023-04-03). Indian Demand for Urals Crude Keeps Russia's Exports Up.infobrics.orgIndia was the biggest buyer of seaborne Urals oil in March and the country's demand for the grade means Russia has to maintain high exports, two traders said and Refinitiv Eikon data showed…
Jenny Farrell(2023-04-03). Sean O'Casey's 'The Shadow of a Gunman' at 100.peoplesworld.org Sean O'Casey's play The Shadow of a Gunman premiered 100 years ago, on April 12, 1923, at Dublin's national Irish theatre, the Abbey Theatre. The theatre, which grew out of the Irish Renaissance movement for the renewal of Irish literature in 1904, encouraged new Irish writers and provided a platform for the exploration of progressive …
Keith McHenry(2023-04-03). April Fools Day March to End Homelessness.indybay.orgOne of the agenda items at the weekly Food Not Bombs meeting was that morning's Lookout story "In the Public Interest: A new law-and-order approach to homelessness in Santa Cruz?"
Larry Holmes(2023-04-03). La crisis bancaria øEmpujará a la clase obrera o al fascismo a alzarse?workers.org A la clase dominante capitalista le preocupa que la crisis bancaria, que comenzó hace menos de un mes con el colapso del Silicon Valley Bank y se extendió rápidamente, pueda convertirse en una crisis financiera mundial mayor que el crack de 2008. Se acabó hablar de un "aterrizaje suave". La . . . |
Marc Vandepitte(2023-04-03). øHasta qué punto es peligrosa la "amistad" entre Putin y Xi?globalizacion.caDurante una visita del presidente chino a Rusia ambos países profundizaron su ´asociación sin fronteras ª. La visita se produce en un momento en que Occidente se opone diametralmente a Rusia en Ucrania y Washington ha lanzado una Guerra Fría contra…
Mark Gruenberg(2023-04-03). Wisconsin and Chicago elections tomorrow have national implications.peoplesworld.org MILWAUKEE—April 4 elections tomorrow in the Midwest will impact major policies across the country. In Wisconsin voters, in perhaps the most important judicial election ever, will select a state supreme court judge who will be a swing vote in determining the future of abortion rights in that state and possibly the outcome of the 2024 …
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-03). University of Michigan seeks court injunction to stop grad student strike.therealnews.com Editor's Note (4/3/23): In the first half of the episode, Alvarez mistakenly refers to the previous GEO strike as having occurred in the fall of 2022, but it took place in fall of 2020. Stark and Alvarez make the correction in the second half of the conversation. | Graduate student-workers at the University of Michigan are on strike for the second time in three years, officially hitting the picket line this week. Speaking to The Michigan Daily, Amir Fleischmann, chair of the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) Contracts Committee, said, "Grad workers are very frustrated. They're struggling to pay rent. Th…
Miko Peled(2023-04-03). Netanyahu's Power Grab Is Shattering the Myth of a United, Democratic Israel.mintpressnews.comThe illusion of a cohesive Israel, an Israel that is a miraculous success, exists only in the minds of privileged Israeli and some diaspora Jews. Some European politicians may also believe this to be the case, having been convinced by Jews in their countries. But it was never the case.
Mouris Salloum George(2023-04-03). Tik Tok calienta el debate.globalizacion.caLa irrupción de Tik Tok en el mercado de las redes sociales de internet sumó en pocos años a 1,500 millones de suscriptores en todo el mundo —otras mediciones le adjudican poco más de mil millones-. En Estados Unidos y…
Movement for Socialism(2023-04-03). Banking crisis in Switzerland: Socialise the financial sector!greenleft.org.auThe recent takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, with the Swiss state stepping in to cover losses, highlights the need for a broad social movement to demand the socialisation of the financial sector, says Switzerland's Movement for Socialism (BFS/MPS).
Nathan Taylor(2023-04-03). Mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Fires Up Environmentalist Wrath.indybay.orgWhile the mountains in general, and Mont Blanc in particular, are now being forced to rethink their future and their economic activities in a context of accelerated climate change, some municipalities seem to be taking these considerations rather lightly.
Newsclick(2023-04-03). The Startup bubble: How it works | With Aunindyo Chakravarty.peoplesdispatch.orgSenior journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty analyzes the tech startup bubble and explains how these start-ups raise money, and why it the sector remains one of the last avenues for finance capital to engage in speculation…
Olivia Rosane(2023-04-03). 'Ocean is at stake' at International Seabed Authority negotiations over deep-sea mining.peoplesworld.org This week in Kingston, Jamaica, the United Nations' International Seabed Authority (ISA) is conducting a second week of negotiations that could shape the future of the deep ocean. In 2021, the Pacific nation of Nauru triggered something called the two-year rule, which gives the ISA until July 9 to establish regulations to govern the controversial practice …
Orry Moore(2023-04-03). Weekly Round-Up: Worldwide Protests, Climate Litigation and Human Rights in the Premier League.ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news The Illegal Migration Bill has drawn a wide range of criticism this week, including from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Council of Europe and the Weiner Holocaust Library, after MPs rejected all proposed amendments during a five-hour debate last Monday. The UNHRC told the Joint Committee on Human Rights …
Otis Grotewohl(2023-04-03). Trump's indictment: only a beginning.workers.org Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury March 31. The unexpected news was celebrated by many oppressed people, class-conscious workers and many on the left. Trump's Supreme Court appointments reversed the legal right to abortion. In addition to being the 45th occupant of the White . . . |
Pauline Lipman(2023-04-03). Chicago Mayoral Candidate Vallas Destabilized Majority-Black Schools Across US.truthout.orgPaul Vallas, the conservative Democrat facing off against former public school teacher Brandon Johnson in Chicago's April 4 mayoral runoff election, claims he "has made it his life's work to restore broken education systems." But as education researchers who have documented the destructive impact of Vallas's leadership of school systems in Chicago, Philadelphia and New Orleans, we need to set the… |
People's Dispatch.(2023-04-03). ICJ Rules US Freezing Of Some Iranian Assets As Illegal.popularresistance.orgOn Thursday, March 30, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the US government to pay compensation to Iranian companies for allowing its courts to freeze their assets, which the ICJ ruled as illegal. | The UN court said that the exact amount of compensation will be decided later. The court, however, refused to pass a similar judgment regarding the US freezing US$ 1.7 billion of assets of the Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi), saying that it lacked jurisdiction over the matter. | The ICJ was hearing a case filed by Iran in 2016. In 2016, the US Supreme Court had ruled that the assets of Iran's central…
People's World(2023-04-03). Reserve your ad now for the People's World May Day E-Book Edition.peoplesworld.org May Day was born in Chicago in the fight for the eight-hour day but celebrated as International Workers Day, a day of solidarity in the global fight for justice, democratic rights, and equality. Call it the U.S. working class's gift to the world. U.S. workers have a lot to celebrate this year, including the heroic …
Prabhat Patnaik(2023-04-03). A common misconception about capitalism.mronline.org THERE is a commonly-held view that while capitalism in its early stages brings about unemployment and hence an accentuation of poverty, this initial damage is subsequently reversed as it keeps growing…
Ramzy Baroud(2023-04-03). Lying about Lying: Why we must revisit the Definition of 'Fake News' from Iraq to Palestine.juancole.com Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud The phrase "fake news" continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarised political atmosphere, both Republicans and Democrats distrust media organisations affiliated with opposing parties. This means that most of what is uttered or written by CNN is "fake news" for Republicans, and much of what …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Georgia: European Parliament continues to stir violent coup, war pot.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 3, 2023 Georgian Dream Reacts to MEP Viola von Cramon's Participation in the Rally MEP Viola von Cramon's presence at a rally near the Government Administration in support of Lazare Grigoriadis, arrested on March 29 for allegedly throwing stones and the so-called "Molotov cocktails" during the March 7-9 protest rallies, has caused discontent …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). NATO dragoons sixth nation on Russia's northwest border.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOApril 3, 2023 Finland to join NATO as Allied Foreign Ministers meet Finland will become the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday (4 April 2023), immediately preceding a two-day meeting of Allied Foreign Ministers. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finland's imminent accession, saying: "It will be a good day for Finland's security, for Nordic security …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). NATO provides F-35s first wartime preview of war with Russia, China.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comDefense NewsMarch 31, 2023 The US Air Force sent F-35s to defend NATO. Here's what it learned America's most advanced fighter jet is in its element over Eastern Europe. As Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, NATO's eastern flank became an ideal proving ground for the F-35 Lightning II…. Members of the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Poland, Slovakia deliver first MiG warplanes to Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 3, 2023 Poland supplied first MiG-29 jets to Ukraine: official A senior aide to the Polish president has said that Poland has already transferred the first batch of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion. Marcin Przydacz made the statement in a radio interview on Monday… *** He …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Presentation: 55 years after end of WWII, NATO reintroduced war on European soil.antibellum679354512.wordpress.com≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá,Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals For the Sake of the FutureSpeech at the Round Table "NATO Aggression — 24 years on"Held on March 23, 2023 in the House of the Serbian Armed Forces Ladies and Gentlemen, It has been almost a quarter of a century since NATO's aggression against Serbia and Montenegro …
Sasha Abramsky(2023-04-03). The GOP Has Preemptively Declared Trump Innocent Without Hearing Evidence.truthout.orgThe indictment of Donald J. Trump has been part of the ongoing national public imagination since the earliest days of the real estate mogul's candidacy in 2015. And yet, now that it's here, the territory seems somehow peculiarly dangerous, not least because of the scandalous abnegation of moral leadership from the House GOP. Trump has been leaving hostages to fortune in his wake for decades… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-03). Filings Reveal Amazon Spent Over $14 Million to Bust Union in 2022 Alone.truthout.orgAs Amazon Labor Union's groundbreaking labor movement gained momentum — and, in some ways, faltered — in 2022, Amazon was busy shelling out millions of dollars to anti-union consultants in order to ensure that the union movement would fail, new filings show. As first reported by HuffPost, new financial disclosures filed on Friday with the Department of Labor show that Amazon spent $14.2… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-04-03). Report on ChatGPT Model's Emissions Offers Rare Glimpse of AI's Climate Impacts.truthout.orgA new report by Stanford University researchers finds that just training the model behind the popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT released emissions equivalent to those of 9 cars over the course of their lifetimes, adding another layer of scrutiny regarding the future of humanity on Earth to technocrats' promised AI revolution. According to Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Index… |
splcenter(2023-04-03). Extremist Crypto and Finance: Q1 2023 Briefing.splcenter.orgDespite volatility in cryptocurrency's exchange rates, far-right extremists and hate groups continue to turn to digital currencies to raise funds. In the first quarter of this year, several high-profile extremists accepted donations and made business transactions using cryptocurrency.
splcenter(2023-04-03). Texas A&M Corps Let Cadet Skip Training for Extremist Event.splcenter.orgTexas A&M University's Corps of Cadets allowed a cadet to skip training to provide logistic support for the white nationalist National Policy Institute (NPI) in November 2017, according to emails Hatewatch obtained.
Staff(2023-04-03). Este lunes en la Mesa Redonda: Comenzando la semana con Trump, la Cumbre sobre inflación y China.mesaredonda.cubadebate.cuLa Cumbre sobre inflación en América Latina, convocada por el presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador para el próximo 5 de abril es el primer tema de la Mesa Redonda Comenzando la semana que abordará en La esquina de Taladrid la anunciada comparecencia de Donald Trump ante un tribunal de Nueva York mañana y cerrará la emisión un análisis especializado sobre el liderazgo chino en el mundo.
Staff(2023-04-03). 62 SNB: øCómo se comportaron las áreas del juego en la primera subserie?cubadebate.cuPara los que gustan las estadísticas y desde el comienzo seguir la temporada beisbolera, hoy compartimos algunos números. Tengan en cuenta que recién inicia la campaña y que el panorama puede cambiar de un compromiso particular a otro, pero todo va contando en la etapa clasificatoria de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, pactada a 75 juegos y con 15 subseries.
Staff(2023-04-03). Hablamos… øen español? øInfluencias o colonialismo cultural?cubadebate.cuParecería muy fácil responder a esta pregunta, como que "se cae de la mata", pues °Claro que hablamos español! Pero hace falta poner los sentidos más atentos a las conversaciones cotidianas, comunicaciones radiales, televisivas y hasta escritos y propaganda diversos, para ver y oír: "Vamos a la shopping" (es decir, "compras" ). En inglés, go shopping (ir de compras); shopping centre (centro comercial o de compras).
Staff(2023-04-03). CIGB de Cuba inicia estudios preclínicos de vacuna contra el dengue.cubadebate.cuCientíficos de Cuba iniciaron los estudios preclínicos con pruebas de dos formulaciones del candidato vacunal contra el dengue, informó hoy en su cuenta en Twitter el Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología (CIGB). El futuro inmunógeno está en etapa de investigación-desarrollo, con vistas a determinar cuál variante será la que se llevará a los estudios clínicos.
Staff(2023-04-03). La NASA enviará a cuatro astronautas a la Luna, después de 50 años (+ Video).cubadebate.cuLa NASA dio a conocer a los cuatro tripulantes de la misión Artemis II que en 2024 llevarán a cabo una misión espacial de diez días alrededor de la Luna, preparatoria del regreso del hombre al satélite natural de la Tierra. Los cuatro despegarán en noviembre de 2024 desde Florida (EE.UU.) a bordo de la nave Orion y el potente cohete SLS.
Staff(2023-04-03). Se disparan los precios del petróleo tras anuncio de algunos países de recortar la producción de crudo.cubadebate.cuLos precios del petróleo se dispararon la mañana de este lunes después de que algunos de los exportadores más grandes del mundo anunciaran recortes inesperados en la producción. El crudo Brent, que es la referencia internacional de precios, se estaba cotizando por encima de los 84 dólares estadounidenses por barril tras un aumento de más del 5%.
Staff(2023-04-03). Stoltenberg anuncia que Finlandia se convertirá este martes en miembro de la OTAN.cubadebate.cuFinlandia se convertirá este martes en el miembro número 31 de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN), según anunció el secretario general de la alianza Jens Stoltenberg, en Bruselas. Moscú señaló repetidamente que la OTAN tiene como objetivo la confrontación con Rusia y su expansión no traerá seguridad a Europa.
Staff(2023-04-03). Former Guantánamo Prisoner: Ron DeSantis Watched My Torture When He Was a Navy Lawyer at Gitmo.democracynow.org As Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to run for president in 2024, his time at Guantánamo is coming under scrutiny. Prior to entering politics, DeSantis served in the Navy as an attorney, first at the U.S. prison at the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba and later in Iraq. Former Guantánamo prisoner Mansoor Adayfi says DeSantis personally witnessed him being force-fed and tortured, and other prisoners have backed up Adayfi's account. He joins us from his home in Belgrade for his first television interview about DeSantis's role at Guantánamo. "While I was screaming, yelling because I coul…
Staff(2023-04-03). Elie Mystal: Trump "Did the Deed," But Long Overdue Indictment Is Built on Shaky Foundation.democracynow.org As former President Donald Trump is expected to be arrested in New York on charges related to paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, we speak with The Nation's justice correspondent Elie Mystal, who says the case against Trump is far from a slam dunk. Trump is reportedly facing about 30 criminal counts related to business fraud, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has yet to release the exact charges, which reportedly include at least one felony. Mystal says it's clear that Trump "did the deed," but the timing of the charges could und…
Staff(2023-04-03). As GOP Pushes for Nationwide Abortion Ban, Judge Blocks Mandate for ACA to Cover Basic Prenatal Care.democracynow.org A federal Judge in Texas on Thursday blocked the Affordable Care Act mandate for health insurance companies to provide preventive care. We speak with Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, about his piece, "The GOP's War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion," and how the Republican Party opposes access to abortion but will not require insurance companies to cover basic prenatal care.
Staff(2023-04-03). Headlines for April 3, 2023.democracynow.orgUkraine Disputes Russian Claim It Captured Bakhmut as Russian Shelling Kills 6 in Eastern City, Russia Arrests Suspect in Pro-War Blogger Killing as It Assumes UNSC Presidency, Finnish Voters Oust PM Sanna Marin and Social Democrats, Vote in Conservative Party, Tornadoes Across Midwest and South Kill 32 People as Residents Brace for More Extreme Weather, Taliban Shuts Down Women-Run Radio Station for Playing Music During Ramadan, Israel Kills 2 Palestinians as Fundamentalist Minister Ben-Gvir Gets Wish to Form New Nat'l Guard, Iranian Police Arrest 2 Women After They Were Attacked by Man Who Poured Yogurt o…
Staff(2023-04-03). Elie Mystal on Tennessee's Anti-Drag Ban: GOP Is Pushing Bigotry & Attacking the First Amendment.democracynow.org On Friday, a Federal Judge in Memphis, Tennessee, temporarily blocked a law signed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee banning drag shows in public, and legal experts say it will likely continue to be blocked all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Tennessee's drag ban was always bad law. It was always against the First Amendment," says Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation. "One of the things that these Republicans are trying to do is to directly attack the First Amendment when it suits them to push their bigotry against the LGBT community."…
Staff(2023-04-03). Attorney General Saab: New Arrests in CVG Corruption Case.orinocotribune.comVenezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab, reported this Sunday that new arrests have been made with regards to the corruption case being carried out against the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana (CVG). The information was released by the prosecutor through his social media accounts. | Up until then, the comprehensive list of detainees were: Executive Vice President of the CVG Lino Mora, Vice President of Finance Tulio Medina, Traffic and Customs Manager Carlos Moreno, Office Manager Johan Sequera and Manager of Legal Affairs Isaac Mouhamad Salazar. | #NuevosDETENIDOS por caso de Staff(2023-04-03). Brazil & China Sign Trade Deals in Local Currency.orinocotribune.comBrazil's state-owned company for the promotion of exports and investments, ApexBrasil, announced on Wednesday the beginning of the establishment of bilateral trade between China and Brazil in local currencies, directly between the Chinese Yuan and the Brazilian Real, excluding the US dollar as a method of payment. | During the Brazil-China Economic Seminar, held in Beijing, two initial agreements were signed to implement the mechanism. The first agreement establishes that the Brazilian bank BBM, based in the city of Salvador and under the control of the Chinese Bank of Communications (Bocom), enters the China Int…
Staff(2023-04-03). Chinese Currency Displaces Euro in Brazil's Foreign Reserves.orinocotribune.comThe Chinese currency, referred to as the yuan, surpassed the euro and became the second most important currency of Brazil's foreign reserves in 2022, according to a report published this Friday by the Central Bank of the South American country. | Until 2019, the yuan was virtually absent from Brazil's foreign exchange reserves. However, by the end of 2022, the Chinese currency came to represent 5.37% of the holdings of the Brazilian Central Bank, surpassing the 4.74% share of the euro. In 2021 the share of the yuan constituted 4.99% and that of the euro 5.04%. | Meanwhile, the US dollar continues to dominate, hol…
Staff(2023-04-03). The High Price of the Guatemala-Taiwan Relationship.orinocotribune.comBy Marco Fernandes — Mar 29, 2023 | Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen is struggling to maintain what little diplomatic support she still has in Latin America | The leader of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, traveled on Wednesday, March 29, to visit the United States, with stops in Guatemala and Belize, two of the 13 countries in the world that still maintain diplomatic relations with the Chinese island. On Sunday, March 26, Honduras announced that it would sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and immediately established relations with the People's Republic of China. It was a hard blow for Tsai, days before a trip that may in…
Stan Cox(2023-04-03). MAGA Legislators Increasingly Force Taxpayers to Support Fossil Fuel Industry.truthout.orgThe demise of Silicon Valley Bank last month triggered plenty of angst among solar energy developers. Before it collapsed, SVB claimed it had "financed or helped finance 62 percent of community solar projects in America," according to Washington Post business reporter Evan Halper. At first, it wasn't clear who might fill that gap. MAGA politicians took great delight in the disruption of what they… |
Taya Graham, The Real News Network.(2023-04-03). Atlanta's "Cop City" Is A Blueprint For America's Future.popularresistance.orgIn a special episode of Police Accountability Report, TRNN reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis report from the ground in Atlanta, where for weeks forest defenders have been fighting and risking their lives to stop the construction of "Cop City"—a massive planned police training center that would be used to instruct officers from around the country in deadly repression tactics. Speaking directly with activists on the frontlines, Graham and Janis explore the truth behind the police killing of Manuel "Tortuguita" Tehran, and the dark money sources funding the creation of the Atlanta Public Safety Center.
The Associated Press(2023-04-03). Activists' Network in Mexico Helps U.S. Women Get Abortions.latinorebels.comA network of groups in Mexico provides virtual guidance as well as shipments of abortion pills for women who want to terminate a pregnancy on their own. Their work has sparked interest in the U.S. and a surge of requests for help, after the Supreme Court moved to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion last year.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Dana paid shareholders $57 million last year, but where is our "profit sharing"?wsws.orgDana workers across the US noticed as March 31, the date by which Appendix P of the contract says Dana must pay "profit sharing," passed without workers receiving much needed income. We, the rank-and-file, are demanding answers as to why we did not get paid.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Verdi union uses questionable vote to push through cuts in real wages for postal workers in Germany.wsws.orgVerdi, the union representing postal workers, has declared our fight is over; but it has only just begun. The fact that in this contract dispute, the close collaboration and downright conspiracy of government, corporations and union against us became so clearly visible only shows how important our work as an action committee is.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Australian by-election defeat highlights Liberal Party crisis.wsws.orgThe Liberal disaster in the seat of Aston increases the reliance of the capitalist class on the Labor Party, which is currently in office across the country, except for the small island state of Tasmania.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Surprise oil production cut in response to recession concerns.wsws.orgThe announcement was unusual in that it took place outside of a formal meeting of the oil-producing countries, "suggesting an element of urgency by the members taking part in the cuts," according to the Financial Times.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Netflix airs docudrama on the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff: Part two.wsws.orgThat major financial players ignored the flashing warning lights and continued to invest with Madoff points to the social psychology of a ruling class so manic in its pursuit of ever-greater personal wealth that it has become blinded by its own greed. More, however, is involved in this sociopathic outlook than subjective personality traits.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-03). Gracias a Dios: The People's Church in Nicaragua.orinocotribune.comBy Becca Renk — Mar 30, 2023 | "We are not typical Catholics," explains Yamil Ríos of the Saint Paul the Apostle Christian Base Community in Managua. "Because we don't have a priest here, thanks be to God." Around the room parishioners chuckle on their folding chairs which are set up in a half circle. At the front of the room, musicians shift their instruments, gearing up for another upbeat number. | In today's Nicaragua, there is a rupture between the Catholic hierarchy and its abandoned base. The politicized official church has long collaborated with U.S. imperialism and, as a consequence, is losing the co…
M. K. Bhadrakumar(2023-04-03). US Is Stirring up Syrian Cauldron.orinocotribune.comBy M.K. Bhadrakumar — Mar 27, 2023 | The specter that is haunting Wash3wassington is that the stabilization of Syria following Assad's normalization with the Arab countries and with Turkey will inexorably coalesce into a Syrian settlement that completely marginalizes the "collective West" | The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the US occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-03). Wagner Group Raises Russian Flag Over Bakhmut City Hall.news.antiwar.comThe head of Russia's Wagner Group said Sunday that his forces raised a Russian flag over the city hall in Bakhmut, but the battle is still raging as Ukrainian forces still control some western districts in the Donbas city. "From a legal point of view, Bakhmut has been taken. The enemy is concentrated in the …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-03). Philippines Announces Locations of Four New US Bases.news.antiwar.comThe Philippines on Monday announced the locations of four military bases that the US will now have access to under a deal Washington and Manila signed in February. Three of the Philippine bases will be located in northern Philippine provinces, a move that angers China since they can be used as staging grounds for a …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-03). Report: US Discusses Sanctions Relief for Iran Freezing Nuclear Program.news.antiwar.comThe Biden administration has spoken with European allies and Israel about a potential interim deal with Iran that would give the Islamic Republic some sanctions relief in exchange for a freeze of some aspects of its civilian nuclear program, Axios reported Monday. The report cited unnamed Israeli officials and Western diplomats and said the idea …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-03). McCarthy to Host Taiwan's President on Wednesday, Risking a Chinese Response.news.antiwar.comHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will host Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, a meeting that risks provoking major Chinese military exercises around Taiwan. The Tsai-McCarthy meeting has been long-anticipated but wasn't officially confirmed until McCarthy released the details on Monday. His office said he will host a bipartisan meeting with Tsai at …
Vijay Prashad(2023-04-03). On the Threshold of a New International Order.mronline.org In the current global climate of conflict and division, it is essential to develop lines of communication and encourage exchange between China, the West, and the developing world.
Editor(2023-04-03). U.S. invites authoritarian far-right regimes to 'Summit for Democracy'.mronline.org The Joe Biden administration invited numerous authoritarian far-right leaders to the U.S. State Department's so-called "Summit for Democracy", including Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, Poland's Andrzej Duda, India's Narendra Modi, Italy's Giorgia Meloni, and Pakistan's coup regime.
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-03). A Run On The Bank, A Run On Twitter: Rejection Of Paid Blue Checks Could Undermine Solvency.moguldom.comIf you're willing to pay $8 a month, you can keep your previously free verified blue checks on Twitter but some of the biggest-name athletes in the world are announcing publicly they have no intention of paying in what sounds like an act of defiance against Elon Musk and his financially strapped social network. Musk …
Ann Brown(2023-04-03). Los Angeles Political Legend Mark Ridley-Thomas Convicted of Bribery and Conspiracy.moguldom.comMark Ridley-Thomas had been a major player in the Los Angeles political scene. The former Los Angeles County Supervisor spearheaded several initiatives during his tenure. He has been convicted of federal bribery and conspiracy charges. He was also convicted of mail and wire fraud from his time serving on the county Board of Supervisors and …
Dana Sanchez(2023-04-03). Saudi Arabia Shocks Markets With Oil Supply Cut: What This Means For Elevated American Inflation.moguldom.comOil prices rose on Monday after some of the world's biggest oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia agreed to reduce production by more 1 million barrels a day, raising concerns of continuing inflation in the U.S. economy. The move is a significant reduction and represents the abandonment of earlier OPEC assurances that it would keep supply …
Ann Brown(2023-04-03). LSU Wins Women's Basketball Title: 'Becky With The Good Shot' Caitlin Clark And Keith Olbermann Spark Blacklash.moguldom.comThe Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers women's basketball team bested the University of Iowa's Hawkeyes for the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national championship title. In the surprise win, the Tigers outplayed Iowa's star player Caitlin Clark, the Associated Press national player of the year, with a score of 102-85 on April 2. The win …
Lauren DeLisa Coleman(2023-04-03). Netherlands And UN Present Dutch Slavery In New Amsterdam In A New Light Through Film And Art.moguldom.comThough the Netherlands government has yet to itemize an actual tactile global strategy for its previously announced "slavery apology," it appears that art, at least for the moment, is taking the lead on driving the conversation. At the invitation of the United Nations, the Amsterdam-based national museum the Rijksmuseum produced a capsule version of its …
Ann Brown(2023-04-03). California Police Union Director Charged with Importing Fentanyl Into America.moguldom.comJoanne Marian Segovia, 64, the executive director of a police union in California, is facing federal charges after allegedly importing drugs from overseas and distributing them nationwide. Segovia has been charged with an attempt to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl, a new synthetic opioid, and faces up to a maximum sentence of 20 years, according to …
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-03). Russia Outlines the Programme of Work of the Security Council for April.libya360.wordpress.comPress Conference by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia dedicated to the beginning of the Russian Presidency of UNSC in April 2023 Vassily Nebenzia: It is a pleasure to see you all on the first working day of the Russian Presidency in the UN Security Council. Allow me to briefly update you on what we are planning…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-03). Ukraine: Why the Battle for a 'Strategically Unimportant' Town May Decide the Outcome of the Conflict.libya360.wordpress.comSergey Poletaev Since the beginning of the year, the Ukrainian front has been shrouded in a deceptive silence. Various insiders and anonymous sources predicted a looming large-scale offensive by the Russian Armed Forces. First expected around New Year, it was then anticipated in early February, and again around February 24 — the anniversary of Russia's…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-03). Anti-Imperialist Push from the Brazilian Grassroots.libya360.wordpress.comKawsachun News Overshadowed by the media frenzy surrounding Lula's new term in office, Brazil's social movements are vowing to remain mobilized to push for policies favorable to the working majority. They're also engaged in the fight against imperialism with hopes of steering foreign policy towards solidarity, amid pressure by North America and Europe to join…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-03). Kwame Nkrumah is No Doubt Rolling in His Grave as AFRICOM Carries Out Military Training Exercises in Ghana.libya360.wordpress.comJeremy Kuzmarov Nkrumah had envisioned the creation of an all-African military force to police the continent and protect it from outside exploiters—AFRICOM is his worst nightmare. In early March, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) hosted a two-week training exercise called Flintlock around the Ghanaian cities of Daboya, Tamale and Volta as well as in the Ivory…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-03). Liberation Movement Emerges in the U.S.libya360.wordpress.comOllantay Itzamná Guatemalan migrants make a call to vote for the MLP in the U.S. Another of the abysmal differences between the MLP and the rest of the neoliberal or conservative parties of the left and right is the attempt to build a plurinational and multi-territorial country project involving the millions of Guatemalans in the…
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-03). Letter from Anarchist Prisoner Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel.itsgoingdown.org Letter from anarchist prisoner Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel, showing solidarity with Alfredo Cospito and Miguel Peralta, and announcing his next hearing for April 14, 2023. Hey everyone, I send my greetings from the Reclusorio Oriente (Eastern Prison in Mexico City). My stay here hasn't been that bad because of the support you've all given me. Life…
Brittani Banks(2023-04-03). Global News Dispatches: 3 Stories.independentmediainstitute.orgHeadlines in This News Package: War Criminals & Military Aggressors Who Occupy Seats in the Security Council Ending the World's Cycles of Conflict, Disaster and Extreme Poverty U.S. Policies Are Slowing World Economy [NEWS ITEM TEXT] War Criminals & Military Aggressors Who Occupy Seats in the Security Council [1,583 words] Come April 1, a post-Ukraine …
Alexander Rubinstein(2023-04-03). "Legitimate target" — Bellingcat defends terror attack at St. Petersburg cafe.thegrayzone.comChristo Grozev of the US government-sponsored Bellingcat endorsed the terror attack that killed a Russian war reporter and injured many others during a public event in St. Petersburg. He also defended Ukraine's attempt to assassinate a Russian philosopher because he was a "propagandist." In the hours that followed the April 2, 2023 bombing of a cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia, Christo Grozev of the US government-funded Bellingcat outlet defended the terror attack that killed a war reporter and wounded 30 others. …
Manlio Dinucci(2023-04-03). La Linea Rossa Nucleare Di Putin | Grandangolo — Pangea.globalresearch.caLa rassegna stampa internazionale di Byoblu | 92 ∞ puntata: | "La Russia dispiegherà le sue armi nucleari tattiche in Bielorussia su richiesta di Minsk", annuncia il presidente Putin. "In realtà — chiarisce — stiamo facendo tutto cià≤ che gli Stati Uniti …
Julio C. Gambina(2023-04-03). La crisis bancaria y la respuesta del Estado capitalista.globalizacion.caLa crisis bancaria evidencia la preocupación del poder político en los principales países del capitalismo mundial. | I — La crisis bancaria | El fenómeno de la crisis bancaria se hizo visible con las recientes caídas de algunos bancos regionales estadounidenses, caso…
Rodolfo Bueno(2023-04-03). Insólita actitud anglosajona, bélica y agresiva.globalizacion.caQuizás, el mensaje más importante de la visita de Estado del Presidente Xi Jinping a Moscú y el encuentro con su homólogo Vladímir Putin es que en el mundo todo cambia y que la alianza de sus países es más…
Manolo Monereo(2023-04-03). øRealmente estamos en el inicio de la Tercera Guerra Mundial?globalizacion.caQuerida Ana: | De nuevo hay muchas preguntas y enormes demandas de información. Cada uno da lo que puede. No me gusta nada escribir en función de aniversarios, de fechas señaladas que imponen los grandes medios de desinformación y control cognitivo….
Francisco Lemus(2023-04-03). México — Morena y la izquierda: Merencia y legado.globalizacion.caDefinir a la izquierda es un reto por sí mismo, pero a grandes rasgos se ha caracterizado por siempre defender el cambio, contrario al conservadurismo, que como su nombre mismo lo dice, toma partido por mantener el statu quo y…
Eric Nepomuceno(2023-04-03). Jair Bolsonaro: la mentira permanente.globalizacion.caEn el mundo hispánico hay una fecha —si no me equivoco, el 28 de diciembre— que es el "Día de los santos inocentes", cuando se cuentan mentiras con supuestas caras de verdad. Bastante más contundente y directo, en Brasil decimos…
Emir Sader(2023-04-03). Brasil — La maldita herencia dejada a Lula.globalizacion.caEn este artículo el autor analiza las tres herencias malditas dejadas por Bolsonaro al gobierno de Lula: un Banco Central independiente dirigido por un ultraneoliberal, un parlamento dominado por la derecha y una amenaza permanente procedente de las fuerzas golpistas….
José Natanson(2023-04-03). Argentina — Rosario en la geopolítica del narco.globalizacion.caEn el comienzo, una decisión de Richard Nixon. Corría el año 1971 y el Presidente estadounidense, asombrado por el aumento del consumo de estupefacientes, la explosión de violencia en las calles de algunas ciudades y las nuevas drogas traídas por…
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-04-03). US Invites Authoritarian Far-Right Regimes To 'Summit For Democracy'.popularresistance.orgThe US government organized a conference of its allies which it misleadingly called a "Summit for Democracy", but which actually featured numerous anti-democratic, far-right regimes. | The State Department invited 120 global leaders to participate in the summit on March 29 and 30. They did so virtually, via video calls. | Several of the heads of state who spoke represent governments that even Western officials, corporate media outlets, and mainstream human rights organizations have admitted are authoritarian, including Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Andrzej Duda of Poland, and Narendra Modi of India.
Dean Baker(2023-04-03). Washington Post Piece on SVB's Failure Indicates Lack of Access to Internet.cepr.netThe Washington Post apparently lacks access to the Internet, but it bravely struggles on anyhow. This lack of access was apparent in a piece on how Rippling, a payroll company, was struggling to find money to issue paychecks after the FDIC froze its account in the Silicon Valley Bank. The piece never once mentioned that …
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). World's largest DP shuttle tanker built by China delivered.ecns.cnChina National Offshore Oil Corporation announced on Friday that the world's largest DP shuttle tanker, NS Pioneer, independently designed and built in China, was officially delivered in Dalian.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). More cargo transported between China, SE Asia.ecns.cnNearly 200,000 containers were transported on freight trains on a cross-border land-sea route between January and March, a year-on-year increase of 11.7 percent, China Railway Nanning Group said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). U.S.-based chip firm Micron placed under Chinese cybersecurity review.ecns.cnChina's cyberspace authority said on Friday that it is commencing a review of products sold in the Chinese market by U.S.-based memory chip maker Micron to ensure supply chain security for key information infrastructure and to ward off cybersecurity risks.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). China rail-sea intermodal trains ship 191,000 containers in Q1.ecns.cnA total of 191,000 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) containers have been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor from January to March, up 11.7 percent year on year, according to the China Railway Nanning Group.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). 3 killed in 3 shootings in southern France.ecns.cnAt least three people were killed and several others injured in three shootings in southern France on Sunday night, news channel BFMTV reported citing police sources.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to visit China.ecns.cnAs agreed between China and the European Union, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will visit China from April 5 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). China's major cotton producer starts spring sowing.ecns.cnNorthwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the country's major cotton producer, has entered its cotton sowing period this year, local agricultural authorities said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). As population grays, average life expectancy rises.ecns.cnThe average life expectancy in China is expected to continue rising in coming years to reach 81.3 years in 2035, according to a recent study published by researchers in The Lancet Public Health, an international journal.
Editor(2023-04-03). Mexico's AMLO Calls Out US 'Oligarchy' at Biden's Democracy Summit.scheerpost.com Mexico's leftist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used the US government's "Summit for Democracy" to indirectly call out Washington's hypocrisy: "The oligarchy reigns with the faàßade of democracy", he said, calling for "greater equality" and "separation of economic and political power."
Franc Contreras(2023-04-03). Venezuelan migrant struggles for survival in Mexico.america.cgtn.com Following the migrant detention center fire in Mexico, many families across Latin America are grieving the loss of 39 migrants. Franc Contreras reports the story of one Venezuelan migrant who is struggling for survival in Ciudad Juarez after the fire.
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Ex-Israeli defense chief contrasts angelic Azerbaijan to "saber-rattling" Iran.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comTrend News AgencyApril 3, 2023 President Ilham Aliyev combines traditions and modern achievements in his country — Avigdor Lieberman President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev combines traditions and modern achievements in his country, Knesset member, ex-Minister of Finance and Defense of Israel Avigdor Lieberman told "Vesti", Trend reports. "…We must pay tribute to President Ilham Aliyev, …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Hague: Clark, Kouchner, Walker to support KLA cutthroats.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comDeutsche WelleApril 3, 2023 Kosovo Liberation Army war crimes trial begins in The Hague Former top commanders in the Kosovo Liberation Army are facing war crimes charges at a special tribunal in The Hague this week. They stand accused of persecuting political rivals and ethnic minorities. *** Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). NATO completes largest joint European air-missile defense exercise.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Air CommandApril 3, 2023 Largest European Integrated Air and Missile Defence exercise ends Joint Project Optic Windmill 2023 (JPOW23) — and with it the largest European Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercise — concluded in Vreedepeel, the Netherlands on March 29, 2023. [T]his year, 1,000 military personnel from 22 Nations participated and trained …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Ukrainian NCOs trained at U.S. military base in Germany.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comU.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces AfricaApril 3, 2023 Ukrainian NCOs, CMSAF, visit and study in the KMC Noncommissioned officers from Ukraine's Air Force and National Guard, along with the Ukrainian Armed Forces Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, visited and studied in the Kaiserslautern Military Community for three weeks in March …
Staff(2023-04-03). øRepresentan bien las empresas de la música en Cuba a sus artistas? II y final.cubadebate.cu"La burocracia nos está matando", reflexiona uno de los entrevistados. No se dan cuenta que el mercado funciona solo, no se puede controlar". A partir de las insatisfacciones de los artistas, en el 2020 y la primera mitad del 2021 funcionó el grupo de expertos integrado por músicos, promotores y directores de empresas, que realizó un exhaustivo análisis de la situación del sistema empresarial de la música y la dinámica de sus relaciones con otros organismos.
Staff(2023-04-03). °El caballo! (+ Fotos).cubadebate.cuEl 3 de abril del 2012, hace hoy 11 años, algo insólito ocurrió en el Estadio Latinoamericano. El caballo de los caballos partió el bate, pero la bola se fue del parque, logrando en ese momento el récord nacional de jonrones para una Serie Nacional.
Staff(2023-04-03). Convoca Central de Trabajadores de Cuba al desfile por el Primero de Mayo.cubadebate.cuLa Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) y sus sindicatos nacionales convocan para el próximo Primero de Mayo a una masiva jornada de movilización— bajo el lema "A la Patria, manos y corazón"—para celebrar el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores. La fiesta del proletariado mundial se dedicará a la heroicidad del pueblo cubano.
Staff(2023-04-03). Estados Unidos: Pelea en mitin pro-Trump en Huntington Beach deja dos heridos.cubadebate.cuEl sábado un pequeño grupo de simpatizantes del expresidente Donald Trump, se reunió en el condado de Orange en los Estados Unidos para protestar por la acusación contra Trump. Durante la reunión cerca del muelle de Huntington Beach el sábado por la tarde, el grupo de aproximadamente 40 personas enarboló banderas que decían "Make America Great Again" .
Staff(2023-04-03). Papa Francisco oficia misa del Domingo de Ramos.cubadebate.cuEl papa Francisco ofició la misa del Domingo de Ramos en la Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano ante decenas de miles de fieles, al día siguiente de recibir el alta tras una hospitalización por bronquitis. El sol asomó entre las nubes durante la misa, una de las más largas del calendario eclesiástico, mientras Francisco se sentaba en una silla bajo palio en la plaza.
Staff(2023-04-03). Alemania podría prohibir uso del chatGPT de la empresa estadounidense OpenAI.cubadebate.cuAlemania podría prohibir el uso del prototipo de 'chatbot' de inteligencia artificial (IA) ChatGPT debido a problemas de privacidad, según lo afirmó este lunes el portavoz del Comisionado Federal de Protección de Datos, Ulrich Kelber. Días atrás Italia se convirtió en el primer país del mundo en restringir el acceso a esa herramienta desarrollada por la empresa estadounidense OpenAI.
Staff(2023-04-03). Etiopía y Cuba protagonizan IV Maratón Internacional de Varadero 2023.cubadebate.cuMinutos antes de las cinco de la mañana todo estaba listo para la IV Maratón Internacional de Varadero 2023, que prometía emociones y no defraudó con protagonismos de Etiopía y Cuba.Tadese Setargie Demeke y Taye Birhan Nigatu figuraban como los inscritos de más linaje para cubrir los 42 kilómetros y 195 metros. Ambos son referentes para el resto de los maratonistas.
Staff(2023-04-03). Gobernador de Florida, en EEUU, firma ley que permite porte de armas sin permiso.cubadebate.cuEl gobernador de Florida, el republicano Ron DeSantis, firmó la ley que permite portar un arma de fuego sin necesidad de permiso estatal, una normativa fuertemente criticada por los demócratas. La ley HB 543 entrará en vigor a partir del 1 de julio, y convertirá a Florida en el vigésimo sexto estado de EE.UU. en promulgar una legislación de este tipo.
Staff(2023-04-03). Las 3 del día: A las puertas del 4 de abril, una convocatoria de la CTC y las noticias de la jornada (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuHoy en Las 3 del día haremos un resumen informativo de lo más importante publicado este 3 de abril en nuestra web. Además, contamos con las declaraciones de Laura Vilar, directora del Centro de Investigaciones de la Música Cubana, a propósito del trabajo de nuestra portada de este lunes. No deje de conectarse. Póngase ya los audífonos y dele play al debate.
Staff(2023-04-03). Lula afirma que crecimiento económico de Brasil "será mayor de lo que pronostican los pesimistas"cubadebate.cuEl presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva afirmó este lunes que el crecimiento económico en Brasil "será mayor de lo que pronostican los pesimistas" y que "el salto será importante". Lula hizo estas declaraciones durante una reunión en el Palacio de Planalto, sede del Ejecutivo, adonde acudió este lunes tras recuperase de una bronconeumonía.
Staff(2023-04-03). Servicio de Guardacostas retorna a Cuba a 64 migrantes irregulares.cubadebate.cuEl Servicio de Guardacostas de Estados Unidos retornó a Cuba este domingo a 64 migrantes irregulares (54 hombres y 10 mujeres) por el Puerto de Orozco, en Bahía Honda, Artemisa, quienes habían participado en seis salidas ilegales del país por la vía marítima y luego fueron interceptados. La mayoría residen en Matanzas y Mayabeque.
unitedEditor(2023-04-03). Agreement between China and Brazil deepens the crisis of hegemony of the dollar.uwidata.comBy Ana Laura Dagorret / reporting from Rio da Janerio, Brazil * The governments of Brazil and China have advanced in negotiations so that trade and investment between the two countries can be carried out directly between the Real and the Yuan. Said agreement intends to exclude the US dollar as a reference currency in …
unitedEditor(2023-04-03). Banking crisis: Is it all over?uwidata.comBy Michael Roberts * Bank stock prices have stabilized at the start of last week. And all the key officials at the Federal Reserve, the US Treasury and the European Central Bank are reassuring investors that the crisis is over. Last week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell called the U.S. banking system "strong and resilient" and there was …
Larry Johnson(2023-04-03). The West Pushes A New Terrorism Meme in Russia.sonar21.com The murder of Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has led some Western pundits to pontificate that this is "evidence" that Russia's policy towards Ukraine is facing growing opposition in Russia. Nonsense!…
_____(2023-04-02). The Sound of the New War Drum Goes Tik-Tok.strategic-culture.orgBy Wei YU | Last Thursday, a Congressional hearing took place where the TikTok CEO was grilled for five hours on the grounds of "security concerns." This was days after the FBI and DOJ launched an investigation on the Chinese-owned American company. Isn't it ironic that while the US government is putting TikTok under the magnifying glass, it's turning a blind eye to its own surveillance programs on the American people? | Ten years ago, Edward Snowden told the whole world the truth about the US global surveillance programs. If Congress cares about our digital privacy, it should first begin by investigating the su…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). The So Far Non-Existent Vulkan Leaks.transcend.org31 Mar 2023 – The Guardian, Washington Post and Der Spiegel have today published "bombshell" revelations about Russian cyber warfare based on leaked documents, but have produced only one single, rather innocuous leaked document between them (in the Washington Post), with zero links to any. Where are these documents and what do they actually say?>
Ngakiya Camara(2023-04-02). Chemical Plant That Poisoned Philly's Water Forced My School to Evacuate in 2007.truthout.orgThe same chemical complex that forced my elementary school to evacuate has now poisoned my water. I found this out the hard way. Lying in bed, the news is blaring in the background as my mom fervently tries staying up to date with the Philadelphia Water Department's announcements after the tap water advisory. The 8,000-12,000 gallons of latex emulsion that leaked from a burst pipe at a Trinseo… |
Alejandra Garcia, Resumen English.(2023-04-03). Political Crisis In Ecuador: President Lasso To Face Impeachment.popularresistance.orgEcuador is on the way to an impeachment trial against its neo liberal president, Guillermo Lasso. This Wednesday, the Constitutional Court listened to the voice of parliamentarians, workers, Indigenous people, and many other citizens of Ecuador and admitted, in part, the demand for an impeachment trial of the banker turned president, Lasso, for the alleged crime of embezzlement. | Ecuador's National Assembly overcame the first filter of the Legislative Administration Council (CAL), formed by seven assembly members, who are mostly from the opposition parties. CAL approved the impeachment request and sent the docum…
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-03). Extreme Right Wing Political Agenda Aims to Crush Pro-Choice Activism in Florida.itsgoingdown.orgUpdate on continued harassment of pro-choice activists in so-called Florida. Originally posted by the South Florida Anti-Repression Committee. Following months of FBI harassment, two additional pro-choice individuals have been charged as co-defendants in the first such use of the FACE Act (a law intended to protect abortion access and abortion clinics). On the morning of…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). "Facing Clear Evidence of Peril" in a Country of Lies.transcend.org28 Mar 2023 – Perhaps silence is the best response to the endless cavalcade of official lies that is United States history. The Internet and digital technology have allowed those lies to increase exponentially in number and frequency with the result that people's minds have become like 7-Eleven stores, open 24/7 for snack-crap "news."
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Franàßais) Guerre en Ukraine : pourquoi les pays émergents ne s'alignent pas sur l'Occident.transcend.org21 mars 2023 – Les pays occidentaux ont les plus grandes peines à entraàÆner les pays émergents dans la logique des sanctions contre la Russie. Cette perte d'influence s'enracine pour une bonne part dans l'unilatéralisme et le double standard dont les Occidentaux, États-Unis en tête, ont fait preuve dans des dossiers importants aux yeux des pays du Sud global.
Anonymous Contributor(2023-04-03). Extreme Right Wing Political Agenda Aims to Crush Pro-Choice Activism in Florida.itsgoingdown.orgUpdate on continued harassment of pro-choice activists in so-called Florida. Originally posted by the South Florida Anti-Repression Committee. Following months of FBI harassment, two additional pro-choice individuals have been charged as co-defendants in the first such use of the FACE Act (a law intended to protect abortion access and abortion clinics). On the morning of…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). "Facing Clear Evidence of Peril" in a Country of Lies.transcend.org28 Mar 2023 – Perhaps silence is the best response to the endless cavalcade of official lies that is United States history. The Internet and digital technology have allowed those lies to increase exponentially in number and frequency with the result that people's minds have become like 7-Eleven stores, open 24/7 for snack-crap "news."
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Franàßais) Guerre en Ukraine : pourquoi les pays émergents ne s'alignent pas sur l'Occident.transcend.org21 mars 2023 – Les pays occidentaux ont les plus grandes peines à entraàÆner les pays émergents dans la logique des sanctions contre la Russie. Cette perte d'influence s'enracine pour une bonne part dans l'unilatéralisme et le double standard dont les Occidentaux, États-Unis en tête, ont fait preuve dans des dossiers importants aux yeux des pays du Sud global.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Franàßais) Nouvelles du Front de la Guerre Economique.transcend.org19 mars 2023 – Le soutien américain et l'escalade de la guerre d'Ukraine sont au c≈ìur de la politique de l'administration Biden et de ses stratèges NEOCON qui tentent de maintenir l'hégémonie américaine sur le monde entier. L'Ukraine est un pion dans la stratégie d'attaque contre la Russie considérée comme le principal ennemi de cette hégémonie avec la Chine.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Italiano) Il potere dei senza potere.transcend.org27 Marzo 2023 – 1. Václav Havel 2. Capitini 3. Bobbio 4. Gandhi 5. Gene Sharp 6. Democrazia 7. Vite nella verità 8. Václav Havel 9. Per chiudere la pagina…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). Martin Luther King: Beyond Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan…transcend.org4 Apr is the day the USA lost a great prophet, truth teller, and leader on nonviolence. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on that day in 1968; exactly one year after he delivered an extraordinary and prophetic speech titled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence."
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). News from the Front of the Economic War.transcend.org19 Mar 2023 – The US support and escalation of the Ukraine War is central to the politics of the Biden administration and its NEOCON strategists trying to maintain US hegemony. Ukraine is a pawn in the strategy of attacking Russia that is considered the principal enemy of that hegemony along with China.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). (Português) Brasil: Lava-Jato, Essa Desconhecida.transcend.org2 abril 2023 -Publicamos este texto-pesquisa que revela o escondido da Lava-Jato e mantido escondido pela grande imprensa empresarial e conservadora do Brasil. Foi preciso que pesquisadores estrangeiros pusessem esse escondido à luz e assim refutar tantas afirmaàßàµes de jornalistas nacionais que nà£o se comprometem com a verdade dos fatos mas servem aos interesses do grande sistema nacional e norte-americano.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). The Banality of Biden's 'Exceptional' Elite Advisers.transcend.org27 Mar 2023 – Sophomores running U.S. foreign policy live in a dream world on the verge of a war with both Russia and China. It is scary that Biden is out of it as his advisers are oblivious to the tectonic-change implications of Russia-China entente. Blinded by US "exceptionalism," they have to learn the hard way.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). The Great Importance of the ICC.transcend.orgIn 1998, in Rome, representatives of 120 countries signed a statute establishing an International Criminal Court, with jurisdiction over the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression. By 11 Apr 2002, 66 countries had ratified it, 6 more than the 60 needed to make the court permanent.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). The Iinternational Criminal Court's Selective Prosecution.transcend.org29 Mar 2023 – The ICC's double standard in the treatment of Ukraine and Palestine is largely due to political coercion by the U.S., which isn't even a party to the court's Rome Statute.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). UN Security Council Won't Probe Nord Stream Bombing.transcend.org28 Mar 2023 – The UNSC voted yesterday against a Russian effort to get an independent investigation into the bombings of the Nord Stream pipelines. The only members that voted in favor of the resolution were Russia, China and Brazil. The remaining 12 members abstained from the vote–including the US, the likely culprit of the attacks. Politics as usual.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). Why EU Strategic Autonomy Apart from the U.S. Is Currently Impossible.transcend.org30 Mar 2023 – With Paris distracted by a populist revolt, Washington is exercising a kind of hegemony on the continent not seen since President Reagan. A politically stable France and German buy-in are the two foundational prerequisites for strategic autonomy to succeed. And as of this writing, there is neither.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-04-03). Why Zelensky Will NOT Take Back Crimea.transcend.orgSeventeen months ago the US State Department officially declared the US will "NEVER" recognize Crimea as part of Russia. Three months ago Ukrainian President Zelensky vowed to "take back" Crimea. Is this possible? The misinformation about Crimea shows how distorted media coverage of the entire Ukraine conflict is.
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-03). College Withdraws Honorary Degree Due to Vatican Desecration of Mount Graham.indybay.orgSuny Geneseo College bulletin said that a planned honorary degree has been withdrawn for a Vatican planetary scientist because the Vatican is responsible for the telescope long opposed by Apaches on sacred Mount Graham in central Arizona.
D Goessmann, W Pomrehn & A Bacevich(2023-04-03). Inflation, Ukraine and China.indybay.orgWhat impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-03). Russia to Put Nukes Near Belarus' Western Border: Envoy.news.antiwar.comThe Russian ambassador to Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, said Sunday that Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be placed in western Belarus, near its border with NATO members. According to The Associated Press, Gryzlov said the nuclear weapons will be "moved up close to the Western border of our Union State." The union state refers to the …
Earth Day Santa Cruz(2023-04-03). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day Santa Cruz.indybay.orgDowntown Santa Cruz. Free parking will be available at the County building, located at 701 Ocean St. It is a short walk across the pedestrian bridge to the event.
Earth First! Journal(2023-04-03). 2023 Earth First! The Gathering: July 1st-9th, Occupied Abenaki Territory.itsgoingdown.orgCall to participate in the Earth First! summer 2023 gathering. Originally posted to Earth First! Journal. Occupied Abenaki territory (so-called Vermont or New Hampshire) exact location tba later. Earth first! is, has been, and will continue to be a think tank and proving ground of direct action in defense of the earth and those who…
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). China leads in NEV assessment facility, program.ecns.cnChina is leading the world in new energy vehicle assessment thanks to the country's market size and leading position in the sector, according to a top expert.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Automakers drive China's export recovery.ecns.cnMade-in-China vehicles are gaining overseas popularity, which is expected to drive exports that serve as a major pillar of the country's economic growth.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Haikou prepares for international consumer products expo.ecns.cnThe third China International Consumer Products Expo is scheduled to be held from April 11 to 15 in Haikou, the capital city of south China's tropical island province of Hainan.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). More soccer corruption uncovered by authorities.ecns.cnThe General Administration of Sport of China vowed to support the fight against corruption in soccer after Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the administration and vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, was placed under investigation by China's top anti-graft bodies over the weekend.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). 1 dead, 25 injured in Russia cafe blast.ecns.cnAt least one person was killed and 25 others injured after an explosive device went off on Sunday in a cafe in Russia's St. Petersburg, Russian authorities said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Crowded job market leads to grads to adopt flexible approach.ecns.cnA graduate from a well-known university who has chosen to work as a garbage collector and seller, and who is making more than 10,000 yuan ($1,452) a month, has triggered heated debates online regarding what counts as a decent job for college graduates.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Skepticism voiced over Trump indictment.ecns.cnAs former U.S. president Donald Trump prepared to be arraigned Tuesday on a New York indictment, a former U.S. attorney general expressed reservations Sunday about the effect on the legal system.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). China's registered organ donors exceed 6 mln.ecns.cnThe number of registered organ donors in China reached nearly 6.2 million with the number of annual organ transplants continuing to rank the second-highest in the world, China Daily reported Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). 2 dead in U.S. medical helicopter crash.ecns.cnA medical helicopter on Sunday crashed in northeast Shelby County, the southern U.S. state of Alabama, killing two crew members.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). French President Emmanuel Macron to visit China.ecns.cnAt the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a state visit to China from April 5 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Tornadoes and storms ravage multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states.ecns.cnA batch of ferocious storms and tornadoes devastated communities across the American South and Midwest. The death toll has risen to 29 after tornadoes and storms touched down in multiple midwestern and southern U.S. states since Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Tianlong-2 carrier rocket makes maiden flight.ecns.cnA Tianlong-2 Y1 carrier rocket carrying a remote sensing satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 2, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Dunhuang comes into apricot blossoms season.ecns.cnDozens of hectares of apricot blossoms are in full bloom at the foot of Mingsha Mountain, making the city an ideal destination for spring outings in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 1, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). Aerial view of Changzhou Water Conservancy Project in Guangxi.ecns.cnAerial view shows cargo vessels passing through ship locks at the Changzhou reservoir, a water conservancy project on the Xijiang River, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2023.
Fabio Vighi(2023-04-03). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity.indybay.orgThe entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
Fight Back(2023-04-03). Against Trotskyism: Trotskyism and the national question.fightbacknews.orgBy now it should come as no surprise that Trotskyism, with its ultra-left emphasis on "pure proletarian revolution" originating in Trotsky's theory of "permanent revolution," that Trotskyism's errors extend to the national question. | But, before we can get into Trotsky's view on the subject, what is the national question? When Marxists talk about the "national question" we're talking about the analysis of the problems posed to the revolutionary movement by the materialist process by which nations form and develop, and the role that plays in revolutionary change. Practically, we're talking about how the proletar…
Fight Back(2023-04-03). Detroit Celtic Supporters Club stands with Palestine.fightbacknews.orgHamtramck, MI – On Saturday, March 25, the Detroit City FC, a soccer team, played their home opener at Keyworth Stadium against the Indy Eleven. For this game, the Detroit Celtic Supporters Club (DCSC) called for a Palestinian solidarity protest and called for fans to bring a Palestinian flag to wave. This was due to Israel – the Zionist entity – banning the waving and public use of the Palestinian flag in Palestine. | At least 30 people were waving flags at the game with many more supporters standing close by in this solidarity bloc of the fan section. This caused other attendees of the game who weren't taking p…
Fight Back(2023-04-03). New Orleans march condemns anti-LGBTQ bills.fightbacknews.orgNew Orleans, LA – On Friday, March 31, hundreds marched from Washington Square Park to Jackson Square to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility. The marchers also gathered in response to nine anti-LGBTQ bills being considered by the Louisiana legislature. These bills reflect a growing crisis of targeted attacks against LGBTQ youth. | The Deadname bill, HB 81, would mandate that public school teachers misgender trans students and use their birth names. Students could appeal for their real names and pronouns to be used with a parental note, but staff would still be allowed to ignore that appeal based on "religious and m…
Fight Back(2023-04-03). Polk County, FL teachers march to protect their union.fightbacknews.orgBartow, FL – About 40 teachers and supporters protested in downtown Bartow on Saturday, April 1 demanding funding for public schools and protection of collective bargaining rights. The Polk Education Association hosted a picnic at their union hall followed by a march to State Senator Ben Albritton's office. The PEA protest as part of a statewide day of action against Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida legislature's attacks on teachers' unions. | Ben Albritton is the senate majority leader who will vote on two important bills in Florida's legislative session this year. SB 202 allows private schools to get state…
Fight Back(2023-04-03). Milwaukee's Public Safety and Health Commission passes anti-closure resolution as pressure mounts on Ascension.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On Friday, March 31, the Common Council's Public Safety and Health Commission unanimously passed a resolution urging Ascension Wisconsin to reconsider the closure of the Labor and Delivery (L&D) unit at St. Francis Hospital. The St. Francis L&D was the only department of its kind within a roughly 10 mile radius. The hospital serves a predominantly Latino and immigrant community on Milwaukee's Southside, including many Spanish- and Rohingya-only speakers. The resolution also calls on Ascension Wisconsin to establish a one-year moratorium on any downsizing or service reductions at Milwaukee hea…
Hedelberto López Blanch(2023-04-03). Occidente tiembla por alianza Rusia-China.globalizacion.caContrario a lo que elucubraron Estados Unidos y Europa Occidental para tratar de aislar a Rusia, las relaciones del gigante euroasiático se han reforzado enormemente con China, así como con naciones de Asia, àÅfrica y América Latina. Pero el fortalecimiento…
infobrics(2023-04-03). Indian Demand for Urals Crude Keeps Russia's Exports Up.infobrics.orgIndia was the biggest buyer of seaborne Urals oil in March and the country's demand for the grade means Russia has to maintain high exports, two traders said and Refinitiv Eikon data showed…
Keith McHenry(2023-04-03). April Fools Day March to End Homelessness.indybay.orgOne of the agenda items at the weekly Food Not Bombs meeting was that morning's Lookout story "In the Public Interest: A new law-and-order approach to homelessness in Santa Cruz?"
Marc Vandepitte(2023-04-03). øHasta qué punto es peligrosa la "amistad" entre Putin y Xi?globalizacion.caDurante una visita del presidente chino a Rusia ambos países profundizaron su ´asociación sin fronteras ª. La visita se produce en un momento en que Occidente se opone diametralmente a Rusia en Ucrania y Washington ha lanzado una Guerra Fría contra…
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-04-03). University of Michigan seeks court injunction to stop grad student strike.therealnews.com Editor's Note (4/3/23): In the first half of the episode, Alvarez mistakenly refers to the previous GEO strike as having occurred in the fall of 2022, but it took place in fall of 2020. Stark and Alvarez make the correction in the second half of the conversation. | Graduate student-workers at the University of Michigan are on strike for the second time in three years, officially hitting the picket line this week. Speaking to The Michigan Daily, Amir Fleischmann, chair of the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) Contracts Committee, said, "Grad workers are very frustrated. They're struggling to pay rent. Th…
Miko Peled(2023-04-03). Netanyahu's Power Grab Is Shattering the Myth of a United, Democratic Israel.mintpressnews.comThe illusion of a cohesive Israel, an Israel that is a miraculous success, exists only in the minds of privileged Israeli and some diaspora Jews. Some European politicians may also believe this to be the case, having been convinced by Jews in their countries. But it was never the case.
Mouris Salloum George(2023-04-03). Tik Tok calienta el debate.globalizacion.caLa irrupción de Tik Tok en el mercado de las redes sociales de internet sumó en pocos años a 1,500 millones de suscriptores en todo el mundo —otras mediciones le adjudican poco más de mil millones-. En Estados Unidos y…
Movement for Socialism(2023-04-03). Banking crisis in Switzerland: Socialise the financial sector!greenleft.org.auThe recent takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, with the Swiss state stepping in to cover losses, highlights the need for a broad social movement to demand the socialisation of the financial sector, says Switzerland's Movement for Socialism (BFS/MPS).
Nathan Taylor(2023-04-03). Mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Fires Up Environmentalist Wrath.indybay.orgWhile the mountains in general, and Mont Blanc in particular, are now being forced to rethink their future and their economic activities in a context of accelerated climate change, some municipalities seem to be taking these considerations rather lightly.
Newsclick(2023-04-03). The Startup bubble: How it works | With Aunindyo Chakravarty.peoplesdispatch.orgSenior journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty analyzes the tech startup bubble and explains how these start-ups raise money, and why it the sector remains one of the last avenues for finance capital to engage in speculation…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgSpinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Colorectal cancer myths and facts.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMuslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-03). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Otis Grotewohl(2023-04-03). Trump's indictment: only a beginning.workers.org Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury March 31. The unexpected news was celebrated by many oppressed people, class-conscious workers and many on the left. Trump's Supreme Court appointments reversed the legal right to abortion. In addition to being the 45th occupant of the White . . . |
People's Dispatch.(2023-04-03). ICJ Rules US Freezing Of Some Iranian Assets As Illegal.popularresistance.orgOn Thursday, March 30, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the US government to pay compensation to Iranian companies for allowing its courts to freeze their assets, which the ICJ ruled as illegal. | The UN court said that the exact amount of compensation will be decided later. The court, however, refused to pass a similar judgment regarding the US freezing US$ 1.7 billion of assets of the Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi), saying that it lacked jurisdiction over the matter. | The ICJ was hearing a case filed by Iran in 2016. In 2016, the US Supreme Court had ruled that the assets of Iran's central…
Prabhat Patnaik(2023-04-03). A common misconception about capitalism.mronline.org THERE is a commonly-held view that while capitalism in its early stages brings about unemployment and hence an accentuation of poverty, this initial damage is subsequently reversed as it keeps growing…
Ramzy Baroud(2023-04-03). Lying about Lying: Why we must revisit the Definition of 'Fake News' from Iraq to Palestine.juancole.com Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud The phrase "fake news" continues to be deployed routinely in US politics. In a polarised political atmosphere, both Republicans and Democrats distrust media organisations affiliated with opposing parties. This means that most of what is uttered or written by CNN is "fake news" for Republicans, and much of what …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Georgia: European Parliament continues to stir violent coup, war pot.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 3, 2023 Georgian Dream Reacts to MEP Viola von Cramon's Participation in the Rally MEP Viola von Cramon's presence at a rally near the Government Administration in support of Lazare Grigoriadis, arrested on March 29 for allegedly throwing stones and the so-called "Molotov cocktails" during the March 7-9 protest rallies, has caused discontent …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). NATO dragoons sixth nation on Russia's northwest border.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOApril 3, 2023 Finland to join NATO as Allied Foreign Ministers meet Finland will become the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday (4 April 2023), immediately preceding a two-day meeting of Allied Foreign Ministers. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finland's imminent accession, saying: "It will be a good day for Finland's security, for Nordic security …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). NATO provides F-35s first wartime preview of war with Russia, China.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comDefense NewsMarch 31, 2023 The US Air Force sent F-35s to defend NATO. Here's what it learned America's most advanced fighter jet is in its element over Eastern Europe. As Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, NATO's eastern flank became an ideal proving ground for the F-35 Lightning II…. Members of the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Poland, Slovakia deliver first MiG warplanes to Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 3, 2023 Poland supplied first MiG-29 jets to Ukraine: official A senior aide to the Polish president has said that Poland has already transferred the first batch of MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion. Marcin Przydacz made the statement in a radio interview on Monday… *** He …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-03). Presentation: 55 years after end of WWII, NATO reintroduced war on European soil.antibellum679354512.wordpress.com≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá,Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals For the Sake of the FutureSpeech at the Round Table "NATO Aggression — 24 years on"Held on March 23, 2023 in the House of the Serbian Armed Forces Ladies and Gentlemen, It has been almost a quarter of a century since NATO's aggression against Serbia and Montenegro …
Staff(2023-04-03). Este lunes en la Mesa Redonda: Comenzando la semana con Trump, la Cumbre sobre inflación y China.mesaredonda.cubadebate.cuLa Cumbre sobre inflación en América Latina, convocada por el presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador para el próximo 5 de abril es el primer tema de la Mesa Redonda Comenzando la semana que abordará en La esquina de Taladrid la anunciada comparecencia de Donald Trump ante un tribunal de Nueva York mañana y cerrará la emisión un análisis especializado sobre el liderazgo chino en el mundo.
Staff(2023-04-03). 62 SNB: øCómo se comportaron las áreas del juego en la primera subserie?cubadebate.cuPara los que gustan las estadísticas y desde el comienzo seguir la temporada beisbolera, hoy compartimos algunos números. Tengan en cuenta que recién inicia la campaña y que el panorama puede cambiar de un compromiso particular a otro, pero todo va contando en la etapa clasificatoria de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, pactada a 75 juegos y con 15 subseries.
Staff(2023-04-03). Hablamos… øen español? øInfluencias o colonialismo cultural?cubadebate.cuParecería muy fácil responder a esta pregunta, como que "se cae de la mata", pues °Claro que hablamos español! Pero hace falta poner los sentidos más atentos a las conversaciones cotidianas, comunicaciones radiales, televisivas y hasta escritos y propaganda diversos, para ver y oír: "Vamos a la shopping" (es decir, "compras" ). En inglés, go shopping (ir de compras); shopping centre (centro comercial o de compras).
Staff(2023-04-03). CIGB de Cuba inicia estudios preclínicos de vacuna contra el dengue.cubadebate.cuCientíficos de Cuba iniciaron los estudios preclínicos con pruebas de dos formulaciones del candidato vacunal contra el dengue, informó hoy en su cuenta en Twitter el Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología (CIGB). El futuro inmunógeno está en etapa de investigación-desarrollo, con vistas a determinar cuál variante será la que se llevará a los estudios clínicos.
Staff(2023-04-03). La NASA enviará a cuatro astronautas a la Luna, después de 50 años (+ Video).cubadebate.cuLa NASA dio a conocer a los cuatro tripulantes de la misión Artemis II que en 2024 llevarán a cabo una misión espacial de diez días alrededor de la Luna, preparatoria del regreso del hombre al satélite natural de la Tierra. Los cuatro despegarán en noviembre de 2024 desde Florida (EE.UU.) a bordo de la nave Orion y el potente cohete SLS.
Staff(2023-04-03). Se disparan los precios del petróleo tras anuncio de algunos países de recortar la producción de crudo.cubadebate.cuLos precios del petróleo se dispararon la mañana de este lunes después de que algunos de los exportadores más grandes del mundo anunciaran recortes inesperados en la producción. El crudo Brent, que es la referencia internacional de precios, se estaba cotizando por encima de los 84 dólares estadounidenses por barril tras un aumento de más del 5%.
Staff(2023-04-03). Stoltenberg anuncia que Finlandia se convertirá este martes en miembro de la OTAN.cubadebate.cuFinlandia se convertirá este martes en el miembro número 31 de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN), según anunció el secretario general de la alianza Jens Stoltenberg, en Bruselas. Moscú señaló repetidamente que la OTAN tiene como objetivo la confrontación con Rusia y su expansión no traerá seguridad a Europa.
Staff(2023-04-03). Former Guantánamo Prisoner: Ron DeSantis Watched My Torture When He Was a Navy Lawyer at Gitmo.democracynow.org As Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis plans to run for president in 2024, his time at Guantánamo is coming under scrutiny. Prior to entering politics, DeSantis served in the Navy as an attorney, first at the U.S. prison at the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba and later in Iraq. Former Guantánamo prisoner Mansoor Adayfi says DeSantis personally witnessed him being force-fed and tortured, and other prisoners have backed up Adayfi's account. He joins us from his home in Belgrade for his first television interview about DeSantis's role at Guantánamo. "While I was screaming, yelling because I coul…
Staff(2023-04-03). Elie Mystal: Trump "Did the Deed," But Long Overdue Indictment Is Built on Shaky Foundation.democracynow.org As former President Donald Trump is expected to be arrested in New York on charges related to paying hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, we speak with The Nation's justice correspondent Elie Mystal, who says the case against Trump is far from a slam dunk. Trump is reportedly facing about 30 criminal counts related to business fraud, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has yet to release the exact charges, which reportedly include at least one felony. Mystal says it's clear that Trump "did the deed," but the timing of the charges could und…
Staff(2023-04-03). As GOP Pushes for Nationwide Abortion Ban, Judge Blocks Mandate for ACA to Cover Basic Prenatal Care.democracynow.org A federal Judge in Texas on Thursday blocked the Affordable Care Act mandate for health insurance companies to provide preventive care. We speak with Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, about his piece, "The GOP's War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion," and how the Republican Party opposes access to abortion but will not require insurance companies to cover basic prenatal care.
Staff(2023-04-03). Headlines for April 3, 2023.democracynow.orgUkraine Disputes Russian Claim It Captured Bakhmut as Russian Shelling Kills 6 in Eastern City, Russia Arrests Suspect in Pro-War Blogger Killing as It Assumes UNSC Presidency, Finnish Voters Oust PM Sanna Marin and Social Democrats, Vote in Conservative Party, Tornadoes Across Midwest and South Kill 32 People as Residents Brace for More Extreme Weather, Taliban Shuts Down Women-Run Radio Station for Playing Music During Ramadan, Israel Kills 2 Palestinians as Fundamentalist Minister Ben-Gvir Gets Wish to Form New Nat'l Guard, Iranian Police Arrest 2 Women After They Were Attacked by Man Who Poured Yogurt o…
Staff(2023-04-03). Elie Mystal on Tennessee's Anti-Drag Ban: GOP Is Pushing Bigotry & Attacking the First Amendment.democracynow.org On Friday, a Federal Judge in Memphis, Tennessee, temporarily blocked a law signed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee banning drag shows in public, and legal experts say it will likely continue to be blocked all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Tennessee's drag ban was always bad law. It was always against the First Amendment," says Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation. "One of the things that these Republicans are trying to do is to directly attack the First Amendment when it suits them to push their bigotry against the LGBT community."…
Staff(2023-04-03). Attorney General Saab: New Arrests in CVG Corruption Case.orinocotribune.comVenezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab, reported this Sunday that new arrests have been made with regards to the corruption case being carried out against the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana (CVG). The information was released by the prosecutor through his social media accounts. | Up until then, the comprehensive list of detainees were: Executive Vice President of the CVG Lino Mora, Vice President of Finance Tulio Medina, Traffic and Customs Manager Carlos Moreno, Office Manager Johan Sequera and Manager of Legal Affairs Isaac Mouhamad Salazar. | #NuevosDETENIDOS por caso de Staff(2023-04-03). Brazil & China Sign Trade Deals in Local Currency.orinocotribune.comBrazil's state-owned company for the promotion of exports and investments, ApexBrasil, announced on Wednesday the beginning of the establishment of bilateral trade between China and Brazil in local currencies, directly between the Chinese Yuan and the Brazilian Real, excluding the US dollar as a method of payment. | During the Brazil-China Economic Seminar, held in Beijing, two initial agreements were signed to implement the mechanism. The first agreement establishes that the Brazilian bank BBM, based in the city of Salvador and under the control of the Chinese Bank of Communications (Bocom), enters the China Int…
Staff(2023-04-03). Chinese Currency Displaces Euro in Brazil's Foreign Reserves.orinocotribune.comThe Chinese currency, referred to as the yuan, surpassed the euro and became the second most important currency of Brazil's foreign reserves in 2022, according to a report published this Friday by the Central Bank of the South American country. | Until 2019, the yuan was virtually absent from Brazil's foreign exchange reserves. However, by the end of 2022, the Chinese currency came to represent 5.37% of the holdings of the Brazilian Central Bank, surpassing the 4.74% share of the euro. In 2021 the share of the yuan constituted 4.99% and that of the euro 5.04%. | Meanwhile, the US dollar continues to dominate, hol…
Staff(2023-04-03). The High Price of the Guatemala-Taiwan Relationship.orinocotribune.comBy Marco Fernandes — Mar 29, 2023 | Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen is struggling to maintain what little diplomatic support she still has in Latin America | The leader of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, traveled on Wednesday, March 29, to visit the United States, with stops in Guatemala and Belize, two of the 13 countries in the world that still maintain diplomatic relations with the Chinese island. On Sunday, March 26, Honduras announced that it would sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and immediately established relations with the People's Republic of China. It was a hard blow for Tsai, days before a trip that may in…
Taya Graham, The Real News Network.(2023-04-03). Atlanta's "Cop City" Is A Blueprint For America's Future.popularresistance.orgIn a special episode of Police Accountability Report, TRNN reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis report from the ground in Atlanta, where for weeks forest defenders have been fighting and risking their lives to stop the construction of "Cop City"—a massive planned police training center that would be used to instruct officers from around the country in deadly repression tactics. Speaking directly with activists on the frontlines, Graham and Janis explore the truth behind the police killing of Manuel "Tortuguita" Tehran, and the dark money sources funding the creation of the Atlanta Public Safety Center.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Australian by-election defeat highlights Liberal Party crisis.wsws.orgThe Liberal disaster in the seat of Aston increases the reliance of the capitalist class on the Labor Party, which is currently in office across the country, except for the small island state of Tasmania.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Surprise oil production cut in response to recession concerns.wsws.orgThe announcement was unusual in that it took place outside of a formal meeting of the oil-producing countries, "suggesting an element of urgency by the members taking part in the cuts," according to the Financial Times.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Netflix airs docudrama on the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff: Part two.wsws.orgThat major financial players ignored the flashing warning lights and continued to invest with Madoff points to the social psychology of a ruling class so manic in its pursuit of ever-greater personal wealth that it has become blinded by its own greed. More, however, is involved in this sociopathic outlook than subjective personality traits.
WSWS(2023-04-03). Dana paid shareholders $57 million last year, but where is our "profit sharing"?wsws.orgDana workers across the US noticed as March 31, the date by which Appendix P of the contract says Dana must pay "profit sharing," passed without workers receiving much needed income. We, the rank-and-file, are demanding answers as to why we did not get paid.
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-04-03). US Invites Authoritarian Far-Right Regimes To 'Summit For Democracy'.popularresistance.orgThe US government organized a conference of its allies which it misleadingly called a "Summit for Democracy", but which actually featured numerous anti-democratic, far-right regimes. | The State Department invited 120 global leaders to participate in the summit on March 29 and 30. They did so virtually, via video calls. | Several of the heads of state who spoke represent governments that even Western officials, corporate media outlets, and mainstream human rights organizations have admitted are authoritarian, including Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Andrzej Duda of Poland, and Narendra Modi of India.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). World's largest DP shuttle tanker built by China delivered.ecns.cnChina National Offshore Oil Corporation announced on Friday that the world's largest DP shuttle tanker, NS Pioneer, independently designed and built in China, was officially delivered in Dalian.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). More cargo transported between China, SE Asia.ecns.cnNearly 200,000 containers were transported on freight trains on a cross-border land-sea route between January and March, a year-on-year increase of 11.7 percent, China Railway Nanning Group said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). U.S.-based chip firm Micron placed under Chinese cybersecurity review.ecns.cnChina's cyberspace authority said on Friday that it is commencing a review of products sold in the Chinese market by U.S.-based memory chip maker Micron to ensure supply chain security for key information infrastructure and to ward off cybersecurity risks.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). China rail-sea intermodal trains ship 191,000 containers in Q1.ecns.cnA total of 191,000 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) containers have been transported by rail-sea intermodal trains along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor from January to March, up 11.7 percent year on year, according to the China Railway Nanning Group.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). 3 killed in 3 shootings in southern France.ecns.cnAt least three people were killed and several others injured in three shootings in southern France on Sunday night, news channel BFMTV reported citing police sources.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to visit China.ecns.cnAs agreed between China and the European Union, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will visit China from April 5 to 7, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). China's major cotton producer starts spring sowing.ecns.cnNorthwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the country's major cotton producer, has entered its cotton sowing period this year, local agricultural authorities said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-03). As population grays, average life expectancy rises.ecns.cnThe average life expectancy in China is expected to continue rising in coming years to reach 81.3 years in 2035, according to a recent study published by researchers in The Lancet Public Health, an international journal.
Editor(2023-04-03). Mexico's AMLO Calls Out US 'Oligarchy' at Biden's Democracy Summit.scheerpost.com Mexico's leftist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used the US government's "Summit for Democracy" to indirectly call out Washington's hypocrisy: "The oligarchy reigns with the faàßade of democracy", he said, calling for "greater equality" and "separation of economic and political power."
Gabriel Torres & Ki-Jana Carter(2023-04-03). Undergraduate unions sweeping the U.S.liberationnews.org Across the country, undergraduate student workers are unionizing and taking action to demand better pay and working conditions. On March 15, residential advisors (RAs) at the University of Pennsylvania announced supermajority support for their new union, becoming the 18th undergraduate union effort in the U.S. Young workers at Boston University, Dartmouth, RPI, Wesleyan, Harvard, Tufts, Fordham, and many other campuses have rallied for recognition, won landslide elections, and successfully negotiated first contracts. What explains this uptick in undergraduate labor organizing?>
Staff(2023-04-03). øRepresentan bien las empresas de la música en Cuba a sus artistas? II y final.cubadebate.cu"La burocracia nos está matando", reflexiona uno de los entrevistados. No se dan cuenta que el mercado funciona solo, no se puede controlar". A partir de las insatisfacciones de los artistas, en el 2020 y la primera mitad del 2021 funcionó el grupo de expertos integrado por músicos, promotores y directores de empresas, que realizó un exhaustivo análisis de la situación del sistema empresarial de la música y la dinámica de sus relaciones con otros organismos.
Staff(2023-04-03). Convoca Central de Trabajadores de Cuba al desfile por el Primero de Mayo.cubadebate.cuLa Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) y sus sindicatos nacionales convocan para el próximo Primero de Mayo a una masiva jornada de movilización— bajo el lema "A la Patria, manos y corazón"—para celebrar el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores. La fiesta del proletariado mundial se dedicará a la heroicidad del pueblo cubano.
Staff(2023-04-03). Estados Unidos: Pelea en mitin pro-Trump en Huntington Beach deja dos heridos.cubadebate.cuEl sábado un pequeño grupo de simpatizantes del expresidente Donald Trump, se reunió en el condado de Orange en los Estados Unidos para protestar por la acusación contra Trump. Durante la reunión cerca del muelle de Huntington Beach el sábado por la tarde, el grupo de aproximadamente 40 personas enarboló banderas que decían "Make America Great Again" .
Staff(2023-04-03). Papa Francisco oficia misa del Domingo de Ramos.cubadebate.cuEl papa Francisco ofició la misa del Domingo de Ramos en la Plaza de San Pedro del Vaticano ante decenas de miles de fieles, al día siguiente de recibir el alta tras una hospitalización por bronquitis. El sol asomó entre las nubes durante la misa, una de las más largas del calendario eclesiástico, mientras Francisco se sentaba en una silla bajo palio en la plaza.
Staff(2023-04-03). Etiopía y Cuba protagonizan IV Maratón Internacional de Varadero 2023.cubadebate.cuMinutos antes de las cinco de la mañana todo estaba listo para la IV Maratón Internacional de Varadero 2023, que prometía emociones y no defraudó con protagonismos de Etiopía y Cuba.Tadese Setargie Demeke y Taye Birhan Nigatu figuraban como los inscritos de más linaje para cubrir los 42 kilómetros y 195 metros. Ambos son referentes para el resto de los maratonistas.
Staff(2023-04-03). Servicio de Guardacostas retorna a Cuba a 64 migrantes irregulares.cubadebate.cuEl Servicio de Guardacostas de Estados Unidos retornó a Cuba este domingo a 64 migrantes irregulares (54 hombres y 10 mujeres) por el Puerto de Orozco, en Bahía Honda, Artemisa, quienes habían participado en seis salidas ilegales del país por la vía marítima y luego fueron interceptados. La mayoría residen en Matanzas y Mayabeque.
Robert Inlakesh(2023-04-02). Israeli Airstrikes Kill IRGC Member In Syria, Iran Vows Revenge.thelastamericanvagabond.comSuccessive unprovoked Israeli airstrikes against Syria, which have picked up in frequency since the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, were reported to have killed a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This escalatory incident comes only a week after US airstrikes killed as many as 7 in Syria's eastern province
_____(2023-04-02). EU wants member states to extend reduced gas consumption target.strategic-culture.orgThe European Commission intends to propose to EU Member States to renew their successful gas reduction target, adopted last year in the face of the shock of the war in Ukraine, for the coming winter. | By The Brussels Times with Belga | In an effort to cushion the fall in Russian supplies and reduce their dependence on imported hydrocarbons, the EU-27 agreed last July to reduce their gas demand over the period August 2022-March 2023 by 15% compared to the average over the past five years. | This "voluntary" target has been largely surpassed, thanks to mild weather and high tariffs that have prompted households an…
Amanda Yee(2023-04-02). TikTok on Trial: The Latest Front in the US Tech War on China.orinocotribune.comBy Amanda Yee — Mar 29, 2023 | On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government. Though TikTok is a subsidiary of ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, it operates as an independent entity. Chew has
Anna Rebrii(2023-04-02). "Woman, Life, Freedom": Syrian Women Are Rising Up Against Patriarchy.truthout.org"Woman, life, freedom" — the iconic slogan of Iran's women's revolution — has traveled far and wide. First chanted by Kurdish women on March 8, 2006, on the streets of Turkey, it came out of the Kurdish freedom movement's longstanding feminist commitment. The rallying cry then spilled over across the border into Syria to accompany the Kurdish women's heroic fight against ISIS (also known as Daesh). |
Anonymous103(2023-04-02). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On April 2, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Artillery duels between the AFU and the Russian Army continue on the outskirts of Gulyaipole; | Artillery duels between the AFU and the Russian Army continue in the area of Orikhiv; | The Russian Army destroyed a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare radar station near Zaporozhye; | Up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armored vehicles, 3 pickups, 2 howitzers were destroyed by Russian artillery in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye region, accordin…
Anonymous103(2023-04-02). Military Situation In Syria On April 2, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 2, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Aleppo region in the past 24 hours; | On April 2, the IRGC announced the death of its second servicemember of his wounds as a result of Israeli airstrikes on Damascus on March 31; | On April 2, Israeli warplanes struck SAA positions in Homs countryside with several missiles. Five SAA servicemen were wounded; | On April 1, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled…
Anonymous103(2023-04-02). Prominent Russian War Correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky Killed In Terrorist Attack.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Kiev regime committed another terrorist attack in Russia. The target of Kiev's terrorists was the famous military reporter from the Donbass Vladlen Tatarsky. The Ukrainian Nazis failed to defeat him during the battle on the front line, so they cowardly killed him in the rear. | Vladlen Tatarsky was a symbol of the free Donbass, a man who raised his voice for the freedom of the people. He is described as an uncompromising man, tough, direct, a real Russian man. | War correspond…
Anonymous669(2023-04-02). Iran Names Second IRGC Advisor Killed In Recent Israeli Attack On Syria.southfront.org Late IRGC officer Meqdad Mehghani. Via Twitter. | On April 2, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that another one of its advisors was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital, Damascus. | The Israeli airstrikes, which took place early on March 31, targeted a position near Damascus according to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency."Meqdad Mehghani Jafarabadi, a member of the Revolutionary Guards, was wounded in a criminal attack of the Zioni…
Anonymous669(2023-04-02). Iran Says It Warned Off U.S. Navy Signal Intelligence Aircraft Over Gulf Of Oman.southfront.org A U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II maritime patrol aircraft. US Navy Photo. | On April 2, Iranian naval forces detected an unauthorized entry by a United States Navy "spy plane" into the country's airspace over the Gulf of Oman and warned off the aircraft, according to a report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency."After the warning, the plane was prevented from entering the country's skies without authorization," said the report. | The aircraft was identified as an EP-3E, an electronic…
Anonymous669(2023-04-02). Israeli Strikes Hit Syria's Homs, Wound Five Service Members (Videos).southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | A series of Israeli airstrikes hit the central Syrian governorate of Homs early on April 2, in the third such attack on the war-torn country in the last few days. | Citing a military source, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency said that Israel carried out "an aerial aggression from the direction of northwest Beirut targeting some outposts in Homs city and its countryside at 00: 35 am." | Syrian air defenses intercepted the missiles and shot down some…
Anonymous669(2023-04-02). Russian Lancet Drones Take Out More Ukrainian Howitzers, Rocket Launchers (Videos).southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has destroyed more howitzers and rocket launchers of Kiev forces within the special operation zone using Lancet loitering munitions. | Between March 27 and April 2, videos surfaced online showing recent Lancet strikes against a Polish-made Krab self-propelled 155 mm howi…
Anonymous669(2023-04-02). Satellite Images Reveal Targets Of Recent Israeli Attack On Syria's Homs.southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | On March 8, Israel's ImageSat International released new satellite images of al-Dabaa air base in Syria's Homs which was hit by a series of The images revealed that the air base, where Iranian military personnel and fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah are known to be deployed, had received multiple…
Anonymous669(2023-04-02). Saudi Arabia To Invite Syria's Al-Assad To Upcoming Arab League Summit — Report.southfront.org Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a recent interview with RT. Photo by RT, via al-Mayadeen TV. | Saudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the upcoming Arab League summit that will be held in Riyadh, Syria's membership in the Arab League was suspended 12 years ago after the outbreak of the war. Back then, Sa…
Anonymous669(2023-04-02). Syrian Delegation Arrives In Moscow For Meeting With Russian, Iranian & Turkish Officials.southfront.org IMAGE: Sergei Bobylev/TASS Host Photo Agency | All the delegations that will take part in the quadripartite meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria have arrived in Moscow, TASS reported on April 2. | An unnamed source with knowledge on the matter, told the Russian news agency that preparatory consultations will be held on April 3. | The Syrian Arab News Agency confirmed that the Syrian delegation, headed by deputy foreign minister Ayman Sousan, departed Damascus to Moscow on April 2 m…
Clau O'Brien Moscoso(2023-04-02). 'Muerte o Tierra': Rosalino Flores Death, Comuneros Win Land Struggle and Remain Vigilant in Peru.orinocotribune.comBy Clau O'Brien Moscoso — Mar 29, 2023 | National Strike, Day 82 | Perú continues to face crises upon crises over 100 days since the coup regime ousted democratically elected President Pedro Castillo. The masses have remained mobilized in the streets and delegations from various regions throughout the country continue coming to the capital city to overturn this dictatorship, as well as to reinforce their local struggles and blockades. Despite a long battle in the hospital, a young person lost his life at the hands of this regime. This past Friday also marked the victory of an indigenous campesino community i…
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-02). Blinken, Lavrov Discuss WSJ Reporter Detained in Russia.news.antiwar.comSecretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday held a call with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to discuss Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and US citizen who was detained in Russia last week over spying allegations. According to a State Department readout of the call, Blinken expressed the US's "grave concern …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-02). Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Kill Two Iranian IRGC Members.news.antiwar.comTwo members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday. The IRGC announced Friday that a military officer and advisor named Milad Heydari was killed in the Israeli attacks. On Sunday, they announced that another IRGC officer, Meqdad Mehghani Jafarabadi, succumbed to his …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-02). Prominent Russian Military Journalist Killed in St. Petersburg Blast.news.antiwar.comA prominent Russian military blogger and war correspondent was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg on Sunday. According to Russian media, Maksim Fomin, who went by the name Vladlen Tatarsky, was hosting an event at a cafe when an explosion killed him and wounded at least 19 others. Tatarsky was known for his extensive …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-02). Saudi Arabia to Invite Syria's Assad to Arab League Summit.news.antiwar.comSaudi Arabia is planning to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to an Arab League summit Riyadh is hosting in May, Reuters reported Sunday, citing three people familiar with the plan. The move would be a significant step in the normalization of Syria's relations with regional countries. Damascus was suspended from the Arab League in 2011, …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-02). Ukraine Places Orthodox Priest Leader Under House Arrest.news.antiwar.comA Kyiv court on Saturday ordered the house arrest of Metropolitan Pavel, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest who is the head monk at the historic Pechersk Lavra Monastery. Pavel is suspected of justifying Russia's invasion, which is a criminal offense in Ukraine. He has denied the allegations, saying he had "never been on the side of …
Dave DeCamp(2023-04-02). Ukrainian Official Outlines Vision for a Russia-Free Crimea.news.antiwar.comOn Sunday, a senior Ukrainian official outlined his vision for what Kyiv would do if it retakes the Crimean peninsula from Russia. Russia annexed Crimea following the 2014 US-backed coup in Kyiv that ousted former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Polling has shown since then that the majority of people living in Crimea are happy they're …
David I. Backer, In These Times.(2023-04-02). 'He Sold Our Schools Off To The Highest Bidder'.popularresistance.orgShakeda Gaines, former president of the Philadelphia Home and School Council, remembers when Paul Vallas began his term as superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia in 2002. Vallas "brought in his corporate vultures and his spreadsheets and tried to sell us a bill of goods," Gaines says. | Vallas, known for his contempt of teachers unions and his ability to capitalize on disasters to upend public school systems, has gone into Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Haiti, Chile, and Bridgeport, Conn., to hawk himself as a pragmatic problem solver, someone who will turn around distress…
Dean Baker(2023-04-02). Have Workers Gotten Back Their Share of Income?cepr.net I was surprised to see a Twitter thread last week from Jason Furman in which he said that the labor share of national income in 2022 was actually above its pre-pandemic level. I have been following this issue closely and the labor share of corporate income was still down by more than a percentage point …
Dean Henderson(2023-04-02). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild.globalresearch.caOutstanding historical analysis of relevance to an understanding of the so-called "Deep State" and today's global financial establishment. | First published on June 8, 2011 | *** | In 1789 Alexander Hamilton became the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Hamilton was …
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). China, Singapore substantively conclude FTA subsequent negotiations.ecns.cnChina's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to announce the substantive conclusion of subsequent negotiations on an upgraded bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Chinese premier holds talks with Singaporean PM.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with visiting Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on Saturday, with both sides vowing further efforts to enhance cooperation.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts complete 3rd spacewalk.ecns.cnThe astronauts of China's Shenzhou-15 crew have completed three spacewalks since their journey into space four months ago, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Ma Ying-jeou honors ancestors in mainland's Hunan Province.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and his family on Saturday morning visited the tomb of his grandfather in the mainland's Hunan Province and honored the family's ancestors at the site.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). 3 killed, 3 wounded in bar shooting in U.S. Oklahoma.ecns.cnThree people were killed on the scene and three others wounded at a bar shooting on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, the capital city of midwestern U.S. state Oklahoma, authorities said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Yellow River protection law takes effect.ecns.cnA new law on the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin came into effect on Saturday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Japan raises retirement age of civil servants.ecns.cnThe retirement age for national and local civil workers in Japan was raised Saturday from the current 60 to 61 as the new fiscal year begins.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Vice head of China's sports administration under probe.ecns.cnDu Zhaocai, vice head of the General Administration of Sport of China, is under probe for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, according to the country's top anti-graft authority Saturday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Cradle of Civilization: Wudang Mountain.ecns.cnWudang Mountain in Hubei province is perhaps the most well-known among China's Taoist holy mountain. A sprawling ancient building complex in the mountain was founded in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and reached its zenith during the Ming Dynasty. The complex was included on the World Cultural Heritage List in 1994.
Editor(2023-04-02). China's Historical Destiny Is to Stand With the Third World.scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 20 March 2023, China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation. According to official statements after the meeting, the two leaders talked about the increasing economic and strategic partnership between China and Russia — including building the Power of …
Editor(2023-04-02). The Silicon Valley Bank Bailout: The Purpose of Government Is to Make the Rich Richer.scheerpost.com By Dean Baker / Beat the Press (CEPR) There is a standard tale of politics where conservatives want to leave things to the market, whereas the left want a big role for government. The right likes to tell this story because it advantages them politically, since most people tend to have a positive view of …
Editor(2023-04-02). The Unexpected Pro-Civil Liberty Dissent By Two Supreme Court Trump Appointees.scheerpost.com Following Steven Donziger's appeal to the appointing of three special prosecutors to his controversial contempt of court case, every justice, with the exception of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, refused to give Donziger a hearing for his appeal and let the conviction stand, raising concerns about constitutional rights. Here is the dissent by Justices …
Ellen Brown(2023-04-02). Amid New Banking Crisis, It's Time to Change the Rules of the Game.truthout.orgOn CNN March 14, Roger Altman, a former deputy Treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, said that American banks were on the verge of being nationalized: The deposit base of the financial system has not actually been nationalized, but Congress is considering modifications to the FDIC insurance limit. Meanwhile, one state that does not face those problems is North Dakota… |
Fight Back(2023-04-02). Atlanta activists host community town hall around stop Cop City.fightbacknews.orgAtlanta, GA – On Tuesday, March 28 over 100 community members and activists attended a community town hall hosted by Community Movement Builders (CMB). The purpose of the town hall was to inform the public about the ongoing struggle to stop Cop City, a proposed $90 million facility that would train law enforcement officers from around the country in new and innovative ways to oppress people and repress progressive movements. Additionally, the proposed training facility would be built on the Atlanta Forest, the largest urban forest in the United States. | The town hall began with a speech from Kamau Franklin, the…
Fight Back(2023-04-02). Denver demands justice for family of Elias Armstrong.fightbacknews.orgDenver, CO – On Thursday March 23, over a dozen activists and members of the community gathered in the morning outside of the district attorney's office to demand justice for Elias Armstrong and his family. | On February 5, a white vigilante tracked Elias' stolen car from the affluent Central Park neighborhood on the eastern edge of the city to a small, working-class community on the opposite side of town. Security footage shows that 12-year-old Elias Armstrong was standing in plain view next to the vehicle when the vigilante located it. With full knowledge that his actions put children at risk, the man drew his…
Fight Back(2023-04-02). New Orleans: Franklin HS students hold walkout against Louisiana's anti-LGBTQ bills.fightbacknews.orgNew Orleans, LA – On Friday, March 31, close to 300 students at Benjamin Franklin High School walked out of school during last period. They demanded a stop to bills in the Louisiana legislature that target LGBTQ kids. Students gathered on the school's front lawn to hear speeches by their trans classmates. The event coincided with national Trans Day of Visibility. | Students chanted "These bills kill!" and "We say gay!" | "Conservatives are not trying to protect children, they just say that to justify what they are doing. Conservatives just want something that will distract people from how they do not better socie…
Fight Back(2023-04-02). Border delegation day 1: Tour of East LA Chicano murals and Plaza de Cultura y Artes.fightbacknews.orgLos àÅngeles, CA – Day one of the Legalization for All (L4A) Network border delegation began today, April 1. Delegates of the trip included Drusie Cassanova from the Bay Area of California and Angel Naranjo from Chicago. Unfortunately, 12 delegates with MIRAC traveling from Minnesota were unable to join the first day due to flight delays but will unite with the delegation on day two in San Diego. | Delegates first visited La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, a museum that highlights the histories of Chicanos and Latinos in Los Angeles, as well as the cultural influence they have in shaping Los Angeles. | After L…
Fight Back(2023-04-02). Students rally for diversity at Florida Board of Governors meeting.fightbacknews.orgTallahassee, FL – On Tuesday, March 28, over 100 students held a rally against Florida House Bill 999, at the Skateable Art Park in the city's Railroad Square. This bill gives the Florida Board of Governors the ability to review curriculum in higher education, review tenure of professors with the power of removal, and provides direction to each university on "removing from its programs any major of minor in Critical Race Theory, Gender Studies, or Intersectionality." The bill has passed several committees in the Florida House legislature, with no amendments removing these stipulations. | At the protest, led by th…
In Contempt(2023-04-02). In Contempt #27: Judge Rejects Mumia's Attempt at New Trial; Repression of Pro-Choice Activists in Florida.itsgoingdown.orgIn this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! Political Prisoner News In political prisoner news, anarchist prisoner Eric King's support crew have launched a…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-02). Malvinas 40 Years: It's Time to End Colonialism.libya360.wordpress.comDaniel Filmus Every April 2, we Argentines pay tribute to the compatriots who fought valiantly for the recovery of the exercise of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, other archipelagos of the South Atlantic and their corresponding maritime spaces. On the 40th anniversary of the heroic deed carried out by our young men and women, the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-02). Mayan Leader Thelma Cabrera Runs for Guatemala's Presidency.libya360.wordpress.comCindy Forster The following is an exclusive interview for Kawsachun News carried out by Cindy Forster, professor at Scripps College "I consider myself a defender of Mother Earth," explains Thelma Cabrera, a Maya-Mam peasant leader whose bid for president —at the head of the Movement for the Liberation of the Peoples (MLP)— was blocked again…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-02). The United Nations is Being Used by the US in its Propaganda War Against Nicaragua.libya360.wordpress.comJohn Perry Biased new report lends weight to U.S. regime-change operations targeting left-wing Sandinista government. While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a…
Jacob Nordangard(2023-04-02). World Economic Forum's "Young Global Leaders" Revealed.globalresearch.caFor several decades, this program has nurtured compliant leaders acting as WEF agents in governments around the world. The consequences are far-reaching and may turn out to be devastating for humanity.
Jake Johnson(2023-04-02). Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson Announces 2024 White House Bid.truthout.orgFormer Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Sunday that he will run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, casting himself as a "different" kind of Republican than Donald Trump and his most fervent GOP allies. But Hutchinson's record as governor of Arkansas — a post he held from 2015 to 2023 — indicates that his policy positions on abortion rights, immigration, federal spending… |
Jim Cole(2023-04-02). Ukraine 2014: The Tipping Point of Terror.covertactionmagazine.comPart I of a CAM investigation into the origins of the Ukraine War: U.S. and NATO involvement in the February 2014 Coup and Maidan Massacre, and their historical antecedents As I write, the world is on the edge of nuclear and humanitarian crises after a year of the Ukraine "proxy" war with Russia. No single …
Juan Cole(2023-04-02). Scotland's Renewables soar by 28%, as new Muslim Leader pledges Net Zero and Just Climate Transition.juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Neil Pooran and Peter A Walker at Business Insider report that 28% more renewable electricity was generated in Scotland in 2022 than in the previous year. The impressive increase was largely driven by onshore wind farms. Scotland's green energy generation capacity is expected to soar further as big offshore wind …
Middle East Monitor(2023-04-02). Israel occupation Forces kill Young Palestinian Physician at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.juancole.com Israeli occupation forces on Friday night shot dead a Palestinian young man in Al-Aqsa Mosque while he was trying to re-enter the holy site after being removed. This came after Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and evacuated most of the Palestinian worshippers remaining inside. At the same site of the killing, eyewitnesses …
Ngakiya Camara, Truthout.(2023-04-02). Youth Organizers Unite Marginalized Communities To Stop Atlanta's Cop City.popularresistance.orgA crowd of youth organizers have mastered this call and response chant, a unanimous voice talking back to a potential Cop City. Nearing the end of Defend the Atlanta Forest's Week of Action, the energy from the In Defense of Black Lives rally held at the Atlanta Police Foundation Headquarters is palpable. There is laughter, chanting, a fire of hope that electrifies the air — folks have just finished roasting the heavily militarized police, who eye the crowd through the slits of their helmets. The solidarity between these kids is their biggest threat. | Black youth organizers were at the center of this rally…
Noelle Hanrahan, Popular Resistance.(2023-04-02). Judge Clemons Denies A New Trial For Mumia Abu Jamal.popularresistance.orgToday at 4: 08 pm, March 31, 2023, Common Pleas court Judge Lucretia Clemons denied Mumia Abu-Jamal's request for a new trial. | This is simply devastating news. | After 43 years in prison, Mumia Abu-Jamal has exhausted nearly all of his avenues for relief. | Make no mistake: Justice required that Mumia Abu-Jamal be given a new trial. | The enemy now is time. At 68 years old Mumia is suffering from cardiac disease and has had a double bypass, and nearly died from lack of treatment for acute Hepatitis C. | If you put thick blinders on that block out all reality and rely on procedural minutia for cover, honestly, it…
Olivia Rosane, Ecowatch.(2023-04-02). International Court Of Justice To Weigh In On Climate For First Time.popularresistance.orgIn a major diplomatic win for a Pacific nation extremely vulnerable to the climate crisis, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to deliver a first-ever advisory opinion on climate change and human rights. | The resolution, championed by Vanuatu, will ask the ICJ to clarify for the nations of the world what they are obligated to do under international law to protect the environment and human rights from the impacts of clearing forests and burning fossil fuels. | "Today we have witnessed a win for climate justice of epic proportions,"
Rae Hodge(2023-04-02). Restrict Act Critics Call the Far-Reaching "TikTok Ban" Bill a "Patriot Act 2.0"truthout.orgFirst off, let's be clear on one thing: The supposed "TikTok ban" bill — aka the bipartisan Restrict Act (S.686) — does not actually ban TikTok. The word "TikTok" does not appear once in the bill's 55 pages. But critics of the Restrict Act on the left and right are now sounding the alarm in rare alignment — calling the measure a Patriot Act 2.0 which opens the door to unprecedented digital… |
Renuka Rayasam(2023-04-02). States Try to Hide Their Execution Methods as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection.truthout.orgIn 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn't carried out another execution because officials have struggled to obtain the drugs needed for lethal injection. Now, to resume executions, lawmakers are debating a bill that would further shroud the state's lethal injection protocols from public scrutiny by shielding the identities of the drug… |
scorinoco(2023-04-02). Colombia Government Urges ELN to Prove Commitment to Peace Following Violence in Catatumbo.orinocotribune.comThe president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has urged the guerrilla organization National Liberation Army (ELN) to prove its commitment to establishing peace in the country after an ELN group attacked a military contingent in the Colombian Catatumbo that took the lives of nine soldiers and injured nine more. President Petro made the call on Friday, March 31 after meeting with the government delegation assigned to working on the peace dialogue. He also expressed his concern that the country has begun to lose trust in the peace process after the violent incident in Catatumbo. | "Peace is not going to be achieved with…
Staff(2023-04-02). Comienza en La Habana encuentro internacional de academias para la enseñanza del ballet.cubadebate.cuCon la asistencia de 300 participantes extranjeros de 14 países y todas las escuelas provinciales de ballet de Cuba comienza en esta capital el XXVIII Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la Enseñanza del Ballet. Hasta el 12 de abril, en el Teatro Martí, la cita promoverá el desarrollo del arte danzario mediante el intercambio de academias de diversos países.
Staff(2023-04-02). Corresponsal de guerra ruso muere en una explosión en un restaurante en San Petersburgo (+Video).cubadebate.cuEl corresponsal de guerra Maxim Fomín, más conocido por su seudónimo Vladlén Tatarski, perdió la vida este domingo tras una explosión en un restaurante en el centro de la ciudad rusa de San Petersburgo, informa el Ministerio de Asuntos Interiores de Rusia. El incidente se produjo durante un evento dedicado al periodista.
Staff(2023-04-02). Fuerzas estadounidenses han entrenado a más de 7 000 soldados ucranianos.cubadebate.cuLas fuerzas estadounidenses han entrenado a más de 7 mil soldados ucranianos desde que comenzaron las acciones el año pasado, dijo el jueves el principal portavoz del Pentágono. Entre esos soldados había 65 ucranianos que completaron el entrenamiento en el sistema de defensa aérea Patriot en Fort Sill, Oklahoma, y regresaron a Europa esta semana.
Staff(2023-04-02). Investigan acusaciones de exceso de fuerza policial durante las protestas en Francia.cubadebate.cuEl ministro de Interior de Francia, Gérald Darmanin, declaró el domingo en una entrevista que las fuerzas policiales han iniciado al menos 38 investigaciones por acusaciones de exceso de fuerza policial durante la represión contra las movilizaciones populares en el país galo.
Staff(2023-04-02). Reto viral: øPuedes encontrar el valor que falta en solo 10 segundos?cubadebate.cuUn reto que solo podrás realizar en diez segundos y que determinará tu capacidad intelectual. Para ello, deberás analizar la imagen del reto viral con todo detalle para luego intentar dar con la solución. Verás que en la imagen hay un círculo con tres números: 7, 15 y 31; y además un interrogante cuyo valor real tienes que descubrir. øEstás preparado?.
Staff(2023-04-02). àöltimo adiós al multicampeón de remo àÅngel Fournier en su natal Caimanera.cubadebate.cuLas honras fúnebres del multicampeón de remo àÅngel Fournier Rodríguez, el mejor por más de un decenio en Cuba, tuvieron lugar este fin de semana. El excelso atleta falleció hace varios días en Texas, Estados Unidos, desde donde fue trasladado a su natal Caimanera, municipio de la provincia de Guantánamo donde se desarrollaron las honras fúnebres.
Staff(2023-04-02). Un rayo impacta en el One World Trade Center e ilumina el cielo de Nueva York (+Video).cubadebate.cuUn rayo impactó la noche de este sábado en la antena que se encuentra en la parte superior del rascacielos One World Trade Center de Nueva York, iluminando el cielo sobre la ciudad y dejando impresionantes imágenes. El fenómeno ocurrió durante una reciente tormenta eléctrica que azotó la ciudad estadounidense.
Staff(2023-04-02). Former PDVSA Executives Aryenis Torrealba and Alfredo Chirinos Declared Not Guilty of All Charges, Granted Full Freedom.orinocotribune.com Two former executives of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Aryenis Torrealba and Alfredo Chirinos, have been declared not guilty of all charges against them and the house arrest order against them has been lifted. | In February 2021, the two PDVSA executives were sentenced to five years in prison, for the crime of "disclosure, reservation or supply of information," after they had reported about financial crimes in PDVSA that were very similar to those unveiled recently, although those complaints involved some other top executives. The Venezuelan judiciary finally granted Torrealba and Chirinos full freedom, somethi…
Staff(2023-04-02). Former PDVSA Executives Aryenis Torrealba and Alfredo Chirinos Granted Full Freedom.orinocotribune.com Two former executives of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Aryenis Torrealba and Alfredo Chirinos, have been granted full freedom and the house arrest order against them has been lifted. | In February 2021, the two PDVSA executives were sentenced to five years in prison, for the crime of "disclosure, reservation or supply of information," after they had reported about financial crimes in PDVSA that were very similar to those unveiled recently, although those complaints involved some other top executives. The Venezuelan judiciary finally granted Torrealba and Chirinos full freedom, something for which the Chavista m…
Staff(2023-04-02). Brussels marks Land Day with film screening and event on Palestinian resistance.samidoun.net Marking Palestinian Land Day, Samidoun Brussels organized a screening of "Arna's Children" and discussion on Friday, 31 March, which brought together around 70 people in the DK community and cultural center in Brussels, Belgium. Following the screening, Samidoun Brussels activists led a discussion about the Palestinian resistance today and the importance of amplifying the call …
Staff(2023-04-02). Charleroi action demands release of Georges Abdallah and Walid Daqqah.samidoun.net On 17 February, 1942, Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party (BPP), historical figure of the Black Panthers, was born. For the preface to his autobiography, Revolutionary Suicide , published by Premiers Matins Novembre in rench, Ahmad Sa'adat, general secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), evoked three of …
Staff(2023-04-02). Vancouver demonstration demands boycott of "Israeli" wines, freedom for Palestinian prisoners.samidoun.net Marking Palestinian Land Day, the Canada Palestine Association and BDS Vancouver organized a demonstration in Vancouver urging the boycott of "Israeli" wines and demanding that the BC Liquor Stores (owned by the government of British Columbia) stop selling these wines. The demonstration is part of an ongoing 15-year campaign led by CPA demanding a boycott …
Sustainability Times(2023-04-02). Egypt's Nile Delta is badly polluted by Heavy Metals.juancole.com ( Sustainability Times ) — The Nile is one of the world's most iconic rivers and in ancient times it gave rise to a unique cilvilization that lasted for several millennia. Yet its delta, once the heartland of Lower Egypt, could soon be no more in any recognizable form, scientists are warning. "Large-scale heavy metal …
The Lever(2023-04-02). We Just Won Something Huge.levernews.comWe have incredible news to share: Thanks to your support, we just won the 2023 Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media.The award is especially significant because it is named after the closest thing we have to a patron saint: I.F. "Izzy" Stone, the pioneering investigative journalist who exposed racial discrimination, McCarthyism, and government deception related to the Vietnam War in his influential newsletter I.F. Stone's Weekly.As the judges noted, "No news outlet is as thorough and relentless as The Lever in exposing the corrupting influence of corporate power on government and both major…
WSWS(2023-04-02). This week in history: April 3-9.wsws.orgThis column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
WSWS(2023-04-02). Humza Yousaf replaces Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish National Party leader.wsws.orgYousaf's election follows a bitter campaign to select a replacement for Sturgeon, who unexpectedly resigned earlier this year. He is assuming leadership of a party whose president, Michael Russell, described as in a "tremendous mess."
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Prehistoric snake bones discovered in south China.ecns.cnSnake bones that date back to the Neolithic period, around 6,000 years ago, have been discovered in the Zuojiang River basin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). China's first high-temperature superconducting maglev system completes trial operation.ecns.cnChina's first high-temperature superconducting maglev system completed its first trial operation on Friday, which verified a number of core technologies, marking another breakthrough in China's research and development (R&D) of ultrafast maglev transportation system.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). China launches new carrier rocket.ecns.cnA new carrier rocket made its maiden flight in China on Sunday, sending a satellite into its planned orbit.
Florence CGTN(2023-04-02). Tornadoes cause heavy damage in Arkansas.america.cgtn.com At least 29 people are now confirmed dead following a series of fierce weekend storms and tornadoes that swept across dozens of states in the U.S. South and Midwest.
Mary Triny Mena(2023-04-02). Venezuelans face challenges of buying homes.america.cgtn.com Homeownership is a distant dream for many Venezuelans. Even though the Venezuelan government builds homes for low-income families, not everyone is lucky enough to be selected to live in one. Mortgages and housing loans are scarce in the country, while the number of private …
Staff(2023-04-02). 📨 Modo Avión: °Qué mundo más loco! 😵💫 (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuHola pipol. øNos extrañaron? øYa sacaron los ahorros del banco? øO los tienen calenticos debajo del colchón? Recuerden que pueden participar en la puja de un Hyundai Accent— tremenda marca, por cierto —del año 2006 que está en subasta judicial por solo 64 051,03 pesos.
Staff(2023-04-02). Jóvenes y veteranos comparten una tarde de béisbol y alegría (+ Fotos).cubadebate.cuUn encuentro amistoso animó este sábado el partido beisbolero entre integrantes de la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC) y una representación del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), encabezados por su primer secretario, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. El tope fue anunciado por la cuenta oficial de Twitter de la Presidencia, que compartió varias fotos de los equipos y el público.
Staff(2023-04-02). Pequeñas Ligas Femeninas del Softbol: La Palma se llevó la corona.cubadebate.cuEl estadio de 28 de Enero del pinareño municipio de Consolación del Sur sirvió de escenario a la gran final de las Pequeñas Ligas Femeninas del Softbol en Cuba 2023, en que se coronó el conjunto de La Palma. Las palmeras vencieron en doble jornada a las representantes de Bayamo y se convirtieron en las primeras campeonas de la naciente liga en Cuba.
Staff(2023-04-02). Tornados en EEUU dejan al menos 21 víctimas fatales.cubadebate.cuUna violenta tormenta con fuertes vientos y lluvias arrasaba el sábado el sur y el medio oeste de Estados Unidos en dirección este, dejando 21 muertos y decenas de heridos, según autoridades y medios de comunicación.
Staff(2023-04-02). Víctor Fowler, ganador del Premio Nacional de Periodismo Cultural José Antonio Fernández de Castro.cubadebate.cuEl Premio Nacional de Periodismo Cultural José Antonio Fernández de Castro, por la obra de toda la vida, correspondiente al Ministerio de Cultura, este año fue entregado al columnista, ensayista, poeta, crítico y escritor Víctor Fowler. Victor Fowler, miembro de la Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, nació en La Habana en 1960.
Staff(2023-04-02). El tiempo: Madrugada fresca y pocas lluvias.cubadebate.cuAmanecerá parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte, occidental y en Pinar del Río, con poca nubosidad en el resto del archipiélago. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado en gran parte del archipiélago con escasas lluvias.
Wei Yu, Nuvpreet Kalra, Melissa Garriga, LA Progressive.(2023-04-01). Warmongers In Congress Use Tik-Tok To Justify Aggression Towards China.popularresistance.orgLast Thursday, a Congressional hearing took place where the TikTok CEO was grilled for five hours on the grounds of "security concerns." This was days after the FBI and DOJ launched an investigation on the Chinese-owned American company. Isn't it ironic that while the US government is putting TikTok under the magnifying glass, it's turning a blind eye to its own surveillance programs on the American people? | Ten years ago, Edward Snowden told the whole world the truth about the US global surveillance programs. If Congress cares about our digital privacy, it should first begin by investigating the surveillance po…
Anonymous103(2023-04-01). Inglorious Inertia: The Albanese Government and Julian Assange.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The sham that is the Assange affair, a scandal of monumental proportions connived in by the AUKUS powers, shows no signs of abating. Prior to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assuming office in Australia, he insisted that the matter dealing with the WikiLeaks publisher would be finally resolved. It had, he asserted, been going on for too long. | Since then, it is very clear, as with all matters regarding US policy, that Australia will, if not agree outright with Washi…
Betsey Piette(2023-04-01). Chemical leaks danger to community drinking water in Philadelphia.workers.org In the late afternoon of March 26, Philadelphia residents received a jarring emergency alert that it was not safe to drink or use the water. A chemical leak from a factory in Bristol threatened to contaminate the Delaware River water. For the next few days, the city's water department continued . . . |
Staff(2023-04-02). Comienza en La Habana encuentro internacional de academias para la enseñanza del ballet.cubadebate.cuCon la asistencia de 300 participantes extranjeros de 14 países y todas las escuelas provinciales de ballet de Cuba comienza en esta capital el XXVIII Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la Enseñanza del Ballet. Hasta el 12 de abril, en el Teatro Martí, la cita promoverá el desarrollo del arte danzario mediante el intercambio de academias de diversos países.
Staff(2023-04-02). Corresponsal de guerra ruso muere en una explosión en un restaurante en San Petersburgo (+Video).cubadebate.cuEl corresponsal de guerra Maxim Fomín, más conocido por su seudónimo Vladlén Tatarski, perdió la vida este domingo tras una explosión en un restaurante en el centro de la ciudad rusa de San Petersburgo, informa el Ministerio de Asuntos Interiores de Rusia. El incidente se produjo durante un evento dedicado al periodista.
Wei Yu, Nuvpreet Kalra, Melissa Garriga, LA Progressive.(2023-04-01). Warmongers In Congress Use Tik-Tok To Justify Aggression Towards China.popularresistance.orgLast Thursday, a Congressional hearing took place where the TikTok CEO was grilled for five hours on the grounds of "security concerns." This was days after the FBI and DOJ launched an investigation on the Chinese-owned American company. Isn't it ironic that while the US government is putting TikTok under the magnifying glass, it's turning a blind eye to its own surveillance programs on the American people? | Ten years ago, Edward Snowden told the whole world the truth about the US global surveillance programs. If Congress cares about our digital privacy, it should first begin by investigating the surveillance po…
Anonymous103(2023-04-01). Inglorious Inertia: The Albanese Government and Julian Assange.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The sham that is the Assange affair, a scandal of monumental proportions connived in by the AUKUS powers, shows no signs of abating. Prior to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assuming office in Australia, he insisted that the matter dealing with the WikiLeaks publisher would be finally resolved. It had, he asserted, been going on for too long. | Since then, it is very clear, as with all matters regarding US policy, that Australia will, if not agree outright with Washi…
Betsey Piette(2023-04-01). Chemical leaks danger to community drinking water in Philadelphia.workers.org In the late afternoon of March 26, Philadelphia residents received a jarring emergency alert that it was not safe to drink or use the water. A chemical leak from a factory in Bristol threatened to contaminate the Delaware River water. For the next few days, the city's water department continued . . . |
Staff(2023-04-02). Comienza en La Habana encuentro internacional de academias para la enseñanza del ballet.cubadebate.cuCon la asistencia de 300 participantes extranjeros de 14 países y todas las escuelas provinciales de ballet de Cuba comienza en esta capital el XXVIII Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la Enseñanza del Ballet. Hasta el 12 de abril, en el Teatro Martí, la cita promoverá el desarrollo del arte danzario mediante el intercambio de academias de diversos países.
Staff(2023-04-02). Corresponsal de guerra ruso muere en una explosión en un restaurante en San Petersburgo (+Video).cubadebate.cuEl corresponsal de guerra Maxim Fomín, más conocido por su seudónimo Vladlén Tatarski, perdió la vida este domingo tras una explosión en un restaurante en el centro de la ciudad rusa de San Petersburgo, informa el Ministerio de Asuntos Interiores de Rusia. El incidente se produjo durante un evento dedicado al periodista.
Staff(2023-04-02). Fuerzas estadounidenses han entrenado a más de 7 000 soldados ucranianos.cubadebate.cuLas fuerzas estadounidenses han entrenado a más de 7 mil soldados ucranianos desde que comenzaron las acciones el año pasado, dijo el jueves el principal portavoz del Pentágono. Entre esos soldados había 65 ucranianos que completaron el entrenamiento en el sistema de defensa aérea Patriot en Fort Sill, Oklahoma, y regresaron a Europa esta semana.
Staff(2023-04-02). Investigan acusaciones de exceso de fuerza policial durante las protestas en Francia.cubadebate.cuEl ministro de Interior de Francia, Gérald Darmanin, declaró el domingo en una entrevista que las fuerzas policiales han iniciado al menos 38 investigaciones por acusaciones de exceso de fuerza policial durante la represión contra las movilizaciones populares en el país galo.
Staff(2023-04-02). Reto viral: øPuedes encontrar el valor que falta en solo 10 segundos?cubadebate.cuUn reto que solo podrás realizar en diez segundos y que determinará tu capacidad intelectual. Para ello, deberás analizar la imagen del reto viral con todo detalle para luego intentar dar con la solución. Verás que en la imagen hay un círculo con tres números: 7, 15 y 31; y además un interrogante cuyo valor real tienes que descubrir. øEstás preparado?.
Staff(2023-04-02). àöltimo adiós al multicampeón de remo àÅngel Fournier en su natal Caimanera.cubadebate.cuLas honras fúnebres del multicampeón de remo àÅngel Fournier Rodríguez, el mejor por más de un decenio en Cuba, tuvieron lugar este fin de semana. El excelso atleta falleció hace varios días en Texas, Estados Unidos, desde donde fue trasladado a su natal Caimanera, municipio de la provincia de Guantánamo donde se desarrollaron las honras fúnebres.
Staff(2023-04-02). Un rayo impacta en el One World Trade Center e ilumina el cielo de Nueva York (+Video).cubadebate.cuUn rayo impactó la noche de este sábado en la antena que se encuentra en la parte superior del rascacielos One World Trade Center de Nueva York, iluminando el cielo sobre la ciudad y dejando impresionantes imágenes. El fenómeno ocurrió durante una reciente tormenta eléctrica que azotó la ciudad estadounidense.
Fight Back(2023-04-02). Atlanta activists host community town hall around stop Cop City.fightbacknews.orgAtlanta, GA – On Tuesday, March 28 over 100 community members and activists attended a community town hall hosted by Community Movement Builders (CMB). The purpose of the town hall was to inform the public about the ongoing struggle to stop Cop City, a proposed $90 million facility that would train law enforcement officers from around the country in new and innovative ways to oppress people and repress progressive movements. Additionally, the proposed training facility would be built on the Atlanta Forest, the largest urban forest in the United States. | The town hall began with a speech from Kamau Franklin, the…
Fight Back(2023-04-02). Denver demands justice for family of Elias Armstrong.fightbacknews.orgDenver, CO – On Thursday March 23, over a dozen activists and members of the community gathered in the morning outside of the district attorney's office to demand justice for Elias Armstrong and his family. | On February 5, a white vigilante tracked Elias' stolen car from the affluent Central Park neighborhood on the eastern edge of the city to a small, working-class community on the opposite side of town. Security footage shows that 12-year-old Elias Armstrong was standing in plain view next to the vehicle when the vigilante located it. With full knowledge that his actions put children at risk, the man drew his…
Fight Back(2023-04-02). New Orleans: Franklin HS students hold walkout against Louisiana's anti-LGBTQ bills.fightbacknews.orgNew Orleans, LA – On Friday, March 31, close to 300 students at Benjamin Franklin High School walked out of school during last period. They demanded a stop to bills in the Louisiana legislature that target LGBTQ kids. Students gathered on the school's front lawn to hear speeches by their trans classmates. The event coincided with national Trans Day of Visibility. | Students chanted "These bills kill!" and "We say gay!" | "Conservatives are not trying to protect children, they just say that to justify what they are doing. Conservatives just want something that will distract people from how they do not better socie…
Fight Back(2023-04-02). Students rally for diversity at Florida Board of Governors meeting.fightbacknews.orgTallahassee, FL – On Tuesday, March 28, over 100 students held a rally against Florida House Bill 999, at the Skateable Art Park in the city's Railroad Square. This bill gives the Florida Board of Governors the ability to review curriculum in higher education, review tenure of professors with the power of removal, and provides direction to each university on "removing from its programs any major of minor in Critical Race Theory, Gender Studies, or Intersectionality." The bill has passed several committees in the Florida House legislature, with no amendments removing these stipulations. | At the protest, led by th…
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-02). College Withdraws Honorary Degree Due to Vatican Desecration of Mount Graham.indybay.orgSuny Geneseo College bulletin said that a planned honorary degree has been withdrawn for a Vatican planetary scientist because the Vatican is responsible for the telescope long opposed by Apaches on sacred Mount Graham in central Arizona.
D Goessmann, W Pomrehn & A Bacevich(2023-04-02). Inflation, Ukraine and China.indybay.orgWhat impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
Earth Day Santa Cruz(2023-04-02). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day Santa Cruz.indybay.orgDowntown Santa Cruz. Free parking will be available at the County building, located at 701 Ocean St. It is a short walk across the pedestrian bridge to the event.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). China, Singapore substantively conclude FTA subsequent negotiations.ecns.cnChina's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to announce the substantive conclusion of subsequent negotiations on an upgraded bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Chinese premier holds talks with Singaporean PM.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with visiting Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on Saturday, with both sides vowing further efforts to enhance cooperation.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts complete 3rd spacewalk.ecns.cnThe astronauts of China's Shenzhou-15 crew have completed three spacewalks since their journey into space four months ago, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Ma Ying-jeou honors ancestors in mainland's Hunan Province.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and his family on Saturday morning visited the tomb of his grandfather in the mainland's Hunan Province and honored the family's ancestors at the site.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). 3 killed, 3 wounded in bar shooting in U.S. Oklahoma.ecns.cnThree people were killed on the scene and three others wounded at a bar shooting on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, the capital city of midwestern U.S. state Oklahoma, authorities said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Yellow River protection law takes effect.ecns.cnA new law on the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin came into effect on Saturday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Japan raises retirement age of civil servants.ecns.cnThe retirement age for national and local civil workers in Japan was raised Saturday from the current 60 to 61 as the new fiscal year begins.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Vice head of China's sports administration under probe.ecns.cnDu Zhaocai, vice head of the General Administration of Sport of China, is under probe for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, according to the country's top anti-graft authority Saturday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Cradle of Civilization: Wudang Mountain.ecns.cnWudang Mountain in Hubei province is perhaps the most well-known among China's Taoist holy mountain. A sprawling ancient building complex in the mountain was founded in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and reached its zenith during the Ming Dynasty. The complex was included on the World Cultural Heritage List in 1994.
Juan Cole(2023-04-02). Scotland's Renewables soar by 28%, as new Muslim Leader pledges Net Zero and Just Climate Transition.juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Neil Pooran and Peter A Walker at Business Insider report that 28% more renewable electricity was generated in Scotland in 2022 than in the previous year. The impressive increase was largely driven by onshore wind farms. Scotland's green energy generation capacity is expected to soar further as big offshore wind …
Keith McHenry(2023-04-02). April Fools Day March to End Homelessness.indybay.orgOne of the agenda items at the weekly Food Not Bombs meeting was that morning's Lookout story "In the Public Interest: A new law-and-order approach to homelessness in Santa Cruz?"
Middle East Monitor(2023-04-02). Israel occupation Forces kill Young Palestinian Physician at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.juancole.com Israeli occupation forces on Friday night shot dead a Palestinian young man in Al-Aqsa Mosque while he was trying to re-enter the holy site after being removed. This came after Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and evacuated most of the Palestinian worshippers remaining inside. At the same site of the killing, eyewitnesses …
Nathan Taylor(2023-04-02). Mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Fires Up Environmentalist Wrath.indybay.orgWhile the mountains in general, and Mont Blanc in particular, are now being forced to rethink their future and their economic activities in a context of accelerated climate change, some municipalities seem to be taking these considerations rather lightly.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgSpinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Colorectal cancer myths and facts.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMuslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Staff(2023-04-02). Former PDVSA Executives Aryenis Torrealba and Alfredo Chirinos Declared Not Guilty of All Charges, Granted Full Freedom.orinocotribune.com Two former executives of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Aryenis Torrealba and Alfredo Chirinos, have been declared not guilty of all charges against them and the house arrest order against them has been lifted. | In February 2021, the two PDVSA executives were sentenced to five years in prison, for the crime of "disclosure, reservation or supply of information," after they had reported about financial crimes in PDVSA that were very similar to those unveiled recently, although those complaints involved some other top executives. The Venezuelan judiciary finally granted Torrealba and Chirinos full freedom, somethi…
Sustainability Times(2023-04-02). Egypt's Nile Delta is badly polluted by Heavy Metals.juancole.com ( Sustainability Times ) — The Nile is one of the world's most iconic rivers and in ancient times it gave rise to a unique cilvilization that lasted for several millennia. Yet its delta, once the heartland of Lower Egypt, could soon be no more in any recognizable form, scientists are warning. "Large-scale heavy metal …
WSWS(2023-04-02). Humza Yousaf replaces Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish National Party leader.wsws.orgYousaf's election follows a bitter campaign to select a replacement for Sturgeon, who unexpectedly resigned earlier this year. He is assuming leadership of a party whose president, Michael Russell, described as in a "tremendous mess."
_____(2023-04-02). EU wants member states to extend reduced gas consumption target.strategic-culture.orgThe European Commission intends to propose to EU Member States to renew their successful gas reduction target, adopted last year in the face of the shock of the war in Ukraine, for the coming winter. | By The Brussels Times with Belga | In an effort to cushion the fall in Russian supplies and reduce their dependence on imported hydrocarbons, the EU-27 agreed last July to reduce their gas demand over the period August 2022-March 2023 by 15% compared to the average over the past five years. | This "voluntary" target has been largely surpassed, thanks to mild weather and high tariffs that have prompted households an…
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). Prehistoric snake bones discovered in south China.ecns.cnSnake bones that date back to the Neolithic period, around 6,000 years ago, have been discovered in the Zuojiang River basin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). China's first high-temperature superconducting maglev system completes trial operation.ecns.cnChina's first high-temperature superconducting maglev system completed its first trial operation on Friday, which verified a number of core technologies, marking another breakthrough in China's research and development (R&D) of ultrafast maglev transportation system.
ecns.cn(2023-04-02). China launches new carrier rocket.ecns.cnA new carrier rocket made its maiden flight in China on Sunday, sending a satellite into its planned orbit.
Fabio Vighi(2023-04-02). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity.indybay.orgThe entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
Robert Inlakesh(2023-04-02). Israeli Airstrikes Kill IRGC Member In Syria, Iran Vows Revenge.thelastamericanvagabond.comSuccessive unprovoked Israeli airstrikes against Syria, which have picked up in frequency since the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, were reported to have killed a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This escalatory incident comes only a week after US airstrikes killed as many as 7 in Syria's eastern province
Staff(2023-04-02). 📨 Modo Avión: °Qué mundo más loco! 😵💫 (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuHola pipol. øNos extrañaron? øYa sacaron los ahorros del banco? øO los tienen calenticos debajo del colchón? Recuerden que pueden participar en la puja de un Hyundai Accent— tremenda marca, por cierto —del año 2006 que está en subasta judicial por solo 64 051,03 pesos.
Staff(2023-04-02). Jóvenes y veteranos comparten una tarde de béisbol y alegría (+ Fotos).cubadebate.cuUn encuentro amistoso animó este sábado el partido beisbolero entre integrantes de la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC) y una representación del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), encabezados por su primer secretario, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. El tope fue anunciado por la cuenta oficial de Twitter de la Presidencia, que compartió varias fotos de los equipos y el público.
Staff(2023-04-02). Pequeñas Ligas Femeninas del Softbol: La Palma se llevó la corona.cubadebate.cuEl estadio de 28 de Enero del pinareño municipio de Consolación del Sur sirvió de escenario a la gran final de las Pequeñas Ligas Femeninas del Softbol en Cuba 2023, en que se coronó el conjunto de La Palma. Las palmeras vencieron en doble jornada a las representantes de Bayamo y se convirtieron en las primeras campeonas de la naciente liga en Cuba.
Staff(2023-04-02). Tornados en EEUU dejan al menos 21 víctimas fatales.cubadebate.cuUna violenta tormenta con fuertes vientos y lluvias arrasaba el sábado el sur y el medio oeste de Estados Unidos en dirección este, dejando 21 muertos y decenas de heridos, según autoridades y medios de comunicación.
Staff(2023-04-02). Víctor Fowler, ganador del Premio Nacional de Periodismo Cultural José Antonio Fernández de Castro.cubadebate.cuEl Premio Nacional de Periodismo Cultural José Antonio Fernández de Castro, por la obra de toda la vida, correspondiente al Ministerio de Cultura, este año fue entregado al columnista, ensayista, poeta, crítico y escritor Víctor Fowler. Victor Fowler, miembro de la Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, nació en La Habana en 1960.
Staff(2023-04-02). El tiempo: Madrugada fresca y pocas lluvias.cubadebate.cuAmanecerá parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte, occidental y en Pinar del Río, con poca nubosidad en el resto del archipiélago. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado en gran parte del archipiélago con escasas lluvias.
The Lever(2023-04-02). We Just Won Something Huge.levernews.comWe have incredible news to share: Thanks to your support, we just won the 2023 Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media.The award is especially significant because it is named after the closest thing we have to a patron saint: I.F. "Izzy" Stone, the pioneering investigative journalist who exposed racial discrimination, McCarthyism, and government deception related to the Vietnam War in his influential newsletter I.F. Stone's Weekly.As the judges noted, "No news outlet is as thorough and relentless as The Lever in exposing the corrupting influence of corporate power on government and both major…
Florence CGTN(2023-04-01). Tornadoes tear through U.S. South and Midwest.america.cgtn.com A series of fierce storms and tornadoes have devastated swaths of the U.S. South and Midwest over the past 24 hours, killing at least 21 people and injuring many others. Five of those deaths took place in the state of Arkansas, but Illinois, Indiana …
Florence CGTN(2023-04-01). How AI technology helps monitor women's health.america.cgtn.com Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly being used to innovate healthcare. But there are concerns over privacy, particularly in the U.S., where data could be used to prosecute people such as under anti-abortion laws.
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). Global situation increasingly precarious — Serbian president.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comTanjug News AgencyMarch 31, 2023 Vucic: Global situation becoming increasingly difficult Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday the global situation was becoming increasingly complex and increasingly difficult because no end to the Ukraine war was on the horizon, and noted that, as a small country, Serbia must find a place for itself and survive. …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). Bankrolled by EU and U.S., Poland to produce, ship 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 1, 2023 Poland to produce 100 Rosomak military vehicles for Ukraine: PM Poland will build 100 Rosomak armoured military vehicles for Ukraine under a deal agreed with the European Union and the United States, the Polish prime minister said on Saturday. Speaking at an armaments plant in Siemianowice ≈ölƒÖskie in the south of …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). U.S. to deliver 800 Hellfire missiles to Poland.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 1, 2023 US Congress OKs sale of Hellfire missiles to Poland: defence minister The US Congress has cleared the sale of 800 Hellfire missiles to Poland, the Polish defence minister has announced, amid Russia's more than 13-month-long war in neighbouring Ukraine. "The US Congress has approved the purchase by Poland of 800 Hellfire …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). NWO values: Marin is just so damn proud fellow Finns will submit to NATO.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comYle NewsMarch 31, 2023 Sanna Marin on Nato process: "I am very proud of the Finnish people" Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has praised the Finnish people for their role in Finland's "historic" accession to the Nato alliance. The last potential barrier to Finland's membership was removed late on Thursday evening when Turkey's parliament voted …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). With Erdogan's approval, "Finland will celebrate Easter as new member of NATO"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comYle NewsApril 1, 2023 Erdogan has signed ratification of Finland's Nato membership President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed the Turkish parliament's decision to ratify Finland's Nato membership, several Turkish media outlets reported on Saturday. The president's final decision has been published in Turkey's official gazette. The Turkish parliament decided late on Thursday to ratify Finland's …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). 29th Georgian soldier killed in Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 1, 2023 Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine Another Georgian fighter, Mikheil Mazanashvili has been killed while fighting in Ukraine, the Georgian Foreign Ministry confirmed to Civil.ge. The Ministry noted that the Georgian Embassy in Ukraine has been informed and is taking the necessary steps to repatriate the body to Georgia. *** This latest …
_____(2023-04-01). A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century.strategic-culture.orgBY Jacob SIEGEL | PROLOGUE: THE INFORMATION WAR | In 1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy claimed that he had proof of a communist spy ring operating inside the government. Overnight, the explosive accusations blew up in the national press, but the details kept changing. Initially, McCarthy said he had a list with the names of 205 communists in the State Department; the next day he revised it to 57. Since he kept the list a secret, the inconsistencies were beside the point. The point was the power of the accusation, which made McCarthy's name synonymous with the politics of the era. | For more than half a century, McCarthy…
_____(2023-04-01). Alexander Dugin and the Origins of the 'Red-Brown Alliance' Myth.strategic-culture.org By Max PARRY | It was a surprising admission when The New York Times The unexpected confession came more than a month after a car bomb killed the 29-year old journalist and daughter of Russian political theorist Aleksandr Dugin who personally witnessed h…
_____(2023-04-01). Italy Plays the Blackmail Card With the EU Over African Immigration.strategic-culture.orgWhat Meloni wants is to manipulate a crisis now so as the EU coughs up either huge amounts of cash, or simply blocks the migrants crossing. | While it's entirely understandable that the new right-wing coalition government in Italy is concerned about levels of immigrants from Africa — via Tunisia and Libya — it's worth wondering how much credibility Giorgia Meloni has left with international institutions and the media in general. Her period in office began with a controversial video clip of her ranting about France and its colonial policies it carries out in its former colonies in West Africa (mostly u…
Aarathi Prasad(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Annabel Sowemimo: countering inequities in health care.thelancet.comAnnabel Sowemimo is a community sexual and reproductive health (CSRH) registrar in Leicester, UK, working at the Haymarket Health clinic and Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital. She was born in London to a father who came to England from Nigeria as a medical graduate hoping to become a surgeon, and a mother Sowemimo describes as "an advocate for people", who was a special educational needs teacher and had been raised in 1960s' London in a family of working-class Nigerian migrants.
Alberto Palmarrosa Inciarte(2023-04-01). El tropel bancario en los EE.UU.globalizacion.caEn todo sistema de producción en que toda la trama del proceso de reproducción descansa sobre el crédito cuando este cesa repentinamente y solo se admiten los pagos al contado, tiene que producirse inmediatamente una crisis, una demanda violenta y…
Andrew Korybko(2023-04-01). The US-Backed Color Revolution in Israel Just Reached Crisis Proportions.orinocotribune.comBy Andrew Korybko — Mar 27, 2023 | At all costs, America believes that it must do whatever's necessary to prevent the Israeli state from exercising its sovereign right under Bibi's restored leadership to balance between the US-led West's Golden Billion and the Sino-Russo Entente in the New Cold War instead of decisively take the former's side against the latter. Most immediately, its "deep state" wants Israel to arm Kiev, which Bibi himself warned earlier this month could abruptly catalyze a crisis with Russia in Syria, thus opening a "second front" in the US' Eurasian-wide "containment" campaign. | There's…
Anonymous103(2023-04-01). How Billionaires Fund Scholars Who Pump U.S. Imperialism.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by The super-rich have always profited enormously from imperialism — and that means from invasions, coups, and other international regime-change operations. | Right now, they are especially pumping for WW III (to conquer Russia and China, above all), or at least for increasing the likelihood that it will happen; and here's how they do this [mdas…
Anonymous669(2023-04-01). Casualties Reported After Clashes Between Syrian Army, HTS Militants In Western Aleppo (Videos).southfront.org Illustrative image. | Early on April 1, heavy clashes broke out between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the western countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The clashes took place in the outskirts of the 46th Regiments base and the nearby town of Kafr Amma. News sources affiliated to HTS reported that clashes began when the SAA launched an attack at the Greater Idlib region. However, the Syrian Ministry of Defense didn't report any such action.
Anonymous669(2023-04-01). Iraqi Group Threatens To Target U.S. Military Helicopters With Stinger Missiles In New Video.southfront.org Official banner of The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf | A shadowy Iraqi armed group has threatened to target United States military helicopters flying over the country with American-made FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs) | The group, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf, released early on April 1 a photo of a CH-47 Chinook military transport helicopter flying over an unspecified part of Iraq with a caption that re…
Anonymous669(2023-04-01). Kiev Forces Spotted Using U.S. M58 Mine Clearing System (Video).southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces have been spotted using the American-made M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) for the first time since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. | On April 1, video footage surfaced online showing Ukrainian troops using the rocket-projected explosive line charge on an unspecified front. | The MICLIC consists of an M353 or M200A1 utility chassis trailer, a launcher, an M147 firing kit, an M58A3 line charge, and a 127 mm MK22 Mod 4 rocket. The line charge is…
Anonymous669(2023-04-01). Russia Protests 'Provocative Actions' By U.S. Forces In Syria.southfront.org FILE IMAGE: Russian Military Police service members are in Syria | Russia has protested against "provocative actions" United States forces deployed in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, said on March 31. | The senior Russian military officer said that the "provocative" incidents had occurred in Syria's northeastern governorate of Hassakeh where U.S. forces have been deployed for several years, leading a coalition and backing the so-…
Anonymous669(2023-04-01). Syrian Foreign Minister Makes First Visit To Egypt In Over Ten Years.southfront.org Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry welcoming his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Cairo. Source: the Syrian Arab News Agency . | On April 1, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Egypt, in the first official visit to the country in more than a decade. | Mekdad held a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry at the foreign ministry building in the capital, Cairo. The Syrian Arab News Agency said that the two ministers discussed bilateral relations as well as recent r…
Anonymous669(2023-04-01). Three Israelis Wounded In West Bank Ramming Attack (Videos).southfront.org Screengrab. Via Twitter. | Late on April 1, A Palestinian driver hit three Israelis south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem in what was described by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) as a ramming attack. | The IDF said in a statement that the driver was shot dead on the spot. The three casualties, all in their early twenties, were treated at the scene by paramedics and rushed to a nearby hospital. One was reportedly in serious condition and the two others were lightly wounded. | The alleged ra…
Anonymous669(2023-04-01). U.S. To Keep Carrier Group In Mediterranean After Deadly Confrontation With Iran In Syria.southfront.org The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails through the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released) | The United States will deploy attack aircraft in the Middle East and keep a carrier group in the Mediterranean Sea, the Pentagon announced on March 31. | Pentagon Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Phil Ventura said that a squadron of A-10 attack aircraft are deploying to the region ahead of a scheduled deployment as a result of th…
Anonymous767(2023-04-01). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 1, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Russian forces took control of several buildings in the center of Bakhmut city | The AFU counterattacked south of Ivanivske | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near the Avangard stadium | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Khromove | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
Anonymous767(2023-04-01). Military Situation In Donbass On April 1, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts | Up to 85 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 pickups and 3 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD | Up to 260 Ukrainian servicemen, 6 motor vehicles and 4 armored vehicles…
Anonymous767(2023-04-01). Military Situation In Syria On April 1, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On April 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Aleppo region in the past 24 hours | On April 1, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin | On March 31, Israeli warplanes struck SAA positions in Damascus countryside. An Iranian IRGC advisor was killed in the attack | On March 31, an NDF member was killed by an ISIS landmine explosion in Deir Ezzor desert while searching for truffles |
Anonymous767(2023-04-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 1, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Kherson | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, one motor vehicle, and one D-20 howitzer in the Kupyansk region | Russian forces destroyed three armoured fighting vehicles, three pick-up trucks, one D-20 howitzer in the Liman region | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk | Clashes between the Russian…
Ben Norton(2023-04-01). US invites authoritarian far-right regimes to 'Summit for Democracy'.geopoliticaleconomy.com The Joe Biden administration invited numerous authoritarian far-right leaders to the US State Department's so-called "Summit for Democracy", including Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, Poland's Andrzej Duda, India's Narendra Modi, Italy's Giorgia Meloni, and Pakistan's coup regime.
Brasil de Fato(2023-04-01). Ecuadorian Congress to review request to impeach President Guillermo Lasso.peoplesdispatch.orgEcuador's National Assembly has received the go-ahead to proceed with the impeachment of President Guillermo Lasso, accused of crimes against the public administration. The request by the deputies was accepted by the Constitutional Court, the legal body responsible for evaluating the admissibility of this type of process. | The request, accepted on the night of March 29, had been filed on March 10. Opposition lawmakers accuse Lasso of involvement in an alleged corruption network involving several public companies, based on a report published earlier this month by the country's Truth, Justice and Corruption Commis…
Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune.(2023-04-01). Organizations File Complaint Against Texas' Takeover Of Houston Schools.popularresistance.orgCivil rights organizations have filed a federal complaint on behalf of several parents against the Texas Education Agency because of its plan to replace the Houston Independent School District's democratically elected school board, claiming the move takes away the rights of Houston voters of color to choose their own school officials. | The complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Justice Friday morning, with a claim by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the Houston NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens and the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice that the state's takeover violates…
cameron orr(2023-04-01). From county farm to statewide fame, Nellie Stone Johnson's journey.cpusa.org As we round out Women's History Month, we honor Nellie Allen Stone Johnson, radical farmer, African American union leader, NAACP and Urban League civil rights activist, Farm-Labor organizer, and Young Communist League member, who left an inexhaustible and distinguished legacy of struggle. Born Nellie Allen in 1905 to a rural Minnesota family of radical …
Dean Baker(2023-04-01). The Social Security Scare Story Industry.cepr.netI'm on the road (literally, driving from southern Utah to western Oregon) but I thought I should quickly weigh in on the scare stories we heard yesterday after the release of the 2023 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports. I'll make four quick points: The scare stories stem entirely from how we account for Social …
Defending Rights, Dissent.(2023-04-01). Take Action: End The Persecution Of Julian Assange.popularresistance.orgAustralian publisher Julian Assange is a political prisoner. After being abducted out of the Ecuadorian embassy, he has languished in Belmarsh prison for nearly four years. In the intervening time, press freedom groups, major newspapers, and civil libertarians have all condemned the US's unprecedented charges against Assange. | After years of grassroots advocacy, now members of Congress are starting to speak out. But they need to hear your voice. | Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is currently circulating a sign-on letter calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop the charges against Assange.
Derek Seidman(2023-04-01). Florida Teachers' Unions Are Front Line of Resistance Against DeSantis's Fascism.truthout.orgBeset with reactionary attempts to curtail their academic freedom and bust their unions, college and university professors have become a key target of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's far right regime — in no small part because they represent one of the few organized statewide forces ready to fight back against his increasingly repressive administration. There are few people better positioned to speak… |
Destiny Spruill(2023-04-01). Students at Little Village Lawndale High School walk out against Vallas.peoplesworld.org CHICAGO — Most of the students at Little Village Lawndale High School (LVLHS) are too young to participate in Chicago's upcoming mayoral election, and many of those old enough are barred from participating because of their immigration status. Nevertheless, scores of high school students protested outside of LVLHS on March 30 to condemn mayoral candidate …
Dr. Jacques R. Pauwels(2023-04-01). Why America Needs War, The Project for The New American Century (PNAC).globalresearch.caIntroductory Note on America's "Long War": The Project for The New American Century (PNAC) : | This incisive and carefully documented article by renowned historian and political scientist Dr. Jacques Pauwels was published by Global Research almost 20 years ago on April …
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Bytedance owned app gains U.S. popularity.ecns.cnBytedance owned lifestyle-sharing platform Lemon8 hits the US App Store's top 10 downloaded apps this week amid ban discussions of Bytedance's Tik Tok, surpassing Youtube, WhatsApp, Gmail and Facebook.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Comicomment: U.S. summit makes a mockery of democracy.ecns.cnThe United States, with its tattered version of "American-style democracy," hosted the second so-called "Summit for Democracy" this week. However, the country is plagued by chronic issues such as money in politics, racial discrimination, gun and police violence, and wealth polarization. Human rights legislation and justice have suffered an extreme regression, further undermining the basic rights and freedoms of the American people.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region sees growth in foreign trade in Jan-Feb.ecns.cnThe Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw its foreign trade increase by 6 percent year on year to 783.15 billion yuan (around 113.97 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2023, said customs of Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei Province.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). China continues zero tariffs on coal imports.ecns.cnChina's policy move that continues to implement zero tariffs on coal imports until the end of this year is expected to keep the energy supply stable and help lower costs for companies that rely on the use of imported coals, a finance official said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Major projects worth over 500 bln yuan start in central China.ecns.cnCentral China's Hunan Province on Thursday launched 1,158 major projects with a total investment of 522.1 billion yuan (about 75.98 billion U.S. dollars), according to the provincial government.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). China's manufacturing sector ranks world's first for 13 consecutive years.ecns.cnThe added value of China's manufacturing sector accounted for nearly 30 percent of the global total in 2022, ranking first in the world for 13 consecutive years, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Politicizing trade, tech issue will eventually backfire: Chinese FM.ecns.cnTo politicize, instrumentalize and weaponize trade and tech issues and destabilize the global industrial and supply chains will benefit no one and will eventually backfire, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Japanese FM to begin two-day China visit.ecns.cnJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang from Saturday to Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Japanese FM to visit China.ecns.cnAt the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China from April 1 to 2, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Chinese telescope LAMOST reaches new milestone in spectral data.ecns.cnThe Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) has become the world's first sky survey telescope to release more than 22 million spectra, said the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC).
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Unique water Yardang landform in Qinghai.ecns.cnLying in the Qaidam Basin, the Wusute Yadan Geological Park is home to a unique landscape which consists of wind-eroded rocks known as yardangs.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). China launches Yaogan-34 04 remote sensing satellite.ecns.cnThis remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). China launches new Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite.ecns.cnChina successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2: 27 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday.
Editor(2023-04-01). Some Congress Members Need To Sit Down and Shut Up.scheerpost.com By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Not too long ago, senator Marco "Bring Back Aerial Dogfights" Rubio took to the airwaves to inform the American people that their military must send fighter jets to escort drones near Russia's border. About the same time as Rubio's idiotic recipe for global nuclear annihilation, senator Tom "Invade Mexico!" Cotton …
F. William Engdahl(2023-04-01). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun.globalresearch.caGreen Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.
F. William Engdahl(2023-04-01). NATO's Doomsday Seed Vault in the Arctic.globalresearch.caFirst published on September 22, 2008. | Of relevance to the ongoing restructuring of agriculture under the helm of NATO, the Gates Foundation, Monsanto and the Rockefellers. | *** | The controversial 'Doomsday Seed Vault', a nuclear-bomb-proof vault deep into the side of …
G. Dunkel(2023-04-01). Hunger in Haiti made in the U.S.workers.org The United States under enslaver president Thomas Jefferson imposed a blockade of Haiti in 1806, which lasted until 1862. This was the first of a multitude of sanctions the U.S. has imposed on Haiti, which have hindered, distorted and delayed its economic development. Haiti's historic lack of economic independence and . . . |
George Vradenburg(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Health for all requires commitment to healthy ageing.thelancet.comIn a Comment, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasised the "strategic importance of undertaking efforts on human security and universal health coverage [UHC]" during Japan's G7 presidency this year.1 Kishida highlighted three health-related priorities to realise this vision: first, strengthening global health architecture through improved international governance and sustainable financing; second, advancing UHC in…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-01). Fred M'membe: "If We Struggle for the World We Want We Will Win"libya360.wordpress.comFred M'membe I gave a speech in Beijing at the opening ceremony of The Second International Forum on Democracy — The Shared Human Values, organised jointly by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and think tanks from Cambodia, Chile, Nigeria, Spain and Tonga. More than 300 guests, scholars, and experts from over 100 countries and…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-01). George Galloway: The Form of Democracy in Western Countries is Devoid.libya360.wordpress.comGeorge Galloway, leader of the workers party of Britain and former member of parliament, shared his understanding of democratic process at the second International Forum on Democracy: The Shared Human Values on Thursday. "The form of democracy in western countries is devoid", Galloway said. The "west" murdered #Congo president #PatriceLumumba dismembered and dissolved him in…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-01). Reviving Regionalism in the Age of US Decline.libya360.wordpress.comTanupriya Singh The Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961 (Photo: Museum of Yugoslavia, CC BY-SA 3.0 RS, via Wikimedia Commons) A new dossier by the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research and Cuba's Center for International Policy Research examines the decline of the US-led "rules-based international order" in favor of a decided shift towards regionalism…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-04-01). The Simple Reason Why the US Wants 'Full Spectrum Dominance' of the Earth.libya360.wordpress.comRoger McKenzie US troops on patrol in Iraq in 2006 (Photo: US Department of Defense) The United States demands that the world bow down to its leadership. A failure to do so is met with the full force of the international military-industrial complex controlled by the US The guardians of capital are highly organized and…
It's Going Down(2023-04-01). Beyond "Alphabet Boys": Police Infiltration and Repression in the Denver Area.itsgoingdown.orgOn this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we speak with a member of Colorado Springs Anti-Fascists about the history which has now been placed center stage on the popular podcast series, Alphabet Boys, which looks at how the FBI used informants during the George Floyd uprising in the Denver, Colorado area. As Democracy…
It's Going Down(2023-04-01). Mexico: Resistance and Repression in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.itsgoingdown.org The vultures of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, and nation-states continue to circle over the Indigenous and campesino communities and lands of so-called southern Mexico. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the latest feeding ground. There, a multiplicity of national and international state and private interests seek the imposition by any means necessary of the Interoceanic Corridor of…
Jake Johnson(2023-04-01). 15 Million People May Lose Health Coverage as Medicaid "Purge" Begins.truthout.orgBeginning on Saturday, states across the U.S. will start the process of stripping Medicaid coverage from millions of people as pandemic-related protections lapse, part of a broader unraveling of the safety net that was built to help families withstand the public health crisis and resulting economic turmoil. Medicaid's continuous coverage requirements were enacted early in the COVID-19 pandemic to… |
Jane Slaughter(2023-04-01). United Auto Workers Prepare for Big Fights Ahead Under New Reform Leadership.truthout.orgThe brand-new leaders of the United Auto Workers (UAW) are making ambitious demands but face stiff organizing challenges as they seek to jump-start the union, ahead of a momentous contract expiration this September at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler). At the union's Detroit convention this week, hundreds of delegates — often local leaders — signaled they were less ready… |
Jason Clifford, CleanTechnica.(2023-04-01). What If We Owned The Tracks?popularresistance.orgWhen it comes to energy efficient transportation in America, no transportation option is better than the railroads. They have been the freight transportation backbone of America for nearly 200 years, which is why all the recent news about train derailments and union strikes deserves our attention. While more profitable then they have ever been for investors, the railroads are moving less freight and employing fewer workers now then they did in 2006. After underinvesting in their labor force, rolling stock, and tracks for decades, are America's railroads entering a state of decline, and if so, should we start disc…
Jeff Abbott, Waging Nonviolence.(2023-04-01). Water Defenders Protect Guatemalan Lake From Mountains Of Garbage.popularresistance.orgHundreds of activists from across Guatemala walked along the shores of the majestic Lake Atitlán in the country's western highlands in commemoration of World Water Day on March 22. In their hands they carried white flowers, which they left floating along the shores as an offering. | The ceremony was held as part of the regional meeting of water activists to mark the international day meant to bring awareness to the water crisis around the world. This meeting was hosted by the local collective Comunidad Tz'unun Ya', which has become one of the most active water rights defenders in the Central American country.
Jocalyn Clark(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Equity for women in science: the role of gatekeepers.thelancet.comA new book by Cassidy Sugimoto and Vincent Larivière, Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement, is aptly timed given concerns about the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic damaged women's productivity, visibility, and recognition within the research—publishing ecosystem. Equality within systems of knowledge production is not only right, as this book shows, denying such equality is also harmful.
John Perry(2023-04-01). The United Nations is Being Used by the U.S. in its Propaganda War Against Nicaragua.covertactionmagazine.comBiased new report lends weight to U.S. regime-change operations targeting left-wing Sandinista government. While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," …
Julia Conley(2023-04-01). Biden's Justice Department Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic East Palestine Crash.truthout.orgThe Biden administration on Friday took its latest step to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for the disaster continuing to unfold in East Palestine, Ohio and the surrounding area, filing a lawsuit against the rail company for sending toxic chemicals into the environment. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the company under the Clean Air Act, accusing it of "unlawfully polluting the nation'… |
Kelly Hayes(2023-04-01). April 4 Runoff May Determine Whether Chicago Remains Playground for the Wealthy.truthout.orgTensions are high in Chicago, where early voting is underway in a hotly contested mayoral runoff. Incumbent Lori Lightfoot was roundly rejected by voters in the first round of voting on February 28, leaving Brandon Johnson, a progressive school teacher and Chicago Teachers Union organizer, to square off with neoliberal favorite Paul Vallas, who was CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) from 1995 to… |
Leila Doshmangir, Roghayeh Khabiri, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Policies to address the impact of an ageing population in Iran.thelancet.comIran is experiencing an acceleration in population ageing, such that in 2022, the proportion of people older than 60 years in Iran exceeded 10% of the total population. At the same time, the population growth rate in Iran is 0 ∑7, the lowest rate during the past 25 years.1 From 2000 onwards, Iran's fertility rate seems to have stabilised and, based on the demographic transition theory, it is not expected to see many changes in the coming years.2 At the top of the challenges related to population, ageing in Iran is the concern of lonely or unmarried older people who live in families with a small household dime…
Marina Romanello, Wenjia Cai, Anthony Costello, Stella Hartinger, Kris Murray, Georgiana Gordon Stratchan(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity — Authors' reply.thelancet.comClimate change is the biggest threat to individual and public health of this century.1 But although no country is immune, people living in low-income settings (which historically contributed the least to the climate crisis) are disproportionately affected.2 Through its annual reports, the Lancet Countdown has exposed the low prioritisation of climate change and health in countries' political agendas and how the failure of high-income countries to deliver a robust response and international climate finance has so far undermined timely action.
Mario R. Fernández(2023-04-01). Canadá: Historia (y presente) de persecución e ironía.globalizacion.caLa hostilidad de una persona a otra, de un grupo humano a otro, incluso de una nación o varias naciones a otra, es realidad. El odio que muchas veces mantiene la hostilidad no es espontáneo como se lo presenta, ni…
Mark E Lindsay, James P Pirruccello, Patrick T Ellinor, Eric J Topol(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Digitising the aorta to prevent dissection.thelancet.comDuring the 2022 FIFA World Cup, there was shock when the talented US sportswriter Grant Wahl died after an aortic dissection. The cause of aortic dissections in young healthy individuals is often a genetic predisposition towards failure of the extracellular matrix, the structure that gives strength to the aortic wall. Dissections of the ascending aorta are associated with high mortality rates and are a leading cause of sudden cardiac death. Despite the severity of the condition, the management of aortic aneurysm and dissection has not changed greatly in decades.
Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz, Marie-Claire Wangari, Joy K Mugambi(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity.thelancet.comThe 2022 Countdown on health and climate change1 highlighted the impacts of climate change due to human-made disasters on the overall physical and socioeconomic fabric of human life. This Countdown aims to highlight the global experiences but fails to translate the global point of view in terms of the report's authorship.
Molly Rosenzweig, Left Voice.(2023-04-01). Biden's Proposed Budget Is Nothing But Empty Promises.popularresistance.orgOn March 9, Joe Biden announced his budget plan for fiscal year 2024. Not much of it is likely to pass, since there's a slim majority by Republicans in the House, and much of it is in preparation for the 2024 election. He proposed many social programs and tax increases on the wealthy, many things which he didn't even fight for when Democrats controlled both the House and Senate. Biden likely made these proposals because he knows they won't pass, but he can still say he's at least trying. He touts the paltry things he was able to pass and continues to promote his rose-colored outlook and some elements of economic…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgWorld TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
Olivier Uwishema(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Rwanda's health-care transformation: a case study for war-torn countries.thelancet.comAs the world commemorates the 29th anniversary of Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi people in 1994, now is an excellent moment to reflect on the remarkable progress the country has made in its health-care system. Despite the devastating loss of life and infrastructure in the aftermath of the Tutsi genocide, Rwanda has been able to rebuild its health-care system and provide its citizens with access to quality care. This progress is a powerful lesson for countries in war conflicts and a testament to the resilience and determination of the Rwandan people.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-01). Four Candidates to Run in Türkiye Presidential Elections.orinocotribune.comThe Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) of Türkiye announced that four candidates will be eligible to participate in the May 14 presidential election. | The collection of signatures of presidential candidates proposed by non-parliamentary parties closed on March 27. Only two politicians (Muharrem ƒ∞nce and Sinan Ogan) were able to collect the required 100,000 signatures required to be a candidate for parties that do not have parliamentary representation. ƒ∞nce received 114,657 voter signatures, while Sinan Oƒüan received 111,502. | MP Kemal Kilicdaroglu and incumbent President…
Paul Weinberg, The Breach.(2023-04-01). Housing Crisis Pushes Once-Thriving Co-op Movement Back Into Spotlight.popularresistance.orgWhen Eric Tuck lost two jobs at separate times in the 1980s, the Greenhill housing co-operative where he lived provided emergency assistance to him and his family. | First, Tuck was laid off from National Steel in Hamilton, Ont. Two years later, he was laid off again from Firestone Tire Factory, only six months after he'd taken the job. | Tuck was the sole breadwinner back then, raising two young children with his partner. Thrown out of work, he was forced to go on unemployment insurance, which was not enough to supplement his lost wages. But his co-op came through—both times—with a subsidy to reduce…
People's Dispatch.(2023-04-01). Saudi Arabia Joins Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.popularresistance.orgThe government of Saudi Arabia decided to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner on Wednesday, March 29, making it the third Arab country to do so after Egypt and Qatar. | The decision to join the SCO was taken in a cabinet meeting headed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Saudi Arabia's dialogue partner status can be converted into full membership of the group in the future. | The SCO was established in 2001 with China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan as members. It is the successor of the Shanghai…
Petteri Muukkonen(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Geography education to help understand discrimination in climate change and health.thelancet.comThilagawathi A Deivanayagam and colleagues1 have highlighted that the effects of climate change are not equally distributed around the world, creating discrimination related to climate change and health. The authors mentioned briefly that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognises education as one way to address this issue.2 However, the problem is so large and multidimensional that it should be answered with cross-disciplinary solutions. The effects of climate change vary across countries and regions due to differences in geography, history, and economic development.
Reinhardt(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] The role of police enforcement in public health emergencies.thelancet.comThe COVID-19 pandemic, which has lasted for nearly 3 years, has killed millions of people worldwide. Globally, during this public health emergency of international concern, the police have played an important role in maintaining social stability and preventing the crisis from further escalating during lockdowns.1 They also partnered with local centres for disease control and prevention (CDC) to track citizens' information to prevent the virus from spreading and conducted crisis communication to keep people away from misinformation.
Richard Horton(2023-04-01). [Comment] Offline: Here is how we avoid collapse.thelancet.comWHO is celebrating health for all on World Health Day (April 7). The agency's messages are important and familiar—that all people deserve good health in a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world; that health is an essential human right; and that universal health coverage is the means to that end. No one could argue with WHO's intentions. But there is an important missing truth. The planet and the life it nurtures are under threat from our own greed, exploitation, and mendacity. Unless the dangers humans have created are addressed, health for all will be nothing more than whimsical fantasy.
Robert Inlakesh(2023-04-01). The Azerbaijan-Israel Alliance Poses A Risk To Iran, The Region And International Trade.thelastamericanvagabond.comAzerbaijan is a central piece in the emerging Middle Corridor trade route, connecting China to Europe, but its relations with Tel Aviv and growing rift between it and Tehran could destabilize not only the region, but also international trade. Since Azerbaijan's war with Armenia in 2020, over territory in Nagorno-Karabakh, Baku's relations with Tehran have
Sarah L Chellappa(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Intersectional inequities in academia.thelancet.comGender equality in academia still faces enduring challenges globally, with under-representation of women in leadership and decision-making positions. However, most universities and research institutions actively implement gender equality plans and undertake activities aimed at increasing it. Despite this remarkable progress, intersectionality lags behind. This term, first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, corresponds to the "lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects".
Saurav Sarkar, In These Times.(2023-04-01). What Unionized Starbucks Workers Think Of Howard Schultz' Testimony.popularresistance.orgThe latest round in the fight between Starbucks and its nascent barista network‚Äâ—‚ÄâStarbucks Workers United (SBWU)‚Äâ—‚Äâcame to a head on Wednesday with the appearance of former CEO and current board member Howard Schultz at the Senate Committee on Housing, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). | "It was honestly hard not to laugh out loud at some of the [bald-faced] lies he told," said James Greene, a fired Starbucks shift supervisor in the Pittsburgh area. | "He denied breaking the law repeatedly as senators were listing off mu…
scorinoco(2023-04-01). Ecuador: Impeachment Motion Against President Lasso Advances.orinocotribune.comThe Legislative Administration Council (CAL) of Ecuador's National Assembly approved by six votes in favor and one against the Constitutional Court's ruling to initiate an impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso. The vote took place on Friday, March 31. | The procedure now passes to the Auditing Commission, whose members have been requested by the CAL to suspend other processes and political trials in progress in order to prioritize the impeachment motion against Lasso for allegations of embezzlement, as stated by the Constitutional Court. | The Auditing Commission will meet in the coming days to set…
scorinoco(2023-04-01). The Fight Against Corruption, the Banner of Chavismo.orinocotribune.comBy Jesús Faría — Mar 31, 2023 | The Bolivarian Revolution was born in a historical confrontation against multiple forces and phenomena that plunged the country at the end of the 20th century in one of the greatest crises in the nation's history. It was an economic, social and political crisis, as well as a moral crisis of enormous proportions. Let us remember that the military rebellion of February 4, 1992 condemned the disgusting moral decomposition of the political and economic elites. Punto Fijismo [two-party system in Venezuela before the Bolivarian Revolution] was crumbling in the swamp of corruption, w…
scorinoco(2023-04-01). Venezuela Opposition Primaries Falter Between Exclusions, Criticisms, and Lawsuits.orinocotribune.comVenezuelan opposition parties continue to announce their candidates for the 2024 presidential elections amid an environment marked by division, questions of "legitimacy," disqualified pre-candidates, and pleas to the US for more sanctions against the country's government. | Complaints of exclusion, characterizing other aspirants as "scorpions," accusations of treason, attributions of mental illness, etc. seem to be part of a campaign where the highly publicized "unity" is beginning to be exposed as a fabrication. | The so-called Unitary Platform for Venezuela (PUV), made up of the former members of the G4 platfor…
scorinoco(2023-04-01). Wall Street Journal Reporter Arrested in Russia on Suspicion of Espionage.orinocotribune.comA Wall Street Journal correspondent working in Russia, Evan Gershkovich, was arrested in the city of Ekaterinburg in the Urals by the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia on suspicion of espionage. The Russian security agency announced the news of the arrest through a statement issued on Thursday, March 30. | The FSB explained that Gershkovich, who previously worked for the Moscow Times and AFP in Moscow, has been accused of trying to "collect classified information" about a military industry factory, in violation of Russian laws on state secrets. | The FSB alleged that the WSJ reporter, a US citizen who has…
shenby g(2023-04-01). Starbucks' Howard Schultz testifies on "scorched earth union busting" before Senate.liberationnews.org Howard Schultz, board member and former CEO of Starbucks, testified Wednesday the 29th before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee on what Starbucks workers describe as the company's "scorched earth" union busting campaign. Schultz finally agreed to testify one day before a scheduled subpoena vote against him.
Staff(2023-04-01). Un hombre se suicida después de hablar con un chatbot de Inteligencia Artificial.cubadebate.cuUn hombre belga se suicidó después de chatear con un chatbot de IA en una aplicación llamada Chai. El incidente plantea la cuestión de cómo las empresas y los gobiernos pueden regular y mitigar mejor los riesgos de la IA, especialmente cuando se trata de salud mental.
Staff(2023-04-01). Bahamas retorna a 11 migrantes irregulares cubanos.cubadebate.cuEste viernes 31 de marzo en horas de la tarde arribó al Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí de La Habana, un avión procedente de Bahamas con 11 migrantes irregulares devueltos por las autoridades del país vecino, en la décima operación de este tipo que realizan en el presente año, con 502 personas retornadas.
Staff(2023-04-01). Ballet en Cuba celebra el mes de la danza con diversas actividades.cubadebate.cuMuy activo comienza abril en Cuba el ballet, hermoso arte de las puntas, en el llamado mes de la danza. Este domingo se inaugura el 28 Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la enseñanza del Ballet, que reunirá en La Habana a casi 300 participantes de 14 países y a todas las escuelas provinciales de este arte en Cuba.
Staff(2023-04-01). Damián Arce y Rafael Joubert lideran el equipo de boxeo de Cuba para los V Juegos del Alba.cubadebate.cuDamián Arce y Rafael Joubert destacan en el septeto de hombres seleccionado por Cuba para incursionar en los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela. Los otros miembros del elenco varonil están en pleno ascenso: Rogerlandy Delís (63,5 kg), Jorge Daniel Forcades (71 kg), Jorge Manuel Soto (80 kg), Fredy Alberto Pérez (92 kg) y Yoel Alejandro Duvergel (+92 kg).
Staff(2023-04-01). Innovadores de La Habana impulsaron casi 800 iniciativas en 2022.cubadebate.cuLos innovadores de la capital de Cuba impulsaron durante 2022 casi 800 iniciativas con un impacto económico de más de 181,3 millones de pesos (unos 7,5 millones de dólares), se conoció hoy en una reunión del sector. Resulta importante seguir consolidando el papel de las universidades y fortalecer sus relaciones con las entidades laborales.
Staff(2023-04-01). Sebastián Piñera será citado a declarar por la causa de crímenes de lesa humanidad.cubadebate.cuLa fiscal de Alta Complejidad Centro Norte, Ximena Chong, ha citado a declarar al exmandatario chileno Sebastián Piñera en calidad de imputado en la investigación de las violaciones de los derechos humanos durante el estallido social de 2019. Piñera "ha colaborado permanentemente con la investigación" y "ya prestó declaración en esta causa".
Staff(2023-04-01). Peru: Congress Accepts Vacancy Motion Against De Facto President Boluarte.orinocotribune.com The Peruvian Congress accepted a vacancy motion against de facto President Dina Boluarte, which will be put to a vote in the next session of the parliament to decide if it will admitted for debate. The news was announced by the president of Congress, José Williams. | The vacancy motion accuses Boluarte of being morally unfit for office, because since she took office in December 2022, over 70 Peruvians have died in anti-government protests. A majority of Peruvians demand the resignation of Boluarte and the Congress and call for new general elections, accusing Boluarte and the Congress of a parliamentary coup again…
Staff(2023-04-01). Venezuela's National Assembly Approves Law to Seize Assets Linked to Corruption.orinocotribune.com The National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela has unanimously approved the Organic Law on Asset Forfeiture, a legal mechanism in the Venezuelan state's fight against corruption and related crimes. The bill was approved in first discussion at a special session of the National Assembly held on Friday, March 31. | National Assembly deputy and chief of the PSUV bloc, Diosdado Cabello, presented before the plenary the bill, containing 46 articles in 4 chapter, to give legal effect to the seizure of properties linked to corruption and terrorism. | This law will allow the State to take ownership of seized assets related to cr…
Staff(2023-04-01). Collectif Palestine Vaincra presents on Palestinian youth resistance and international solidarity in Toulouse.samidoun.net On Wednesday, 29 March, the Mirail Struggle Committee invited the Collectif Palestine Vaincra to lead a discussion and presentation at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in Toulouse, France about the resistance of Palestinian youth, historically and at present. This marks the third time that Palestine solidarity events have been organized as part of the student mobilization …
Staff(2023-04-01). Land Day in Toulouse: Rally demands end to Tel Aviv-Toulouse "twinning"samidoun.net On Thursday, 30 March — Palestinian Land Day — over 30 organizations joined the call for a rally in Toulouse, France, in support of the Palestinian people and to demand the end of the twinning of Toulouse with Tel Aviv. In particular, Palestinian activists and members of Collectif Palestine Vaincra, Toulouse Anti-CRA, Truth and Justice Committee 31, UJFP, AFPS, Attac, CGT Educ'action, Solidaire , LJR, …
Taylor Giorno(2023-04-01). Gun Rights Groups Continue to Target Assault Weapons Bans Amid Mass Shootings.truthout.orgA fatal shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday left three students and three adults dead and reignited a contentious political debate around gun policy. Following reports that the shooter used legally-obtained AR-style weapons, President Joe Biden once again called for a ban on assault weapons. But a federal ban is unlikely to pass a divided Congress, in part due to the… |
The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute(2023-04-01). The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan.globalresearch.caFirst published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing debate on Climate Change as well the Green New Deal, largely controlled by the financial establishment. The Rockefellers also play a key role in …
The Lancet(2023-04-01). [Editorial] Nigeria: health as a political prerequisite.thelancet.com1 year ago, we published The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation, which carefully laid out how investing in health would enable Nigeria to fulfil its immense potential and power—in the region, the continent, and on the world stage. The report was led by Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL, London) and written by Nigerians, for Nigerians. The Commission called for health to be placed at the centre of a new social contract, to energise engagement in society, to generate wealth, and ultimately to help inspire a new generation of Nigerians, as the country becomes one of the m…
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research.(2023-04-01). China's Historical Destiny Is To Stand With The Third World.popularresistance.orgOn 20 March 2023, China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation. According to official statements after the meeting, the two leaders talked about the increasing economic and strategic partnership between China and Russia — including building the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline — and the Chinese peace initiative for the war in Ukraine. Putin said that 'many of the provisions of the peace plan put forward by China are consonant with Russian approaches and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when the West and Kiev are ready fo…
William Saas(2023-04-01). Stayed on Freedom w/ Dan Berger.mronline.org Money on the Left presents a public conversation with Dan Berger about his important new book, Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family's Journey (Basic Books, 2023). Berger's Stayed on Freedom tells a new history of Black Liberation through the intertwined narratives‚ÄØof two grassroots organizers.
WSWS(2023-04-01). Preview release of ChatGPT shows potential of artificial intelligence.wsws.orgChatGPT, released as a free prototype by the research laboratory OpenAI last November, is a powerful artificial intelligence technology with socially transformative potential that is being used under capitalism to eliminate jobs, increase exploitation and automate warfare.
Yuko Nagasaka(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Japan's role for a peaceful and healthier world.thelancet.comI read Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Comment about Japan's vision for the G7 Hiroshima Summit with great interest.1 However, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also published Comments before the G7 Ise-Shima Summit.
Yuri Rubtsov(2023-04-01). History: Hitler was Financed by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.globalresearch.caNote to readers: please click the share buttons above | feature image: Hitler, Schacht and Prescott Bush | First published by Global Research in May 2016, Minor edits by Global Research. Title as in the original. | Incisive historical analysis. | From World War …
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-04-01). Mexico's AMLO Calls Out US 'Oligarchy' At Biden's 'Democracy' Summit.popularresistance.orgAMLO strongly implied that the United States is an oligarchy, not a real democracy. He argued that the government needs to challenge the power of the economic elites if it truly wants to be democratic. | López Obrador opened his speech warning, "Many of the great crimes against humanity have been committed in the name of God or in the name of democracy". | "In some countries, the oligarchy reigns with the faàßade of democracy", he said, not so subtly referencing his northern neighbor. | "How can we talk about democracy if there is no separation of economic power and political power?" AMLO asked. | He added…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-01). Four Candidates Running in Türkiye Presidential Elections.orinocotribune.comThe Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) of Türkiye announced that four candidates will be eligible to participate in the May 14 presidential election. | The collection of signatures of presidential candidates proposed by non-parliamentary parties closed on March 27. Only two politicians (Muharrem ƒ∞nce and Sinan Ogan) were able to collect the required 100,000 signatures required to be a candidate for parties that do not have parliamentary representation. ƒ∞nce received 114,657 voter signatures, while Sinan Oƒüan received 111,502. | MP Kemal Kilicdaroglu and incumbent President…
Staff(2023-04-01). Reducir el déficit fiscal: Una tarea de país para preservar la equidad y justicia social.cubadebate.cuEstamos ante un asunto tan complejo, que rebasa las dimensiones del Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios (MFP) por sus vínculos con varios organismos y sectores de la sociedad, además de impactar en la vida de los cubanos y que, por tanto, amerita en más de una ocasión ser llevado a la televisión, a los medios de comunicación, en aras de contribuir a la educación económica del pueblo.
Staff(2023-04-01). ETECSA desmiente noticia falsa sobre APN de prueba.cubadebate.cuEn los últimos días ha circulado una noticia falsa sobre la APN de prueba de ETECSA, informó en Twitter la empresa de telecomunicaciones. "Si configuras la APN falsa y sigues navegando, se debe a que la red móvil la redirecciona automáticamente a la APN nauta". "Al usar estos APNs, la red realiza un proceso de registro y pueden cambiar la celda y la portadora".
Staff(2023-04-01). SNB 62: Industriales, Villa Clara y Mayabeque lideran.cubadebate.cuLos cómodos triunfos de Industriales y Mayabeque, unidos al fracaso de Villa Clara, propiciaron hoy un triple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, todos con cota de 3-1 al cumplirse la cuarta fecha competitiva.
Staff(2023-04-01). Aprueban escala progresiva para el pago de impuestos en Cuba.cubadebate.cuSe ratifica la aplicación de las actuales cuantías en el pago de la Contribución Especial a la Seguridad Social y el Impuesto sobre los Ingresos Personales a todos los trabajadores asalariados por las remuneraciones salariales, la distribución de utilidades y los fondos de estimulación hasta 15 000.00 pesos mensuales.
Staff(2023-04-01). La humanidad podría ser inmortal en 8 años gracias a los nanobots.cubadebate.cuEl exingeniero de Google Ray Kurzweil afirmó que en ocho años el ser humano conseguiría ser inmortal gracias a la creación de "nanobots". El exingeniero de Google mencionó que los "nanobots" tendrán la capacidad de reparar las células y los tejidos dañados que se deterioran a medida que el cuerpo envejece.
Andrew Korybko(2023-04-01). Popular Expectations About BRICS' New Currency Project Should Be Tempered.thealtworld.comThere's no doubt that BRICS' planned creation of a new reserve currency will accelerate de-dollarization processes and advance financial multipolarity, but that's very different from the dollar's death that many folks prematurely predicted. | Duma Deputy Chairman Alexander Babakov's remarks last week in Delhi during the
Andrew Korybko(2023-04-01). The Azerbaijani-Israeli "United Front" Against Iran Raises Some Serious Questions.thealtworld.comFrom the Russian perspective, any partnership aimed against third parties is concerning, hence why Moscow is expected to tacitly disapprove of the Azerbaijani-Israeli "united front" against Iran even if it doesn't publicly express such sentiment owing to its sensitive ties with Baku. | Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen declared the creation of a "
Caitlin Johnstone(2023-04-01). Australia Isn't A Nation, It's A US Military Base With Kangaroos.thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | One of the many, many signs that Australia is nothing more than a US military and intelligence asset is the way its government has consistently refused to intervene to protect Australian citizen Julian Assange from political persecution at the hands of the US empire. | In a new article titled "
Larry Johnson(2023-04-01). Putting Evan Gershkovich in Context.sonar21.com I am fascinated by the reaction to my article that , in my view, was about freedom of the press. Press freedom is not and should not be a right…
thecommunists(2023-04-01). Israeli persecution of Palestinians taken to a new level in January.thecommunists.orgIn January 2023 alone, 35 Palestinian people were murdered by either the so-called Israeli 'Defence Force' (IDF) or by the even more bloodthirsty (if that is possible) zionist settler movement, a horrific fact that was marked mostly by its near total absence from the TV and newspaper reports emitting from within the multiheaded imperialist western …
WSWS(2023-03-31). IYSSE holds first meeting in Canada on the war in Ukraine and how to stop it.wsws.orgThe IYSSE meeting—part of a series being organized around the world to develop a global working class-led movement against war—went ahead despite the University of Waterloo's attempt to censor it and Ukrainian-Canadian nationalists' attempt to disrupt it.
Betsey Piette(2023-04-01). Chemical leaks danger to community drinking water in Philadelphia.workers.org In the late afternoon of March 26, Philadelphia residents received a jarring emergency alert that it was not safe to drink or use the water. A chemical leak from a factory in Bristol threatened to contaminate the Delaware River water. For the next few days, the city's water department continued . . . |
Staff(2023-04-02). Víctor Fowler, ganador del Premio Nacional de Periodismo Cultural José Antonio Fernández de Castro.cubadebate.cuEl Premio Nacional de Periodismo Cultural José Antonio Fernández de Castro, por la obra de toda la vida, correspondiente al Ministerio de Cultura, este año fue entregado al columnista, ensayista, poeta, crítico y escritor Víctor Fowler. Victor Fowler, miembro de la Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, nació en La Habana en 1960.
G. Dunkel(2023-04-01). Hunger in Haiti made in the U.S.workers.org The United States under enslaver president Thomas Jefferson imposed a blockade of Haiti in 1806, which lasted until 1862. This was the first of a multitude of sanctions the U.S. has imposed on Haiti, which have hindered, distorted and delayed its economic development. Haiti's historic lack of economic independence and . . . |
John Perry(2023-04-01). The United Nations is Being Used by the U.S. in its Propaganda War Against Nicaragua.covertactionmagazine.comBiased new report lends weight to U.S. regime-change operations targeting left-wing Sandinista government. While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," …
Staff(2023-04-01). Damián Arce y Rafael Joubert lideran el equipo de boxeo de Cuba para los V Juegos del Alba.cubadebate.cuDamián Arce y Rafael Joubert destacan en el septeto de hombres seleccionado por Cuba para incursionar en los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela. Los otros miembros del elenco varonil están en pleno ascenso: Rogerlandy Delís (63,5 kg), Jorge Daniel Forcades (71 kg), Jorge Manuel Soto (80 kg), Fredy Alberto Pérez (92 kg) y Yoel Alejandro Duvergel (+92 kg).
Staff(2023-04-01). Innovadores de La Habana impulsaron casi 800 iniciativas en 2022.cubadebate.cuLos innovadores de la capital de Cuba impulsaron durante 2022 casi 800 iniciativas con un impacto económico de más de 181,3 millones de pesos (unos 7,5 millones de dólares), se conoció hoy en una reunión del sector. Resulta importante seguir consolidando el papel de las universidades y fortalecer sus relaciones con las entidades laborales.
Staff(2023-04-01). Ballet en Cuba celebra el mes de la danza con diversas actividades.cubadebate.cuMuy activo comienza abril en Cuba el ballet, hermoso arte de las puntas, en el llamado mes de la danza. Este domingo se inaugura el 28 Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la enseñanza del Ballet, que reunirá en La Habana a casi 300 participantes de 14 países y a todas las escuelas provinciales de este arte en Cuba.
Staff(2023-04-01). Bahamas retorna a 11 migrantes irregulares cubanos.cubadebate.cuEste viernes 31 de marzo en horas de la tarde arribó al Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí de La Habana, un avión procedente de Bahamas con 11 migrantes irregulares devueltos por las autoridades del país vecino, en la décima operación de este tipo que realizan en el presente año, con 502 personas retornadas.
Staff(2023-04-01). Un hombre se suicida después de hablar con un chatbot de Inteligencia Artificial.cubadebate.cuUn hombre belga se suicidó después de chatear con un chatbot de IA en una aplicación llamada Chai. El incidente plantea la cuestión de cómo las empresas y los gobiernos pueden regular y mitigar mejor los riesgos de la IA, especialmente cuando se trata de salud mental.
Staff(2023-04-01). Sebastián Piñera será citado a declarar por la causa de crímenes de lesa humanidad.cubadebate.cuLa fiscal de Alta Complejidad Centro Norte, Ximena Chong, ha citado a declarar al exmandatario chileno Sebastián Piñera en calidad de imputado en la investigación de las violaciones de los derechos humanos durante el estallido social de 2019. Piñera "ha colaborado permanentemente con la investigación" y "ya prestó declaración en esta causa".
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). Bankrolled by EU and U.S., Poland to produce, ship 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 1, 2023 Poland to produce 100 Rosomak military vehicles for Ukraine: PM Poland will build 100 Rosomak armoured military vehicles for Ukraine under a deal agreed with the European Union and the United States, the Polish prime minister said on Saturday. Speaking at an armaments plant in Siemianowice ≈ölƒÖskie in the south of …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). U.S. to deliver 800 Hellfire missiles to Poland.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioApril 1, 2023 US Congress OKs sale of Hellfire missiles to Poland: defence minister The US Congress has cleared the sale of 800 Hellfire missiles to Poland, the Polish defence minister has announced, amid Russia's more than 13-month-long war in neighbouring Ukraine. "The US Congress has approved the purchase by Poland of 800 Hellfire …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). NWO values: Marin is just so damn proud fellow Finns will submit to NATO.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comYle NewsMarch 31, 2023 Sanna Marin on Nato process: "I am very proud of the Finnish people" Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has praised the Finnish people for their role in Finland's "historic" accession to the Nato alliance. The last potential barrier to Finland's membership was removed late on Thursday evening when Turkey's parliament voted …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). With Erdogan's approval, "Finland will celebrate Easter as new member of NATO"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comYle NewsApril 1, 2023 Erdogan has signed ratification of Finland's Nato membership President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed the Turkish parliament's decision to ratify Finland's Nato membership, several Turkish media outlets reported on Saturday. The president's final decision has been published in Turkey's official gazette. The Turkish parliament decided late on Thursday to ratify Finland's …
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). 29th Georgian soldier killed in Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaApril 1, 2023 Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine Another Georgian fighter, Mikheil Mazanashvili has been killed while fighting in Ukraine, the Georgian Foreign Ministry confirmed to Civil.ge. The Ministry noted that the Georgian Embassy in Ukraine has been informed and is taking the necessary steps to repatriate the body to Georgia. *** This latest …
Aarathi Prasad(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Annabel Sowemimo: countering inequities in health care.thelancet.comAnnabel Sowemimo is a community sexual and reproductive health (CSRH) registrar in Leicester, UK, working at the Haymarket Health clinic and Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital. She was born in London to a father who came to England from Nigeria as a medical graduate hoping to become a surgeon, and a mother Sowemimo describes as "an advocate for people", who was a special educational needs teacher and had been raised in 1960s' London in a family of working-class Nigerian migrants.
Alberto Palmarrosa Inciarte(2023-04-01). El tropel bancario en los EE.UU.globalizacion.caEn todo sistema de producción en que toda la trama del proceso de reproducción descansa sobre el crédito cuando este cesa repentinamente y solo se admiten los pagos al contado, tiene que producirse inmediatamente una crisis, una demanda violenta y…
Andrew Korybko(2023-04-01). The US-Backed Color Revolution in Israel Just Reached Crisis Proportions.orinocotribune.comBy Andrew Korybko — Mar 27, 2023 | At all costs, America believes that it must do whatever's necessary to prevent the Israeli state from exercising its sovereign right under Bibi's restored leadership to balance between the US-led West's Golden Billion and the Sino-Russo Entente in the New Cold War instead of decisively take the former's side against the latter. Most immediately, its "deep state" wants Israel to arm Kiev, which Bibi himself warned earlier this month could abruptly catalyze a crisis with Russia in Syria, thus opening a "second front" in the US' Eurasian-wide "containment" campaign. | There's…
Brenda Norrell(2023-04-01). College Withdraws Honorary Degree Due to Vatican Desecration of Mount Graham.indybay.orgSuny Geneseo College bulletin said that a planned honorary degree has been withdrawn for a Vatican planetary scientist because the Vatican is responsible for the telescope long opposed by Apaches on sacred Mount Graham in central Arizona.
cameron orr(2023-04-01). From county farm to statewide fame, Nellie Stone Johnson's journey.cpusa.org As we round out Women's History Month, we honor Nellie Allen Stone Johnson, radical farmer, African American union leader, NAACP and Urban League civil rights activist, Farm-Labor organizer, and Young Communist League member, who left an inexhaustible and distinguished legacy of struggle. Born Nellie Allen in 1905 to a rural Minnesota family of radical …
Earth Day Santa Cruz(2023-04-01). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day Santa Cruz.indybay.orgDowntown Santa Cruz. Free parking will be available at the County building, located at 701 Ocean St. It is a short walk across the pedestrian bridge to the event.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Bytedance owned app gains U.S. popularity.ecns.cnBytedance owned lifestyle-sharing platform Lemon8 hits the US App Store's top 10 downloaded apps this week amid ban discussions of Bytedance's Tik Tok, surpassing Youtube, WhatsApp, Gmail and Facebook.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Comicomment: U.S. summit makes a mockery of democracy.ecns.cnThe United States, with its tattered version of "American-style democracy," hosted the second so-called "Summit for Democracy" this week. However, the country is plagued by chronic issues such as money in politics, racial discrimination, gun and police violence, and wealth polarization. Human rights legislation and justice have suffered an extreme regression, further undermining the basic rights and freedoms of the American people.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region sees growth in foreign trade in Jan-Feb.ecns.cnThe Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw its foreign trade increase by 6 percent year on year to 783.15 billion yuan (around 113.97 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2023, said customs of Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei Province.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). China continues zero tariffs on coal imports.ecns.cnChina's policy move that continues to implement zero tariffs on coal imports until the end of this year is expected to keep the energy supply stable and help lower costs for companies that rely on the use of imported coals, a finance official said.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Major projects worth over 500 bln yuan start in central China.ecns.cnCentral China's Hunan Province on Thursday launched 1,158 major projects with a total investment of 522.1 billion yuan (about 75.98 billion U.S. dollars), according to the provincial government.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). China's manufacturing sector ranks world's first for 13 consecutive years.ecns.cnThe added value of China's manufacturing sector accounted for nearly 30 percent of the global total in 2022, ranking first in the world for 13 consecutive years, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Politicizing trade, tech issue will eventually backfire: Chinese FM.ecns.cnTo politicize, instrumentalize and weaponize trade and tech issues and destabilize the global industrial and supply chains will benefit no one and will eventually backfire, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Japanese FM to begin two-day China visit.ecns.cnJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang from Saturday to Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Japanese FM to visit China.ecns.cnAt the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China from April 1 to 2, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Chinese telescope LAMOST reaches new milestone in spectral data.ecns.cnThe Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) has become the world's first sky survey telescope to release more than 22 million spectra, said the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC).
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Unique water Yardang landform in Qinghai.ecns.cnLying in the Qaidam Basin, the Wusute Yadan Geological Park is home to a unique landscape which consists of wind-eroded rocks known as yardangs.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). China launches Yaogan-34 04 remote sensing satellite.ecns.cnThis remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). China launches new Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite.ecns.cnChina successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2: 27 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday.
George Vradenburg(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Health for all requires commitment to healthy ageing.thelancet.comIn a Comment, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasised the "strategic importance of undertaking efforts on human security and universal health coverage [UHC]" during Japan's G7 presidency this year.1 Kishida highlighted three health-related priorities to realise this vision: first, strengthening global health architecture through improved international governance and sustainable financing; second, advancing UHC in…
It's Going Down(2023-04-01). Beyond "Alphabet Boys": Police Infiltration and Repression in the Denver Area.itsgoingdown.orgOn this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we speak with a member of Colorado Springs Anti-Fascists about the history which has now been placed center stage on the popular podcast series, Alphabet Boys, which looks at how the FBI used informants during the George Floyd uprising in the Denver, Colorado area. As Democracy…
It's Going Down(2023-04-01). Mexico: Resistance and Repression in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.itsgoingdown.org The vultures of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, and nation-states continue to circle over the Indigenous and campesino communities and lands of so-called southern Mexico. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the latest feeding ground. There, a multiplicity of national and international state and private interests seek the imposition by any means necessary of the Interoceanic Corridor of…
Jocalyn Clark(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Equity for women in science: the role of gatekeepers.thelancet.comA new book by Cassidy Sugimoto and Vincent Larivière, Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement, is aptly timed given concerns about the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic damaged women's productivity, visibility, and recognition within the research—publishing ecosystem. Equality within systems of knowledge production is not only right, as this book shows, denying such equality is also harmful.
Keith McHenry(2023-04-01). April Fools Day March to End Homelessness.indybay.orgOne of the agenda items at the weekly Food Not Bombs meeting was that morning's Lookout story "In the Public Interest: A new law-and-order approach to homelessness in Santa Cruz?"
Leila Doshmangir, Roghayeh Khabiri, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Policies to address the impact of an ageing population in Iran.thelancet.comIran is experiencing an acceleration in population ageing, such that in 2022, the proportion of people older than 60 years in Iran exceeded 10% of the total population. At the same time, the population growth rate in Iran is 0 ∑7, the lowest rate during the past 25 years.1 From 2000 onwards, Iran's fertility rate seems to have stabilised and, based on the demographic transition theory, it is not expected to see many changes in the coming years.2 At the top of the challenges related to population, ageing in Iran is the concern of lonely or unmarried older people who live in families with a small household dime…
Marina Romanello, Wenjia Cai, Anthony Costello, Stella Hartinger, Kris Murray, Georgiana Gordon Stratchan(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity — Authors' reply.thelancet.comClimate change is the biggest threat to individual and public health of this century.1 But although no country is immune, people living in low-income settings (which historically contributed the least to the climate crisis) are disproportionately affected.2 Through its annual reports, the Lancet Countdown has exposed the low prioritisation of climate change and health in countries' political agendas and how the failure of high-income countries to deliver a robust response and international climate finance has so far undermined timely action.
Mario R. Fernández(2023-04-01). Canadá: Historia (y presente) de persecución e ironía.globalizacion.caLa hostilidad de una persona a otra, de un grupo humano a otro, incluso de una nación o varias naciones a otra, es realidad. El odio que muchas veces mantiene la hostilidad no es espontáneo como se lo presenta, ni…
Mark E Lindsay, James P Pirruccello, Patrick T Ellinor, Eric J Topol(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Digitising the aorta to prevent dissection.thelancet.comDuring the 2022 FIFA World Cup, there was shock when the talented US sportswriter Grant Wahl died after an aortic dissection. The cause of aortic dissections in young healthy individuals is often a genetic predisposition towards failure of the extracellular matrix, the structure that gives strength to the aortic wall. Dissections of the ascending aorta are associated with high mortality rates and are a leading cause of sudden cardiac death. Despite the severity of the condition, the management of aortic aneurysm and dissection has not changed greatly in decades.
Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz, Marie-Claire Wangari, Joy K Mugambi(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity.thelancet.comThe 2022 Countdown on health and climate change1 highlighted the impacts of climate change due to human-made disasters on the overall physical and socioeconomic fabric of human life. This Countdown aims to highlight the global experiences but fails to translate the global point of view in terms of the report's authorship.
Nathan Taylor(2023-04-01). Mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Fires Up Environmentalist Wrath.indybay.orgWhile the mountains in general, and Mont Blanc in particular, are now being forced to rethink their future and their economic activities in a context of accelerated climate change, some municipalities seem to be taking these considerations rather lightly.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgWorld TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Olivier Uwishema(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Rwanda's health-care transformation: a case study for war-torn countries.thelancet.comAs the world commemorates the 29th anniversary of Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi people in 1994, now is an excellent moment to reflect on the remarkable progress the country has made in its health-care system. Despite the devastating loss of life and infrastructure in the aftermath of the Tutsi genocide, Rwanda has been able to rebuild its health-care system and provide its citizens with access to quality care. This progress is a powerful lesson for countries in war conflicts and a testament to the resilience and determination of the Rwandan people.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-01). Four Candidates to Run in Türkiye Presidential Elections.orinocotribune.comThe Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) of Türkiye announced that four candidates will be eligible to participate in the May 14 presidential election. | The collection of signatures of presidential candidates proposed by non-parliamentary parties closed on March 27. Only two politicians (Muharrem ƒ∞nce and Sinan Ogan) were able to collect the required 100,000 signatures required to be a candidate for parties that do not have parliamentary representation. ƒ∞nce received 114,657 voter signatures, while Sinan Oƒüan received 111,502. | MP Kemal Kilicdaroglu and incumbent President…
People's Dispatch.(2023-04-01). Saudi Arabia Joins Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.popularresistance.orgThe government of Saudi Arabia decided to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner on Wednesday, March 29, making it the third Arab country to do so after Egypt and Qatar. | The decision to join the SCO was taken in a cabinet meeting headed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Saudi Arabia's dialogue partner status can be converted into full membership of the group in the future. | The SCO was established in 2001 with China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan as members. It is the successor of the Shanghai…
Petteri Muukkonen(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Geography education to help understand discrimination in climate change and health.thelancet.comThilagawathi A Deivanayagam and colleagues1 have highlighted that the effects of climate change are not equally distributed around the world, creating discrimination related to climate change and health. The authors mentioned briefly that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognises education as one way to address this issue.2 However, the problem is so large and multidimensional that it should be answered with cross-disciplinary solutions. The effects of climate change vary across countries and regions due to differences in geography, history, and economic development.
Reinhardt(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] The role of police enforcement in public health emergencies.thelancet.comThe COVID-19 pandemic, which has lasted for nearly 3 years, has killed millions of people worldwide. Globally, during this public health emergency of international concern, the police have played an important role in maintaining social stability and preventing the crisis from further escalating during lockdowns.1 They also partnered with local centres for disease control and prevention (CDC) to track citizens' information to prevent the virus from spreading and conducted crisis communication to keep people away from misinformation.
Richard Horton(2023-04-01). [Comment] Offline: Here is how we avoid collapse.thelancet.comWHO is celebrating health for all on World Health Day (April 7). The agency's messages are important and familiar—that all people deserve good health in a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world; that health is an essential human right; and that universal health coverage is the means to that end. No one could argue with WHO's intentions. But there is an important missing truth. The planet and the life it nurtures are under threat from our own greed, exploitation, and mendacity. Unless the dangers humans have created are addressed, health for all will be nothing more than whimsical fantasy.
Sarah L Chellappa(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Intersectional inequities in academia.thelancet.comGender equality in academia still faces enduring challenges globally, with under-representation of women in leadership and decision-making positions. However, most universities and research institutions actively implement gender equality plans and undertake activities aimed at increasing it. Despite this remarkable progress, intersectionality lags behind. This term, first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, corresponds to the "lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects".
scorinoco(2023-04-01). Venezuela Opposition Primaries Falter Between Exclusions, Criticisms, and Lawsuits.orinocotribune.comVenezuelan opposition parties continue to announce their candidates for the 2024 presidential elections amid an environment marked by division, questions of "legitimacy," disqualified pre-candidates, and pleas to the US for more sanctions against the country's government. | Complaints of exclusion, characterizing other aspirants as "scorpions," accusations of treason, attributions of mental illness, etc. seem to be part of a campaign where the highly publicized "unity" is beginning to be exposed as a fabrication. | The so-called Unitary Platform for Venezuela (PUV), made up of the former members of the G4 platfor…
scorinoco(2023-04-01). Wall Street Journal Reporter Arrested in Russia on Suspicion of Espionage.orinocotribune.comA Wall Street Journal correspondent working in Russia, Evan Gershkovich, was arrested in the city of Ekaterinburg in the Urals by the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia on suspicion of espionage. The Russian security agency announced the news of the arrest through a statement issued on Thursday, March 30. | The FSB explained that Gershkovich, who previously worked for the Moscow Times and AFP in Moscow, has been accused of trying to "collect classified information" about a military industry factory, in violation of Russian laws on state secrets. | The FSB alleged that the WSJ reporter, a US citizen who has…
Staff(2023-04-01). Peru: Congress Accepts Vacancy Motion Against De Facto President Boluarte.orinocotribune.com The Peruvian Congress accepted a vacancy motion against de facto President Dina Boluarte, which will be put to a vote in the next session of the parliament to decide if it will admitted for debate. The news was announced by the president of Congress, José Williams. | The vacancy motion accuses Boluarte of being morally unfit for office, because since she took office in December 2022, over 70 Peruvians have died in anti-government protests. A majority of Peruvians demand the resignation of Boluarte and the Congress and call for new general elections, accusing Boluarte and the Congress of a parliamentary coup again…
Staff(2023-04-01). Venezuela's National Assembly Approves Law to Seize Assets Linked to Corruption.orinocotribune.com The National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela has unanimously approved the Organic Law on Asset Forfeiture, a legal mechanism in the Venezuelan state's fight against corruption and related crimes. The bill was approved in first discussion at a special session of the National Assembly held on Friday, March 31. | National Assembly deputy and chief of the PSUV bloc, Diosdado Cabello, presented before the plenary the bill, containing 46 articles in 4 chapter, to give legal effect to the seizure of properties linked to corruption and terrorism. | This law will allow the State to take ownership of seized assets related to cr…
Staff(2023-04-01). Collectif Palestine Vaincra presents on Palestinian youth resistance and international solidarity in Toulouse.samidoun.net On Wednesday, 29 March, the Mirail Struggle Committee invited the Collectif Palestine Vaincra to lead a discussion and presentation at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in Toulouse, France about the resistance of Palestinian youth, historically and at present. This marks the third time that Palestine solidarity events have been organized as part of the student mobilization …
Staff(2023-04-01). Land Day in Toulouse: Rally demands end to Tel Aviv-Toulouse "twinning"samidoun.net On Thursday, 30 March — Palestinian Land Day — over 30 organizations joined the call for a rally in Toulouse, France, in support of the Palestinian people and to demand the end of the twinning of Toulouse with Tel Aviv. In particular, Palestinian activists and members of Collectif Palestine Vaincra, Toulouse Anti-CRA, Truth and Justice Committee 31, UJFP, AFPS, Attac, CGT Educ'action, Solidaire , LJR, …
The Lancet(2023-04-01). [Editorial] Nigeria: health as a political prerequisite.thelancet.com1 year ago, we published The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation, which carefully laid out how investing in health would enable Nigeria to fulfil its immense potential and power—in the region, the continent, and on the world stage. The report was led by Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL, London) and written by Nigerians, for Nigerians. The Commission called for health to be placed at the centre of a new social contract, to energise engagement in society, to generate wealth, and ultimately to help inspire a new generation of Nigerians, as the country becomes one of the m…
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research.(2023-04-01). China's Historical Destiny Is To Stand With The Third World.popularresistance.orgOn 20 March 2023, China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation. According to official statements after the meeting, the two leaders talked about the increasing economic and strategic partnership between China and Russia — including building the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline — and the Chinese peace initiative for the war in Ukraine. Putin said that 'many of the provisions of the peace plan put forward by China are consonant with Russian approaches and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when the West and Kiev are ready fo…
WSWS(2023-04-01). Preview release of ChatGPT shows potential of artificial intelligence.wsws.orgChatGPT, released as a free prototype by the research laboratory OpenAI last November, is a powerful artificial intelligence technology with socially transformative potential that is being used under capitalism to eliminate jobs, increase exploitation and automate warfare.
Yuko Nagasaka(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Japan's role for a peaceful and healthier world.thelancet.comI read Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Comment about Japan's vision for the G7 Hiroshima Summit with great interest.1 However, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also published Comments before the G7 Ise-Shima Summit.
Dean Baker(2023-04-01). The Social Security Scare Story Industry.cepr.netI'm on the road (literally, driving from southern Utah to western Oregon) but I thought I should quickly weigh in on the scare stories we heard yesterday after the release of the 2023 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports. I'll make four quick points: The scare stories stem entirely from how we account for Social …
_____(2023-04-01). Italy Plays the Blackmail Card With the EU Over African Immigration.strategic-culture.orgWhat Meloni wants is to manipulate a crisis now so as the EU coughs up either huge amounts of cash, or simply blocks the migrants crossing. | While it's entirely understandable that the new right-wing coalition government in Italy is concerned about levels of immigrants from Africa — via Tunisia and Libya — it's worth wondering how much credibility Giorgia Meloni has left with international institutions and the media in general. Her period in office began with a controversial video clip of her ranting about France and its colonial policies it carries out in its former colonies in West Africa (mostly u…
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-04-01). Mexico's AMLO Calls Out US 'Oligarchy' At Biden's 'Democracy' Summit.popularresistance.orgAMLO strongly implied that the United States is an oligarchy, not a real democracy. He argued that the government needs to challenge the power of the economic elites if it truly wants to be democratic. | López Obrador opened his speech warning, "Many of the great crimes against humanity have been committed in the name of God or in the name of democracy". | "In some countries, the oligarchy reigns with the faàßade of democracy", he said, not so subtly referencing his northern neighbor. | "How can we talk about democracy if there is no separation of economic power and political power?" AMLO asked. | He added…
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Yellow River protection law takes effect.ecns.cnA new law on the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin came into effect on Saturday.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Japan raises retirement age of civil servants.ecns.cnThe retirement age for national and local civil workers in Japan was raised Saturday from the current 60 to 61 as the new fiscal year begins.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Ma Ying-jeou honors ancestors in mainland's Hunan Province.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and his family on Saturday morning visited the tomb of his grandfather in the mainland's Hunan Province and honored the family's ancestors at the site.
ecns.cn(2023-04-01). Vice head of China's sports administration under probe.ecns.cnDu Zhaocai, vice head of the General Administration of Sport of China, is under probe for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, according to the country's top anti-graft authority Saturday.
Florence CGTN(2023-04-01). How AI technology helps monitor women's health.america.cgtn.com Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly being used to innovate healthcare. But there are concerns over privacy, particularly in the U.S., where data could be used to prosecute people such as under anti-abortion laws.
Florence CGTN(2023-04-01). Tornadoes tear through U.S. South and Midwest.america.cgtn.com A series of fierce storms and tornadoes have devastated swaths of the U.S. South and Midwest over the past 24 hours, killing at least 21 people and injuring many others. Five of those deaths took place in the state of Arkansas, but Illinois, Indiana …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgSpinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Colorectal cancer myths and facts.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-04-01). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMuslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
no más transfobia!(2023-04-01). Trans Day of Visibility Rally in San Jose.indybay.orgMarch 31 is Trans Day of Visibility every year. This year the group "Queer Trans Youth Assemble" called for student walkouts and rallies nationwide. Dozens of locations across the US saw actions in solidarity. In San Jose, Silicon Valley Pride organized a rally with music, singalongs, speakers, and lots of youth power and creativity.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-04-01). Four Candidates Running in Türkiye Presidential Elections.orinocotribune.comThe Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) of Türkiye announced that four candidates will be eligible to participate in the May 14 presidential election. | The collection of signatures of presidential candidates proposed by non-parliamentary parties closed on March 27. Only two politicians (Muharrem ƒ∞nce and Sinan Ogan) were able to collect the required 100,000 signatures required to be a candidate for parties that do not have parliamentary representation. ƒ∞nce received 114,657 voter signatures, while Sinan Oƒüan received 111,502. | MP Kemal Kilicdaroglu and incumbent President…
Rick Rozoff(2023-04-01). Global situation increasingly precarious — Serbian president.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comTanjug News AgencyMarch 31, 2023 Vucic: Global situation becoming increasingly difficult Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday the global situation was becoming increasingly complex and increasingly difficult because no end to the Ukraine war was on the horizon, and noted that, as a small country, Serbia must find a place for itself and survive. …
Staff(2023-04-01). Reducir el déficit fiscal: Una tarea de país para preservar la equidad y justicia social.cubadebate.cuEstamos ante un asunto tan complejo, que rebasa las dimensiones del Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios (MFP) por sus vínculos con varios organismos y sectores de la sociedad, además de impactar en la vida de los cubanos y que, por tanto, amerita en más de una ocasión ser llevado a la televisión, a los medios de comunicación, en aras de contribuir a la educación económica del pueblo.
Staff(2023-04-01). ETECSA desmiente noticia falsa sobre APN de prueba.cubadebate.cuEn los últimos días ha circulado una noticia falsa sobre la APN de prueba de ETECSA, informó en Twitter la empresa de telecomunicaciones. "Si configuras la APN falsa y sigues navegando, se debe a que la red móvil la redirecciona automáticamente a la APN nauta". "Al usar estos APNs, la red realiza un proceso de registro y pueden cambiar la celda y la portadora".
Staff(2023-04-01). SNB 62: Industriales, Villa Clara y Mayabeque lideran.cubadebate.cuLos cómodos triunfos de Industriales y Mayabeque, unidos al fracaso de Villa Clara, propiciaron hoy un triple empate en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Beisbol, todos con cota de 3-1 al cumplirse la cuarta fecha competitiva.
Staff(2023-04-01). Aprueban escala progresiva para el pago de impuestos en Cuba.cubadebate.cuSe ratifica la aplicación de las actuales cuantías en el pago de la Contribución Especial a la Seguridad Social y el Impuesto sobre los Ingresos Personales a todos los trabajadores asalariados por las remuneraciones salariales, la distribución de utilidades y los fondos de estimulación hasta 15 000.00 pesos mensuales.
Staff(2023-04-01). La humanidad podría ser inmortal en 8 años gracias a los nanobots.cubadebate.cuEl exingeniero de Google Ray Kurzweil afirmó que en ocho años el ser humano conseguiría ser inmortal gracias a la creación de "nanobots". El exingeniero de Google mencionó que los "nanobots" tendrán la capacidad de reparar las células y los tejidos dañados que se deterioran a medida que el cuerpo envejece.
Lee Camp(2023-03-31). How The Rich Are Prepping For End Times, And Why.mintpressnews.comThe ruling class knows what's coming: social instability caused by a combination of the climate crisis, banks failing, the soul-killing inequality of late-stage capitalism, and the impending dilution of the petrodollar.
Fight Back(2023-03-31). Chicago: Bernie joins Brandon for jobs, healthcare and justice.fightbacknews.orgChicago, IL – On Thursday, March 30 Brandon Johnson and Bernie Sanders held a joint "Chicago for All of Us" rally at the Credit Union 1 Arena, drawing a crowd of more than 4000 supporters. The event comes after Sanders' endorsement of Johnson for the April 4 mayoral runoff election. The event included speeches from Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa; Representatives Jonathan Jackson and Delia Ramirez; president of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten; Martin Luther King III, and Senator Bernie Sanders. | The event brought together progressive activists, union members and students from the nearby Univers…
Taya Graham, Stephen Janis(2023-03-31). Atlanta's "Cop City" is a blueprint for America's future.therealnews.com In a special episode of Police Accountability Report, TRNN reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis report from the ground in Atlanta, where for weeks forest defenders have been fighting and risking their lives to stop the construction of "Cop City"—a massive planned police training center that would be used to instruct officers from around the country in deadly repression tactics. Speaking directly with activists on the frontlines, Graham and Janis explore the truth behind the police killing of Manuel "Tortuguita" Tehran, and the dark money sources funding the creation of the Atlanta Public Safety Cen…
Mike L(2023-03-31). A carman's perspective on the East Palestine derailment and the railroad industry as a whole.therealnews.com The catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 has devastated the local community and led to a wholly justifiable uproar by the public. The response by federal agencies and the rail carrier itself left residents frustrated and without any definitive answers on how to move forward. What is perhaps most devastating about the East Palestine disaster, though, is
Nathan King(2023-03-31). U.S. Summit for Democracy.america.cgtn.com The controversial second Summit for Democracy, hosted by the United States has wrapped up with many nations involved not signing on to all the commitments pushed by Washington. Differences between the invited nations and regions on everything from the internet to international justice emerged …
Suheir Sheikh(2023-03-31). Deadly fungus spreading across the U.S.america.cgtn.com Health officials in the U.S. are warning the public about a deadly, drug-resistant fungus spreading in care facilities across the country. According to a new study, screened cases of Candida auris tripled from 2020 to 2021, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Mike Walter(2023-03-31). The Heat: Boao Forum 2023.america.cgtn.com Global leaders are in China for the Boao Economic Forum, as the world looks to China to drive economic growth. The Boao Economic Forum started in 2001 as a way to discuss the global economy. This year is the first since 2020 where the forum …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-31). South Korea to provide Poland with 1,000 tanks as well as howitzers.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish Press AgencyMarch 31, 2023 Agreement to produce K2 tanks in Poland to be signed on Friday — minister A conract between the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) and Hyundai Rotem to establish a consortium to produce K2 tanks in Poland will be signed on Friday, Poland's deputy prime minister and defence minister has said. Mariusz …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-31). Pentagon completes training of Ukrainian troops on Patriot interceptor missiles.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioMarch 30, 2023 Ukrainian soldiers complete training on Patriot missile systems in US: Pentagon A group of 65 Ukrainian soldiers have completed training on the Patriot air defense system in the United States and returned to Europe, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters that "65 Ukrainian air …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-31). Slovakia, Hungary: NATO completes large-scale, full-spectrum drills near Ukrainian border.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOJoint Force Command Brunssum Exercise Slovak Shield 2023: Strengthening NATO's Deterrence and Defence Strategy Brunssum, The Netherlands — From 13th to 24th March, one of the region's most important military exercises of the year, Exercise Slovak Shield 2023, took place at the Le≈°≈• military training area in Slovakia. Slovak Shield was designed as a certification …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-31). Azerbaijan government media: "terrorist regime in Iran expected to collapse in near future"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzeri Press AgencyMarch 31, 2023 Iran's state-level terrorism against Azerbaijan: All responsibility lies with Khamenei Both countries [Iran and France] were distinguished by their sharp stance against Azerbaijan in the 44-day war…. Iran…provided both economic and military support to the official Yerevan. This hypocrisy of the Mullah regime was shown during the 44-day war when …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-31). Azerbaijan: cyberwarfare center personnel trained "with the best Israeli expertise"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzeri Press AgencyMarch 31, 2023 Israeli ambassador: Cybersecurity Center will train specialists with the best Israeli expertise Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Azerbaijan George Deek visited Cybersecurity Center…. "Today I visited the Cybersecurity Center which was opened this week in Baku by the Ministry of Digital Development in cooperation with …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-31). Next U.S. ambassador to Georgia: sacred obligation to drag nation into NATO.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comThe MessengerMarch 31, 2023 Robin Dunnigan Says if Elected as US Ambassador to Georgia, She will Focus on Four Priorities Robin Dunnigan, candidate for the US Ambassador to Georgia, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that if her candidacy is approved, she will work with the government and people of Georgia to help implement the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-31). Cyprus: European Command herds last European nation into NATO orbit.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comUntil now Cyprus (because of its divided status) has been the only European nation (excluding microstates Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican) that isn't a full member of NATO and or that isn't (or hasn't been) a member of its transitional Partnership for Peace program. The latter has been used to used to …
_____(2023-03-31). How Africa is facilitating Multipolar World.journal-neo.org The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (as also Ukraine's NATO allies) has brought some very interesting changes to the international political economy. Whereas this conflict has led Europe — working under immense pressure from the US — to stop its purchase of oil and gas from Russia, it has also allowed Russia to divert […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-03-31). Imagine If All Officials Were Interrogated By Reporters Like This.strategic-culture.orgInstead we get the world's most powerful government represented by people whose only traits are the ability to skillfully avoid providing meaningful answers, receiving slobbering rim jobs from power-worshipping cronies who want nothing more than to be their friend. This is the exact opposite of a healthy dynamic, and the exact opposite of a functioning free press.
_____(2023-03-31). Lying About Lying: Lessons From Boris Johnson.strategic-culture.orgBy Kenneth SURIN | A day after the former UK prime minister Boris "BoJo" Johnson was interrogated by the UK parliament's Privileges Committee over whether he had intentionally misled MPs over the Partygate scandal, the host of the audience-participation BBC programme Question Time, Fiona Bruce (renowned for her obsequiousness towards Tories), asked the audience: "Let's have a show of hands shall we? Who believes Boris Johnson was telling the truth yesterday?". The cameras turned to the studio audience (said to be handpicked for "balance"), and no one raised their hand. | Such are the consequences of BoJo's decade…
_____(2023-03-31). No More Double Standards and Impunity. West Provokes Russia. Result: Nukes in Belarus on NATO's Borders.strategic-culture.orgThe Anglo-American-led NATO alliance has no longer the presumption of impunity. The decades of unchecked aggression from NATO expansionism and criminal Anglo-American subterfuges in foreign countries are over. | The historic — and unacceptable — deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in several European NATO states as well as the recent announcement by Britain of supplying depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine is the prologue to Russia's decision to place tactical nukes in Belarus. The Western outcry following Russia's decision is absurd and hypocritical. | The pattern is familiar and speaks of incorrigible…
Adam Barrington, Labor Notes.(2023-03-31). A Four-Day Workweek Trojan Horse.popularresistance.orgIt's never a bad idea to be suspicious of your boss, especially when they act like they're doing you a favor. For workers at FrontLine Service, a Cleveland non-profit that serves the unsheltered, distrust of our employer is one of the critical sentiments that binds us. | FrontLine workers, members of Service Employees Local 1199, provide crucial services to some of the most marginalized and neglected people in Northeast Ohio. Every day, we assist folks struggling with mental health crises, substance abuse, lack of housing, and other hardships. The work is arduous and the pay is low, but we do what we can to serve…
Amy Goodman(2023-03-31). Trump Indicted on Criminal Charges in NY as 3 Other Investigations Continue.truthout.orgIn an unprecedented move, a Manhattan grand jury voted Thursday to indict former President Donald Trump for hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to hide an alleged affair, making Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. While the precise details of the charges are not yet known, the development culminates years of… |
Andrea Mazzarino(2023-03-31). America's Callous disregard for its Veterans after the Wars are Over.juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com) — Here's something we seldom focus on when it comes to war, American-style, even during the just-passed 20th anniversary of our disastrous invasion of Iraq: many more soldiers survive armed conflict than die from it. This has been especially so during this country's twenty-first-century War on Terror, which is still playing out in …
Andrés Kogan Valderrama(2023-03-31). Javier Milei y el mito de la Argentina como expotencia mundial.globalizacion.caA solo meses de la elección presidencial en Argentina, el futuro de aquel país, al igual como ha pasado en distintos lugares del mundo, se encuentra amenazado por candidatos de una nueva derecha reaccionaria y negacionista, que con tal de…
Ann Brown(2023-03-31). Popular New York Artist Attacked For Saying He Prefers Cashiers At Target Over 'Boss Chicks'.moguldom.comA New York artist who goes by the name Nipsey Struggle went to Twitter to express his dating preference, setting off a firestorm with more than 1 million people including several "boss chicks" viewing his comments and thousands responding. "I can't front, I'm not really into 'business women' or 'boss chicks'. I prefer the cashier …
Ann Brown(2023-03-31). California Reparations Task Force Chair Kamilah Moore: Task Force Work Pretty Much Done, Up To Legislature Now.moguldom.comThe historic California Reparation Task Force, the first in the nation, has just about wrapped up its work, according to task force chairwoman Kamilah Moore. The nine-member California reparations task force committee was established to meet the requirements of Assembly Bill AB-3121, which California Secretary of State Shirley Weber authored and introduced in 2020 when she served in the legislature. …
Ann Brown(2023-03-31). Black America Responds To Criminal Indictment Of Donald Trump.moguldom.comAfter months of speculation, former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his part in a $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star he was allegedly involved with just before the 2016 election. He is now the first former president to face criminal charges. Trump is facing over 30 …
Anonymous103(2023-03-31). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny.southfront.org Illustrative Image. Source: Alt-Market.us | The WEF cites AI as the singular key to the "Fourth Industrial Revolution." In their view, there can be no human progress without the influence of AI algorithms, making human input almost obsolete. | Written by It's no secret that globalist institutions are obsessed with Artificial Intelligence as some kind of technological prophec…
Anonymous103(2023-03-31). Spain Sabotages EU Committee's Investigation Into Pegasus.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Jordi Oriola Folch | There is concern in the EU that some states are spying on mobile phones with the Pegasus software, which allows the tapping of written and spoken communications, but also gives access to all mobile phone content (images, audios, data…) and allows changes to be made (in passwords, texts, communications…) and activates cameras and microphones. Apart from being very invasive because it violates the right to privacy, it i…
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). Center Syria: Terrorists Attack Iranian-Backed Forces Near Oil Field In Deir Ezzor.southfront.org Illustrative image. | On March 30, terrorists believed to be members of ISIS attacked an oil field guarded by Iranian-backed forces in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said in a report that the terrorists attacked al-Ward oil field, which is located in al-Salihiya desert near al-Bukamal town in the southern Deir Ezzor countryside, on motorcycles. The terrorists clashed with Iranian-backed forces, who apparently manag…
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). Russian MoD Releases Footage Of Forpost-R Combat Drone In Action Against Kiev Forces.southfront.org A Forpost-R combat drone. Screengrab, via the Russian Ministry of Defense. | On March 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense released video footage showing a Fropost-R combat drone in action over the special military operation zone in Ukraine. | In a brief statement, the ministry said that the drone detected a convoy of Kiev forces then participated in the attack on the convoy with high-precision weapons. | The Forpost-R is a modernized variant of the original Forpost drone, which is…
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). Sweden Supplied BILL 2 Anti-Tank Missiles To Ukraine In Secret.southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Sweden has supplied unknown quantities of its RBS 56B BILL 2 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to Kiev forces in secret. | On March 28, a photo showing a Ukrainian service member with a BILL 2 launcher surfaced online. It is still unclear where or when the photo was taken. | The BILL 2 is an upgraded version of the original RBS 56 ATGM that was developed by Sweden Saab Bofors Dynamics. The missile has a semi-automatic command to line-of-sight guidance…
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). Syrian Army Repels Two Attacks By HTS In Western Aleppo, Southern Idlib.southfront.org illustrative image. | On March 30 and 31, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) repelled two attacks by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) near the Greater Idlib region. | The Syrian Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the first attack targeted positions located near the town of Basratun in the western Aleppo countryside, while the second targeted positions in al-Dana town in the southern countryside of Idlib."Army units inflicted a number of deaths and injuries among the militants," the ministry said in a…
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). U.S. Acknowledges Six Service Members Were Wounded In Recent Northeastern Syria Attacks.southfront.org A HH-60 helicopter prepares to land during a medical evacuation exercise within the 55km deconfliction zone in Syria, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | Six United States service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries as a result of recent Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that…
Brittani Banks(2023-03-31). The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants 'Full Spectrum Dominance' of the Earth.independentmediainstitute.orgImagine the uproar if China or Russia—or any other country for that matter—said it aimed to exercise military control over land, sea, air, and space to protect its interests and investments. This amazingly has been the stated United States policy since 1997. Full spectrum dominance, as the doctrine is known, is the reason the United …
Brittani Banks(2023-03-31). 20 Years After Catastrophe in Iraq, the War Apologists Still Dominate U.S. Foreign Policy.independentmediainstitute.orgIn Warsaw last February, President Joe Biden condemned the lawless Russian invasion of Ukraine: "The idea that over 100,000 forces would invade another country—since World War II, nothing like that has happened." One month later marked the 20th anniversary of the greatest U.S. foreign policy debacle since Vietnam: America's "war of choice" against Iraq, with …
Brittani Banks(2023-03-31). Sub-Imperialism and Multipolarity: Brazil's Dilemma.independentmediainstitute.orgGaleano Names the Problem In the Open Veins of Latin America Eduardo Galeano described an 1870 genocidal war of regime change waged on Paraguay by a Triple Alliance of its neighbors, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, on behalf of British imperialism. The target, nationalist president Solano Lopez, died in battle. The country lost 56,000 square miles …
C.J. Atkins(2023-03-31). The People's World fund drive is in trouble.peoplesworld.org You might have noticed that the fundraising thermometer at the top of the People's World homepage hasn't budged much in weeks. That's not a technical error. And it's not a case of our staff just forgetting to update it. I'll be blunt—we're behind, and the fund drive is in trouble. With only a few weeks …
Christos Avramidis, The Real News Network.(2023-03-31). Massive Anti-Government Protests Sweep Greece.popularresistance.orgOn Feb. 28, 2023, two trains traveling along the same track collided in Greece, killing 57 people—many of them students in their teens and 20s returning home from university in Athens. The deaths of 11 workers in the crash sparked two 24-hour strikes from the railway unions, followed by demonstrations across the country that have lasted for weeks and mobilized tens of thousands of people. Workers blame the crash on a lack of properly functioning safety and communication systems, as well as severe understaffing and underfunding of the railways—all originating from "Troika" (EU, IMF, and ECB) structural…
Dana Sanchez(2023-03-31). Pulitzer Scholar: No Progress On Poverty In America In 50 Years And It's Because We Profit From It.moguldom.comPoverty could end in America but it won't as long as people profit from it, according to sociologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond, a leading authority on why the poor stay poor. In the past 50 years, Americans invented the internet, raised life expectancy by a decade, and reduced deaths from heart disease by …
Derrick Broze(2023-03-31). Mexico Battles U.S. Government and 'Mr. Monsanto' to Protect Food Sovereignty.thelastamericanvagabond.comDespite legal threats from the U.S. government, Mexico's government plans to go forward with a partial ban on imports of genetically modified corn. On Wednesday Mexico's National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) hosted an online webinar laying out the science behind the nation's decision to ban imports of Genetically Modified corn. The webinar itself
Diego Estebanez García(2023-03-31). The Fight of the Maya Against the Mayan Train in Mexico.latinorebels.comPresident Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made completing the Mayan Train, a project that looks to connect parts of the Yucatán Peninsula and drive tourism in remote areas, has met with increasing resistance from the Indigenous people of the region.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Major oil, gas players post profit surge.ecns.cnChina's three oil and gas majors, China National Petroleum Corp, China Petrochemical Corp and China National Offshore Oil Corp, all reported their biggest annual net profits ever in 2022, thanks to a global spike in energy prices and rising oil and gas output.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Xi sends warm greetings as Ma visits Wuhan.ecns.cnSong Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official of the Chinese mainland, conveyed warm greetings from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, while meeting on Thursday with Ma Ying-jeou in Wuhan, Hubei province.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Latest round of bulk buying saves patients more money.ecns.cnThe eighth and latest round of the government's centralized medical procurement has resulted in an average price cut of 56 percent for 39 types of medicines, including the antiviral drug Oseltamivir and popular blood pressure therapies.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Construction of new high-speed rail gains traction.ecns.cnState contractors have once again showcased their edge in infrastructure construction with the recent completion of a tunneling project on a major railway under construction.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Beijing earthquake warning system leads nation.ecns.cnBeijing will incorporate earthquake warning systems in major infrastructure and crowded places to minimize potential damage and casualties, according to the city's emergency management bureau.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Regional countries need dialogue to safeguard peace.ecns.cnRegional countries should promote dialogue and cooperation to safeguard peace in the South China Sea and firmly oppose external interference, according to attendees at the Boao Forum for Asia.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Taiwan leader's 'transit' through US protested.ecns.cnProtests opposed to the U.S. visit of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen continued on Thursday in New York City, with many people calling for a focus on economic issues instead of helping to arm Taiwan and agitate for its independence.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China's non-manufacturing PMI up in March.ecns.cnThe purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 58.2 in March, up from 56.3 in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing PMI down in March.ecns.cnThe purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 51.9 in March, down from 52.6 in February, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing sector expands for third straight month.ecns.cnChina's manufacturing sector expanded for the third straight month in March while non-manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in recent years, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Maye Musk enjoys China's sights and hospitality.ecns.cnMaye Musk, mother of Tesla's founder Elon Musk, enjoys her trip to China, saying everyone is kind and friendly via Twitter, Observer network reported on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Hong Kong's offshore renminbi debt market's new issuance surges in 2022.ecns.cnThe offshore renminbi debt market in Hong Kong continued to expand in 2022, with total new issuance increasing by 24 percent year on year to 688 billion yuan, data released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have showed.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). (W.E. Talk) Will Lehman Moment stage again for the U.S.?>.ecns.cnIs this a new Lehman moment that stages again for the U.S.? Will there be another round of financial crisis? Will the whole world bear the consequences? | In the latest W.E. Talk, Josef Gregory Mahoney, professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, and Qu Qiang, fellow researcher at Beijing Foreign Studies University were invited to share their observations.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Chinese premier meets members of BFA board of directors.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang met on Wednesday with Ban Ki-moon, chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), as well as some members of the BFA board of directors, and representatives of the BFA council of advisors as well as strategic partners, in Boao, Hainan Province.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). U.S. Summit for Democracy fans flame of confrontation to tumultuate world.ecns.cnBy convening the second so-called "Summit for Democracy" Tuesday through Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration could further split the world into opposing camps, fanning the flame of ideological confrontation that will only bring more tumult.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Chinese FM meets Dominican counterpart.ecns.cnChinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with his Dominican counterpart Vince Henderson on Thursday in Boao, Hainan Province, and pledged to boost bilateral ties.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Freight train derails in U.S. Minnesota.ecns.cnA train carrying ethanol derailed and several cars erupted in flames early Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota, triggering an evacuation of people living near the crash site.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China launches four Earth-observation satellites.ecns.cnA Long March 2D carrier rocket carrying the PIESAT-1 constellation blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, March 30, 2023.
Editor(2023-03-31). Auto Workers convention lurches towards reversing concessions.mronline.org At the union's Detroit convention this week, hundreds of delegates—often local leaders—signaled they were less ready than the members to welcome the reform leadership. But there was unanimity that it's time to finally recoup the divisive contract concessions granted in the 2007-2009 recession.
Editor(2023-03-31). U.S. puts "shameful pressure" on Italy for hiring Cuban doctors.mronline.org In a statement released this Thursday, the Italy-Cuba Friendship Association (ANAIC), also stated that it is an "absurd interference by the United States in the internal affairs" of Italy, by "asking for explanations" on this issue from the sanitary authorities, as revealed by Corriere della Sera newspaper.
Editor(2023-03-31). U.S. threatened to invade International Criminal Court. Now it loves ICC for targeting Putin.mronline.org The U.S. government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, threatened to arrest judges, and passed a "Hague Invasion Act". Previously, the ICC only prosecuted Africans. But now that it wants to arrest Russian President Putin, Washington praises the court (while still refusing to join it).
Editor(2023-03-31). Reagan's Treason, Two Bushes and the $23 Million Payoff.scheerpost.com By Greg Palast / CounterPunch Last week, a Texas pol, Ben Barnes, confessed that he was personally involved—and therefore an eyewitness to—high treason: The Ronald Reagan campaign's successful secret deal with the Iranian government to hold 52 Americans hostages so that Reagan could defeat Jimmy Carter. Reagan's skanky deal worked. In 1980, Carter's failure to …
Editor(2023-03-31). The European Union's Digital Trade Rules: Undermining European Policy to Rein in Big Tech.scheerpost.com By Deborah James / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Executive Summary This report shows how Big Tech companies are working to constrain the ability of EU democratic bodies to regulate their activities in the public interest through "trade" agreements, which are binding and permanent. Digitalization is the defining economic transformation of our time. …
El Faro English(2023-03-31). Taiwan Jilted by Central America.latinorebels.comThe president of Taiwan traveled today to Guatemala to shore up its last allies in the isthmus after Honduras decided to shift its support to China earlier this month. While the U.S. warns of Beijing's growing influence in Central America, the region is not buying the Cold War framing.
Hannah Gais, Jason Wilson, Michael Colborne(2023-03-31). Violent White Nationalist Rob Rundo Arrested in Romania.splcenter.orgRomanian authorities have arrested white nationalist brawler Robert Rundo at the request of American authorities, according to several local media reports.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-31). From Hostility to Normalization: The Ebbs and Flows of Sudan-Israel Relations.libya360.wordpress.comThe Cradle's Egypt Correspondent Sudan's relations with Israel have vacillated between periods of hostility and outreach. Today, Khartoum's leaders view these ties as a means to gain international legitimacy, while Tel Aviv aims to eliminate Khartoum as a haven for pro-Iran and Palestinian resistance factions. Unlike most Arab countries whose relations with Israel have been either consistently hostile…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-31). Interview with Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia, TASS News Agency, 31 March 2023.libya360.wordpress.comQ: What are the main events planned during the Russian Presidency of the UN Security Council in April? Do you expect the representatives of the central apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? A: We are planning three central events, all in the format of open debates. The first ones are to be held on April 10 on…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-31). 'Israel is (Not) Back to Africa': How African Countries are Challenging the Israeli Plot on the Continent.libya360.wordpress.comRamzy Baroud The scene of Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-Li, eing escorted out of the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit was historic. The scene of Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-Li, along with other Israeli delegates, being escorted out of the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18, was historic. The…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-31). Russia's New Foreign Policy Concept is Fully Consistent With Global Political Reality.libya360.wordpress.comEkaterina Blinova Moscow's foreign policy recalibration has been caused by realistic adjustment to the world that's in front of Russia and the Washington establishment's leading role in instigating anti-Russia policies across the world, Professor Joe Siracusa, US political expert and Dean of Global Futures, Curtin University, told Sputnik. Read the full text of Russia's new…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-31). Sergey Lavrov's Interview with Prensa Latina, Moscow, March 30, 2023.libya360.wordpress.comRussia's Foreign Minister, Serguei Lavrov, assured today that "we had no other option" regarding Ukraine, when commenting on the special military operation deployed by Moscow more than a year ago. In an exclusive interview with Prensa Latina, he said that there was no other alternative after all attempts to achieve a political settlement through, for…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-31). The Gas Crisis Has Begun to Change the Balance of Power in Europe.libya360.wordpress.comVladimir Danilov While European officials and individual members of the European political elite try, to the detriment of ordinary Europeans, to develop a mechanism that would allow EU members to block even Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies without imposing additional sanctions, Europe's deepening gas and economic crisis has already begun to shift the balance…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-31). The Security Council Fails the World on Nordstream.libya360.wordpress.comAlfred de Zayas After the thorough, coherent and credible investigation conducted by Seymour Hersh[1] of the sabotage of Nordstream, any tribunal under the rule of law would commence an investigation of the terroristic bombing. Indeed, in the United States any grand jury would find that the evidence already in the public domain suffices to indict the…
Javier Suazo(2023-03-31). Honduras-China: No hay marcha atrás.globalizacion.caLos países de la región centroamericana le apostaron a un tratado de libre comercio con EEUU, el RD-CAFTA, pero todo parece indicar que también le apostarán a tratados bilaterales de comercio con China, aunque el objetivo estratégico buscado no sea…
Jenny Farrell(2023-03-31). Alexandra Kollontai: International Communist leader and fighter for women's liberation.peoplesworld.org Alexandra Kollontai was an outstanding figure in the Russian communist movement. As People's Commissar for Social Affairs in Soviet Russia, Kollontai was the first woman in history to serve in a government cabinet. Alexandra Kollontai, born on March 31, 1872, was an outstanding figure in the Russian communist movement. In exile, she was internationally active …
Jeremy Loffredo(2023-03-31). ICC's Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself.thegrayzone.comThe International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the US State Department. US journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited one of Russian government-sponsored camps in question. At The Donbas Express, located just outside of Moscow, Loffredo met youth from war-torn regions who were flourishing thanks …
Joseph Bullington, In These Times.(2023-03-31). In Montana, An Avalanche Of Wealth Is Displacing Workers.popularresistance.orgArchie Martinez goes to bed with stained hands and wakes up at 4: 30 a.m. to meet the person he pays to pick him up at the Bozeman homeless shelter. They drive to the shop of a painting company in Belgrade, eight miles away, where Martinez climbs into one of the company vans for the hour-long drive up the mountain to the resort town of Big Sky. | As Martinez watches hayfields swim by in the dawn, a billboard blossoms out of the half-light beyond the van windows: "Dreaming of Your Own Equestrian Property?" Another advertises "Montana Life Real Estate." The mountain sides al…
José Luis Granados Ceja, Venezuelanalysis.(2023-03-31). Venezuelan Opposition Mismanagement Strikes Blow To Citgo.popularresistance.orgA US judge ruled Friday that four companies had the right to seize shares of CITGO, the US-based subsidiary of Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), after they convinced the court that it was the "alter ego" of the so-called "interim government" of Venezuela. | CITGO, considered Venezuela's most prized foreign asset, is on the brink of being broken up and seized by creditors pending changes to the sanctions regime imposed by the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The potential seizure of shares stem from awards worth billions against the Bolivarian Republic of…
Juan J. Paz y Miño Cepeda(2023-03-31). Americanismo decadente para el siglo XXI.globalizacion.caA 200 años de su proclamación, la Doctrina Monroe es insostenible y está en crisis. | Hace 200 años América Latina era la región del continente que iniciaba una nueva época histórica entre las independencias anticoloniales y la construcción de los…
Kerry Smith(2023-03-31). Justice for Aubrey Donahue.greenleft.org.auVigils and protests for Aubrey Donahue are being held in Western Australia and Queensland following the police killing of the 27-year-old man from Mareeba, east of Cairns. Kerry Smith reports.
Lyric Aquino(2023-03-31). Canadian Police Arrest Indigenous Protesters in Clash Over Pipeline Construction.truthout.orgRoyal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday arrested five land defenders on Wet'suwet'en territory near the controversial construction of a natural gas pipeline that runs through central British Columbia. The 416 mile-long Coastal GasLink pipeline is expected to bring 2.1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to a facility in Kitimat, B.C. before it is exported to global markets. |
manager(2023-03-31). CEPR Sanctions Watch March 2023.cepr.netIn this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering March 2023: the World Food Programme fears famine is looming in Afghanistan; senators introduce a bill to end trade embargo on Cuba; Yellen admits sanctions on Iran cause economic suffering and don't work; North Korea faces worst hunger crisis in years, due in part to sanctions; US looks …
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report.(2023-03-31). Uganda LGBTQ Law Obscures Crimes Committed On Behalf Of The US.popularresistance.orgThe parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 , which makes it a crime to identify as gay. Same sex relationships were already illegal in Uganda, but provisions of the new law include life in prison for same-sex relations and the death penalty for what is referred to as "aggravated homosexuality." | The human rights abuses advocated in this legislation have quite rightly created shock and condemnation around the world. It is true that conservative evangelical groups from the United States encourage anti-LGBTQ policies in Uganda. These relationships should be pointed ou…
Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik(2023-03-31). DeSantis threatens to blow up indictment by protecting Trump from extradition.peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—As soon as a group of ordinary citizens on a Manhattan grand jury exercised democracy by indicting former President Donald Trump for crimes, the right-wing governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, declared that he will not cooperate in any attempt by New York officials to extradite Trump from Mar-A-Lago for arraignment. Trump's lawyers claim he …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-03-31). Chicago Teachers Union slams Vallas's 'path of destruction'.peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—All through the heated and confrontational Chicago mayoral race, crime seems to have been the top topic in the Windy City, especially for one of the two finalists. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to remind everyone there's another big-ticket issue up for grabs in the April 4 general election: The city's schools. The election is …
Miles Fitzsimmons(2023-03-31). Australian police equate socialists with right-wing extremists, spy on both.peoplesworld.org BRISBANE, Australia—Police in the Australian state of Queensland are enlarging their effort to keep tabs on individuals with "extremist" views and beliefs as a result of the December 2022 killings of two police officers and a neighbor in the city of Wieambilla. According to reports, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is changing its procedures for …
Minnesota Reformer(2023-03-31). Solar and Wind to Supply 16% of US Electricity this Year, But some States are in the Vanguard.juancole.com By: By Robert Zullo — Despite supply-chain problems amid the lingering effects of the pandemic, 2022 saw major increases in solar and wind power in the United States, though that growth varied by state, according to a report released last month by a nonprofit focused on climate change. Nationally, electricity generated from solar and …
Naveena Sadasivam(2023-03-31). California Fines Manufacturer for Knowingly Exposing Workers to Toxic Chemical.truthout.orgThe chemical compound ethylene oxide is manufactured and used in hundreds of facilities across the United States. Linked to lymphoma, leukemia, and breast cancer, the carcinogen is used to sterilize about half of all medical devices in the country. Over the last few years, as evidence of its toxicity has become more clear, regulators have attempted to step up enforcement against ethylene oxide… |
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, Popular Resistance.(2023-03-31). Human Rights Experts Call For Withdrawal Of Biased UN Report.popularresistance.orgAlfred de Zayas, former UN Independent Expert on International Order, has joined other human rights specialists in condemning an "expert" report on Nicaragua published on March 2nd as being unprofessional, biased, incomplete and concocted to justify further coercive sanctions that will damage Nicaragua's economy. Such unilateral coercive measures have been condemned by the General Assembly year after year, most recently in Resolution 77/214 of December 2022 and by the Human Rights Council in Resolution 49/6. | The report, by a "group of experts" selected by the UN Human Rights Council, claims that Nicaragua's gov…
Nyla Samee, Khury Petersen-Smith(2023-03-31). It's time to target gun manufacturers and their deadly profits.peoplesworld.org There is a familiar pattern after the mass shootings that have become a well-known feature of American life. The initial shock and grief give way to demands for greater regulation of gun ownership by Democrats, while Republicans dismiss such measures and blame mental illness instead. But if we actually want to do something about it, …
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-31). Burkina Faso Suspends 'France 24' Over Interviewing Terrorist Group Leader.orinocotribune.comBurkina Faso's transitional authorities decided to suspend France 24 after the news channel interviewed the leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)*. Radio France International (RFI), another French media outlet, was suspended at the end of 2022. | The France 24 news channel has been suspended in Burkina Faso due to an interview with the leader of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the country's transitional authorities announced today. | Burkina Faso "regrets that the head of a terrorist organization such as AQIM, recognized as such by the international community, can benefit fr…
Parva Dubey(2023-03-31). India Makes Way for G20 Summit By Displacing Homeless People.towardfreedom.orgActivists and the affected said current demolitions are part of preparations for the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit that the capital city of New Delhi is preparing to host in September. Past G20 summits had been met with protests from both anti-globalization movements and groups opposing the displacement of society's poorest to make way for a summit venue. Parva Dubey reports from Delhi.
Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post.(2023-03-31). French Streets And American Sofas.popularresistance.orgYou might be Brazilian or Malian or Singaporean, it is remarkable the world over to watch the French explode into the streets of dozens of cities and towns to protest the imperial president residing in Élysée Palace. It is altogether singular to follow the demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron as an American. The French are still citoyens and take to their streets and public squares. Americans long ago cashed in their citizenship to live as consumers—and take to their sofas no matter how abusively political elites treat them, no matter how many wars they start, no matter how corrupt the financial system, n…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-31). Daily Round-up | Saudi Arabia joins SCO & other stories.peoplesdispatch.orgIn today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we look at Saudi Arabia joining SCO; , Chad nationalizes oil assets, US senate repeals Iraq wars' authorizations, and Colombia announces conference to promote Venezuelan dialogue.
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-31). Doctors in Croatia stand up for a better public health system.peoplesdispatch.orgOn March 18, thousands of physicians protested in Croatia's capital Zagreb, following years of misleading promises by the Ministry of Health. The doctors, supported by other health workers and patients, are asking for more investment in the public health system, better staffing policies, and responsible coordination of existing health resources. Urologist Mirjana Livojević and medical student Laura Mayer talk about the reasons behind the protest and the doctors' expectations.
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-31). Former Starbucks head in the hot seat.peoplesdispatch.orgFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testified in front of the US Senate as the company faces huge criticism for union-busting tactics. So far, 293 Starbucks stores across 37 states are unionized…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-31). Pakistan's food crisis continues, 11 die in stampedes.peoplesdispatch.org As inflation in Pakistan crosses 47%, panic has set in among the people. Food prices have soared for the eleventh consecutive month, with shortages of several basic commodities being reported…
Press Associates(2023-03-31). Union: Norfolk Southern drops rail freight conductor elimination plan.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —Beset by heavy criticism from rail unions, safety advocates, Railroad Workers United, and lawmakers, Norfolk Southern Railroad has apparently dropped its plan to eliminate the conductor from all its freight trains, leaving only the engineer. But it's still leaving the option open for further talks with the Smart Union's Transportation Division on what NS …
Robert Inlakesh(2023-03-31). The US Government Admits Sanctions Impact Aid Reaching Syria, Embarrassing MSM.thelastamericanvagabond.comThe US government announced early last month that it would be providing a 6-month long amendment to its sanctions against the Syrian government, in order to ensure that humanitarian aid will not be blocked from reaching victims of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated northern Syria and southern Turkey. This served as an admission that
Ryan Cristián(2023-03-31). Derrick Broze Interview — Former Therapist Accused of Ritualistic Child Abuse Granted 100K Bail.thelastamericanvagabond.comJoining me today is Derrick Broze, here to give us an update in the Utah Ritualized Child Sexual Abuse Investigation, being conducted by Utah County Sheriff's Office, specifically pertaining to David Lee Hamblin, his recent arrest, the subsequent changes of child abuse, and now the surpassingly low bail that was set which allows this individual
Staff(2023-03-31). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, estreno del documental "Supertanqueros: corazón de fuego"mesaredonda.cubadebate.cuLa Mesa redonda estrenará hoy viernes, en su espacio de documentales, el audiovisual Supertanqueros: corazón de fuego, una producción de TV Yumurí dirigida por el periodista Karel Ricardo Roque, que narra cronológicamente las acciones en aras de controlar el incendio de grandes proporciones ocurrido en agosto de 2022 en la Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas.
Staff(2023-03-31). øQué tipo de música consumen los jóvenes en Cuba? (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuEscribir sobre los gustos musicales y ser exactos es prácticamente imposible porque cada persona tiene preferencias distintas. Cada cual es libre de escoger los distintos momentos y lugares para escuchar música. Otras veces, somos víctimas de terceros y nos toca sumergirnos casi por obligación en sus gustos musicales. La mayoría parte del concepto de elegir el playlist acorde al estado de ánimo, el lugar, la compañía, o poner el teléfono en bucle, aleatorio…
Staff(2023-03-31). Cancillería cubana redobla esfuerzos para responder a la creciente demanda de legalización de documentos.cubadebate.cu"El departamento de legalizaciones de la Cancillería de Cuba trabaja ininterrumpidamente, en coordinación con el resto de las entidades involucradas en el proceso de legalización de documentos, en aras de responder a la creciente demanda de este servicio", informó Ernesto Soberón, Director General de Asuntos Consulares y de Cubanos Residentes en el Exterior.
Staff(2023-03-31). Congreso peruano aplaza debate sobre destitución de la presidenta Dina Boluarte.cubadebate.cuEl Congreso de Perú aplazó ayer la decisión de comenzar un proceso formal de moción de vacancia contra la presidenta Dina Boluarte, por su presunta responsabilidad en la muerte de civiles durante las protestas contra de su gobierno y el cuerpo legislativo tras las deposición y arresto del mandatario Pedro Castillo.
Staff(2023-03-31). Cuba lista para participar este sábado en el III Clásico de Atletismo Félix Sánchez.cubadebate.cuUn grupo de corredores encabezado por Roxana Gómez representará a Cuba este sábado en el III Clásico de Atletismo Félix Sánchez 2023, en República Dominicana. Los organizadores confirmaron la presencia de estrellas locales como la subcampeona olímpica de Tokio 2020 en los 400 metros, Marileidy Paulino, junto a Alexander Ogando y Fiordaliza Cofil.
Staff(2023-03-31). Díaz-Canel participa en Pleno de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (+ Video).cubadebate.cuEl primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, asiste al Pleno de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba, que evalúa el contexto económico del país y los retos de la organización para contribuir a transformar el actual escenario, informó la Presidencia en su cuenta en Twitter.
Staff(2023-03-31). Se registran 11 muertos tras una estampida en centro de distribución de alimentos en Pakistán.cubadebate.cuAl menos 11 mujeres y niños murieron en una estampida en un centro de distribución de alimentos de ramadán en Karachi, una ciudad portuaria en el sur de Pakistán, informaron la policía y rescatistas. La estampida ocurrió cuando cientos de mujeres y niños entraron en pánico y comenzaron a empujarse para conseguir alimentos afuera de una fábrica.
Staff(2023-03-31). Trabajar de una manera diferente las problemáticas de la población.cubadebate.cuLos elevados precios de productos y servicios que se manifiestan en la actualidad en el país, fue uno de los asuntos más debatidos durante la reunión del Consejo de Ministros, donde se presentó un conjunto de acciones encaminadas a regular y enfrentar los precios abusivos, un tema que, dijo el Presidente de la República, fue el "más planteado por la población" en los recorridos de los candidatos a diputados de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.
Staff(2023-03-31). Indicted: Trump Faces Criminal Charges in NY; Three Other Investigations into Ex-President Continue.democracynow.org In an unprecedented move, a Manhattan grand jury voted Thursday to indict former President Donald Trump for hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to hide an alleged affair, making Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. While the precise details of the charges are not yet known, the development culminates years of political, business and personal legal troubles for Trump, who still faces three other major investigations. We look at the charges in this case and others that Trump faces, with Ellen Yaroshefsky, who teaches legal ethic…
Staff(2023-03-31). "Stop the Absurd Debate": Parkland Father Calls for Nationwide Education Strike to Demand Gun Reform.democracynow.org In the wake of the mass shooting at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday Republicans "want to see all the facts" before proposing any new gun legislation. Just last week, Manuel Oliver, father of one of 17 people killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was arrested in the Republican-controlled House after he and his wife Patricia spoke out during a subcommittee hearing on the Second Amendment. He joins us to call for a national education strike to push for action on the U.S. gun…
Staff(2023-03-31). Meet the Nashville ER Doctor Who Joined 1,000+ Protesters at Tennessee Capitol Demanding Gun Control.democracynow.org More than a thousand students rallied at the Tennessee state Capitol Thursday to demand gun control, just days after a mass shooting at a Nashville Christian elementary school where three adults and three 9-year-olds were killed. Republicans hold a supermajority in Tennessee's Legislature and have loosened gun restrictions. We speak with Dr. Katrina Green, an emergency physician in Nashville who has lost patients to gun violence and joined in Thursday's protest. "People are angry, and that's part of the reason I went down there, as well," says Green. "Tennessee has become a sta…
Staff(2023-03-31). President Maduro: Half of PDVSA-Crypto Corruption Detainees Confessing, New Detainees in CVG & PDVSA.orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, demanded that the investigatory bodies of the state were to find all resources and assets held by the mafias and groups involved in the recently unveiled corruption network, in order for it to be reinvested into the state and in attention to the Venezuelan population. "They have to guarantee it," he said, "that all the wealth stolen from the people will be found and reinvested." | Maduro called for the resources to be redistributed so that "we can put them into social programs for our people." The announcement was made this Wednesday, March 29, during the opening of the…
Staff(2023-03-31). Barcelona demonstration marks Palestinian Land Day.samidoun.net At the call of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, approximately 60 people gathered on Thursday, 30 March in Barcelona, Catalonia, on the occasion of Palestinian Land Day. This demonstration was an opportunity to affirm the commitment of social movements in the city to the liberation …
Susan Price(2023-03-31). Make Australia part of the solution.greenleft.org.auThe latest IPCC report sends another strong call for governments to leave carbon in the ground. But, as Susan Price reports, Labor is weighing up 116 new coal, oil and gas projects — the equivalent of starting up 215 new coal-fired power stations.
Susan Price(2023-03-31). West Papuan student charged with treason.greenleft.org.auA West Papuan university student was charged with treason for raising the Morning Star flag and calling for a referendum on West Papian independence at a rally last November, reports Susan Price.
Tanupriya Singh(2023-03-31). Reviving regionalism in the age of US decline.peoplesdispatch.orgA new dossier by the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research and Cuba's Center for International Policy Research examines the decline of the US-led "rules-based international order" in favor of a decided shift towards regionalism and internationalism…
Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean.(2023-03-31). Argentina Celebrates 40 Years Of Democracy And Human Rights.popularresistance.orgLast week, Argentina celebrated 40 years of democracy and human rights by hosting the Third World Forum of Human Rights (March 20-24) scheduled in tandem with its National Day of Remembrance for Truth & Justice. The Forum closed with a march and rally on March 24 which marked 47 years since the US-backed military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government on March 24, 1976, and installed the bloodiest dictatorship in the history of #Argentina remained in power until 1983.
The Associated Press(2023-03-31). Mexico: Arrest Orders Issued for 6 in Migrant Detention Center Fire.latinorebels.comA Mexican court issued arrest orders Thursday for six people in connection with the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility this week in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, according to the federal prosecutor leading the investigation.
The Global Research Team(2023-03-31). Global Research Donation Drive.globalresearch.caDear Readers, | We publish pieces by a wide variety of contributors including journalists, scholars, political analysts, historians, ex-military and intelligence personnel, scientists, and environmental experts among others. The publications are not selected in the interest of pushing a specific narrative …
WSWS(2023-03-31). Bank of England points to deep-going financial problems.wsws.orgAccording to the UK central bank, many of the "vulnerabilities" which emerged in previous periods, such as the March 2020 crisis "remain largely unaddressed" and could surface again.
WSWS(2023-03-31). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia.wsws.orgIndia: Uttar Pradesh government sector workers protest sackings; Tamil Nadu government farm workers strike for permanency; Australia: Melton City Council nurses demand higher wages; Offshore shipping workers strike in Western Australia.
WSWS(2023-03-31). Netflix airs docudrama on the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff: Part one.wsws.orgThat major financial players ignored the flashing warning lights and continued to invest with Madoff points to the social psychology of a ruling class so manic in its pursuit of ever-greater personal wealth that it has become blinded by its own greed. More, however, is involved in this sociopathic outlook than subjective personality traits.
Xulio Ríos(2023-03-31). Xi, Sánchez y las agendas de China y España.globalizacion.caApostando por la gestión flexible y creativa de las afinidades comunes, la visita del presidente puede contribuir al relanzamiento bilateral y a la recuperación de cierta estabilidad continental y global. | El próximo encuentro entre el presidente Xi Jinping y Pedro…
Zane McNeill(2023-03-31). The Right Is Weaponizing the Nashville Shooting to Whip Up an Anti-Trans Panic.truthout.org"They are going to kill us," I thought as I saw far right commentators weaponizing information about the Nashville school shooter's identity to push the nation's anti-trans panic into overdrive. It was already terrifying to be trans in a country where there is an ongoing and documented movement to "eliminate openly LGBTQ people from the fabric of society." But now, with Donald Trump Jr. |
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). Israel Attacks Syria's Damascus For Second Time In Less Than 24 Hours (Videos).southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | A series of Israeli airstrikes hit the outskirts of Damascus, early on March 31, marking the second such attack on the Syrian capital in less than 24 hours. | Citing a military source, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes launched "salvos of missiles" at a position near Damascus from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights just after midnight."Syrian air defenses intercepted the missiles and shot down a numb…
Mark Gruenberg(2023-03-31). Chicago Teachers Union slams Vallas's "path of destruction"peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—All through the heated and confrontational Chicago mayoral race, crime seems to have been the top topic in the Windy City, especially for one of the two finalists. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to remind everyone there's another big-ticket issue up for grabs in the April 4 general election: The city's schools. The election is …
Staff(2023-03-31). Razones para denunciar un delito.cubadebate.cuNo hablaré en términos jurídicos ni dictaré sentencias porque eso le toca a la Ley, solo pretendo enumerar las razones que tenemos para denunciar esta sustracción porque nos sentimos estafados. Ellos se llevaron nuestra pasión, nos quitaron nuestra herramienta y puesto de trabajo, frustraron nuestra confianza y lealtad, nos ataron y escupieron las manos amigas que lo ayudaron.
Staff(2023-03-31). 62 SNB: Villa Clara marcha de líder, con tres triunfos.cubadebate.cuEn una maratónica doble jornada que incluyó 16 juegos a siete innings bajo el candente sol de marzo, Villa Clara mostró la nota más alta al ganar sus dos partidos contra Cienfuegos y quedarse como único conjunto con tres triunfos sucesivos en la recién iniciada LXII Serie Nacional de Béisbol. Mañana se jugarán los cuartos juegos de estas subseries particulares.
Staff(2023-03-31). El primer ponchado en Grandes Ligas por la nueva regla de tiempo.cubadebate.cuLas nuevas reglas implementadas por Major League Baseball (MLB) han generado diversas opiniones, pero lo cierto es que ya ha dado inicio una nueva era en el béisbol moderno.De manera oficial con el Opening Day ya se ha iniciado a jugar con, entre otras cosas, el cronometro para agilizar los partidos y recortar su duración. La iniciativa también llega hasta el picheo.
Staff(2023-03-31). Científicos cubanos son premiados por su aporte al desarrollo del país.cubadebate.cuCientíficos cubanos en nombre de sus colectivos recibieron hoy los premios nacionales a la Innovación Tecnológica 2022 y los Especiales 2021 del Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA), por sus resultados de relevancia en el país y en el exterior.
Staff(2023-03-31). Donal Trump es imputado por pagar el silencio de una actriz de cine porno.cubadebate.cuUn gran jurado de Manhattan ha imputado al expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump por pagar el silencio de la actriz porno Stormy Daniels para que no contara su relación con él, según han adelantado medios estadounidenses como el diario The New York Times y la CNN, que citan a fuentes familiarizadas con el caso. Se trata de una decisión sin precedentes.
Staff(2023-03-31). Donal Trump es imputado por pagar en negro a una actriz de cine porno.cubadebate.cuUn gran jurado de Manhattan ha imputado al expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump por pagar el silencio de la actriz porno Stormy Daniels para que no contara su relación con él, según han adelantado medios estadounidenses como el diario The New York Times y la CNN, que citan a fuentes familiarizadas con el caso. Se trata de una decisión sin precedentes.
Staff(2023-03-31). Presidente cubano recibe a miembros del Ejército Popular de Vietnam.cubadebate.cuEl presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, recibió hoy a una delegación del Ejército Popular de Vietnam, según informó el mandatario en su cuenta de Twitter. La misión tiene el propósito de realizar un documental sobre los 60 años de relaciones militares entre las dos naciones, el cual se llamará "dos corazones con un mismo latido", explicó Díaz-Canel.
Staff(2023-03-31). Extienden plazo para importación de plantas eléctricas.cubadebate.cuLa Gaceta Oficial de la República publicó hoy en Edición Extraordinaria la Resolución 61/2023 del Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios que prorroga, hasta el 31 de diciembre del presente año, la importación sin carácter comercial de plantas eléctricas. La normativa es de aplicación a las operaciones que se presenten a despacho de la Aduana General de la República hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2022.
Staff(2023-03-31). Responden organismos a planteamientos de los intelectuales.cubadebate.cuLa atención y respuesta de los Organismos de la Administración Central del Estado (OACE) a los planteamientos en las recientes asambleas provinciales de la UNEAC, como parte también del seguimiento que da la dirección del país a los acuerdos del 9no congreso de los escritores y artistas, ocupó la tarde de este miércoles a representantes de esa Unión.
Staff(2023-03-31). Se registran 11 muertos tras estampida en centro de distribución de alimentos en Pakistán.cubadebate.cuAl menos 11 mujeres y niños murieron en una estampida en un centro de distribución de alimentos de ramadán en Karachi, una ciudad portuaria en el sur de Pakistán, informaron la policía y rescatistas. La estampida ocurrió cuando cientos de mujeres y niños entraron en pánico y comenzaron a empujarse para conseguir alimentos afuera de una fábrica.
Staff(2023-03-31). Carta no leída en la despedida de Carlos Martí.cubadebate.cuPocas veces, y me atrevería a decir que no recuerdo ninguno en nuestras Series Nacionales, se le hace retiro a un mentor. Y mira que han pasado buenos y brillantes. Usted es la excepción no solo por haber sido director ganador, bueno y brillante. Usted es la excepción por haber sido mejor ser humano desde su puesto de timonel. Sin la altanería, prepotencia o suerte de otros.
Staff(2023-03-31). Cuba gana en las urnas y obliga a demostrar que ese eslogan de mejor, es posible.cubadebate.cuTremenda frustración viven todavía los que apostaron a la debacle en las elecciones generales 2023 en Cuba.Y por ahí andan inflados de odio recalcando que es la votación más baja en 60 años, negando los resultados, inventado fraudes, rabiosos porque en el fondo saben que más de un 75 por ciento de asistencia y más de un 70 de voto unido constituyen una victoria rotunda.
WSWS(2023-03-31). IYSSE holds first meeting in Canada on the war in Ukraine and how to stop it.wsws.orgThe IYSSE meeting—part of a series being organized around the world to develop a global working class-led movement against war—went ahead despite the University of Waterloo's attempt to censor it and Ukrainian-Canadian nationalists' attempt to disrupt it.
Jessica Buxbaum, Mintpress News.(2023-03-30). Inside Roger Waters' Battle For Free Speech In Germany.popularresistance.orgRoger Waters is facing pushback from Germany. City authorities have canceled his upcoming concert over claims the Pink Floyd frontman is anti-Semitic. Yet activists say his experience is not an isolated incident when it comes to support for Palestine. | In February, Frankfurt's City Council canceled Waters's concert scheduled for May 28, stating in a press release that the musician "is considered one of the most widely spread anti-Semites in the world." City officials cited Waters' advocacy for a cultural boycott of Israel as one of the reasons for his alleged anti-Semitism. When reached for comment, Frankfurt Ci…
Aarathi Prasad(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Annabel Sowemimo: countering inequities in health care.thelancet.comAnnabel Sowemimo is a community sexual and reproductive health (CSRH) registrar in Leicester, UK, working at the Haymarket Health clinic and Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital. She was born in London to a father who came to England from Nigeria as a medical graduate hoping to become a surgeon, and a mother Sowemimo describes as "an advocate for people", who was a special educational needs teacher and had been raised in 1960s' London in a family of working-class Nigerian migrants.
George Vradenburg(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Health for all requires commitment to healthy ageing.thelancet.comIn a Comment, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasised the "strategic importance of undertaking efforts on human security and universal health coverage [UHC]" during Japan's G7 presidency this year.1 Kishida highlighted three health-related priorities to realise this vision: first, strengthening global health architecture through improved international governance and sustainable financing; second, advancing UHC in…
Jocalyn Clark(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Equity for women in science: the role of gatekeepers.thelancet.comA new book by Cassidy Sugimoto and Vincent Larivière, Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement, is aptly timed given concerns about the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic damaged women's productivity, visibility, and recognition within the research—publishing ecosystem. Equality within systems of knowledge production is not only right, as this book shows, denying such equality is also harmful.
Leila Doshmangir, Roghayeh Khabiri, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Policies to address the impact of an ageing population in Iran.thelancet.comIran is experiencing an acceleration in population ageing, such that in 2022, the proportion of people older than 60 years in Iran exceeded 10% of the total population. At the same time, the population growth rate in Iran is 0 ∑7, the lowest rate during the past 25 years.1 From 2000 onwards, Iran's fertility rate seems to have stabilised and, based on the demographic transition theory, it is not expected to see many changes in the coming years.2 At the top of the challenges related to population, ageing in Iran is the concern of lonely or unmarried older people who live in families with a small household dime…
Marina Romanello, Wenjia Cai, Anthony Costello, Stella Hartinger, Kris Murray, Georgiana Gordon Stratchan(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity — Authors' reply.thelancet.comClimate change is the biggest threat to individual and public health of this century.1 But although no country is immune, people living in low-income settings (which historically contributed the least to the climate crisis) are disproportionately affected.2 Through its annual reports, the Lancet Countdown has exposed the low prioritisation of climate change and health in countries' political agendas and how the failure of high-income countries to deliver a robust response and international climate finance has so far undermined timely action.
Mark E Lindsay, James P Pirruccello, Patrick T Ellinor, Eric J Topol(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Digitising the aorta to prevent dissection.thelancet.comDuring the 2022 FIFA World Cup, there was shock when the talented US sportswriter Grant Wahl died after an aortic dissection. The cause of aortic dissections in young healthy individuals is often a genetic predisposition towards failure of the extracellular matrix, the structure that gives strength to the aortic wall. Dissections of the ascending aorta are associated with high mortality rates and are a leading cause of sudden cardiac death. Despite the severity of the condition, the management of aortic aneurysm and dissection has not changed greatly in decades.
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Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz, Marie-Claire Wangari, Joy K Mugambi(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity.thelancet.comThe 2022 Countdown on health and climate change1 highlighted the impacts of climate change due to human-made disasters on the overall physical and socioeconomic fabric of human life. This Countdown aims to highlight the global experiences but fails to translate the global point of view in terms of the report's authorship.
Olivier Uwishema(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Rwanda's health-care transformation: a case study for war-torn countries.thelancet.comAs the world commemorates the 29th anniversary of Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi people in 1994, now is an excellent moment to reflect on the remarkable progress the country has made in its health-care system. Despite the devastating loss of life and infrastructure in the aftermath of the Tutsi genocide, Rwanda has been able to rebuild its health-care system and provide its citizens with access to quality care. This progress is a powerful lesson for countries in war conflicts and a testament to the resilience and determination of the Rwandan people.
Petteri Muukkonen(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Geography education to help understand discrimination in climate change and health.thelancet.comThilagawathi A Deivanayagam and colleagues1 have highlighted that the effects of climate change are not equally distributed around the world, creating discrimination related to climate change and health. The authors mentioned briefly that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognises education as one way to address this issue.2 However, the problem is so large and multidimensional that it should be answered with cross-disciplinary solutions. The effects of climate change vary across countries and regions due to differences in geography, history, and economic development.
Reinhardt(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] The role of police enforcement in public health emergencies.thelancet.comThe COVID-19 pandemic, which has lasted for nearly 3 years, has killed millions of people worldwide. Globally, during this public health emergency of international concern, the police have played an important role in maintaining social stability and preventing the crisis from further escalating during lockdowns.1 They also partnered with local centres for disease control and prevention (CDC) to track citizens' information to prevent the virus from spreading and conducted crisis communication to keep people away from misinformation.
Richard Horton(2023-04-01). [Comment] Offline: Here is how we avoid collapse.thelancet.comWHO is celebrating health for all on World Health Day (April 7). The agency's messages are important and familiar—that all people deserve good health in a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world; that health is an essential human right; and that universal health coverage is the means to that end. No one could argue with WHO's intentions. But there is an important missing truth. The planet and the life it nurtures are under threat from our own greed, exploitation, and mendacity. Unless the dangers humans have created are addressed, health for all will be nothing more than whimsical fantasy.
Sarah L Chellappa(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Intersectional inequities in academia.thelancet.comGender equality in academia still faces enduring challenges globally, with under-representation of women in leadership and decision-making positions. However, most universities and research institutions actively implement gender equality plans and undertake activities aimed at increasing it. Despite this remarkable progress, intersectionality lags behind. This term, first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, corresponds to the "lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects".
The Lancet(2023-04-01). [Editorial] Nigeria: health as a political prerequisite.thelancet.com1 year ago, we published The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation, which carefully laid out how investing in health would enable Nigeria to fulfil its immense potential and power—in the region, the continent, and on the world stage. The report was led by Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL, London) and written by Nigerians, for Nigerians. The Commission called for health to be placed at the centre of a new social contract, to energise engagement in society, to generate wealth, and ultimately to help inspire a new generation of Nigerians, as the country becomes one of the m…
Richard Horton(2023-04-01). [Comment] Offline: Here is how we avoid collapse.thelancet.comWHO is celebrating health for all on World Health Day (April 7). The agency's messages are important and familiar—that all people deserve good health in a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world; that health is an essential human right; and that universal health coverage is the means to that end. No one could argue with WHO's intentions. But there is an important missing truth. The planet and the life it nurtures are under threat from our own greed, exploitation, and mendacity. Unless the dangers humans have created are addressed, health for all will be nothing more than whimsical fantasy.
Sarah L Chellappa(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Intersectional inequities in academia.thelancet.comGender equality in academia still faces enduring challenges globally, with under-representation of women in leadership and decision-making positions. However, most universities and research institutions actively implement gender equality plans and undertake activities aimed at increasing it. Despite this remarkable progress, intersectionality lags behind. This term, first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, corresponds to the "lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects".
The Lancet(2023-04-01). [Editorial] Nigeria: health as a political prerequisite.thelancet.com1 year ago, we published The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation, which carefully laid out how investing in health would enable Nigeria to fulfil its immense potential and power—in the region, the continent, and on the world stage. The report was led by Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL, London) and written by Nigerians, for Nigerians. The Commission called for health to be placed at the centre of a new social contract, to energise engagement in society, to generate wealth, and ultimately to help inspire a new generation of Nigerians, as the country becomes one of the m…
Yuko Nagasaka(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Japan's role for a peaceful and healthier world.thelancet.comI read Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Comment about Japan's vision for the G7 Hiroshima Summit with great interest.1 However, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also published Comments before the G7 Ise-Shima Summit.
_____(2023-03-31). How Africa is facilitating Multipolar World.journal-neo.org The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (as also Ukraine's NATO allies) has brought some very interesting changes to the international political economy. Whereas this conflict has led Europe — working under immense pressure from the US — to stop its purchase of oil and gas from Russia, it has also allowed Russia to divert […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
Andrea Mazzarino(2023-03-31). America's Callous disregard for its Veterans after the Wars are Over.juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com) — Here's something we seldom focus on when it comes to war, American-style, even during the just-passed 20th anniversary of our disastrous invasion of Iraq: many more soldiers survive armed conflict than die from it. This has been especially so during this country's twenty-first-century War on Terror, which is still playing out in …
Andrés Kogan Valderrama(2023-03-31). Javier Milei y el mito de la Argentina como expotencia mundial.globalizacion.caA solo meses de la elección presidencial en Argentina, el futuro de aquel país, al igual como ha pasado en distintos lugares del mundo, se encuentra amenazado por candidatos de una nueva derecha reaccionaria y negacionista, que con tal de…
Brenda Norrell(2023-03-31). College Withdraws Honorary Degree Due to Vatican Desecration of Mount Graham.indybay.orgSuny Geneseo College bulletin said that a planned honorary degree has been withdrawn for a Vatican planetary scientist because the Vatican is responsible for the telescope long opposed by Apaches on sacred Mount Graham in central Arizona.
Earth Day Santa Cruz(2023-03-31). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day Santa Cruz.indybay.orgDowntown Santa Cruz. Free parking will be available at the County building, located at 701 Ocean St. It is a short walk across the pedestrian bridge to the event.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Major oil, gas players post profit surge.ecns.cnChina's three oil and gas majors, China National Petroleum Corp, China Petrochemical Corp and China National Offshore Oil Corp, all reported their biggest annual net profits ever in 2022, thanks to a global spike in energy prices and rising oil and gas output.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Xi sends warm greetings as Ma visits Wuhan.ecns.cnSong Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official of the Chinese mainland, conveyed warm greetings from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, while meeting on Thursday with Ma Ying-jeou in Wuhan, Hubei province.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Latest round of bulk buying saves patients more money.ecns.cnThe eighth and latest round of the government's centralized medical procurement has resulted in an average price cut of 56 percent for 39 types of medicines, including the antiviral drug Oseltamivir and popular blood pressure therapies.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Construction of new high-speed rail gains traction.ecns.cnState contractors have once again showcased their edge in infrastructure construction with the recent completion of a tunneling project on a major railway under construction.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Beijing earthquake warning system leads nation.ecns.cnBeijing will incorporate earthquake warning systems in major infrastructure and crowded places to minimize potential damage and casualties, according to the city's emergency management bureau.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Regional countries need dialogue to safeguard peace.ecns.cnRegional countries should promote dialogue and cooperation to safeguard peace in the South China Sea and firmly oppose external interference, according to attendees at the Boao Forum for Asia.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Taiwan leader's 'transit' through US protested.ecns.cnProtests opposed to the U.S. visit of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen continued on Thursday in New York City, with many people calling for a focus on economic issues instead of helping to arm Taiwan and agitate for its independence.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China's non-manufacturing PMI up in March.ecns.cnThe purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 58.2 in March, up from 56.3 in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing PMI down in March.ecns.cnThe purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 51.9 in March, down from 52.6 in February, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing sector expands for third straight month.ecns.cnChina's manufacturing sector expanded for the third straight month in March while non-manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in recent years, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Maye Musk enjoys China's sights and hospitality.ecns.cnMaye Musk, mother of Tesla's founder Elon Musk, enjoys her trip to China, saying everyone is kind and friendly via Twitter, Observer network reported on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Hong Kong's offshore renminbi debt market's new issuance surges in 2022.ecns.cnThe offshore renminbi debt market in Hong Kong continued to expand in 2022, with total new issuance increasing by 24 percent year on year to 688 billion yuan, data released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have showed.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). (W.E. Talk) Will Lehman Moment stage again for the U.S.?>.ecns.cnIs this a new Lehman moment that stages again for the U.S.? Will there be another round of financial crisis? Will the whole world bear the consequences? | In the latest W.E. Talk, Josef Gregory Mahoney, professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, and Qu Qiang, fellow researcher at Beijing Foreign Studies University were invited to share their observations.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Chinese premier meets members of BFA board of directors.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang met on Wednesday with Ban Ki-moon, chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), as well as some members of the BFA board of directors, and representatives of the BFA council of advisors as well as strategic partners, in Boao, Hainan Province.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). U.S. Summit for Democracy fans flame of confrontation to tumultuate world.ecns.cnBy convening the second so-called "Summit for Democracy" Tuesday through Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration could further split the world into opposing camps, fanning the flame of ideological confrontation that will only bring more tumult.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Chinese FM meets Dominican counterpart.ecns.cnChinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with his Dominican counterpart Vince Henderson on Thursday in Boao, Hainan Province, and pledged to boost bilateral ties.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Freight train derails in U.S. Minnesota.ecns.cnA train carrying ethanol derailed and several cars erupted in flames early Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota, triggering an evacuation of people living near the crash site.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China launches four Earth-observation satellites.ecns.cnA Long March 2D carrier rocket carrying the PIESAT-1 constellation blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, March 30, 2023.
Editor(2023-03-31). Auto Workers convention lurches towards reversing concessions.mronline.org At the union's Detroit convention this week, hundreds of delegates—often local leaders—signaled they were less ready than the members to welcome the reform leadership. But there was unanimity that it's time to finally recoup the divisive contract concessions granted in the 2007-2009 recession.
Javier Suazo(2023-03-31). Honduras-China: No hay marcha atrás.globalizacion.caLos países de la región centroamericana le apostaron a un tratado de libre comercio con EEUU, el RD-CAFTA, pero todo parece indicar que también le apostarán a tratados bilaterales de comercio con China, aunque el objetivo estratégico buscado no sea…
Juan J. Paz y Miño Cepeda(2023-03-31). Americanismo decadente para el siglo XXI.globalizacion.caA 200 años de su proclamación, la Doctrina Monroe es insostenible y está en crisis. | Hace 200 años América Latina era la región del continente que iniciaba una nueva época histórica entre las independencias anticoloniales y la construcción de los…
Keith McHenry(2023-03-31). April Fools Day March to End Homelessness.indybay.orgOne of the agenda items at the weekly Food Not Bombs meeting was that morning's Lookout story "In the Public Interest: A new law-and-order approach to homelessness in Santa Cruz?"
Kerry Smith(2023-03-31). Justice for Aubrey Donahue.greenleft.org.auVigils and protests for Aubrey Donahue are being held in Western Australia and Queensland following the police killing of the 27-year-old man from Mareeba, east of Cairns. Kerry Smith reports.
Minnesota Reformer(2023-03-31). Solar and Wind to Supply 16% of US Electricity this Year, But some States are in the Vanguard.juancole.com By: By Robert Zullo — Despite supply-chain problems amid the lingering effects of the pandemic, 2022 saw major increases in solar and wind power in the United States, though that growth varied by state, according to a report released last month by a nonprofit focused on climate change. Nationally, electricity generated from solar and …
Nathan Taylor(2023-03-31). Mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Fires Up Environmentalist Wrath.indybay.orgWhile the mountains in general, and Mont Blanc in particular, are now being forced to rethink their future and their economic activities in a context of accelerated climate change, some municipalities seem to be taking these considerations rather lightly.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgWorld TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgConsuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-31). Daily Round-up | Saudi Arabia joins SCO & other stories.peoplesdispatch.orgIn today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we look at Saudi Arabia joining SCO; , Chad nationalizes oil assets, US senate repeals Iraq wars' authorizations, and Colombia announces conference to promote Venezuelan dialogue.
Staff(2023-03-31). President Maduro: Half of PDVSA-Crypto Corruption Detainees Confessing, New Detainees in CVG & PDVSA.orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, demanded that the investigatory bodies of the state were to find all resources and assets held by the mafias and groups involved in the recently unveiled corruption network, in order for it to be reinvested into the state and in attention to the Venezuelan population. "They have to guarantee it," he said, "that all the wealth stolen from the people will be found and reinvested." | Maduro called for the resources to be redistributed so that "we can put them into social programs for our people." The announcement was made this Wednesday, March 29, during the opening of the…
Susan Price(2023-03-31). Make Australia part of the solution.greenleft.org.auThe latest IPCC report sends another strong call for governments to leave carbon in the ground. But, as Susan Price reports, Labor is weighing up 116 new coal, oil and gas projects — the equivalent of starting up 215 new coal-fired power stations.
Susan Price(2023-03-31). West Papuan student charged with treason.greenleft.org.auA West Papuan university student was charged with treason for raising the Morning Star flag and calling for a referendum on West Papian independence at a rally last November, reports Susan Price.
Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean.(2023-03-31). Argentina Celebrates 40 Years Of Democracy And Human Rights.popularresistance.orgLast week, Argentina celebrated 40 years of democracy and human rights by hosting the Third World Forum of Human Rights (March 20-24) scheduled in tandem with its National Day of Remembrance for Truth & Justice. The Forum closed with a march and rally on March 24 which marked 47 years since the US-backed military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government on March 24, 1976, and installed the bloodiest dictatorship in the history of #Argentina remained in power until 1983.
WSWS(2023-03-31). Bank of England points to deep-going financial problems.wsws.orgAccording to the UK central bank, many of the "vulnerabilities" which emerged in previous periods, such as the March 2020 crisis "remain largely unaddressed" and could surface again.
Xulio Ríos(2023-03-31). Xi, Sánchez y las agendas de China y España.globalizacion.caApostando por la gestión flexible y creativa de las afinidades comunes, la visita del presidente puede contribuir al relanzamiento bilateral y a la recuperación de cierta estabilidad continental y global. | El próximo encuentro entre el presidente Xi Jinping y Pedro…
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). Israel Attacks Syria's Damascus For Second Time In Less Than 24 Hours (Videos).southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | A series of Israeli airstrikes hit the outskirts of Damascus, early on March 31, marking the second such attack on the Syrian capital in less than 24 hours. | Citing a military source, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes launched "salvos of missiles" at a position near Damascus from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights just after midnight."Syrian air defenses intercepted the missiles and shot down a numb…
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). Sweden Supplied BILL 2 Anti-Tank Missiles To Ukraine In Secret.southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Sweden has supplied unknown quantities of its RBS 56B BILL 2 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to Kiev forces in secret. | On March 28, a photo showing a Ukrainian service member with a BILL 2 launcher surfaced online. It is still unclear where or when the photo was taken. | The BILL 2 is an upgraded version of the original RBS 56 ATGM that was developed by Sweden Saab Bofors Dynamics. The missile has a semi-automatic command to line-of-sight guidance…
Anonymous669(2023-03-31). U.S. Acknowledges Six Service Members Were Wounded In Recent Northeastern Syria Attacks.southfront.org A HH-60 helicopter prepares to land during a medical evacuation exercise within the 55km deconfliction zone in Syria, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | Six United States service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries as a result of recent Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that…
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Bytedance owned app gains U.S. popularity.ecns.cnBytedance owned lifestyle-sharing platform Lemon8 hits the US App Store's top 10 downloaded apps this week amid ban discussions of Bytedance's Tik Tok, surpassing Youtube, WhatsApp, Gmail and Facebook.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Comicomment: U.S. summit makes a mockery of democracy.ecns.cnThe United States, with its tattered version of "American-style democracy," hosted the second so-called "Summit for Democracy" this week. However, the country is plagued by chronic issues such as money in politics, racial discrimination, gun and police violence, and wealth polarization. Human rights legislation and justice have suffered an extreme regression, further undermining the basic rights and freedoms of the American people.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region sees growth in foreign trade in Jan-Feb.ecns.cnThe Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw its foreign trade increase by 6 percent year on year to 783.15 billion yuan (around 113.97 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2023, said customs of Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei Province.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China continues zero tariffs on coal imports.ecns.cnChina's policy move that continues to implement zero tariffs on coal imports until the end of this year is expected to keep the energy supply stable and help lower costs for companies that rely on the use of imported coals, a finance official said.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Major projects worth over 500 bln yuan start in central China.ecns.cnCentral China's Hunan Province on Thursday launched 1,158 major projects with a total investment of 522.1 billion yuan (about 75.98 billion U.S. dollars), according to the provincial government.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing sector ranks world's first for 13 consecutive years.ecns.cnThe added value of China's manufacturing sector accounted for nearly 30 percent of the global total in 2022, ranking first in the world for 13 consecutive years, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Politicizing trade, tech issue will eventually backfire: Chinese FM.ecns.cnTo politicize, instrumentalize and weaponize trade and tech issues and destabilize the global industrial and supply chains will benefit no one and will eventually backfire, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Japanese FM to begin two-day China visit.ecns.cnJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang from Saturday to Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Japanese FM to visit China.ecns.cnAt the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China from April 1 to 2, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Chinese telescope LAMOST reaches new milestone in spectral data.ecns.cnThe Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) has become the world's first sky survey telescope to release more than 22 million spectra, said the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC).
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). Unique water Yardang landform in Qinghai.ecns.cnLying in the Qaidam Basin, the Wusute Yadan Geological Park is home to a unique landscape which consists of wind-eroded rocks known as yardangs.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China launches Yaogan-34 04 remote sensing satellite.ecns.cnThis remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
ecns.cn(2023-03-31). China launches new Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite.ecns.cnChina successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2: 27 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday.
Editor(2023-03-31). Reagan's Treason, Two Bushes and the $23 Million Payoff.scheerpost.com By Greg Palast / CounterPunch Last week, a Texas pol, Ben Barnes, confessed that he was personally involved—and therefore an eyewitness to—high treason: The Ronald Reagan campaign's successful secret deal with the Iranian government to hold 52 Americans hostages so that Reagan could defeat Jimmy Carter. Reagan's skanky deal worked. In 1980, Carter's failure to …
Editor(2023-03-31). The European Union's Digital Trade Rules: Undermining European Policy to Rein in Big Tech.scheerpost.com By Deborah James / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Executive Summary This report shows how Big Tech companies are working to constrain the ability of EU democratic bodies to regulate their activities in the public interest through "trade" agreements, which are binding and permanent. Digitalization is the defining economic transformation of our time. …
Mike Walter(2023-03-31). The Heat: Boao Forum 2023.america.cgtn.com Global leaders are in China for the Boao Economic Forum, as the world looks to China to drive economic growth. The Boao Economic Forum started in 2001 as a way to discuss the global economy. This year is the first since 2020 where the forum …
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-31). Doctors in Croatia stand up for a better public health system.peoplesdispatch.orgOn March 18, thousands of physicians protested in Croatia's capital Zagreb, following years of misleading promises by the Ministry of Health. The doctors, supported by other health workers and patients, are asking for more investment in the public health system, better staffing policies, and responsible coordination of existing health resources. Urologist Mirjana Livojević and medical student Laura Mayer talk about the reasons behind the protest and the doctors' expectations.
Staff(2023-03-31). øQué tipo de música consumen los jóvenes en Cuba? (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuEscribir sobre los gustos musicales y ser exactos es prácticamente imposible porque cada persona tiene preferencias distintas. Cada cual es libre de escoger los distintos momentos y lugares para escuchar música, y la mayoría parte del concepto de elegir el playlist acorde al estado de ánimo, en bucle, aleatorio…
Staff(2023-03-31). Razones para denunciar un delito.cubadebate.cuNo hablaré en términos jurídicos ni dictaré sentencias porque eso le toca a la Ley, solo pretendo enumerar las razones que tenemos para denunciar esta sustracción porque nos sentimos estafados. Ellos se llevaron nuestra pasión, nos quitaron nuestra herramienta y puesto de trabajo, frustraron nuestra confianza y lealtad, nos ataron y escupieron las manos amigas que lo ayudaron.
Staff(2023-03-31). 62 SNB: Villa Clara marcha de líder, con tres triunfos.cubadebate.cuEn una maratónica doble jornada que incluyó 16 juegos a siete innings bajo el candente sol de marzo, Villa Clara mostró la nota más alta al ganar sus dos partidos contra Cienfuegos y quedarse como único conjunto con tres triunfos sucesivos en la recién iniciada LXII Serie Nacional de Béisbol. Mañana se jugarán los cuartos juegos de estas subseries particulares.
Staff(2023-03-31). El primer ponchado en Grandes Ligas por la nueva regla de tiempo.cubadebate.cuLas nuevas reglas implementadas por Major League Baseball (MLB) han generado diversas opiniones, pero lo cierto es que ya ha dado inicio una nueva era en el béisbol moderno.De manera oficial con el Opening Day ya se ha iniciado a jugar con, entre otras cosas, el cronometro para agilizar los partidos y recortar su duración. La iniciativa también llega hasta el picheo.
Staff(2023-03-31). Donal Trump es imputado por pagar el silencio de una actriz de cine porno.cubadebate.cuUn gran jurado de Manhattan ha imputado al expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump por pagar el silencio de la actriz porno Stormy Daniels para que no contara su relación con él, según han adelantado medios estadounidenses como el diario The New York Times y la CNN, que citan a fuentes familiarizadas con el caso. Se trata de una decisión sin precedentes.
Staff(2023-03-31). Donal Trump es imputado por pagar en negro a una actriz de cine porno.cubadebate.cuUn gran jurado de Manhattan ha imputado al expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump por pagar el silencio de la actriz porno Stormy Daniels para que no contara su relación con él, según han adelantado medios estadounidenses como el diario The New York Times y la CNN, que citan a fuentes familiarizadas con el caso. Se trata de una decisión sin precedentes.
Staff(2023-03-31). Extienden plazo para importación de plantas eléctricas.cubadebate.cuLa Gaceta Oficial de la República publicó hoy en Edición Extraordinaria la Resolución 61/2023 del Ministerio de Finanzas y Precios que prorroga, hasta el 31 de diciembre del presente año, la importación sin carácter comercial de plantas eléctricas. La normativa es de aplicación a las operaciones que se presenten a despacho de la Aduana General de la República hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2022.
Staff(2023-03-31). Responden organismos a planteamientos de los intelectuales.cubadebate.cuLa atención y respuesta de los Organismos de la Administración Central del Estado (OACE) a los planteamientos en las recientes asambleas provinciales de la UNEAC, como parte también del seguimiento que da la dirección del país a los acuerdos del 9no congreso de los escritores y artistas, ocupó la tarde de este miércoles a representantes de esa Unión.
Staff(2023-03-31). Carta no leída en la despedida de Carlos Martí.cubadebate.cuPocas veces, y me atrevería a decir que no recuerdo ninguno en nuestras Series Nacionales, se le hace retiro a un mentor. Y mira que han pasado buenos y brillantes. Usted es la excepción no solo por haber sido director ganador, bueno y brillante. Usted es la excepción por haber sido mejor ser humano desde su puesto de timonel. Sin la altanería, prepotencia o suerte de otros.
Staff(2023-03-31). Cuba gana en las urnas y obliga a demostrar que ese eslogan de mejor, es posible.cubadebate.cuTremenda frustración viven todavía los que apostaron a la debacle en las elecciones generales 2023 en Cuba.Y por ahí andan inflados de odio recalcando que es la votación más baja en 60 años, negando los resultados, inventado fraudes, rabiosos porque en el fondo saben que más de un 75 por ciento de asistencia y más de un 70 de voto unido constituyen una victoria rotunda.
_____(2023-03-30). Cancer as Weapon: Sowing Battlefields With Depleted Uranium.strategic-culture.orgWith the UK's unconscionable decision to send Depleted Uranium ammunition to Ukraine, it's perhaps useful to revisit the environmental and health consequences of the US's widespread use of such weapons in Iraq and Kuwait during the first Gulf War. This short essay is adapted from my book, Been Brown So Long It Looked Like Green to Me: the Politics of Nature.
_____(2023-03-30). 'Divide and Rule' Becomes 'Unite and Cooperate' When Xi, Putin, Raisi, Farhan Al-Saud et al Set the New Global Rules.strategic-culture.orgWe are yet to mull and muse as to how China has succeeded in bringing peace to the two countries which the USA has always tried to drive a wedge in between. | After it agreed with Saudi Arabia in December 2022 to purchase its oil in Chinese yuan and not only in dollars any more, and while Russia has also been cooperating with Saudi Arabia with great success as regards the oil business and with Iran, too within the Shanghai Organization for Cooperation (SCO) together with China, China has managed to clinch a historic reconciliation of Iran and Saudi Arabia despite the unrelenting efforts by the USA to wreak havoc…
_____(2023-03-30). The Banality of Biden's Advisers — Ray McGovern.strategic-culture.orgBy Ray McGovern | Danger: President Joe Biden's sophomores running U.S. foreign policy today live in a dream world on the verge of becoming a nightmare. The nightmare — military confrontation with both Russia and China — now looms. | It is scary enough that Biden seems to be out of it. Scarier still is the reality that his advisers appear to be oblivious to the tectonic-change implications of Russia-China entente. Blinded by the illusion of US"exceptionalism," they may have to learn the hard way. The nightmare into which they are sleep-walking may be the last nightmare for pretty much all on this p…
_____(2023-03-30). The Capital of the Multipolar World: A Moscow Diary.strategic-culture.orgIn Moscow you feel no crisis. No effects of sanctions. No unemployment. No homeless people in the streets. Minimal inflation. | How sharp was good ol' Lenin, prime modernist, when he mused, "there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". This global nomad now addressing you has enjoyed the privilege of spending four astonishing weeks in Moscow at the heart of an historical crossroads — culminating with the Putin-Xi geopolitical game-changing summit at the Kremlin. | To quote Xi, "changes that haven't been seen in 100 years" do have a knack of affecting us all in more way…
a guest author(2023-03-30). Argentina: A 47 años del golpe criminal del 1976 siguen intactas la memoria y la lucha.workers.org Buenos Aires, decenas de miles de manifestantes llenaron las calles el 24 de marzo. Resumen Latinoamericano 24 de marzo de 2023 — Decenas de miles de manifestantes se concentraron en Plaza de Mayo este 24 de marzo por la tarde. La movilización independiente convocada por el Encuentro Memoria, Verdad y . . . |
a guest author(2023-03-30). New winds are blowing from China.workers.org New Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, one of those the imperialist media calls a 'Wolf Warrior.' By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein* March 21, 2023 — On March 7, during a press conference held within the framework of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, the recently appointed . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-03-30). Call for June 3 action for prison reform.workers.org Credit: by Kevin Caplicki for Justseeds.org Calling all activists, protesters and supporters to join us in refusing to move on June 3, until prison and education reform has been accomplished. This is a call to action for all Pennsylvania prisoners and supporters. We encourage every person incarcerated throughout the country . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-03-30). Germany: Warning strike turns up the steam.workers.org By Arnold Schà∂lzel The author is a former editor of the German newspaper junge Welt, where this article was published March 27. Translation: John Catalinotto Railroad and Transport Workers rally by the main train station in Bremen, Germany, March 25, 2023, for strike action. A foretaste of the depth of . . . |
Amiad Horowitz(2023-03-30). Useful Nazis? The rehabilitation of fascists is happening again.peoplesworld.org In April 1945, the Soviet Army invaded Berlin, the then-capital of Nazi Germany. After weeks of battle, the German government surrendered, and Germany was divided into four occupation zones, (American, British, French, and Soviet). In the Soviet Zone, which was situated in eastern Germany, a program of "de-Nazification" immediately began. Members of Hitler's Nazi Party …
Amy Goodman(2023-03-30). Former Starbucks Worker Describes Being Fired After He Helped Organize Union.truthout.orgWe speak with Jaysin Saxton, one of the witnesses who testified at the Senate hearing Wednesday on Starbucks' union-busting record. Saxton was a former Starbucks shift manager, fired after leading the union drive at a store in Augusta, Georgia. He tells Democracy Now! he and fellow workers were motivated to organize their store to address the "insane" working conditions… |
Amy Nagopaleen(2023-03-30). Anti-LGBTQ Parents Bill of Rights Is a Cruel Attack on Our Kids and Our Schools.truthout.orgRepublican lawmakers in Congress are unleashing their hate on families like mine nationwide, all while speaking disingenuous words about "parents' rights." As a queer parent with a trans partner and a child in public school, I have a visceral understanding that the "Parents Bill of Rights Act" passed by the U.S. House on March 24 has nothing to do with empowering parents, and everything to do with… |
Ann Brown(2023-03-30). FBI Indicts 16 East Cleveland Police Officers for Civil Rights Violations.moguldom.comA total of 16 current and former East Cleveland police officers have been indicted in the past six-and-a-half months for civil rights violations. Among the 16 who were indicted by the FBI is former police chief Scott Gardner, who was indicted in September on several counts of theft and fraud. East Cleveland, Ohio, is nine …
Ann Brown(2023-03-30). Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Is Running For Mayor Of Houston: Did She Drop HR40 Reparations Study Bill?moguldom.comCongresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has represented Texas's 18th congressional district since 1995. Now, the 73-year-old politician says she will run for mayor of Houston. Texas's 18th district includes much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area. That announcement makes some wonder what will happen to the reparations study bill she sponsored, H.R.40. The crowded …
Anonymous103(2023-03-30). Calculated Exoneration: Command Responsibility and War Crimes in Afghanistan.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Being the scapegoat of tribal lore cast out with the heavy weight of sins remains a popular political motif. Supposedly noble soldiers, by way of example, are punished for not adhering to the rules of war. In breaching the codes of killing and the protocols of acceptable murder, they are banished from a realm supposedly wrapped in law. In doing so, commanding officers, policy makers and politicians are left, purified, their dirt shed. | In…
Anonymous103(2023-03-30). Former CIA Officer Urges US To Make Zelensky Drop Claims On Crimea And Donbass.southfront.org Illustrative ImageZelensky admits Ukrainians are on the brink of war weariness. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The US should bluntly tell Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kiev will eventually have to accept territorial concessions, former CIA Counterterrorism Center chief Robert Grenier said. This comes as Zelensky admitted that his people are becoming weary of conflict."The time is fast approaching when a se…
Anonymous103(2023-03-30). Military Situation In Donbass On March 30, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army captured several new buildings in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Up to 310 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 howitzer and 2 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 340 Ukrainian servicemen, 9 motor vehicles and 6 armored vehicles we…
Anonymous103(2023-03-30). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 30, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed a Buk-M1 SAM system near Grebennikovka in Sumy; | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depots of the AFU near Kherson; | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depots of the AFU near Zaliznichnoye village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakh…
Anonymous669(2023-03-30). HTS Militants Attack Syrian Army Positions In Western Aleppo.southfront.org File image. | On March 30, al-Qeada-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, announced that its militants had carried out yet another attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). | The attack targeted military positions located in the outskirts of the town of Basratun in the western countryside of Aleppo. | Syrian pro-government news sources said that the SAA repelled the attack on the town and targeted HTS's miliants with artillery. | Meanwh…
Anonymous669(2023-03-30). Iraqi Security Forces Foil Attack On U.S.-Led Coalition Supply Convoy.southfront.org File image. | Early on March 30, Iraqi security forces foiled an attempt to attack a convoy moving supplies for the United States-led coalition. | Security forces uncovered and dismantled an improvised explosive device (IED) that was planted on the side of a strategic highway that links the cities of al-Diwaniyah, the capital of al-Qadisiyyah province, and the city of al-Hillah, the capital of the Babylon province, in the country's southern region. | The Sabreen News channel on Telegram, which is clo…
Anonymous669(2023-03-30). New Israeli Attack On Damascus Leaves Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded (Videos).southfront.org An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | Early on March 30, a series of Israeli airstrikes hit the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. | A military source told the state-run agency that Israeli warplanes launched several missiles at the capital from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights. Syrian air defenses confronted the missiles and shot down some of them,…
Anonymous669(2023-03-30). Russia Deployed Air Defense, Radars & Ballistic Missiles At Key Northeastern Syria Base — Report.southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Syrian Ministry of Defense. | The Russian military has deployed air defense, radars and ballistic missile systems at a key base in Syria's northeastern region, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on March 27. | The base in question is an airfield located near the town of Sarrin in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, which is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Russian military took over the base in 2019…
Anonymous669(2023-03-30). Russian Army Says Its Intercepted Ukrainian Grom-2 Tactical Ballistic Missile.southfront.org The Grom-2 launcher during a military parade in honor of the Independence Day of Ukraine in 2018. By spoilt.exile via Wikimedia. | Russian air defenses have intercepted a Ukraine Grom-2 tactical ballistic missile for the first time, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on March 30."During the day, one Grom-2 operational-tactical missile, three HIMARS multiple rocket launchers were intercepted, and two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Novoand…
Barry Sheppard(2023-03-30). United States: The new banking crisis.greenleft.org.auThe United States is hoping to stave off a general collapse of the currency system, writes Barry Sheppard. This threat gives the capitalist class extortion power to insist that the government bail out the big banks.
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-03-30). US Threatened To Invade International Criminal Court.popularresistance.orgMany countries in the Global South have denounced the International Criminal Court as a neocolonial institution, biased in favor of the West. Its leadership has been dominated by Europeans, and as of 2016, only Africans had been brought to trial at the court. | In a rare point of agreement, the United States has also opposed the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its inception. The US is not a member of the ICC, and Washington has even imposed sanctions on its top officials and threatened to arrest judges and prosecutors. | In fact, when the court first opened in the Netherlands in 2002, the United States p…
Ben Norton(2023-03-30). Mexico's AMLO calls out US 'oligarchy' at Biden's 'democracy' summit.geopoliticaleconomy.comMexico's leftist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used the US government's "Summit for Democracy" to indirectly call out Washington's hypocrisy: "The oligarchy reigns with the faàßade of democracy", he said, calling for "greater equality" and "separation of economic and political power".
Brittani Banks(2023-03-30). Why EU Strategic Autonomy Apart from the U.S. Is Currently Impossible.independentmediainstitute.orgAmong the wreckage the riots that have convulsed Paris may leave in their wake include President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform; Macron's ability to effectively govern for the next four years; and, quite possibly, the Fifth Republic itself. As The New York Times reported in March, protesters have been heard chanting, "Paris Rise Up…We decapitated Louis …
Brittani Banks(2023-03-30). Why Ukraine Is Increasingly a Nuclear Headache for World Powers.independentmediainstitute.orgOn March 20, 2023, the British government confirmed it would supply Ukrainian forces with tank shells made with depleted uranium, which can "penetrate tanks and armor more easily due to its density and other physical properties." The affair quickly reignited Western and Russian efforts to shape the global narrative regarding nuclear weaponry in the Ukraine …
Caitlin Johnstone.(2023-03-30). Imagine If All Officials Were Interrogated By Reporters Like This.popularresistance.orgA fascinating exchange took place at a UN press briefing the other day between China Global Television Network's Xu Dezhi and the UN's Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq about the US military occupation of Syria. The exchange is interesting both for the wild pro-US bias shown by a UN official, and for the way it illustrates how much truth can be exposed when journalists do what they're supposed to do in the press gallery. | Xu, who has done on-the-ground reporting in Syria in the past, asked Haq some challenging questions about an attack on a US military base in eastern Syria last week which…
Chris Walker(2023-03-30). 19 Protesters Arrested as Kentucky Republicans Override Veto of Anti-Trans Bill.truthout.orgRepublican lawmakers in Kentucky have overridden a veto from Gov. Andy Beshear (D) to pass a bill targeting trans children that LGBTQ advocates have described as one of the worst pieces of anti-trans legislation in the country. Republicans, who have supermajorities in both houses of the Kentucky legislature, overrode the veto of Senate Bill 150 on Wednesday. The Senate passed the override by a… |
Chris Walker(2023-03-30). Ginni Thomas Raised Nearly $600,000 in Anonymous Funds for Right-Wing Group.truthout.orgA group once led by far right activist Ginni Thomas, spouse of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations to oppose progressive cultural causes, a new report from The Washington Post details. From 2019 until the start of 2022, fledgling right-wing group Crowdsourcing for Culture and Liberty received funds through a "fiscal sponsorship" — an arrangement… |
Chris Walker(2023-03-30). Missouri GOP Seeks to Eliminate All Funding for Public Libraries in State Budget.truthout.orgMissouri's Republican-led House of Representatives has given initial approval to a state budget that would strip libraries of state funding in what appears to be retaliation for a lawsuit filed by librarians seeking to overturn a law expanding book bans in schools. Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage), chair of the House Budget Committee, proposed eliminating all funding for public libraries in the state… |
Christos Avramidis(2023-03-30). Massive anti-government protests sweep Greece after train crash kills 57 people.therealnews.com On Feb. 28, 2023, two trains traveling along the same track collided in Greece, killing 57 people—many of them students in their teens and 20s returning home from university in Athens. The deaths of 11 workers in the crash sparked two 24-hour strikes from the railway unions, followed by demonstrations across the country that have lasted for weeks and mobilized tens of thousands of people. Workers blame the crash on a lack of properly functioning safety and communication systems, as well as severe understaffing and underfunding of the railways—all originating from "Troika" (EU, IMF, and ECB) stru…
Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report.(2023-03-30). Peru: Rosalino Flores's Death And Comuneros Win Land Struggle.popularresistance.orgPerú continues to face crises upon crises over 100 days since the coup regime ousted democratically elected President Pedro Castillo. The masses have remained mobilized in the streets and delegations from various regions throughout the country continue coming to the capital city to overturn this dictatorship, as well as to reinforce their local struggles and blockades. Despite a long battle in the hospital, a young person lost his life at the hands of this regime. This past Friday also marked the victory of an indigenous campesino community in Cusco from being evicted from their ancestral lands.
Critical Point(2023-03-30). Stop Dirty Banks at Wells Fargo Headquarters.indybay.org2 min mp4 video | A coalition of environmental groups came together to tell Wells Fargo to stop funding the oil industry in order to save the planet on March 21.
Dana Sanchez(2023-03-30). Real Estate Developer Shares His Process And Priorities In Buying, Developing Real Estate.moguldom.comSean Sweeney, a developer of apartment buildings in Minneapolis, where almost a quarter of the population is Black or bi-racial, shared secrets of what works for him in real estate development in a recent Twitter thread. Become an expert and move quickly, Sweeney told his 54,400 Twitter followers. "Staying squarely in our zone of competence …
darraghcoffey(2023-03-30). Dartmoor and the Right to Wild Camp: Whigs and Hunters for the 21st Century?ukhumanrightsblog.com "The principal issue in this case is whether section 10(1) of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 ("the 1985 Act") confers on the public a right not only to walk or ride a horse on the commons but also to camp there overnight." This is the beguilingly simple opening to the judgment of Sir Julian Flaux …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-30). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Damascus, Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded.news.antiwar.comIsraeli airstrikes hit Damascus early Thursday morning and wounded two Syrian soldiers, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. The report said explosions were heard in Damascus at 1: 30 am, and a Syrian military source said Syrian air defenses were "confronting hostile targets." Besides the two wounded soldiers, material damage was reported as well. The Israeli …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-30). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Damascus for Second Night in a Row.news.antiwar.comIsraeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus early Friday morning for the second day in a row, marking the fifth time in March that Israel bombed Syria. Syria's state news agency SANA reported that Syrian air defenses "intercepted hostile targets" in the airspace of Damascus. There was no mention of any casualties or damage …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-30). Milley Says the US Should Attack Iran's IRGC Quds Force.news.antiwar.comChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told Congress on Wednesday that the US should be targeting Iran's Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), following a drone attack in Syria that killed a US contractor. "We do know that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard [Corps], and specifically their …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-30). Russia Says It Will Keep Notifying US of Missile Tests.news.antiwar.comRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Thursday that Russia will continue notifying the US of its missile tests despite its suspension of New START, the last nuclear arms control treaty remaining between Washington and Moscow. Earlier this week, the US said it would stop sharing New START data with Russia since Moscow suspended its …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-30). Taiwan, China Must Do Everything to Avoid War: Former President Ma.news.antiwar.comFormer Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou told a Chinese official Thursday that Beijing and Taipei must do everything possible to avoid a war. Ma met with Song Tao, the head of China's Taiwan Affairs Office, in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Ma arrived in China on Monday, making him the first former or sitting Taiwanese leader …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-30). Turkey's Parliament Ratifies Finland's NATO Membership.news.antiwar.comThe Turkish parliament on Thursday unanimously ratified Finland's NATO membership, clearing the final hurdle to Helsinki joining the Western military alliance. Finland's ascension into NATO significantly expands the alliance's territory on Russia's border, as the Finnish-Russian border is over 800 miles long. The Russian military has plans to expand its presence in the region in …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-30). World Court Rules US Illegally Froze Some Iranian Assets.news.antiwar.comThe UN's top court on Thursday ruled that the US violated international law by freezing assets owned by Iranian companies. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Washington to pay compensation to Tehran, but the amount has yet to be determined, and the court has no way of enforcing its rulings. Iran brought the case …
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Underage pregnancies to be reported.ecns.cnHospitals in some Chinese cities are being required to report pregnancies involving girls under the age of 14 to law enforcement.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China's certainty a mainstay of world peace, development: premier.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang said Thursday that in uncertain events, China's certainty is a mainstay that safeguards world peace and development, a fact that was true in the past, and even more so in the future and at present.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Survey shows Chinese level of trust in gov't tops global list.ecns.cnAmong Chinese citizens interviewed by Edelman, a leading global public relations consultancy, 89 percent said that they trust their government, which is the highest percentage of all the countries surveyed, China Daily reported Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Chinese economy to maintain steady, sustained growth: premier.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang said Thursday that we have the confidence and ability to advance the Chinese economy to break waves, maintain steady and sustained growth and make greater contribution to world economic development.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China's 5G dividends have broad prospect: vice minister.ecns.cnThe dividends yielded by China's 5G technology have a broad prospect, while the goals and technologies of 6G is in research stage, according to Wang Jiangping, vice minister of industry and information technology on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Chinese premier urges opposing 'clash of civilizations' and ideological confrontation.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday called for upholding mutual respect and trust, openness and inclusiveness, respecting other countries' independently-chosen development paths, and opposing the narrative of "clash of civilizations" and ideological confrontation.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). 'Devil's Eye' – Aiken Spring in Qinghai.ecns.cnAerial view of Aiken Spring, also called the "Devil's Eye" in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Emerald Lake shines on Qaidam Basin in Qinghai.ecns.cnEmerald Lake covering an area of more than 26 square kilometers was formed by many years of mining, leaving a high concentration of salt called brine.
Eco Central(2023-03-30). The Devastating Environmental Side Effects of the Electric Car Boom.globalresearch.caFirst published on August 7 2020 | The United Nations (U.N.) announced in August 2020 that the electric car boom will result in a number of devastating ecological side effects for the planet. | While the shift to electric cars reflects ongoing …
Editor(2023-03-30). The Indigenous People, again.mronline.org It is not strange that the US, Canada, and Australia do not sympathize with the Palestinians because they themselves were settlers too who wiped out whole cultures and confiscated their land.
Editor(2023-03-30). America's Remarkable Unwillingness to Support Its Veterans.scheerpost.com Andrea Mazzarino explores how so many of the American military personnel dispatched to fight it and the rest of the disastrous Global War on Terror have suffered until this very day, while this country largely turned its back, leaving them in the lurch.
Editor(2023-03-30). FDA Approval of Over-the-Counter Narcan Is an Important Step in the Effort to Combat the US Opioid Crisis.scheerpost.com By Lucas Berenbrok, Janice L. Pringle and Joni Carroll / The Conversation On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the 4-milligram nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can quickly counteract an opioid overdose. The FDA's greenlighting of over-the-counter naloxone means that it will be available for …
Editor(2023-03-30). Patrick Lawrence: French Streets and American Sofas.scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost You might be Brazilian or Malian or Singaporean, it is remarkable the world over to watch the French explode into the streets of dozens of cities and towns to protest the imperial president residing in Élysée Palace. It is altogether singular to follow the demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron …
Editor(2023-03-30). Renewables Outstrip Coal in US For First Time, With 50% of New Power Being Solar.scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Energy Information Agency of the US Department of Energy announced this week that for the first time in US history, renewable sources generated more electricity in 2022 than did coal. Renewables also outstripped nuclear power generation, for the second year in a row. In fact, …
Editor(2023-03-30). Starbucks' Howard Schultz Called Before Senate.scheerpost.com By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes Starbucks projects the image of an employee-friendly company, but its workers have been exposing the contradiction between the company's words and its actions. On March 29, they'll get some help from the U.S. Senate's HELP Committee, chaired by Bernie Sanders. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has called …
Eleanor J. Bader(2023-03-30). Food Banks Fear "New and Growing Crisis" of Hunger as COVID-Era Benefits End.truthout.orgFor three years, Sarah Wilson, a disabled 60-year-old living in rural Maryland, received $281 a month from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps. Coupled with a $1,700 monthly Social Security disability check, the former social worker made do. "My finances were manageable," she told Truthout. "Then they notified me during the second week of February… |
Eric A. Gordon(2023-03-30). 'Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance,' a Haitian woman's first U.S. exhibition.peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — Run! Do not walk, run! To UCLA's Fowler Museum for a show that will shock you with brilliance and reward you with joy. The Work of Radiance is a retrospective of the groundbreaking 30-year-long career of Myrlande Constant, an artist renowned for her monumental, hand-beaded textiles. The first U.S. museum exhibition devoted to …
Fight Back(2023-03-30). Communist Party of the Philippines calls on NPA to "stir up and spread flames" of armed struggle.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The leadership of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today, March 28, issued a statement on the occasion of 54th anniversary of the New People's Army (NPA) tomorrow, March 29. The CPP exhorted the NPA's commanders and Red fighters to "stir up and spread the flames of the people's war for national freedom and democracy." | The Central Committee of the CPP cited "intensified imperialist oppression against the Filipino people" and emphasized the need to "attain freedom from US control and dominatio…
Fight Back(2023-03-30). Trade unionists across U.S. demand University of South Florida not fire employee for protesting.fightbacknews.orgTampa, FL – Almost 200 trade unionists and supporters signed an open letter to the University of South Florida demanding AFSCME member Chrisley Carpio keep her job. Carpio is one of the protesters the USF Police Department brutalized at a Students for a Democratic Society protest for diversity on March 6. She is one of four protesters arrested and facing felony charges for battery on a law enforcement officer. Carpio was placed on administrative leave on March 7. | USF human resources emailed Chrisley Carpio on Wednesday, March 22 with a notice of a Monday, March 27 hearing on a request for her termination. Carpi…
Fight Back(2023-03-30). Denver SDS puts pressure on administration to vote to demilitarize campus police.fightbacknews.orgDenver, CO – On March 28, members of Denver's Students For a Democratic Society (SDS) protested the delay of their resolution vote by the Auraria Board of Directors (ABOD). They rallied and spoke out around a banner that stated, "ABOD get back to work!" and "Don't delay the resolution to defang 1033." While speakers were spreading the word, members of SDS handed out flyers for a call-in. These included the numbers of the board members as well as a script that demanded that the board get back to work and vote on the resolution immediately as they had once again taken the topic off the meeting agenda. | The prelim…
Florida Phoenix(2023-03-30). U.S. Senate in bipartisan Vote repeals decades-old Iraq War Authorizations, But Marco Rubio voted 'No'.juancole.com By: Jennifer Shutt — ( Florida Phoenix) — WASHINGTON — U.S. senators revoked their approval for the Gulf and Iraq wars on Wednesday, taking a broadly bipartisan vote to repeal the Authorizations for Use of Military Force that have stayed on the books years after the two wars ended. The 66-30 vote sends the measure …
Gabriel Valkov(2023-03-30). Bulgaria heads to the polls, again.peoplesdispatch.orgBulgaria is heading for general elections on April 2, 2023—the fifth in the last two years—marking the depth of the political crisis in the country. Back-to-back snap elections have resulted due to failures to form a stable government since April 2021. Along with the political crisis, people are also reeling under an acute cost of living crisis marked by soaring inflation. | Gabriel Valkov, chairperson of the Youth Union of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), highlights the major factors responsible for the present crises and explains the views of the BSP and the role it can play to restore democrac…
Harry Magdoff(2023-03-30). The Puzzle of Financialization.mronline.org In this reprise from October 1993, Henry Magdoff and Paul Sweezy ask: "Isn't there anyone around here who understands how this capitalist system works?"
infobrics(2023-03-30). Russian Carrier Aeroflot Increases Flight Frequency on Delhi-Moscow Route.infobrics.orgRussian flag carrier Aeroflot has increased the frequency of its flight services on the Delhi-Moscow route to seven times a week against four weekly services earlier, from March 26, a statement said on Monday.In addition, the airline has also started operating a Boeing 777 jet along with Airbus A330 to cater to passenger traffic between the two capital cities, Delmos Aviation, which handles cargo operations for Aeroflot in India…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). American Plan 2.0: The Global Fragility Act Unfolds.libya360.wordpress.comKim Ives People walk past an abandoned police station in the Drouillard neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 7, 2022. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times) The Global Fragility Act may wear the humanitarian garb of USAID, but it is fundamentally a military deployment. In the late 1980s, after the fall of Jean—Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). Belarusian Mercenaries Fighting for Kiev Plan Terrorist Attacks against Minsk.libya360.wordpress.comLucas Leiroz Sabotage operations may take place within the territory of the Republic of Belarus. According to information provided by an important Russian official, Belarusian mercenaries who are currently fighting for the Ukrainian side would be sent back to their homeland with the aim of planning mutiny, boycott and terrorism operations against the local government….
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). Brazil & China Sign Trade Deals in Local Currency.libya360.wordpress.comBrazil's state-owned company for the promotion of exports and investments, ApexBrasil, announced on Wednesday the beginning of the establishment of bilateral trade between China and Brazil in local currencies, directly between the Chinese Yuan and the Brazilian Real, excluding the US dollar as a method of payment. During the Brazil-China Economic Seminar, held in Beijing,…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). Chechen Fighters Sign Deal with Ukraine to Form All-Chechen Brigade to Fight Russians.libya360.wordpress.comJeremy Kuzmarov Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises. Kiev is welcoming Chechens to join the war against Russia. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty / Geovien So Jihadists coming fresh from Syria exemplify yet again that War on Terror is a fraud. In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). Nicaragua Supports Russia's Global Security Efforts.libya360.wordpress.comNicaragua supports Russia's efforts to ensure security and stability at the international level, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres said during talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday. Moncada is in Moscow accompanied by a high-profile government delegation, which includes representatives from several Nicaraguan agencies and departments. Nicaragua supports Russia's people and government…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). 'Russia Alone Can Already Confront the Entire West…'.libya360.wordpress.comM. K. Bhadrakumar President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of talks in restricted format, Kremlin, Moscow, March 21, 2023 The Russian media reported that President Vladimir Putin made an extraordinary gesture as President Xi Jinping left the Kremlin following the state dinner last week on Tuesday evening by escorting him to…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). US Experts Grapple with Ukraine End Game: Admit War of Attrition is Unwinnable.libya360.wordpress.comDesperation and fantastical thinking take hold of "top US foreign policy experts" as they contemplate an end game in Ukraine… — CSIS admits crucial weapons and munitions face critical shortages including HIMARS launchers, 155mm artillery rounds, anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles; — CSIS suggests the US could deplete all of its inventories along with Europe into…
Jake Johnson(2023-03-30). Fiery Derailment of Train Carrying Ethanol Forces Evacuations in Minnesota.truthout.orgA BNSF train carrying ethanol derailed and caught fire early Thursday morning in Raymond, Minnesota, forcing residents living near the crash site to evacuate. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has faced backlash for responding inadequately to the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, said the Federal Railroad Administration is "on the ground' in Raymond following the derailment. |
Jason Jones(2023-03-30). Indianapolis library workers and patrons demand Nichelle Hayes as library CEO.peoplesworld.org INDIANAPOLIS—Month after month, the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library Board of Trustees continues to ignore the will of the community and deny Nichelle Hayes the position as CEO of IMCPL, despite the strong backing she has from the community and workers at the library. On Monday, March 27, the board met yet again and denied …
Jeremy Kuzmarov, Covert Action Magazine.(2023-03-30). Chechen Torturers From Syria Sign Deal With Ukraine To Fight Russians.popularresistance.orgIn early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr Zelensky had signed a deal with newly arrived Chechen fighters from Syria to establish an all-Chechen brigade reporting directly to the Ministry of Defense. | Many of the Chechens in Syria had been part of ISIS and other al-Qaeda offshoots like Jabhat al-Nusra, with Chechen commander Abu Omar al-Shishani serving as ISIS Minister of War. | The Chechens wanted to directly fight the Russians with whom they have been at war for more than 300 years—and to fight against Chechen forces on the Russian side led by Ramzan Kadyrov, who s…
Jim McMahan(2023-03-30). Seattle: Starbucks workers hold the line.workers.org Seattle Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) struck the coffee chain March 22 at numerous stores across the U.S. Outside corporate headquarters in Seattle that day, over 400 Starbucks workers and allies marched protesting the bosses' union busting. Representing a broad spectrum of labor in Seattle and beyond, they loudly chanted: "Baristas . . . |
John Kiriakou, Consortium News.(2023-03-30). New Report On US Solitary Confinement.popularresistance.orgIn prisons and jails across America, between 41,000 and 48,000 people are currently being held in solitary confinement, or "isolation," as it is called in a new study by the Correctional Leaders Association and the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale University Law School. | Those numbers are too high, especially when the United Nations' special rapporteur for torture has called the U.S. practice of using solitary confinement as a punishment a form of torture. Still, as high as the numbers are, they are far lower than they were in 2014. And there is growing support across the country for solitary…
John Wojcik(2023-03-30). April 4 Wisconsin court race critical for abortion rights and 2024 election nationwide.peoplesworld.org There has never been a judicial election anything like the one underway now in Wisconsin. The candidate who wins the swing seat in the race is expected to determine the future of abortion rights in Wisconsin and very possibly whether the fascist Republican right is able to win the presidential election in 2024. The candidates, …
Juan Becerra Acosta(2023-03-30). El calibre de la "pesadilla americana"globalizacion.caA inicios de semana se registró, de nuevo, un tiroteo en una primaria de Estados Unidos. Sucedió en la Escuela Covenant, institución educativa católica para niños de entre tres y 11 años de edad, ubicada en Nashville, Tennessee. | Se trata…
Juan Cole(2023-03-30). Game-Changer: Tiny Islands of Vanuatu Convince UN to seek Int'l Court Ruling on Harms of Climate Emergency.juancole.comAnn Arbor (Informed Comment) — Vanuatu, a set of South Pacific islands, is not what you would call a prominent international player. The small country of a little over 300,000 people has nevertheless made history, according to UN News. It presented a resolution to the UN General Assembly asking the UN's International Court of Justice …
Judy Greenspan(2023-03-30). Education workers in Los Angeles and Oakland strike for a fair contract.workers.org Oakland, California When education workers are under attack, what do they do? They rise up and go on strike! And that's exactly what these workers in both Los Angeles and Oakland did. Oakland teachers, students and supporters rally in front of the OUSD building, March 24. PHOTO: Craig Gordon On . . . |
Klaus Wagener(2023-03-30). New old financial crisis & China's peace plan.indybay.orgSince Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Corporation, and Signature Bank all toppled within a week in the U.S., and now First Republic Bank has also run into trouble, there are increasing signs that the next big financial crisis, which was only postponed in 2019 by tons of freshly printed central bank money, could now erupt with force. $9 trillion has been injected into the "U.S. market" since 2019.
Labor Video Project(2023-03-30). We've Had Enough! Oakland OEA Teachers Wildcat in Fight for Public Education.indybay.orgHundreds 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.
Latino Rebels(2023-03-30). Protect Children, Not Guns.latinorebels.comJulio welcomes Oscar Juarez-Luna, the communications manager for Movimiento Poder in Denver —where earlier this year a high school experienced two shootings in two months— to discuss preventative measures and the importance of protecting kids, not guns.
Lowkey(2023-03-30). The Shady Past of Keir Starmer, with Oliver Eagleton.mintpressnews.comOliver Eagleton, author of "The Starmer Project: a Journey to the Right," joins Lowkey to discuss the biography of Keir Starmer, one of the most divisive political figures in modern British history.
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2023-03-30). Moscow calls out US' rules-based order in Europe.peoplesdispatch.org As with the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, the Russian decision on tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is retaliatory, drawing attention to the US missiles stationed close to its borders…
Mark Gruenberg(2023-03-30). Starbucks CEO Schultz raked over coals by Sanders in the Senate.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—In an often-contentious 4-1/2-hour Senate hearing, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz denied, ducked and stonewalled workers' reports and National Labor Relations Board findings of the monster coffee chain's constant, centrally-controlled and nationwide labor law-breaking. Senate Labor Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., led off the March 29 session by declaring of Schultz that "Even if he's a …
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-03-30). Duke University's ploy to ban graduate student unions at all private universities.therealnews.com At colleges and universities across the country, a heated battle is playing out right now over workers' right to organize and have a say over how the institutions they keep afloat with their labor are run. From graduate student-worker unionization efforts and strikes at Temple University, the University of California, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern University, Northeastern University, the University of Chicago, and Indiana University, to faculty strikes (and near-strikes) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, The New School, Howard University, etc., to workers across the higher ed sect…
Michael Roberts(2023-03-30). Banking crisis: is it all over?mronline.org Bank stock prices have stabilized at the start of this week. And all the key officials at the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Treasury and the European Central Bank are reassuring investors that the crisis is over.
Middle East Monitor(2023-03-30). 'Dirty Smear Campaign:' How the United Arab Emirates Spread Hysteria against Islam in Europe (Yes).juancole.com Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks ( Middle East Monitor) — A "smear campaign" alleged to be orchestrated by the United Arab Emirates and executed through a Geneva-based private intelligence firm has apparently been peddling hateful misinformation associated with anti-Muslim conspiracy theorists, an article in New Yorker Magazine has revealed. In "The dirty …
Mike Walter(2023-03-30). The Heat: Israel Political Crisis.america.cgtn.com Mass protests in Israel force the government to put a temporary hold on a controversial plan to reform the judiciary. What happens next? For months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to protest what they say are …
Monica Moorehead(2023-03-30). Women activists meeting in Bronx, New York.workers.org Bronx, New York, March 25, 2023 Although a rainy, windy day forced the cancellation of an outdoor march, 50 activists packed a room in the basement of an apartment building in the Bronx, New York, to hold a three-hour discussion on issues rooted in capitalism and imperialism impacting women of . . . |
Muhammed Shabeer, People's Dispatch.(2023-03-30). Pension Reform Or Revolution!popularresistance.orgMajor trade unions in France estimate that two million people hit the streets across France on Tuesday, March 28, denouncing the controversial pension reforms pushed by Emmanuel Macron's government. The reforms were forcibly passed in the National Assembly on March 16 using Article 49.3 to bypass the parliamentary vote. The move has further weakened the legitimacy of the reforms, already detested by the majority of the French working class. While the government, headed by President Macron and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on March 20, the approval rating of the president h…
Munther Khalaf Mufleh, Orinoco Tribune.(2023-03-30). Palestinian Prisoners' Movement Victory.popularresistance.orgAfter the escalation of Zionist attacks against the achievements gained by the prisoners' movement over the years, and the attempts of the fascist Ben Gvir to seize our rights by enacting laws and policies such as the laws for the execution of prisoners, revocation of nationality, and deportation of prisoners and former prisoners, as well as the attacks on the achievements of daily life of the prisoners' movement, such as cutting access to water, setting brief times for bathing and the imposition of dozens of punitive measures, such as repeated transfer and isolation, led the prisoners' movement to take action.
Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch.(2023-03-30). When Killer Cops Evade Accountability, Victims' Families Find Other Paths.popularresistance.orgA recent article by The Independent revealed how James Connolly used his connections to NYPD higher-ups to successfully evade accountability for not only his murder of Collado, but also for a murder he committed less than three years prior. Anthony Roman was 18 years old when Connolly shot him while the officer was on an undercover narcotics assignment. Connolly was never held accountable for this killing, in fact, he won two awards for it. In 2015, then-mayor of New York Bill DeBlasio presented Connolly with the second-highest award in the NYPD for shooting Anthony Roman, an award given for acts of "extraordinar…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Travel safety tips.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination and do a few sightseeing day trips in the area. Are there things we should do to be safe while traveling? ANSWER: Travel is always a fun activity to enjoy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Women in science: Q&A with Robin Patel, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgRobin Patel, M.D. Two events held early each year are opportunities to support and recognize the contributions of women in scientific fields. In February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science promotes full and equal access to and participation in science. Women's History Month in March is an opportunity to recognize women who have made significant contributions to science. Mayo Clinic physician researcher Robin Patel, M.D., shares her perspective and advice for others pursuing a research career in this…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on planning for a long race.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — You've thought about it for years. You've dreamed of crossing the finish line. It's on your bucket list, or maybe it's become a tradition. You've registered for a long-distance race like a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or marathon. So now's the time to plan and prepare for your big day. This critical process will be shaped by your experience and fitness level. First, get real and be honest with yourself. It can take…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic cancer expert highlights advancements in treating multiple myeloma.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., hematologist/oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares details about new advancements in research leading to better outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer in the bone marrow that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to the American Cancer Society. While there is no cure, the disease can be treated with…
Nicole Karlis(2023-03-30). Anti-Abortion Bills Like Kansas's Are Designed to Spread Misinformation.truthout.orgOn Wednesday, the Kansas state Senate advanced a bill based on the misleading notion that fetuses are sometimes born "alive" after an abortion. The bill now sits on the governor's desk awaiting approval, months after Kansans voted to uphold abortion care protections in the state. Meanwhile, critics say that the very name of the bill is a ruse designed to trick the public into believing that viable… |
Orion Rummler(2023-03-30). Montana Bill to Narrowly Define Sex Is Most Expansive Yet, Experts Say.truthout.orgA bill advancing through Montana's statehouse would legally define a man as someone who produces sperm and a woman as someone who produces eggs — and apply that definition to 40 aspects of the state's legislative code, from employment protections and school sports teams to burial records and marriage licenses. The 60-page bill, which is being considered in the House after being passed by the state… |
Patrick Pasin(2023-03-30). Quale Ucraina sosteniamo? .globalresearch.caLo slogan "Sostegno all'Ucraina" continua a prosperare. Coloro che lo promuovono sanno che gli ucraini sono stati il popolo più martirizzato in Europa PRIMA della guerra? Proprio a causa di colui che l'Occidente ama… il presidente Zelensky. In sintesi, ecco …
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-30). Afghan activist Matiullah Wesa's arrest invokes widespread condemnation.peoplesdispatch.orgOn Monday, March 27, Taliban authorities detained Matiullah Wesa, a prominent activist who has been advocating for the education of Afghan children since 2009. | His arrest has invoked widespread condemnation from activists and human rights defenders, with UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett calling for his "immediate release." | "Alarmed by reports that [Matiullah Wesa] famous educator esp. for [girls], leading civil society member & founder of [Pen Path], has been arrested in Kabul by the Taliban dfA (de facto administration). His safety is paramount & all his legal rights must be respected," Richard Bennett…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-30). Israel bombs Syria yet again, injuring two soldiers.peoplesdispatch.orgThis is the second such strike on Syria in the past week. Israeli airstrikes on the Aleppo airport in recent weeks have caused delays in relief delivery to earthquake-affected regions in Syria…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-30). Peru announces definitive withdrawal of ambassador from Colombia.peoplesdispatch.orgOn Wednesday March 29, Peru's de-facto government, led by Dina Boluarte, announced the "definitive withdrawal" of its ambassador from Colombia following statements from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in support of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. | The Peruvian Foreign Ministry, in a
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-30). Saudi Arabia joins Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.peoplesdispatch.orgSaudi Arabia's decision to join SCO, a strategic initiative led by China and Russia, is being viewed as another instance of its gradual shift towards the East. The Gulf country is also attempting to join BRICS Plus…
rebekah(2023-03-30). Unionized Starbucks Workers Roast Billionaire Howard Schultz.inequality.orgUnionized Starbucks Workers Take on Billionaire Howard Schultz A long-awaited Senate hearing drew laughter from observers as the outgoing Starbucks CEO claimed he's no union-buster, despite dozens of complaints from the nation's top labor board. Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, under threat of subpoena, has finally appeared before the United States Senate to answer for …
rebekah(2023-03-30). Pushing Back Against Platform Giants: Labor Power and Solidarity at Amazon.inequality.orgIn recent weeks and months, Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job in protest and staged strikes across the globe. These actions are unfolding at a time in which Amazon has announced yet another round of layoffs — now amounting to 27,000 workers across different roles in this year alone. These two developments have come …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-30). Finnish warplanes join large-scale NATO exercise over Baltic Sea.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Air CommandMarch 30, 2023 Allied and Finnish fighters integrate over the Baltic States Allied and Partner fighter aircraft conducted a large-scale training exercise over the Baltic States, March 29. Finnish F/A-18s landed in Amari Air Base, Estonia and took part in large-scale training drills over the Baltic States with up to 20 fighters involved. …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-30). U.S. soldiers get NATO medals for training Estonian allies on missiles that can reach Russia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comU.S. Army Europe and AfricaMarch 23, 2023 Soldiers receive NATO Medal from Estonian Minister of Defence Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment (1-14 FA), 75th Field Artillery Brigade, supporting the 4th Infantry Division in Europe, were presented NATO medals from the Estonian military and civilian leadership during a ceremony, March …
Roger McKenzie(2023-03-30). Paris sanitation workers suspend strike, will clear garbage to make protesting easier.peoplesworld.org Parisian sanitation workers returned to work Wednesday amid heaps of garbage that piled up over their strike in protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension bill. Mounds of trash weighing up to 10,000 tons along the French capital's streets—reportedly equal to the weight of the Eiffel Tower—have become a striking visual symbol of opposition …
Sarah Anderson(2023-03-30). Wall Street Bonuses Decline But Still Dwarf Worker Pay Increases Since 2008 Crash.inequality.orgAfter a historic 22 percent spike in 2021, the average annual bonus for New York City-based securities industry employees fell 26 percent in 2022, according to just-released New York State Comptroller data. But the rate of increase in average Wall Street bonuses since the 2008 crash is still far higher than wage increases for ordinary …
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-30). Bush-Nominated Judge Strikes Down Free HIV, Cancer Screenings in Major Ruling.truthout.orgA federal judge in Texas has struck down a major preventive care rule set by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that has allowed millions of Americans to access critical health care like cancer screenings, immunizations, and HIV treatment cost-free, in a decision that experts are saying will have devastating impacts across the country if upheld. Judge Reed O'Connor, a George W. Bush nominee… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-30). Just 2 Days After Shooting, Republicans Vote to Loosen Gun Law in North Carolina.truthout.orgJust two days after three children and three adults were killed in a horrific school shooting in Tennessee, Republicans in neighboring North Carolina overrode a governor's veto for the first time in five years in order to weaken gun laws in the state. In a party line vote on Wednesday, just 48 hours after the shooting at The Covenant School, the North Carolina House voted 71 to 46 to override the… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-30). Week After UN Report Warning of Climate Disaster, GOP Passes Huge Pro-Oil Bill.truthout.orgLast week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a sobering report aimed in part at policy makers, saying in no uncertain terms that there is a "rapidly closing window" to act on climate in order to avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis. Just 10 days later, Republicans in the House passed a bill aimed at slamming the window shut. On Thursday, the House passed H.R. 1… |
Staff(2023-03-30). Incautada parte de bienes a exfuncionarios y empresarios detenidos por corrupción en Venezuela.cubadebate.cuEl presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, informó que las autoridades han logrado incautar parte de las riquezas malhabidas por exfuncionarios y empresarios capturados por su vinculación a los recientes casos de corruptelas quienes se han acogido a la figura legal de la delación para contar todos los hechos.
Staff(2023-03-30). Colombia reitera compromiso con la paz.cubadebate.cuEl Jefe Negociador en la mesa de diálogo con el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), Otty Patiño, ratificó el compromiso del Gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro de lograr la paz total en Colombia.En diálogo con Colombia Hoy Radio, Patiño ratificó además que no serán los miembros del Gobierno los que nos pararemos de la mesa de negociación.
Staff(2023-03-30). Darán resultados finales de Elecciones hoy a las 4:00 pm.cubadebate.cuHoy 30 de marzo, a las 4: 00pm la presidenta del Consejo Electoral Nacional Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez, en conferencia de prensa, informará los resultados finales de la elección de los diputados que conformarán la X Legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.
Staff(2023-03-30). El 28 Encuentro Internacional de Academias de Ballet será en Cuba.cubadebate.cuEl 28 Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la Enseñanza del Ballet se efectuará en esta capital del 2 al 12 de abril próximo con presencia de unos 300 participantes extranjeros de 14 países confirmados. En conferencia de prensa realizada en la Escuela Nacional de Ballet Fernando Alonso trascendió que será el primer evento totalmente presencial después de la pandemia de Covid-19.
Staff(2023-03-30). Galenos descartan gravedad del Papa Francisco.cubadebate.cuEl papa Francisco continúa hospitalizado por una infección respiratoria, pero fuentes médicas indican que tras análisis se descartó la Covid-19, así como una posible neumonía o problemas cardíacos, y se espera su pronta recuperación. "En los últimos días, el Papa Francisco se ha quejado de algunas dificultades respiratorias.
Staff(2023-03-30). Instan a respaldar tecnologías verde en países en desarrollo.cubadebate.cuLa Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (Unctad) instó a los gobiernos y la comunidad internacional a apoyar a los países en desarrollo en la revolución tecnológica verde. Sobre las tecnologías de frontera verde explica que por sí solas se multiplicarán por cuatro en comparación con su valor actual, hasta alcanzar un tamaño de mercado de unos 2,1 billones de dólares (millón de millones) en 2030.
Staff(2023-03-30). Lavrov sobre Ucrania: No teníamos otra opción.cubadebate.cuEn entrevista exclusiva con Prensa Latina, el canciller de Rusia, Serguei Lavrov sostuvo que no había otra alternativa después de que fueran rechazados todos los intentos de lograr un arreglo político a través, por ejemplo, de la implementación de los acuerdos de Minsk.
Staff(2023-03-30). Ocho detenidos por muertes de migrantes en incendio en México.cubadebate.cuOcho personas han sido detenidas hasta ahora por presunta negligencia en el auxilio a migrantes fallecidos o heridos en un incendio en la estación mexicana migratoria de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.Así lo informó la secretaria de Seguridad Pública, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, en conferencia de prensa en la cual dio detalles de los hechos ocurridos ayer.
Staff(2023-03-30). Prensa mexicana denuncia políticas migratorias de EEUU.cubadebate.cuLas políticas migratorias de Estados Unidos violan el derecho al asilo, denunció un informe de abogados y analistas sobre el incendio en un albergue donde murieron 38 migrantes, publicado hoy por el diario La Jornada. El incendio en la estancia provisional de Ciudad Juárez el pasado lunes, es consecuencia de las restrictivas y crueles políticas migratorias.
Staff(2023-03-30). La competencia, la colaboración y… la mecánica cuántica.cubadebate.cuUno de los calificativos más llevados y traídos de los medios contemporáneos acerca de la ciencia y la tecnología es el de "cuántico". La característica cuántica del comportamiento de la materia forma parte, al menos formalmente y hace tiempo, de los programas de estudio de la educación general de casi todo el mundo.
Staff(2023-03-30). Ex-Starbucks Worker Jaysin Saxton Describes Being Fired After He Helped Organize Union.democracynow.org We speak with Jaysin Saxton, one of the witnesses who testified at the Senate hearing Wednesday on Starbucks' union-busting record. Saxton was a former Starbucks shift manager, fired after leading the union drive at a store in Augusta, Georgia. He tells Democracy Now! he and fellow workers were motivated to organize their store to address the "insane" working conditions, including understaffing and inconsistent schedules. "There's no stability in how much you're earning and how many hours you're getting, so you can't afford to pay your bills, and you have to choose…
Staff(2023-03-30). Headlines for March 30, 2023.democracynow.orgIn Landmark Vote, U.N. General Assembly Asks for World Court's Opinion on Climate Crisis, U.S. Auctions Oil and Gas Leases in Vast Section Gulf of Mexico, Despite Biden's Climate Pledges, Seniors Sue Switzerland over Deadly Heat Waves Caused by Climate Crisis, Mexico to Bring Charges Against 8 People over Deadly Fire at Juárez Detention Center, Senate Votes to Repeal AUMFs 20 Years After Illegal Invasion of Iraq, Finland Poised to Become NATO Member, Russia Detains WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich, West Virginia and Kentucky Republicans Impose More Anti-Trans Laws, Jill Biden Attends Nashville School Sho…
Staff(2023-03-30). "The Tale" Filmmaker Jennifer Fox on Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse & Finally Naming Her Abuser.democracynow.org We speak with writer and filmmaker Jennifer Fox, whose 2018 movie The Tale dealt with childhood sexual abuse. She has now come forward to name her abuser. The film is a narrative memoir based in part on Fox's own life experience about being abused by a coach as a young girl. While the main character is named Fox, the name of the abusive coach was fictionalized. Now Fox has revealed the man who abused her as Ted Nash, the legendary Olympic rower and coach who died in 2021. Nash took part in 11 Olympic teams as a rower or coach, and USRowing, the national governing body for the sport, is now investigating the…
Staff(2023-03-30). Bernie Sanders vs. Howard Schultz: Longtime Starbucks CEO Grilled on Company's Union-Busting Tactics.democracynow.org Just weeks after the National Labor Relations Board accused Starbucks of engaging in "egregious and widespread misconduct" to prevent employees from unionizing, the company's longtime CEO Howard Schultz appeared before the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday to answer questions. Committee Chair Bernie Sanders of Vermont grilled Schultz on the company's union-busting record and demanded an end to retaliation against workers. Since 2021, nearly 300 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize, but the company has responded by firing many organizers and s…
Staff(2023-03-30). PDVSA-Crypto Corruption Case Detainees Officially Charged.orinocotribune.com A presentation hearing of 23 people allegedly involved in the "PDVSA-Crypto" corruption plot was held, comprising 20 officials from Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the National Superintendence of Crypto-assets (Sunacrip), and other businessmen, as well as three judges accused of plots in the judiciary. | Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced via social media that the detainees were presented this Tuesday, March 28, before the Second Control Judge. Nine public officials, ten businessmen, and one former deputy were presented, as well as three judges also accused of corruption. Saab pointed out…
Staff(2023-03-30). Free the Land, Free Walid Daqqah! Take action to liberate imprisoned Palestinian writer with rare cancer.samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network urges all organizations and communities advocating for justice in Palestine to join the campaign to free Walid Daqqah, Palestinian writer, thinker and political prisoner. One of the longest-held Palestinian prisoners, he was diagnosed on 18 December 2022 with myelofibrosis, a rare form of bone marrow cancer that requires a bone …
Staff(2023-03-30). Land Day 2023: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!samidoun.net We mark the 47th Palestinian Land Day on 30 March 2023. On this occasion, the Palestinian people throughout Palestine, from the river to the sea and everywhere in exile and diaspora, express their unity and consistent dedication to the liberation of all of the land of Palestine. This day underlines the reality: that the land …
Staff(2023-03-30). Masar Badil: We demand the cancellation and boycott of the "Israel Universities Festival" in Brazil!samidoun.net The Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, condemns the "Israel Universities Festival," a normalization fair being organized at Unicamp — Campinas State University in Brazil on April 3, 2023. This is a Zionist event hostile to the Palestinian people and their rights, and we urge those responsible at the university to cancel this …
Stephen Sefton(2023-03-30). Bad Faith UN Report on Nicaragua Whitewashes Violent US-Backed Coup.orinocotribune.comBy Stephen Sefton — Mar 27, 2023 | A new, anonymously-produced UN report denouncing Nicaragua's government whitewashes the brutal US-backed 2018 coup against it while refusing to interview victims of sadistic opposition violence. | Abuse and weaponization of the United Nations system by the United States and its vassal governments to both mislead and intimidate the rest of the world have been a feature of international relations since the very founding of the United Nations during the time of the Korean War. In recent years, that situation has deteriorated to the point where demonization campaigns promoted b…
teleSUR, odr, YSM(2023-03-30). ONU adopta resolución para la justicia climática.telesurtv.netCon la aprobación de esta resolución la CIJ tendrá que emitir un juicio sobre "las obligaciones que incumben a los estados" en la protección del sistema climático.
The Associated Press(2023-03-30). Mexico: Despite 'Coup,' Castillo Legal President of Peru.latinorebels.comMexico's president said Wednesday that Peru's ousted president, Pedro Castillo, remains "the legal and legitimate president" of that country and that he was jailed as part of a "coup," saying that Peru's current government is "racist" and had jailed Castillo because he is Indigenous.
Timothée Parrique, Resilience.(2023-03-30). Economic Growth Is Fuelling Climate Change.popularresistance.orgI'm often told that degrowth, the planned downscaling of production and consumption to reduce the pressure on Earth's ecosystems, is a tough sell. But a 36-year-old associate professor at Tokyo University has made a name for himself arguing that "degrowth communism" could halt the escalating climate emergency. | Kohei Saito, the bestselling author of Capital in the Anthropocene, is back with a new book: Marx in the Anthropocene: Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism. The book is dense, especially for those not fluent in Marxist jargon who, I suspect, care little about whether or not Karl Marx started worrying ab…
Trevor Aaronson, Black Agenda Report.(2023-03-30). The FBI Used An Undercover Cop With Pink Hair To Spy On Activists.popularresistance.orgThe young woman with long pink hair claimed to be from Washington state. One day during the summer of 2020, she walked into the Chinook Center, a community space for left-wing activists in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and offered to volunteer. | "She dressed in a way that was sort of noticeable," said Samantha Christiansen, a co-founder of the Chinook Center. But no one among the activists found that unusual or alarming; everyone has their own style. They accepted her into the community. | The pink-haired woman said her name was Chelsie. She also dropped regular hints about her chosen profession.
Vince Quiles, The Real News Network.(2023-03-30). How Rank-And-File Labor Organizers Can Transform Unions.popularresistance.orgFor the past five years, Tevita Uhatafe of TWU Local 567 has dedicated himself to advancing the labor movement. Known affectionately as "Mic Guy," Uhatafe has traveled from coast to coast to rally in solidarity with striking workers in multiple states. Uhatafe entered the union movement as an outsider without family connections, but has nevertheless risen as a rank-and-file leader. He is now the Vice President of the Texas AFL-CIO. Vince Quiles, lead organizer of Home Depot Workers United, sits down with Tefita Uhatafe for an organizer-to-organizer conversation on their respective stories, the barriers impeding d…
Weekly Trust(2023-03-30). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement.indybay.orgOur 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,'
WSWS(2023-03-30). Israel's protest leaders enter talks to stabilise Netanyahu government.wsws.orgEqually committed to the Zionist project, Jewish supremacy and the suppression of the Palestinians within a system of apartheid rule, along with the enrichment of Israel's corporate elite, the protest leaders fear Netanyahu's measures will destroy Israel's democratic fig leaf.
WSWS(2023-03-30). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa.wsws.orgTeachers in Portugal resume strikes over pay and career progression in the face of government minimum service requirements; Lebanese telecom workers on indefinite walkout over pay as currency plummets and inflation hits 124 percent; South African workers at Makro stores begin 10-day strike over pay and sackings in year-long dispute…
Zane McNeill(2023-03-30). West Virginia Health Providers Plan New Clinic to Circumvent State Abortion Ban.truthout.orgThis week, the Women's Health Center of West Virginia — the lone abortion clinic in the state before Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed an abortion ban into law last September — announced that it will be opening a clinic roughly five miles from the state border in abortion-friendly Maryland. "This will save lives in West Virginia and beyond," said the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia… |
Zara Haq(2023-03-30). Here's How New Mexico is Leading the Way for Voting Rights.aclu.org Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy, and protecting that right is one of the central obligations of our government. Due to partisan gridlock in Congress, the federal government has not acted to restore some of the original protections of the New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham just signe…
cameron orr(2023-03-30). Michigan labor defeats right to work (for less).cpusa.org In a historic win for labor unions and workers all across the state of Michigan, the Michigan Senate voted 20-17, along party lines, on Senate Bill 34, which officially ends the state's "right-to-work" laws. The State House previously passed their version of the bill, HB 4005, on March 8th. On Friday, March 24th, Gov. …
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). WeChat pushes forward: Palm swiping nextlar.ecns.cnCross-border payments from the WeChat Pay digital wallet platform now covers 69 countries and regions, with more than 1,000 overseas cooperating institutions, according to a senior manager at the company.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China, Brazil no longer use U.S. dollar as intermediary.ecns.cnChina and Brazil have reached an agreement to not use the U.S. dollar as an intermediary any longer, but trade in their own currencies directly, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Xiongan New Area adopts new vehicle license plates.ecns.cnWith approval from the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province started using its own license plate series, which begins with the letter "X," the first letter of "Xiongan" in Pinyin, marking the addition of a new license plate letter sequence for Hebei.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). AI may reduce human working hours to one day per week: expert.ecns.cnArtificial Intelligence (AI) may reduce human working hours to one day per week, said Justin Yifu Lin, dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics at Peking University, on Wednesday at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Chinese FM meets PNG counterpart.ecns.cnChinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Papua New Guinea (PNG) Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Justin Tkatchenko on Thursday in Boao, Hainan Province, and pledged to boost bilateral ties.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Tibet plans to expand planting area of highland barley.ecns.cnSouthwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region plans to expand the planting area of highland barley to 2.2 million mu (146,667 hectares) this year to ensure a stable increase in the output of the long-established Tibetan grain on the "Roof of the World."
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China's economy set to rebound with new drivers.ecns.cnChina's economy is poised to rebound this year with concrete efforts being made to embrace economic rebalancing towards domestic consumption, higher-end manufacturing and green projects, said an economic expert.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Polls show negative views towards Taiwan region leader's trip to US.ecns.cnA recent poll found that about 98 percent of respondents have a negative view of the "transit" to the United States by Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the Taiwan region during a visit to Central American nations.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). U.S. the primary cause of the global refugee crisisÔºöChinese FM.ecns.cnThe U.S. is the primary cause of the global refugee crisis as it interferes in the domestic affairs of other countries and launches wars across the world, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). U.S. is making a mockery of democracy.ecns.cnAt a time when the world yearns for unity, the so-called "Summit for Democracy" co-hosted by the United States is sowing division, estrangement and hatred by blatantly drawing an ideological line between countries.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Today's Tibet evinces path to modernization.ecns.cnThe development of Tibet and ethnic groups has always been one of the priorities for the central government. Based on equality, China's ethnic policy is aimed at realizing common prosperity and improving the lives and livelihoods of all ethnic groups. As such, the modernization of Tibet reflects Chinese-style modernization.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Boarding schools facilitate learning in Tibet.ecns.cnMost herdsmen in the Tibet autonomous region live in sparsely populated areas, causing great difficulties for their children to commute between home and school on a daily basis.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China's first 10,000-tonne cable-laying vessel unveiled in Jiangxi.ecns.cnWith a total length of 155 meters and a width of 23.2 meters, Longyin 9 has a maximum speed of 15 knots and 60 days endurance for sustainable missions. It can carry 10,000 tonnes of cables and is capable of laying cables across the Pacific Ocean starting from China in one go.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Wild panda and her cub seen in rare footage.ecns.cnWhen the staff at Giant Panda National Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province recently collected data from infrared cameras, they found precious footage of a wild panda mother and baby together. "ÄÄ…
Fight Back(2023-03-30). Minnesota pushes for Cuba to be taken off terror list.fightbacknews.orgMinneapolis, MN – On March 26 Cuba solidarity activists responded to the national call for monthly car caravans to end the U.S. blockade of Cuba and to take Cuba off the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list (SSOT). The 18-car caravan flew Cuba flags and displayed pro-Cuba signs while they drove down Lake Street through a Latino neighborhood. It was welcomed with car honks and fist pumps. | In the last days of Trump in office, he added Cuba back on the SSOT. During Biden's campaign to become president, he indicated he would take them off the list as well as revoke the 247 additional sanctions Trump had imposed, n…
Fight Back(2023-03-30). Students at two New Orleans universities drop banners to protest attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.fightbacknews.orgNew Orleans, LA – On Tuesday March 28, dozens of students at Loyola University of New Orleans and the University of New Orleans hung banners at their respective schools displaying the slogans: "Defend diversity, equity and inclusion," "Protect student multicultural organizations" and "Increase Black enrollment!" | The two actions protested Florida House Bill 999. If enacted into law, this bill would attack diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, staff jobs, faculty positions, and multicultural student groups. The students showed their solidarity with students in Florida and demanded that their schools ta…
Frances Kuo(2023-03-30). Making sustainable chocolate in Virginia.america.cgtn.com Chocolate is one of the most popular foods in the world, but it also has a dark side. The industry is considered one of the most detrimental to the environment and least sustainable because of deforestation and abusive labor practices. A couple in Virginia founded …
Jim Spellman(2023-03-30). Executives and academics pen letter warning of AI.america.cgtn.com Top researchers say artificial intelligence is evolving too fast without necessary safeguards in place. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk along with more than a thousand other executives and academics have written an open letter calling for a pause in AI development, citing risks to society.
Mark Niu(2023-03-30). U.S. airline safety standards under review.america.cgtn.com The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration recently issued an alert to the airline industry to review its safety standards. The alert comes after at least six near-collisions this year.
Nathan King(2023-03-30). Washington hosts second Summit for Democracy.america.cgtn.com The second Summit for Democracy is being hosted by Washington, and there's controversy again this time over which nations were invited to participate and those left out. There have been allegations of hypocrisy, too, with critics saying the U.S. has enough problems maintaining its own …
Paulo Cabral(2023-03-30). China and Honduras cooperate on education.america.cgtn.com Cooperation in the field of education is one of the important aspects of the newly established relations between Honduras and China. Paulo Cabral visited one of the main Honduran universities to talk to teachers as students about what they expect from this partnership.
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-30). EU's new Greater Albania avatar discusses Ukraine war, cross-continental energy corridors.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagMarch 30, 2023 A platform called "Western Balkan Quartet" was created A platform called "Western Balkan Quartet" was created, consisting of Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. AZERTAC reports that the decision was made in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. At the meeting with the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Djordje …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-30). Next war front? Moldova extends emergency measures.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzertagMarch 30, 2023 The state of emergency in Moldova has been extended for another 60 days The state of emergency in Moldova has been extended for another two months from April 5. AZERTAC reports that a decision was made on this matter at the meeting of the Moldovan parliament held on March 30. *** The …
Staff(2023-03-30). Punto Deportivo: øQué novedades trae la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol? (+Video).cubadebate.cuEste miércoles 29 de marzo comenzó en todo el país la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, luego de la participación de Cuba en el Clásico Mundial, evento en el que el Team Asere concluyó cuarto. Ya esto es un aliciente para el campeonato doméstico, el que trae varias novedades. Conócelas en el Punto Deportivo.
Staff(2023-03-30). Los campeones granmenses debutan con triunfo en la Serie Nacional.cubadebate.cuEste juego fue histórico por varias razones: por primera vez en la historia, el cuerpo de árbitros estuvo conformado por cuatro mujeres dirigidas por la experimentada capitalina Yanet Moreno; se llevó a cabo el retiro oficial del avezado mentor granmense Carlos Martí y la tribuna deliró con la presencia en el cajón de bateo del slugger Alfredo Despaigne.
Staff(2023-03-30). Aguas de La Habana planea mantenimientos de obras hidráulicas.cubadebate.cuCon el objetivo de minimizar afectaciones por salideros y mejorar el abasto de agua, la empresa Aguas de La Habana prevé el cambio de tramos de conductoras y el mantenimiento en redes hidráulicas. Marioly Guillart, subdirectora adjunta de Mantenimiento a Acueductos, dijo que se pronostica el cambio a 32 tramos de conductoras con extensión de cinco kilómetros.
Staff(2023-03-30). China y Brasil avanzan en negociaciones y descartan el dólar estadounidense.cubadebate.cuSegún una nota divulgada la víspera, China y Brasil han dado un paso más para avanzar en las negociaciones de comercio e inversión entre ambos países, que se realizarán directamente entre el real brasileño y el yuan chino, descartando el uso del dólar estadounidense. Dos acuerdos iniciales fueron firmados este miércoles en Pekín, durante el Foro Empresarial Brasil-China.
Staff(2023-03-30). °Cuba ganó!: Prevaleció el voto por todos los candidatos.cubadebate.cuLos resultados finales de las elecciones nacionales desarrolladas este domingo 26 de marzo validan la elección de los 470 candidatos propuestos como diputados al máximo órgano de poder del Estado, con más del 50% de votos válidos emitidos por los electores según el padrón electoral. Así lo informó hoy en conferencia de prensa Alina Balseiro Gutiérrez, presidenta del Consejo Electoral Nacional (CEN).
Staff(2023-03-30). Ecuador: Corte Constitucional aprueba juicio político contra Lasso.cubadebate.cuLa Corte Constitucional de Ecuador, con seis votos a favor y tres en contra, dio luz verde la víspera al juicio político contra el presidente Guillermo Lasso, tras emitir un dictamen de la admisibilidad parcial en relación con presuntos delitos contra la seguridad del Estado a raíz de una investigación sobre una trama de corrupción en las empresas públicas del país.
Staff(2023-03-30). Hospital Lenin comenzó a brindar entrevistas online a familiares de pacientes.cubadebate.cuCon el propósito facilitar la comunicación e interacción oportuna médico-familiares de pacientes, en el hospital provincial universitario Vladimir Ilich Lenin, de Holguín, comenzó, esta semana, un novedoso servicio de entrevista por videoconferencia entre especialistas y representantes de enfermos ingresados en la institución.
Staff(2023-03-30). La Habana en camino a su II Feria de Desarrollo Local.cubadebate.cuCon la diana puesta en responder a las políticas del país encaminadas a robustecer las economías municipales, con la experiencia adquirida en la I Feria de Desarrollo Local y dedicada a las juventudes emprendedoras y los emprendimientos económicos exportadores, el gobernador de La Habana convoca a la segunda edición de este evento.
Staff(2023-03-30). Ratifica López Obrador cumbre presidencial antiinflacionaria 5 abril.cubadebate.cuEn su conferencia de prensa matutina diaria, en el contexto de la ceremonia de cambio de dirección en el Consejo de la Comunicación integrada por empresarios, el mandatario abordó el tema de la inflación, la cual mediatiza los logros económicos y sociales que se reportan en México, como el aumento salarial y el crecimiento económico.
Jessica Buxbaum, Mintpress News.(2023-03-30). Inside Roger Waters' Battle For Free Speech In Germany.popularresistance.orgRoger Waters is facing pushback from Germany. City authorities have canceled his upcoming concert over claims the Pink Floyd frontman is anti-Semitic. Yet activists say his experience is not an isolated incident when it comes to support for Palestine. | In February, Frankfurt's City Council canceled Waters's concert scheduled for May 28, stating in a press release that the musician "is considered one of the most widely spread anti-Semites in the world." City officials cited Waters' advocacy for a cultural boycott of Israel as one of the reasons for his alleged anti-Semitism. When reached for comment, Frankfurt Ci…
Staff(2023-03-29). 38 Die in Fire Inside Mexican Immigration Jail Amid Broader Crackdown Near U.S. Border.democracynow.org We go to Ciudad Juárez for an update on the fire that killed at least 38 men held at a Mexican immigration detention center just across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. Surveillance video from the jail shows guards walking away as flames spread inside the jail cells, making no effort to open the jail cells or help the migrants who were trapped. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the fire on the men who were being held at the detention jail, alleging that they set their mattresses on fire to protest conditions, while U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar claimed the tragedy was a consequence…
Staff(2023-03-29). 38 Die in Fire Inside Mexican Immigration Jail Amid Broader Crackdown Near U.S. Border.democracynow.org We go to Ciudad Juárez for an update on the fire that killed at least 38 men held at a Mexican immigration detention center just across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. Surveillance video from the jail shows guards walking away as flames spread inside the jail cells, making no effort to open the jail cells or help the migrants who were trapped. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the fire on the men who were being held at the detention jail, alleging that they set their mattresses on fire to protest conditions, while U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar claimed the tragedy was a consequence…
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-30). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Damascus, Two Syrian Soldiers Wounded.news.antiwar.comIsraeli airstrikes hit Damascus early Thursday morning and wounded two Syrian soldiers, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. The report said explosions were heard in Damascus at 1: 30 am, and a Syrian military source said Syrian air defenses were "confronting hostile targets." Besides the two wounded soldiers, material damage was reported as well. The Israeli …
a guest author(2023-03-30). Argentina: A 47 años del golpe criminal del 1976 siguen intactas la memoria y la lucha.workers.org Buenos Aires, decenas de miles de manifestantes llenaron las calles el 24 de marzo. Resumen Latinoamericano 24 de marzo de 2023 — Decenas de miles de manifestantes se concentraron en Plaza de Mayo este 24 de marzo por la tarde. La movilización independiente convocada por el Encuentro Memoria, Verdad y . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-03-30). New winds are blowing from China.workers.org New Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, one of those the imperialist media calls a 'Wolf Warrior.' By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein* March 21, 2023 — On March 7, during a press conference held within the framework of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, the recently appointed . . . |
A Guest Author(2023-03-30). Call for June 3 action for prison reform.workers.org Credit: by Kevin Caplicki for Justseeds.org Calling all activists, protesters and supporters to join us in refusing to move on June 3, until prison and education reform has been accomplished. This is a call to action for all Pennsylvania prisoners and supporters. We encourage every person incarcerated throughout the country . . . |
Brenda Norrell(2023-03-30). College Withdraws Honorary Degree Due to Vatican Desecration of Mount Graham.indybay.orgSuny Geneseo College bulletin said that a planned honorary degree has been withdrawn for a Vatican planetary scientist because the Vatican is responsible for the telescope long opposed by Apaches on sacred Mount Graham in central Arizona.
Caitlin Johnstone.(2023-03-30). Imagine If All Officials Were Interrogated By Reporters Like This.popularresistance.orgA fascinating exchange took place at a UN press briefing the other day between China Global Television Network's Xu Dezhi and the UN's Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq about the US military occupation of Syria. The exchange is interesting both for the wild pro-US bias shown by a UN official, and for the way it illustrates how much truth can be exposed when journalists do what they're supposed to do in the press gallery. | Xu, who has done on-the-ground reporting in Syria in the past, asked Haq some challenging questions about an attack on a US military base in eastern Syria last week which…
Critical Point(2023-03-30). Stop Dirty Banks at Wells Fargo Headquarters.indybay.org2 min mp4 video | A coalition of environmental groups came together to tell Wells Fargo to stop funding the oil industry in order to save the planet on March 21.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Underage pregnancies to be reported.ecns.cnHospitals in some Chinese cities are being required to report pregnancies involving girls under the age of 14 to law enforcement.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China's certainty a mainstay of world peace, development: premier.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang said Thursday that in uncertain events, China's certainty is a mainstay that safeguards world peace and development, a fact that was true in the past, and even more so in the future and at present.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Survey shows Chinese level of trust in gov't tops global list.ecns.cnAmong Chinese citizens interviewed by Edelman, a leading global public relations consultancy, 89 percent said that they trust their government, which is the highest percentage of all the countries surveyed, China Daily reported Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Chinese economy to maintain steady, sustained growth: premier.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang said Thursday that we have the confidence and ability to advance the Chinese economy to break waves, maintain steady and sustained growth and make greater contribution to world economic development.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China's 5G dividends have broad prospect: vice minister.ecns.cnThe dividends yielded by China's 5G technology have a broad prospect, while the goals and technologies of 6G is in research stage, according to Wang Jiangping, vice minister of industry and information technology on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Chinese premier urges opposing 'clash of civilizations' and ideological confrontation.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday called for upholding mutual respect and trust, openness and inclusiveness, respecting other countries' independently-chosen development paths, and opposing the narrative of "clash of civilizations" and ideological confrontation.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). 'Devil's Eye' – Aiken Spring in Qinghai.ecns.cnAerial view of Aiken Spring, also called the "Devil's Eye" in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Emerald Lake shines on Qaidam Basin in Qinghai.ecns.cnEmerald Lake covering an area of more than 26 square kilometers was formed by many years of mining, leaving a high concentration of salt called brine.
Florida Phoenix(2023-03-30). U.S. Senate in bipartisan Vote repeals decades-old Iraq War Authorizations, But Marco Rubio voted 'No'.juancole.com By: Jennifer Shutt — ( Florida Phoenix) — WASHINGTON — U.S. senators revoked their approval for the Gulf and Iraq wars on Wednesday, taking a broadly bipartisan vote to repeal the Authorizations for Use of Military Force that have stayed on the books years after the two wars ended. The 66-30 vote sends the measure …
G. Dunkel, Workers World.(2023-03-30). Despite Government Attacks: Workers, Students In France Stay Strong.popularresistance.orgSince President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élizabeth Borne rammed through the "reform" of France's pension system March 16 — an attack which will require workers to work longer to obtain a full pension — the class struggle has grown more intense. | Millions of workers struck on March 23 to protest this new law, which extends their retirement age to 64 from 62. The law must still be reviewed by the Constitutional Council, which can reject or modify it. | The new pension law provides fewer protections for workers who have arduous jobs and/or dangerous working conditions.
Juan Cole(2023-03-30). Game-Changer: Tiny Islands of Vanuatu Convince UN to seek Int'l Court Ruling on Harms of Climate Emergency.juancole.comAnn Arbor (Informed Comment) — Vanuatu, a set of South Pacific islands, is not what you would call a prominent international player. The small country of a little over 300,000 people has nevertheless made history, according to UN News. It presented a resolution to the UN General Assembly asking the UN's International Court of Justice …
Klaus Wagener(2023-03-30). New old financial crisis & China's peace plan.indybay.orgSince Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Corporation, and Signature Bank all toppled within a week in the U.S., and now First Republic Bank has also run into trouble, there are increasing signs that the next big financial crisis, which was only postponed in 2019 by tons of freshly printed central bank money, could now erupt with force. $9 trillion has been injected into the "U.S. market" since 2019.
Labor Video Project(2023-03-30). We've Had Enough! Oakland OEA Teachers Wildcat in Fight for Public Education.indybay.orgHundreds 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.
Middle East Monitor(2023-03-30). 'Dirty Smear Campaign:' How the United Arab Emirates Spread Hysteria against Islam in Europe (Yes).juancole.com Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks ( Middle East Monitor) — A "smear campaign" alleged to be orchestrated by the United Arab Emirates and executed through a Geneva-based private intelligence firm has apparently been peddling hateful misinformation associated with anti-Muslim conspiracy theorists, an article in New Yorker Magazine has revealed. In "The dirty …
Monica Moorehead(2023-03-30). Women activists meeting in Bronx, New York.workers.org Bronx, New York, March 25, 2023 Although a rainy, windy day forced the cancellation of an outdoor march, 50 activists packed a room in the basement of an apartment building in the Bronx, New York, to hold a three-hour discussion on issues rooted in capitalism and imperialism impacting women of . . . |
Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch.(2023-03-30). When Killer Cops Evade Accountability, Victims' Families Find Other Paths.popularresistance.orgA recent article by The Independent revealed how James Connolly used his connections to NYPD higher-ups to successfully evade accountability for not only his murder of Collado, but also for a murder he committed less than three years prior. Anthony Roman was 18 years old when Connolly shot him while the officer was on an undercover narcotics assignment. Connolly was never held accountable for this killing, in fact, he won two awards for it. In 2015, then-mayor of New York Bill DeBlasio presented Connolly with the second-highest award in the NYPD for shooting Anthony Roman, an award given for acts of "extraordinar…
Nathan Taylor(2023-03-30). Mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Fires Up Environmentalist Wrath.indybay.orgWhile the mountains in general, and Mont Blanc in particular, are now being forced to rethink their future and their economic activities in a context of accelerated climate change, some municipalities seem to be taking these considerations rather lightly.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgWorld TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgA cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Travel safety tips.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination and do a few sightseeing day trips in the area. Are there things we should do to be safe while traveling? ANSWER: Travel is always a fun activity to enjoy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Women in science: Q&A with Robin Patel, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgRobin Patel, M.D. Two events held early each year are opportunities to support and recognize the contributions of women in scientific fields. In February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science promotes full and equal access to and participation in science. Women's History Month in March is an opportunity to recognize women who have made significant contributions to science. Mayo Clinic physician researcher Robin Patel, M.D., shares her perspective and advice for others pursuing a research career in this…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on planning for a long race.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — You've thought about it for years. You've dreamed of crossing the finish line. It's on your bucket list, or maybe it's become a tradition. You've registered for a long-distance race like a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or marathon. So now's the time to plan and prepare for your big day. This critical process will be shaped by your experience and fitness level. First, get real and be honest with yourself. It can take…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic cancer expert highlights advancements in treating multiple myeloma.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., hematologist/oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares details about new advancements in research leading to better outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer in the bone marrow that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to the American Cancer Society. While there is no cure, the disease can be treated with…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-30). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
Staff(2023-03-30). PDVSA-Crypto Corruption Case Detainees Officially Charged.orinocotribune.com A presentation hearing of 23 people allegedly involved in the "PDVSA-Crypto" corruption plot was held, comprising 20 officials from Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the National Superintendence of Crypto-assets (Sunacrip), and other businessmen, as well as three judges accused of plots in the judiciary. | Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced via social media that the detainees were presented this Tuesday, March 28, before the Second Control Judge. Nine public officials, ten businessmen, and one former deputy were presented, as well as three judges also accused of corruption. Saab pointed out…
teleSUR, odr, YSM(2023-03-30). ONU adopta resolución para la justicia climática.telesurtv.netCon la aprobación de esta resolución la CIJ tendrá que emitir un juicio sobre "las obligaciones que incumben a los estados" en la protección del sistema climático.
Trevor Aaronson, Black Agenda Report.(2023-03-30). The FBI Used An Undercover Cop With Pink Hair To Spy On Activists.popularresistance.orgThe young woman with long pink hair claimed to be from Washington state. One day during the summer of 2020, she walked into the Chinook Center, a community space for left-wing activists in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and offered to volunteer. | "She dressed in a way that was sort of noticeable," said Samantha Christiansen, a co-founder of the Chinook Center. But no one among the activists found that unusual or alarming; everyone has their own style. They accepted her into the community. | The pink-haired woman said her name was Chelsie. She also dropped regular hints about her chosen profession.
Weekly Trust(2023-03-30). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement.indybay.orgOur 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,'
Barry Sheppard(2023-03-30). United States: The new banking crisis.greenleft.org.auThe United States hopes to stave off such a general collapse of the currency system, writes Barry Sheppard. This threat gives the capitalist class great extortion power to insist that the US government bail out the big banks.
Eco Central(2023-03-30). The Devastating Environmental Side Effects of the Electric Car Boom.globalresearch.caFirst published on August 7 2020 | The United Nations (U.N.) announced in August 2020 that the electric car boom will result in a number of devastating ecological side effects for the planet. | While the shift to electric cars reflects ongoing …
Fight Back(2023-03-30). Communist Party of the Philippines calls on NPA to "stir up and spread flames" of armed struggle.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The leadership of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today, March 28, issued a statement on the occasion of 54th anniversary of the New People's Army (NPA) tomorrow, March 29. The CPP exhorted the NPA's commanders and Red fighters to "stir up and spread the flames of the people's war for national freedom and democracy." | The Central Committee of the CPP cited "intensified imperialist oppression against the Filipino people" and emphasized the need to "attain freedom from US control and dominatio…
Fight Back(2023-03-30). Trade unionists across U.S. demand University of South Florida not fire employee for protesting.fightbacknews.orgTampa, FL – Almost 200 trade unionists and supporters signed an open letter to the University of South Florida demanding AFSCME member Chrisley Carpio keep her job. Carpio is one of the protesters the USF Police Department brutalized at a Students for a Democratic Society protest for diversity on March 6. She is one of four protesters arrested and facing felony charges for battery on a law enforcement officer. Carpio was placed on administrative leave on March 7. | USF human resources emailed Chrisley Carpio on Wednesday, March 22 with a notice of a Monday, March 27 hearing on a request for her termination. Carpi…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). American Plan 2.0: The Global Fragility Act Unfolds.libya360.wordpress.comKim Ives People walk past an abandoned police station in the Drouillard neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 7, 2022. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times) The Global Fragility Act may wear the humanitarian garb of USAID, but it is fundamentally a military deployment. In the late 1980s, after the fall of Jean—Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-30). Chechen Fighters Sign Deal with Ukraine to Form All-Chechen Brigade to Fight Russians.libya360.wordpress.comJeremy Kuzmarov Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises. Kiev is welcoming Chechens to join the war against Russia. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty / Geovien So Jihadists coming fresh from Syria exemplify yet again that War on Terror is a fraud. In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr…
Mike Walter(2023-03-30). The Heat: Israel Political Crisis.america.cgtn.com Mass protests in Israel force the government to put a temporary hold on a controversial plan to reform the judiciary. What happens next? For months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to protest what they say are …
Patrick Pasin(2023-03-30). Quale Ucraina sosteniamo? .globalresearch.caLo slogan "Sostegno all'Ucraina" continua a prosperare. Coloro che lo promuovono sanno che gli ucraini sono stati il popolo più martirizzato in Europa PRIMA della guerra? Proprio a causa di colui che l'Occidente ama… il presidente Zelensky. In sintesi, ecco …
Staff(2023-03-30). Punto Deportivo: øQué novedades trae la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol? (+Video).cubadebate.cuEste miércoles 29 de marzo comenzó en todo el país la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, luego de la participación de Cuba en el Clásico Mundial, evento en el que el Team Asere concluyó cuarto. Ya esto es un aliciente para el campeonato doméstico, el que trae varias novedades. Conócelas en el Punto Deportivo.
Staff(2023-03-30). Los campeones granmenses debutan con triunfo en la Serie Nacional.cubadebate.cuEste juego fue histórico por varias razones: por primera vez en la historia, el cuerpo de árbitros estuvo conformado por cuatro mujeres dirigidas por la experimentada capitalina Yanet Moreno; se llevó a cabo el retiro oficial del avezado mentor granmense Carlos Martí y la tribuna deliró con la presencia en el cajón de bateo del slugger Alfredo Despaigne.
Staff(2023-03-30). Aguas de La Habana planea mantenimientos de obras hidráulicas.cubadebate.cuCon el objetivo de minimizar afectaciones por salideros y mejorar el abasto de agua, la empresa Aguas de La Habana prevé el cambio de tramos de conductoras y el mantenimiento en redes hidráulicas. Marioly Guillart, subdirectora adjunta de Mantenimiento a Acueductos, dijo que se pronostica el cambio a 32 tramos de conductoras con extensión de cinco kilómetros.
Staff(2023-03-30). China y Brasil avanzan en negociaciones y descartan el dólar estadounidense.cubadebate.cuSegún una nota divulgada la víspera, China y Brasil han dado un paso más para avanzar en las negociaciones de comercio e inversión entre ambos países, que se realizarán directamente entre el real brasileño y el yuan chino, descartando el uso del dólar estadounidense. Dos acuerdos iniciales fueron firmados este miércoles en Pekín, durante el Foro Empresarial Brasil-China.
Staff(2023-03-30). Ecuador: Corte Constitucional aprueba juicio político contra Lasso.cubadebate.cuLa Corte Constitucional de Ecuador, con seis votos a favor y tres en contra, dio luz verde la víspera al juicio político contra el presidente Guillermo Lasso, tras emitir un dictamen de la admisibilidad parcial en relación con presuntos delitos contra la seguridad del Estado a raíz de una investigación sobre una trama de corrupción en las empresas públicas del país.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). WeChat pushes forward: Palm swiping nextlar.ecns.cnCross-border payments from the WeChat Pay digital wallet platform now covers 69 countries and regions, with more than 1,000 overseas cooperating institutions, according to a senior manager at the company.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China, Brazil no longer use U.S. dollar as intermediary.ecns.cnChina and Brazil have reached an agreement to not use the U.S. dollar as an intermediary any longer, but trade in their own currencies directly, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Xiongan New Area adopts new vehicle license plates.ecns.cnWith approval from the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province started using its own license plate series, which begins with the letter "X," the first letter of "Xiongan" in Pinyin, marking the addition of a new license plate letter sequence for Hebei.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). Chinese FM meets PNG counterpart.ecns.cnChinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Papua New Guinea (PNG) Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Justin Tkatchenko on Thursday in Boao, Hainan Province, and pledged to boost bilateral ties.
ecns.cn(2023-03-30). China's first 10,000-tonne cable-laying vessel unveiled in Jiangxi.ecns.cnWith a total length of 155 meters and a width of 23.2 meters, Longyin 9 has a maximum speed of 15 knots and 60 days endurance for sustainable missions. It can carry 10,000 tonnes of cables and is capable of laying cables across the Pacific Ocean starting from China in one go.
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-29). Sen. Rand Paul to Block Sen. Josh Hawley's Bill to Ban TikTok.news.antiwar.comSen. Rand Paul (R-KY) plans to block a bill introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok, The Hill reported Wednesday. Hawley's bill, the No TikTok on United States Devices Act, would prohibit the app from being downloaded in the US and ban commercial activity with TikTok's parent company, …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-29). Saudi Arabia to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization.news.antiwar.comOn Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision for Riyadh to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a Eurasian security and economic bloc that was founded in 2001 by China, Russia, and several Central Asian countries. According to Saudi state media, Riyadh has approved a memorandum that would make Saudi Arabia a dialogue partner of …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-29). Senate Votes to Repeal Iraq War AUMFs.news.antiwar.comThe Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was used for the invasion of Iraq and the 1991 AUMF that was passed for the Gulf War. The bill passed in a vote of 66-30 and now heads to the House. Repealing the Iraq war AUMFs …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-29). China Tells Taiwan President Not to Meet With US House Speaker as She Heads to US.news.antiwar.comChina on Wednesday warned that it would respond if Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) while she visits the US as part of a trip to Central America. Tsai departed for her trip to Guatemala and Belize, two countries that maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taipei. On the way there, …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-29). Russia Says Ukraine Using Longer-Range US-Provided Rockets.news.antiwar.comMoscow announced that it downed for the first time a longer-range rocket that the US has provided to Ukrainian forces. The Russian Defense Ministry said it downed a Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), a munition made by Boeing that can hit targets up to 94 miles away, nearly twice the range of the missiles …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-29). Zelensky Says if He Loses Bakhmut, He Will Be Pushed to 'Compromise' With Russia.news.antiwar.comUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Associated Press on Wednesday that if the Donbas city of Bakhmut falls to Russia, he would be pressured to "compromise" with Moscow. "Our society will feel tired" if the Russians win in Bakhmut, Zelensky said. "Our society will push me to have compromise with them." He said if Bakhmut …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-29). Senate Votes Down Amendment to Create Special Watchdog for Ukraine.news.antiwar.comThe Senate on Tuesday night voted down an amendment to create a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that the US has authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. The amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), failed in a vote of 26-68, with 24 Republicans and only two …
_____(2023-03-29). Changing the Rules of the Banking Game.strategic-culture.org A state-owned bank on the model of the Bank of North Dakota can provide low-interest loans, liquidity and financial sovereignty, writes Ellen Brown. | By Ellen BROWN | On CNN on March 14, Roger Altman, a former deputy Treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, said that American banks were
_____(2023-03-29). ICC Irreversibly Crosses the Line of Legal Decency.strategic-culture.orgICC is a disgrace to law in all its civilised forms. State parties should be encouraged to withdraw from it while it is still possible for them to avoid embarrassment by association. | Acting at the behest of its political controllers and paymasters, the racist International Criminal Court [ICC], whose principal activity since its founding in 2003 has been the malicious persecution of black African leaders, now, for a change, targets for judicial abuse a distinguished Eurasian figure. | Observers with an attention span of more than fifteen minutes (which would exclude the vast majority in the bamboozled Western c…
_____(2023-03-29). Tchaikovsky's NATO Requiem.strategic-culture.orgNATO's campaign against Tchaikovsky and, by extension, against all Russian and global culture may best be viewed as a chess game where NATO are the white hats and civilisation must play black. | NATO's campaign against Tchaikovsky and, by extension, against all Russian and global culture may best be viewed as a chess game where NATO are the white hats and civilisation must play black. NATO's aim in this sick game is to uncouple Tchaikovsky from the rest of his team, to control the cultural centre of the board and, by removing him from their cultural chess board, to pulverise Russian culture, to demote the Russian…
Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch.(2023-03-29). Yemenis Mark Eight Years Of Disastrous War Amid Hopes Of Peace.popularresistance.orgThousands took to the streets across major Yemeni cities including Sanaa, Sa'ada, and Taiz on Sunday, March 26, to mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Saudi-led aggression in the country. The protesters reiterated their demand for an end to the aggression and the lifting of the blockade on the country. The leaders of the Houthi movement have called these essential conditions for peace. | The National Day of Resilience and Steadfastness, as March 26 is celebrated by the Yemenis, symbolizes their resolve amid the large-scale destruction caused by the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes and blockade.
Agence France Press, South China Morning Post.(2023-03-29). Fresh Clashes Rock France As Protests Shift To Water Dispute.popularresistance.orgFrench police again clashed with protesters on Saturday as campaigners in the southwest sought to stop the construction of giant water storage facilities, the latest flashpoint as social tensions erupt nationwide. | The violent scenes at Sainte-Soline came after days of unrest over President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform, which forced the cancellation of a visit by Britain's King Charles. | The protest movement against the pension reform has turned into the biggest domestic crisis of Macron's second mandate, with police and protesters clashing daily in Paris and other cities over the past week.
Alessandra Moctezuma(2023-03-29). Renowned Chicana muralist Judy Baca receives National Medal of Arts.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joseph R. Biden presented the 2021 National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in a late afternoon live-streamed ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Among the recipients was radical Los Angeles-based artist and muralist Judy Baca. National Endowment for …
Amy Goodman(2023-03-29). China-Focused TikTok Scrutiny Ignores Similar Privacy Concerns in US-Owned Apps.truthout.orgA bipartisan group of senators has introduced the RESTRICT Act, which would allow the federal government to potentially ban technology from countries the U.S. considers to be adversaries, including China. Last Thursday, congressmembers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a five-hour hearing on the app's ties to the Chinese government, its data practices and its effects on children's mental… |
Anish R M(2023-03-29). In split decision, US apex court rejects Steven Donziger's review plea despite irregularities.peoplesdispatch.orgThe Supreme Court of the United States has rejected a review petition by environmental lawyer and indigenous rights advocate Steven Donziger against a 2021 ruling by a federal judge convicting him of contempt. The decision to reject the petition was delivered on Monday, March 27, based on a split verdict with two of the nine justices dissenting with the decision. | Donziger was held guilty of six charges of criminal contempt by senior district judge Loretta Preska of the US Southern District Court of New York in July 2021. In October 2021, he was sentenced to six months in prison, even after having spent more tha…
Anonymous103(2023-03-29). Military Situation In Donbass On March 29, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army captured Nikolskie Dacha in the south of Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue on the western outskirts of Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Pervomaiske and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU were reported near Bilogorivka; | Up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 p…
Anonymous103(2023-03-29). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On March 29, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Gulyaipole; | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Orikhiv; | Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 motor vehicles and 1 tank were destroyed by Russian artillery in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles and 1 howitzer were destroyed by Russian artillery in t…
Anonymous103(2023-03-29). Ohio River Disaster As Barge Hauling 1,400 Tons Of Methanol Smashes Into Dam.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published by Three large barges, one carrying 1,400 tons of methanol, were wedged against a dam and partially submerged, on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, following their detachment from a tugboat. | The Louisville Metropolitan Emergency Services said the navigation accident occurred early Tuesday morning when t…
Anonymous103(2023-03-29). The Western Media War Erases The Truth.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Here's how the media manipulated Princess Victoria Alliata's speech in Moscow | Written by Piero Messina | There are wars that are fought with weapons, there are wars that are fought with weapons and the media. Since February 24 last year, the West has declared an all-out media war against Russia. Any free voice is repressed, any dissent is ridiculed. In Europe and in the United States, it is almost forbidden not to be against Putin. | For over a year now, the global information machine has be…
Anonymous669(2023-03-29). Hezbollah Mourns Fighter Who Was Reportedly Killed In Syria.southfront.org Hezbollah fighter Zaid Jaber Shabib, aka "Abu Ali Haidar". Via Twitter. | On March 28, Lebanon's Hezbollah mourned one of its fighters which led to speculations on where and how he lost his life. | In a statement, the group said that Zaid Jaber Shabib from the southern Lebanese town of Jibchit, who was known by his nom de guerre "Abu Ali Haidar," had "martyred" while carrying out "his jihadi duty." No further details were provided by the Iran-allied group. | Several Syrian activist…
Anonymous669(2023-03-29). In Video: Israel Launches New SAR Spy Satellite Into Orbit.southfront.org Israel's Ofek-13 reconnaissance satellite takes off from central Israel on March 29, 2023. (Israeli Defense Ministry) | On March 29, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that it has successfully launched the Ofeq-13 synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) spy satellite into orbit. "The Ofeq-13 satellite is an observation satellite with advanced capabilities," the ministry said in a statement after the launch. | SAR satellites are used to provide 24-hour all-weather Earth observation, as they rely on r…
Anonymous669(2023-03-29). Iraqi F-16 Fighter Jets Hit ISIS Hideouts In Kirkuk (Video).southfront.org File image. | On March 29, the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) launched a series of airstrikes against hideouts of ISIS in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. | In a statement, the Iraqi Security Media Cell said that the IQAF launched the airstrikes in coordination with the Directorate of Military Intelligence. The cell released footage of the pinpoint airstrikes which were carried out by F-16IQ fighter jets. Several terrorists of ISIS were reportedly killed as a result of the airstrikes. | This was the third wave of…
Anonymous669(2023-03-29). Russia To Host Talks With Turkey, Iran and Syria Next April.southfront.org Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. Sputnik / Alexey Filippov | The deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria may meet in Moscow in early April, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted as saying on March 27 by the RIA Novosti news agency. | The senior diplomat said that the situation in Syria and the normalization process between Ankara and Damascus are to be the key focus of the talks. | The normalization process achieved a major breakthrough last December when the d…
Anonymous669(2023-03-29). Russian Air Defenses Intercepted First GLSDB Over Special Operation Zone.southfront.org The GLSDB system. Source: Saab Group | On March 28, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced, for the very first time, the interception of a Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) over the special military operation zone in Ukraine. "Air defense systems intercepted eighteen HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and one GLSDB guided missile in a day," the ministry's spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Yevgenyevich Konashenkov, said during his daily briefing. | The GLSDB, which was develop…
Anonymous669(2023-03-29). Russian Lancet Drones Destroy More Howitzers, Tanks Of Kiev Forces (Videos).southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | Between March 24 and 29, Russian news sources shared several videos documenting recent strikes with Lancet loitering munitions against Kiev forces in the special military operation zone. | The strikes destroyed or damaged two American-made M777 towed 155 mm howitzer, a Soviet-made 2S3 Akatsi…
Ashley Smith(2023-03-29). Vermont Dairy Workers Battle Corporate Greed and Demand "Milk With Dignity"truthout.orgMigrant workers face brutal conditions from the borders to the fields and factories of the U.S. As The Wall Street Journal documented, President Joe Biden's continuation of Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies has led to 2.2 million arrests and 890 deaths on the border, both record numbers. Migrants are fleeing economic crises often caused by U.S. policies as well as oppressive regimes… |
Bill Scheuerman, Sid Plotkin(2023-03-29). Playing with Financial Fire.dissidentvoice.orgCapitalism, Marx said, is unceasingly prone to crisis. His observation applies as much to financial capital as to industrial capital, as the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York attest. In their pursuit of profits, banks make loans that borrowers cannot repay or back the loans with assets that lose …
Chris Walker(2023-03-29). Federal Judge Says Mike Pence Must Testify in January 6 Probe.truthout.orgA federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify before a Justice Department grand jury in an investigation examining efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Pence was subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith in February to testify on the plot to overturn the election and former President Donald Trump's actions surrounding January 6, 2021 — the day a mob of… |
Chris Walker(2023-03-29). FL Students Protest GOP Bill to Eliminate Diversity Programs on State Campuses.truthout.orgStudents from colleges and universities across Florida protested on Tuesday against a Republican proposal that would effectively ban courses and activities on diversity at institutions of higher learning. House Bill 999, which was proposed earlier this month, would ban colleges and universities from funding "any programs or campus activities that espouse diversity, equity, or inclusion or Critical… |
Chris Walker(2023-03-29). Idaho Poised to Pass First Bill Banning Interstate Travel for Abortion.truthout.orgThe Idaho state legislature has forwarded an anti-abortion proposal that would criminalize the transportation of minors to other states for abortion services. House Bill 242 creates a brand new crime — abortion trafficking — that is defined as the transportation of an Idaho-based minor to another state for an abortion without their parents' or guardians' consent. The bill would make so-called… |
Derek Seidman(2023-03-29). Undocumented Workers and Freelancers Demand Unemployment Safety Net in New York.truthout.orgNew York State's social safety net contains a gaping hole: hundreds of thousands of workers whose labor is central to the state's economy are excluded from receiving unemployment insurance. Freelancers, cash economy workers, formerly incarcerated people and undocumented workers are among the large swath of New Yorkers shut out of receiving unemployment protections that "traditional" workers take… |
Dubraska Esteves(2023-03-29). President Petro Responds to Bukele's Social Media Post.orinocotribune.comOn Monday night, the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, reported that the Salvadoran Naval Force seized about 1.2 tons of cocaine and captured three Colombians in Pacific Ocean waters. | The drugs, valued at $30 million according to Bukele, were transported some 963 kilometers from Bocana El Cordoncillo, an estuary in the La Paz department. | "It is estimated at approxima…
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Market entities to get regulator's backing.ecns.cnChina has made progress in stabilizing the development of market entities and optimizing its business environment. In the future, more efforts will be made for the innovative development of market entities…
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Daqing Oilfield hits major milestone.ecns.cnThe oilfield secured an annual crude output of more than 50 million tons from 1976 to 2002 and was hailed by many as a miracle in the history of oilfield development.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China, Saudi Arabia strengthen ties.ecns.cnBusiness ties between China and Saudi Arabia have been further consolidated with industry leaders from both economies entering a number of new cooperation agreements over the past few months.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Experts: China to stay world's most important manufacturing hub.ecns.cnGlobal trade dependence on Asia, including China, remains stable, and the country will never lose its status as the world's most important manufacturing hub, despite certain U.S. moves that have been disrupting global industrial and supply chains.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Boao Forum sanguine on Asia prospects.ecns.cnThe Asian economy is on track for recovery with strong resilience and vitality despite pressure from weakening global demand and mounting uncertainties, according to a key report issued on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China to formulate key automotive chip standards by 2025.ecns.cnChina aims to formulate more than 30 key automotive chip standards by 2025 in its latest push to accelerate the development of its homegrown semiconductor industry, according to a draft released by the country's top industry regulator.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). 40 migrants die in fire at Mexico facility.ecns.cnA fire that started as a protest led to the deaths of at least 40 people at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city across from El Paso, Texas.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China and ASML exchange views on development in China.ecns.cnCommerce Minister Wang Wentao and Dutch chip-making equipment maker ASML's CEO Peter Wennink exchanged views on ASML's development in China and other issues on Tuesday.y.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Tibetans mark anniversary of emancipation of serfs.ecns.cnPeople from all walks of life across the Tibet autonomous region held activities on Tuesday to mark the 64th anniversary of the abolition of feudal serfdom and celebrate the liberation of a million serfs.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Watchdog aims to protect firms online.ecns.cnChina's top cyberspace regulator announced a series of special operations targeting cyberspace governance, and pledged to protect the lawful online rights of enterprises on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Hangzhou upgrades social welfare system.ecns.cnThe government of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has recently upgraded the province's social assistance system to guarantee the livelihoods of people with low incomes.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Boarding schools ensure fairer education in Tibet.ecns.cnThe boarding school system in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has ensured that both rural and urban students can equally receive quality education and the will of the parents and students is fully respected when choosing to live in the schools or not.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). IOC to decide on Russian participation at Paris Olympics at 'appropriate time'.ecns.cnThe International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board has recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but has yet to decide whether they can compete at next year's Paris Olympics.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). U.S. urged to stop smearing and suppressing Chinese companies.ecns.cnThe Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it opposes the U.S.' overstretching the concept of national security to hobble foreign companies and abusing state power to disrupt normal market rules and order.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Chinese FM denounces 'debt trap' accusation.ecns.cnA Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday hit back at criticism that loans related to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are a "debt trap", saying that China does not accept this.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Scientists discover prehistoric carnivorous giant panda.ecns.cnA team of Chinese paleontologists along with their U.S. counterparts have discovered an extinct predatory family of giant pandas that were characterized by long limbs and excellent running abilities.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Crops thrive on terraced fields in Shanxi.ecns.cnCrops decorate the terraced fields on loess plateau with green and yellow colors in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, March 28, 2023.
Editor(2023-03-29). John Kiriakou: US Solitary Confinement.scheerpost.com Most states have at least considered initiatives to do away with, or to reduce the use of, isolation in their prison systems, according to the latest major report on the subject. But there's bad news too.
Editor(2023-03-29). "La acuñación de la sangre de los niños en capital" — Superexplotación de los niños inmigrantes.workers.org El horror retratado en un reciente reportaje del New York Times sobre el trabajo infantil de los inmigrantes demuestra la actualidad de lo que escribió Karl Marx hace 156 años. La monumental obra de Marx, "El Capital", fue una tremenda contribución teórica, que describe con meticuloso detalle cómo funciona el . . . |
Futuro Investigates(2023-03-29). Futuro Investigates: How to Stay Safe From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.latinorebels.comDespite New York City having a law mandating carbon monoxide detectors for nearly two decades, CO-related violations still happen often. Read the first in a series of reports on carbon monoxide by Roxanne Scott for Futuro Investigates—also available in Spanish!
Grace Storrie(2023-03-29). The Weekly Round-up: Misleading Parliament, unrest in France, and the Met review.ukhumanrightsblog.comIn the news On Wednesday, Boris Johnson gave oral evidence to the Privileges Committee as part of an ongoing inquiry into whether the ex-Prime Minister misled Parliament over lockdown parties in No 10. If the Commons was misled, the Committee will determine whether that constituted a contempt of Parliament — a finding which could result …
infobrics(2023-03-29). Sorosites make Armenia's precarious strategic position much worse.infobrics.orgHow exactly does Yerevan plan to keep Moscow's continued support to maintain security in Artsakh and even possibly enter into a conflict with Azerbaijan (and by extension Turkey) while the Sorosites keep making anti-Russian moves is anyone's guess at this point.
Jake Johnson(2023-03-29). Credit Suisse Helped Ultra Rich Americans Hide Over $700 Million From IRS.truthout.orgThe Senate Finance Committee on Thursday published the results of a two-year investigation showing that the scandal-plagued Swiss bank Credit Suisse has been complicit in a "massive, ongoing conspiracy" to help wealthy U.S. citizens dodge taxes. Spearheaded by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the chair of the Senate panel, the probe found that Credit Suisse violated the terms of a 2014 plea agreement with… |
Jenny Brown, Labor Notes.(2023-03-29). Get Out The Popcorn, Starbucks' Howard Schultz Called Before Senate.popularresistance.orgStarbucks projects the image of an employee-friendly company, but its workers have been exposing the contradiction between the company's words and its actions. | On March 29, they'll get some help from the U.S. Senate's HELP Committee, chaired by Bernie Sanders. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has called Howard Schultz, who recently resigned as Starbucks CEO, to testify before Congress about the company's union-busting. | Schultz is likely to be asked to explain why the company has not negotiated a contract with its union, even though the first store unionized in Buffalo in December 2021. Nea…
John Bachtell(2023-03-29). Chicago voters can choose hope over fear by electing new mayor.peoplesworld.org CHICAGO — Chicago voters can choose hope over fear when they elect a new mayor in the April 4 run-off election that pits Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Paul Vallas against one another. The two candidates are tied, according to polls and turnout will determine the victor, particularly …
Juan Cole(2023-03-29). Renewables outstrip Coal in US for first Time, with 50% of new Power being Solar.juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Energy Information Agency of the US Department of Energy announced this week that for the first time in US history, renewable sources generated more electricity in 2022 than did coal. Renewables also outstripped nuclear power generation, for the second year in a row. In fact, renewables are even more …
Kate Hudson(2023-03-29). The same depleted uranium munitions that poisoned Iraq now headed to Ukraine.peoplesworld.org LONDON—In a shocking development, the British government has announced it will be sending depleted uranium (DU) rounds to Ukraine along with Challenger 2 tanks. As we know from several wars in the past few decades, the health consequences for Ukrainian civilians will be high. DU is a chemically toxic and radioactive heavy metal and it's …
Kit Klarenberg, Mintpress News.(2023-03-29). Dissecting The Afghan Military's Total Collapse.popularresistance.orgIn February, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) published an extensive investigation into the spectacular collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces' (ANDSF), which the U.S. spent two decades and $90 billion building. In common with previous SIGAR reports, it offers a remarkably uncompromising, no-punches-pulled assessment, exposing corruption, incompetence, lies, and delusion every step of the way. | At the report's core is a highly detailed timeline of the ANDSF's — and, therefore, the Afghan government's — disintegration. That SIGAR was able to con…
Larry Holmes(2023-03-29). The banking crisis: Will it push the working class or fascism to rise up? — a WW commentary.workers.org The capitalist ruling class is worried that the banking crisis, which began less than a month ago with the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and quickly spread, could ultimately mushroom into a global financial crisis bigger than the crash of 2008. All talk of a "soft landing" has ended. . . . |
Larry Holmes(2023-03-29). The banking crisis: Will it push the working class or fascism to rise up?workers.org The capitalist ruling class is worried that the banking crisis, which began less than a month ago with the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and quickly spread, could ultimately mushroom into a global financial crisis bigger than the crash of 2008. All talk of a "soft landing" has ended. . . . |
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2023-03-29). US is stirring up Syrian cauldron.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the US occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden
Marilyn Bechtel(2023-03-29). Hundreds of Oakland teachers take 'sick day' over pay, budget cuts.peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—Hundreds of Oakland high school and middle school teachers, upset over protracted negotiations with the Oakland Unified School District for a new contract, took to the streets March 24 in a "sick-out," demanding the district raise teacher pay to the median in surrounding school districts and protesting budget cuts and layoffs of classified staff …
Marjorie Cohn, Truthout.(2023-03-29). ICC Charges Putin With War Crimes; US And Israeli Leaders Enjoy Impunity.popularresistance.orgOn March 17, a little more than one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the commission of war crimes in Ukraine. The PTC also issued an arrest warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, commissioner for children's rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, for the same war crimes. | While the U.S. celebrates the arrest warrant against Putin, it has pressured the ICC to refrain from prosecuting Israelis and Americans…
Mark Gruenberg(2023-03-29). New UAW President Fain signals militant approach to talks with Detroit 3.peoplesworld.org DETROIT—In his first speech as the union's first-ever popularly elected president, FiatChrysler/ Stellantis worker Shawn Fain signaled the United Auto Workers would have a more militant attitude towards the Detroit 3 when contract talks begin this year. "We are united to serve you," he told the 600 delegates to the union's special Bargaining Convention in …
Mat Ward(2023-03-29). 10 new albums that fight for your rights.greenleft.org.auDo you think there's no good protest music these days? So did I, until I started looking for it. The truth is, it's always been out there, but it's sometimes just a bit difficult to find. Every month, I search it out, listen to it all, then round up the best of it that relates to that month's political news. Here's the round-up for March 2023.
Matias Perez Ojeda Del Arco, Forest Peoples Programme.(2023-03-29). The Kichwa Community Demands Justice For Violation Of Territorial Rights.popularresistance.orgA public hearing was held for the writ of amparo lawsuit filed by the Puerto Franco Kichwa community, who sued the Peruvian State and the Cordillera Azul National Park (PNCAZ) for failing to title their traditional lands, the imposition of an exclusionary conservation model and the generation of profits from the sale of carbon credits without their consent, in the San Martin region of the Peruvian Amazon. | On 22 March, a public hearing was held as part of the amparo process that has been going on before the Mixed Court of Bellavista since 2020, brought forward by the Indigenous Kichwa community of Puerto Franco…
Molly Rosenzweig(2023-03-29). Biden Wants More Border Patrol Than MAGA Republicans.truthout.orgPresident Biden recently tweeted in support of "even more resources to secure the border," contrasting himself with "MAGA House Republicans" who are proposing to "slash funding for border security." He's positioning himself to the right of the more explicitly xenophobic and far-right "MAGA" branch of the Republican Party and their fear-mongering about fentanyl. The Biden administration's record… |
Nafeez Ahmed, Resilience.(2023-03-29). America's Fossil Fuel Economy Is Heading For Collapse.popularresistance.orgUS oil production is about to peak, but the world is unprepared for the tremendous economic and political consequences. The only path through is energy and economic transformation. | The global economy is currently teetering on the edge of a banking crisis. The IPCC has just released its final major report warning that global carbon emissions need to peak and decline immediately if we are to avoid plunging into dangerous global warming by breaching the 1.5C 'safe limit'. And in recent weeks and months, industry leaders have announced that the US shale oil and gas revolution is over. | Yet few if anyone is talking…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Science Saturday: New standards and open access can help natural language processing.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgClinical notes in medical records are rich sources of data about human health. But tapping them for medical research can be challenging because these data come from various sources — and they all look different. "There's no standardization in how data is organized and classified across medical records systems," says Sunyang Fu, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic biomedical informatics researcher. Even the language people use to talk about health can insert discrepancies in how data are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How is kidney cancer treated?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMore than 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Risks factors for developing this type of cancer include environmental exposures, such as smoking, high blood pressure, a history of kidney failure, obesity or not having a healthy weight. And there are also hereditary syndromes that may increase your risk for kidney cancer. Dr. Thai Ho, a Mayo Clinic oncologist who specializes in genitourinary malignancies, says there are no screening tests…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgFourth-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…
noreply(2023-03-29). This Is An Old School SNL…smoothiex12.blogspot.comwhen SNL was hilarious and Jim with his goat and "Joe Pesci show" was a huge part of it. Well, George Karlin is not with us anymore, but Jim does a damn good job himself …It is as hilarious as it is sad, because it is true. BTW, in real life Jim is an upstanding guy and a good father.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-29). For Israelis, Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians Is Fine, but Judicial Reform Is a Red Line.orinocotribune.comBy Miko Peled — Mar 27, 2023 | The successful mobilization of hundreds of thousands of Israelis to stand up against the Netanyahu government is proof of one thing: Israelis do not want to end the oppression and killing of Palestinian people. | Israeli society has never seen such ongoing massive anti-government protests. So it is clear that had Israelis wanted to, they could have mobilized around lifting the brutal and inhumane blockade Israel has imposed on Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, or the release of political prisoners or any of the myriad mechanisms Israel uses to oppress and terrorize Palesti…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-29). Recognition of Europe's Crimes Should Go Beyond Rhetoric: Experts on Slave Trade Remembrance Day.orinocotribune.comBy Maria Konokhova — Mar 25, 2023 | Over the period from the 16th to 19th centuries, the world saw one of the darkest chapters in its history, during which millions of enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. Today, on March 25, the world commemorates and honors the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. | The annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/122 in December 2007. Since then, on this day, the world remembers those who suffered a…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-29). Slave Trade Remembrance Day: Recognition of Europe's Crimes Should Go Beyond Rhetoric.orinocotribune.comBy Maria Konokhova — Mar 25, 2023 | Over the period from the 16th to 19th centuries, the world saw one of the darkest chapters in its history, during which millions of enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. Today, on March 25, the world commemorates and honors the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. | The annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/122 in December 2007. Since then, on this day, the world remembers those who suffered a…
Paige Bennett, Ecowatch.(2023-03-29). Rewilding Could Help Limit Warming Beyond 1.5 ∞C.popularresistance.orgIt's no secret that preserving and restoring wilderness areas is good for ecosystems, but a new study has pinpointed another major benefit to rewilding. | According to the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, rewilding, or preserving and restoring wildlife and wilderness areas, could improve natural carbon sinks in ecosystems, therefore boosting natural methods of carbon capture and helping the world limit global warming to 1.5 ∞C above pre-industrial levels. | Scientists studied nine wildlife species for the study: marine fish, whales, sharks, gray wolves, wildebeest, sea otters, musk oxen…
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-29). Czech Republic: top U.S. European Command brass inspect eastern front.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comU.S. European CommandMarch 23, 2023 USEUCOM hosts Czech Republic deputy chief of defense U.S. European Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Steven Basham and USEUCOM Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Adrian Spain hosted Deputy Chief of Defense of the Czech Republic Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Ivo St≈ôecha in Stuttgart on March 22, to discuss strengthening the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-29). NATO commander inspects bloc's multinational HQ in Estonia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOJoint Force Command BrunssumMarch 27, 2023 JFC Brunssum Commander visits NATO Troops in Latvia General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta, Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, made a two-day trip to Latvia where he visited Headquarters Multinational Division North and enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Latvia, 20th and 21st March 2023. He began his tour at HQ …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-29). Top Georgian "opposition" figure postures, recites script at Biden's "Democracy Summit"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comCivil GeorgiaMarch 29, 2023 Georgian President Speaks at "Democracy Summit" The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, spoke at the "Democracy Summit" held at the initiative of US President Joe Biden, reaffirming Georgia's commitment to democracy and its willingness to cooperate with international partners to build a more democratic world. Zurabishvilii highlighted the unprecedented challenge presented …
scorinoco(2023-03-29). Palestinian Prisoners' Movement Victory is an Implementation of Unity and True Partnership.orinocotribune.comMunther Khalaf Mufleh — Mar 24, 2023 | After the escalation of Zionist attacks against the achievements gained by the prisoners' movement over the years, and the attempts of the fascist Ben Gvir to seize our rights by enacting laws and policies such as the laws for the execution of prisoners, revocation of nationality, and deportation of prisoners and former prisoners, as well as the attacks on the achievements of daily life of the prisoners' movement, such as cutting access to water, setting brief times for bathing and the imposition of dozens of punitive measures, such as repeated transfer and isolation, l…
scorinoco(2023-03-29). US Puts 'Shameful Pressure' on Italy for Hiring Cuban Doctors.orinocotribune.comThe Italy-Cuba Friendship Association (ANAIC) has condemned the US government's "shameful pressure" on Italy for hiring Cuban doctors. | The association, through a statement released last Thursday, March 22, stated that "the United States is carrying out an absurd interference in the internal affairs of Italy" by "asking for explanations" for the Italian health authorities' hiring of Cuban doctors. | According to a report by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the US embassy in Rome demanded that the Italian Ministry of Health explain "the procedures for hiring Cuban professionals for a fixed duration [in…
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-29). AOC Says GOP Energy Bill May as Well Have Been Written Entirely by Big Oil.truthout.orgHouse Republicans are preparing to pass a sweeping energy bill that Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), have condemned as nothing more than a Big Oil wish list that would pilfer the public's pockets to pad corporate profits. H.R. 1, dubbed the Lower Energy Costs Act, is a combination of several Republican energy and climate proposals that would roll back provisions of… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-29). Schultz Says Starbucks Has Never Broken Labor Laws Despite Dozens of Violations.truthout.orgEx-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testified during a much-anticipated hearing led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on Wednesday, parroting what appeared to be blatant lies about the company's fierce anti-union campaign and hundreds of labor law violations over the past year and a half. For the roughly two hours that Schultz was in the hot seat before Sander's Health, Education… |
Staff(2023-03-29). La inmensidad de las aves.cubadebate.cuLas aves sin dudas, son la máxima expresión de libertad y belleza natural que podamos encontrar; un festival de colores y cantos hacen de estos plumíferos un verdadero regalo. En Cuba hay una amplia variedad de estas especies, ya sean endémicas o migratorias, lo cierto es que contemplarlas y escucharlas nos hace sentir un poco más cerca de la esencia misma de la naturaleza.
Staff(2023-03-29). Alberto Fernández se reunirá con Joe Biden en la Casa Blanca.cubadebate.cuEl presidente argentino, Alberto Fernández, se reunirá con su homólogo estadounidense, Joe Biden, este miércoles en la Casa Blanca, a las 2: 45 p.m. (hora local). Los mandatarios abordarán temas como los minerales críticos, el cambio climático, el espacio, la cooperación económica, inclusión, democracia, derechos humanos y la tecnología.
Staff(2023-03-29). Bancarización y modernización bancaria en Cuba, próximo domingo en Cuadrando la Caja.cubadebate.cuEste domingo 2 de abril, conversaremos en Cuadrando la Caja sobre bancarización y modernización bancaria en Cuba. øQué niveles de bancarización tenemos en Cuba y cómo impactan o no en la actividad económica? øQué hacer para avanzar aceleradamente en ello? øA qué podemos aspirar en el futuro cercano?
Staff(2023-03-29). Comienza audiencia de imputación de detenidos por el caso PDVSA-Cripto.cubadebate.cuEn la noche del martes empezó la audiencia de imputación de 19 acusados de corrupción en el caso PDVSA-Cripto, anunció el fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, en Twitter. La audiencia tuvo lugar en el local del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (Sebin).
Staff(2023-03-29). Ingresan al papa Francisco por una infección respiratoria.cubadebate.cuEn la tarde de este miércoles, el papa Francisco fue ingresado en el hospital romano Gemelli por una infección respiratoria, informó Matteo Bruni, director de la Oficina de Prensa de la Santa Sede, en un comunicado. El sumo pontífice deberá permanecer unos días en el hospital, al que había acudido por unos controles médicos.
Staff(2023-03-29). Música por toda Cuba: Buena Fe, el Dúo Iris, Karamba y Annie Garcés.cubadebate.cuBuena Fe, Karamba, el Dúo Iris y Annie Garcés están de gira por todo el país para llevar música, y con ella amor, de ese que solo el arte es capaz de repartir. La gira durará hasta el 15 de abril, lleva por nombre Una mejor juventud y se realiza en saludo a los aniversarios 61 de la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC) y 62 de la Organización de Pioneros José Martí (OPJM).
Staff(2023-03-29). Servicio de Guardacostas de EEUU devolvió a 29 migrantes irregulares cubanos.cubadebate.cuEl Ministerio del Interior cubano informó que el Servicio de Guardacostas de Estados Unidos (USCG, por sus siglas en inglés) retornó a Cuba a 29 migrantes irregulares (27 hombres y dos mujeres) por el Puerto de Orozco, en Bahía Honda, Artemisa, el martes 28 de marzo. Esta es la operación 30 del Servicio de Guardacostas, con 2 101 cubanos devueltos en 2023.
Staff(2023-03-29). "Bootstrapped": Alissa Quart on Liberating Ourselves from the Myth of the American Dream.democracynow.org We speak with journalist Alissa Quart, executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, about her new book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream, which examines myths about individualism and self-reliance that underpin the U.S. economy and the inequality it fosters. She says a focus on succeeding through hard work obscures the degree to which many rich and powerful people have benefited from social support, resulting in a cycle of "shame and blame" for those who fall short.
Staff(2023-03-29). Headlines for March 29, 2023.democracynow.orgAsylum Seekers in Ciudad Juárez Demand Justice, Humane Treatment, Following Blaze That Killed 38, Nashville School Shooter Had 7 Legally Purchased Firearms, U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Chief Visits Zaporizhzhia in Hopes of Curbing Nuclear Disaster Risk, Russian Man Sentenced to 2 Years After 13-Year-Old Daughter Draws Antiwar Picture, The Guardian's Owners Apologize for Founders' Ties to Slavery, Burmese Military Dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's Party, Idaho House Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Minors Get Out-of-State Abortions, Judge Orders Mike Pence to Testify Before Grand Jury Investigating…
Staff(2023-03-29). Banning TikTok Won't Keep Us Safe: Julia Angwin Critiques Bipartisan Attack on Chinese Firm.democracynow.org A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the RESTRICT Act, which would allow the federal government to potentially ban technology from countries the U.S. considers to be adversaries, including China. Last Thursday, congressmembers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a five-hour hearing on the app's ties to the Chinese government, its data practices and its effects on children's mental health. Critics say this China-focused scrutiny largely ignores similar privacy concerns over the use of U.S.-owned apps and social media platforms. We hear more from Julia Angwin, an investigative journalist and…
Staff(2023-03-29). Dilma Rousseff Begins Term as President of BRICS' New Development Bank.orinocotribune.comFormer President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff began her work on Tuesday as president of the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS group, formerly known as BRICS Development Bank. | The former Brazilian president was unanimously elected on Friday as head of the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS group, made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, as part of its effort to build a new international financial architecture. | Rousseff was elected by vote among the BRICS Board of Governors, made up of the fina…
Staff(2023-03-29). Lumumba Returns to Moscow.orinocotribune.com By Oleg Yasinsky — Mar 24, 2023 | Tens of thousands of citizens from all parts of the planet, graduates of the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University in Moscow, never knew that, in 1992, during the government of Boris Yeltsin, profoundly anticommunist and pro-Western, the surname of the hero and martyr of the peoples of Africa, Lumumba, was removed from the official name of the university. Everywhere, all over the world, they continued referring to it as "Patrice Lumumba University." In fact, most of the Russian neighbors of the university didn't even know about this change. | This university was ina…
Staff(2023-03-29). President Maduro: China is a Non-Imperialist Great Power.orinocotribune.com"China gives strong signals that it can be a great power without being an imperialist power," said the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, this Monday. The comments were made in the context of the new multipolar geopolitical reality in which the People's Republic of China has emerged as a great power. | "Relations between Greater China and the Homeland of Bolívar have reached their highest level of mutual trust, collaboration, and work, and our relations are at the highest level, at the best level, that relations between Venezuela and China have ever been," President Maduro said. | The head of state said that…
Suzanne James(2023-03-29). ASIC's corporate criminal cop out.greenleft.org.auA parliamentary inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revealed startling evidence about some of its operations. Suzanne James reports.
The Associated Press(2023-03-29). 38 Dead in Mexico Fire After Guards Didn't Let Migrants Out.latinorebels.comAfter 38 migrants dead and 28 were seriously injured in a fire at a detention center in Ciudad Juárez late Monday, much of Mexico is wondering why authorities didn't attempt to release the men before smoke filled the room and killed so many?
W. T. Whitney Jr.(2023-03-29). A U.S. general hypes China as threat in Latin America.peoplesworld.org The U.S. government has long intervened in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Now, the U.S. military is paying attention to China's economic activities there. Gen. Laura Richardson on March 8 reported to the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on the actions and needs of the Southern Command, which she heads. …
Workers World Boston bureau(2023-03-29). Boston Trans Day of Resistance.workers.org Masked up and fired up! With Nina Simone's soulful, silky voice on "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" filling the air, hundreds of protesters, most wearing masks in protective solidarity with one another, converged on Government Center near Boston City Hall. They kicked off a . . . |
WSWS(2023-03-29). Targeting China, US Navy to purchase 100 new ships.wsws.orgSpeaking at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee Tuesday, the US Navy's operations chief said the United States Navy is currently building 56 new warships and has contracted the building of 76 more, as part of a massive military buildup targeting China.
WSWS(2023-03-29). Workers Struggles: The Americas.wsws.orgThe PIT-CNT and other unions held a limited general strike March 23 while 500 workers at Maui Health are continuing their two month strike after voting down another management offer.
WSWS(2023-03-29). Regulators knew of failed Silicon Valley Bank's problems but took no action.wsws.orgFed vice chair Michael Barr told a Senate committee hearing the extent of the SVB bank run was significantly larger than previously reported and that after $42 billion was withdrawn on March 9 $100 billion was lined up to leave the next day.
WSWS(2023-03-29). The three lies of the Brandon Johnson campaign for Chicago mayor.wsws.orgThe Cook County commissioner, Brandon Johnson, is seeking to use his affiliation with the Chicago Teachers Union to suggest that he will defend the working class. Actually, his role as a CTU official means the direct opposite.
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-03-29). China Media Group establishes Honduras bureau.america.cgtn.com Following the formal establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Honduras, China Media Group has established its first ever bureau in the Central American country, with more in-depth coverage of an often-misunderstood region soon to follow.
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-03-29). Honduras looks forward to greater economic ties with China.america.cgtn.com Honduras has established diplomatic relations with China, in a move that cut more than eighty years of ties with Taiwan. Alasdair Baverstock is in the country's capital, and sat down with a member of President Xiomara Castros' cabinet, to ask what the Central American …
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-03-29). The future of El Salvador's security.america.cgtn.com El Salvador is cracking down on gangs. The full-fledged government effort started a year ago, and the successes are echoing around Central America. But along with progress come concerns about protecting civil rights.
Ann Brown(2023-03-29). Top Africom General Questioned On Training African Soldiers For Coups.moguldom.comOn March 23, Congressman Matt Gaetz questioned the Commander of U.S. Africa Command, General Michael Langley, over billions of dollars being spent on training coup leaders and soldiers in Africa. Langley was named the sixth Commander of the United States Africa Command in August 2022. Africa Command (or AFRICOM) is responsible for all of the U.S.'s …
Brittani Banks(2023-03-29). Global News Dispatches: 6 Stories.independentmediainstitute.orgHeadlines in This News Package: Bolivian President Arce Hopes for a 'Sincere Dialogue' With Chilean Authorities on Sovereign Access to Sea The People of India Will Have Easier Access to Tuberculosis Treatment After Patent Extension Rejected Separatist Somaliland Escalates War on Somali Unification Movement Long March by Farmers in Indian State of Maharashtra Succeeds After …
Brittani Banks(2023-03-29). The Defeat of a School Voucher Program Reveals the Truth Within the 'School Choice' Debate.independentmediainstitute.orgWhen Republicans in the Virginia State Legislature renewed their proposal to enact legislation to create a new school voucher program in the state—previous attempts were vetoed by Democratic governors in 2016 and 2017—they said their effort was to "push to strengthen parental rights and expand educational opportunities," according to the Virginia Mercury. But when it …
Bruce Lerro(2023-03-29). The Four Types of Play of Roger Caillois.dissidentvoice.orgOrientation What is play? What are its types and its psychological impacts? In what way is play different from other human activities? In what ways is play different across the life cycle, from childhood to adolescence to adulthood? Do people ever stop playing? How many kinds of play are there? What is the difference in …
CJ Baker(2023-03-29). Protest Song Of The Week: 'Mount Meigs' By Lonnie Holley.shadowproof.comAmong those who endured the horrors of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children was 73-year-old acclaimed visual artist and avant-garde musician Lonnie Holley, who was arrested when he was 11.
Dana Sanchez(2023-03-29). Fact Check: America's Banks Have Over $1.7 Trillion In Unrealized Losses.moguldom.comBanking regulators and business leaders have been trying to soothe and calm Americans who have money in bank accounts, saying that U.S. banks are safe after the March 10 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, which set off the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history. Americans "can feel confident" about the safety of their …
Dana Sanchez(2023-03-29). Top AI Researchers And Elon Musk Seek Pause On AI Tech Due To Potential Danger To Humanity.moguldom.com Citing a potential danger to humanity, at least 1,123 people including Elon Musk and prominent artificial intelligence experts and executives called for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4. In an open letter, Twitter CEO Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak were among those who signed their names to the letter …
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Mainland decries Taiwan leader's planned visit to US, vows countermeasures.ecns.cnChina firmly opposes Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's plans for a "sneaky" visit to the United States and will take countermeasures, said Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Northern China to see more sand, dust pollution this year.ecns.cnThis year, a total of 140 cities in China have experienced severe or worse sand and dust pollution, of which 131 cities encountered severe air pollution, the highest in the past five years, said a senior official of China's environment department on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China and BRI countries have more room for cooperation: KPMG head.ecns.cnThere is still room for China and the countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to further deepen industrial and supply chain cooperation, said Michael Jiang, head of Clients and Markets of KPMG in China in an interview with China News Service during the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China to see mild CPI growth for March.ecns.cnExperts believe China's current inflation is relatively moderate, with the consumer price index in March expected to be around 0.8 percent, Securities Daily reported on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Ma Ying-jeou mourns victims of Nanjing Massacre.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, visits the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders and expresses deep condolence for the compatriots who lost their lives in the massacre in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 29, 2023.
Edward Curtin(2023-03-29). "Facing Clear Evidence of Peril" in a Country of Lies.dissidentvoice.orgIn my seventy-plus years from 1946 to now, the chorus of fear-mongering bullshit has never ceased — only grown louder. The joke is on us. Ha Ha Ha." — Oliver Stone, Chasing the Light Perhaps silence is the best response to the endless cavalcade of official lies that is United States history. The Internet and …
Fabrizio Casari(2023-03-29). Estados Unidos, el terror de la paz.globalizacion.caA menudo sucede en la historia que el éxito de unos pone de relieve el fracaso de otros. | Es un poco lo que ha ocurrido con la visita de dos días de Xi Jinping a Moscú, con los dos gigantes…
Farrah Hassen(2023-03-29). Iraq, Ukraine, and a World Without Accountability.fpif.orgThe wars in Iraq and Ukraine may differ, but both speak to the tragic realities of war. They also make a strong case for strengthening the rule of law instead of undermining it through flimsy pretexts for endless militarism. | Like the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, which marked its 20th anniversary this March, Russia's year-long war on Ukraine is an act of aggression in blatant violation of international law. | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin
Florence CGTN(2023-03-29). Nashville community mourns after deadly school shooting.america.cgtn.com Terrifying body cam footage shows the police takedown of a heavily-armed shooter who burst into a Nashville elementary school Monday and opened fire. When the smoke cleared: three children, and three adults were dead. Police are now searching for a motive, as a renewed debate …
Gustavo Veiga(2023-03-29). Brasil, el Plan Cóndor y el golpe de Pinochet.globalizacion.caUna serie documental que se presentó en el III Foro Mundial por los DDHH atribuye al gigante regional una influencia decisiva en la coordinación represiva de los años '70. La opinión de Jair Krischke, histórico militante de Derechos Humanos brasileño….
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-29). Africa and the Russia-China Partnership.libya360.wordpress.comOleg Pavlov President Xi Jinping undertook a landmark visit to the Russian Federation from March 20 to 23. It was full of events and symbolism, which will be analyzed by political scientists for a long time to come. It is now clear nonetheless that this visit signaled the beginning of a profound transformation of the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-29). Bloodshed, Tear Gas Bombs and Mudslides: 100 Days of Dictatorship.libya360.wordpress.comClau O'Brien Moscoso Cyclone Yaku recently devastated Peru with flooding and mudslides. (Photo: AFP 2023 / Jao Yamunaque) Clau O'Brien Moscoso continues her dispatches from Peru in the wake of a natural disaster and the ongoing coup against President Castillo. A Spanish translation follows. National Strike, Day 75 Perú has plunged into chaos since the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-29). In a Major Shift, Brazil Challenges OPCW's Syria Cover-Up.libya360.wordpress.comIn a geopolitical shift, Brazil has come out in favor of accountability for the OPCW's Syria cover-up scandal. At a meeting of UN Security Council members on March 23rd, Brazil criticized the OCW's "poor" handling of the issue and rebuked the UK and other states for blocking the testimony of veteran Brazilian diplomat Jose Bustani,…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-29). Threat Assessment Report: Washington Facing 'Critical Years' in Great Power Competition.libya360.wordpress.comMohamad Hasan Sweidan Unlike in previous years, the 2023 annual US Threat Assessment Report views West Asia through the prism of a Great Power competition that threatens to nudge the world into a post-US multipolar order. On 8 March, 2023, the US Director of National Intelligence released the Annual Threat Assessment Report, which evaluates worldwide threats to…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-29). Western Powers Pressured UNSC Members to Boycott Russia-Proposed Resolution on Nord Stream.libya360.wordpress.comLucas Leiroz Western countries apparently would have compelled nations not to support the resolution proposed by the Russian delegation at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with the objective of investigating the attacks against the Nord Stream gas pipelines. In fact, pressure and threat have already become the main mechanisms by which NATO countries try…
Iron Snowflake(2023-03-29). Rally in DC Demands End to Repression of Forest Defenders in Atlanta.itsgoingdown.orgReport on recent rally in Washington DC in solidarity with those facing repression for supporting the movement to defend the Atlanta forest. On the 28th of March, Shut Down DC protested at the Dept of Justice, demanding a federal investigation into Georgia's human rights abuses over the Cop City project in the Weelaunee Forest. Powerful…
JANET(2023-03-29). NYC: Fri. 3/31 Film Screening — Vaccine and Sanctions Áñ´Ëãó‰∏éÂà∂ˣŠat The People Forum 6:30pm.iacenter.orgDocumentary: Vaccine and Sanctions Áñ´Ëãó‰∏éÂà∂ˣŠA Dialogue Between Chinese and U.S. Community Activists 60 minutes When: Friday, March 31 at 6: 30pm Where: The People's Forum Screening Room 330 West 37th St, NY, NY A joint China-U.S. production, written and directed by Lee Siu Hin, a Chinese-American immigrant activist from Los Angeles, CA, now living in China. This challenging 60 minute documentary is based on interviews during the continuing global crisis. The film exposes the disastrous results of prioritizing profit…
John Feffer(2023-03-29). Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.fpif.orgThe prospect of a nuclear holocaust has always been terrifying. But in the last years of the Cold War and the three decades that followed its end, the existential challenge of nuclear weapons became less of a clear and present danger. | Sure, in…
M. K. Bhadrakumar(2023-03-29). Moscow calls out U.S.' rules-based order in Europe.mronline.org Baroness Goldie is an experienced Scottish politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2005 to 2011 and as the UK's Minister of State for Defence since 2019. She is anything but a party girl like Liz Truss who often had to swallow her indiscreet words betraying ignorance.
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-29). Britain completes training of Ukrainian tank crews to staff Challenger battle tanks.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comDefense PostMarch 29, 2023 Ukraine Completes Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Training in UK Ukrainian soldiers have completed their Challenger 2 main battle tank training in the UK, the British Ministry of Defence announced. Following the upskilling, the tank crews returned to Ukraine…. The course began in January, shortly after the British government committed to …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-29). Germany, Britain deliver more battle tanks to Ukraine.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish RadioMarch 29, 2023 Germany, UK deliver battle tanks to Ukraine: officials Germany delivered the 18 advanced main battle tanks after Ukrainian crews were trained to operate them, British broadcaster the BBC reported. Eighteen is four more than previously agreed, according to news outlets. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the Leopards 2s "have made …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-29). Israeli foreign minister hails new level of strategic partnership with Azerbaijan.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzeri Press AgencyMarch 29, 2023 Israeli FM: Decision to open Azerbaijani embassy proves depth of strategic partnership Video "Today's event is attended by high-ranking Israeli officials and the Jewish community," said Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at the solemn opening ceremony of the Azerbaijani embassy in Israel. He said that the decision to open the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-29). U.S. Army to sextuple artillery shells for Ukraine war.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comDefense NewsMarch 28, 2023 US Army eyes sixfold production boost of 155mm shells used in Ukraine The U.S. Army will boost production of 155mm artillery shells more than sixfold to 85,000 a month by fiscal 2028, according to the service's undersecretary. *** The Army is spending $1.45 billion on capacity "to expand 155mm artillery production …
Roberto Laxe(2023-03-29). El mundo multipolar y la paz.globalizacion.caPor si había alguna duda que se va a hacia un nuevo reparto en el dominio del mundo, solo veamos unos pocos acontecimientos de los últimos meses. | 1.- Diciembre de 2022, el líder chino, Xi Jinping, ha firmado acuerdos estratégicos…
Staff(2023-03-29). Roberto Garaicoa: " øMi mayor contribución? Entregar lo mejor de mí"cubadebate.cuRoberto Garaicoa es un fotorreportero de experiencia en el ejercicio de la fotografía, primero como hobby, después como freelancer, y desde hace años y hasta hoy, como profesional de la prensa cubana. La Casa Editorial Verde Olivo, Cubadebate y la Mesa Redonda son los principales receptores de sus instantáneas.
Staff(2023-03-29). Cubanos en fuerte grupo rumbo a voleibol de París 2024.cubadebate.cuCuba integra el fuerte grupo A del torneo clasificatorio masculino de voleibol rumbo a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, previsto del 30 de septiembre al 8 de octubre próximo. Con sede en el Gigante Sudamericano, los nuestros tendrán que enfrentar a Italia y Brasil, vigentes campeón y medallista de bronce a nivel mundial, respectivamente.
Staff(2023-03-29). Las 3 del Día: De economía, política y béisbol cubano (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuSaludos amigos. Sean bienvenidos a Las 3 del día, el podcast que resume las noticias más importantes del 28 de marzo. Este episodio lo conduce la periodista Yilena Héctor. Comenzamos recomendando nuestra portada de hoy: una entrevista que el presidente de Al Mayadeen realizara a Miguel Díaz-Canel. Luego realizamos el habitual compendio informativo de Las 3 del Día.
Staff(2023-03-29). Nueva Zelanda estudia posibilidad de unirse a la alianza AUKUS.cubadebate.cuNueva Zelanda estudiará una propuesta para unirse parcialmente a la alianza de defensa AUKUS -que integran Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y Australia-, y que incluye un "segundo pilar" por el cual los socios colaboran en el desarrollo de tecnología cuántica, hipersónica, robótica y de inteligencia artificial, así como el intercambio de información sensible.
Staff(2023-03-29). Turismo cubano analiza debilidades y fortalezas de cara al año 2023 (+ Video).cubadebate.cuEn el 2022, visitaron Cuba 1 014 087 extranjeros, el 37.8% de los que lo hicieron en 2019, según un informe presentado este martes en el balance anual del Ministerio del Turismo, que tuvo lugar en el Consejo de Ministros, con la presencia de Manuel Marrero Cruz, primer ministro de la República.
Staff(2023-03-29). Carolina del Norte: Legislatura elimina requisito para compra de pistolas.cubadebate.cuLa cámara baja de la Legislatura de Carolina del Norte, controlada por republicanos, revocó la norma que establecía el permiso de un sheriff local como requisito para comprar una pistola. También es la primera vez desde 2018 que la legislatura anula el veto del gobernador demócrata Roy Cooper, que objetó la medida la semana pasada.
Staff(2023-03-29). Cuba: La historia brillante de su ciencia, y tres años inolvidables (+ Fotos y Video).cubadebate.cu"Muchas gracias a todos ustedes por el aporte que le han hecho al país en estos tres años". Así dijo a los expertos y científicos cubanos -reunidos en la tarde de este martes para temas de salud- el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
Staff(2023-03-29). Cuba y Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos abogan por mayor cooperación en materia de cambio climático.cubadebate.cuEl embajador de Cuba en Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos, Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, realizó una visita de cortesía a la ministra de Cambio Climático y Medio Ambiente, Mariam Almheiri, en sus oficinas de Dubai. Ambos representantes reiteraron el interés en desarrollar cooperación e intercambiar experiencias de adaptación al cambio climático.
Staff(2023-03-29). Messi regala el gol 100 y una exhibición ante Curazao en la fiesta del campeón del mundo.cubadebate.cuLa Selección Argentina terminó su gira de festejo de los campeones del mundo en Santiago del Estero. Ante 42 000 personas en el Estadio Madre de Ciudades, Lionel Messi se dio el gusto de meter otro hattrick y llegar al gol número 100 en su carrera como jugador albiceleste en la goleada por 7-0 a Curazao.
Staff(2023-03-29). Presidente cubano asiste a acto de entrega de reconocimientos a militantes destacados de la UJC.cubadebate.cuEste miércoles, en La Habana, la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas entregó reconocimientos y condecoraciones a más de 60 militantes y representantes de colectivos destacados, durante un acto que contó con la presencia del primer secretario del Comité Central del PCC y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel.
Stephen Sefton, The Grayzone.(2023-03-29). Bad Faith UN Report On Nicaragua Whitewashes Violent US-Backed Coup.popularresistance.orgAbuse and weaponization of the United Nations system by the United States and its vassal governments to both mislead and intimidate the rest of the world have been a feature of international relations since the very founding of the United Nations during the time of the Korean War. In recent years, that situation has deteriorated to the point where demonization campaigns promoted by the US and its allies have made the UN system complicit in atrocities. Various UN institutions have been abused in this way. | As The Grayzone has methodically detailed, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has prod…
Steve Ellner(2023-03-29). Lo que más teme Washington del Presidente Lula da Silva.globalizacion.caEl Presidente Biden mantuvo su palabra al felicitar a Lula da Silva inmediatamente después de que los resultados presidenciales electorales fueron anunciados el 30 de octubre. Catalogar las elecciones brasileñas "libres, justas y creíbles" oportunamente, como hizo Biden, redujo la…
Jack Thomas(2023-03-29). Defence to perform final AccuTOXTM preclinical study before Phase I cancer trial.healtheuropa.com Defence Therapeutics has announced it is performing a final preclinical study to validate the efficacy of AccuTOXTM combined with immune-checkpoint inhibitors before initiating a Phase I cancer clinical trial. The AccuTOXTM Phase I cancer clinical trial will involve patients enrolled at the City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute. Defence Therapeutics has …
Natalie Marsat(2023-03-29). How head-mounted wearables are transforming the face of healthcare.healtheuropa.com RealWear introduces its assisted reality head-mounted wearables and how the revolutionary technology signifies a paradigm shift in the healthcare sector. Extended reality and wearables continue to offer significant opportunities to revolutionise healthcare. However, for a true transformation in healthcare, it is vital that health services take more direct action and planning — particularly given current …
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Bolivian City In Emergency Due To Overflowing Of Acre River.telesurenglish.netMayor of the Bolivian city of Cobija, Ana Lucia Reis, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to the overflowing of the Amazonian Acre River. | RELATED: | Heavy rains caused the river's water level to rise to 12.90 meters, leaving 825 victims as a result of flooding, according to the mayor. On the Brazilian side, the water is at 13.60 meters. | Reis said a census will be carried out to quantify the damage. "We are going to wor…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). China Lashes Out at the US Conniving at Taiwan Separatists.telesurenglish.netOn Wednesday, Chinese Affairs Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning lashed out at Washington supporting "Taiwan independence" separatists in regard to Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's stopover in the United States. | RELATED: | Her so-called "stopover" in the United States is not so much a "transit" but an attempt to seek breakthroughs and propagate "Taiwan independence," Mao said in response to a senior U.S. offic…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Colombian Youth Artist is Assassinated in Nariño.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) denounced the murder of a 24-year-old leader in the municipality of Tumaco, department of Nariño. | RELATED: | On March 27, gunmen shot and killed Linder Stiven Sepulveda, who was a renowned artist and cultural manager. | This fact brings to 35 the number of social leaders murdered in Colombia so far this year. Since the signing of the Peace A…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Death Toll From Lassa Fever Rises to 142 in Nigeria.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) confirmed that the death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria has risen to 142. | RELATED: | So far this year, this acute viral hemorrhagic disease has spread to 23 states, with a total of 784 confirmed cases. | With 142 deaths recorded to date, the case fatality rate of 18.1 percent in 2023 is lower than the 18.7 percent recorded in the same period last year. | The NCDC said that…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Death Toll From Mass Landslide In Ecuador Increases To 12.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday, Ecuador's General Secretariat for Risks (SGR) informed that the death toll from the mass avalanche that hit Alausi city on Sunday increased from 7 to 12. | RELATED: | Locals and rescuers found four new bodies from the large mass of land scattered, and a young man rescued on Monday died in a hospital in the Cañar province. | Caused by heavy rains, the landslide damaged about 2.32 kilometers of roads and…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Dilma Rousseff Chairs the BRICS New Development Bank.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday, former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff began her work as president of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) at the institution's headquarters in Shanghai. | RELATED: | The NDB president will have interesting opportunities to expand the international insertion of this development bank, Agencia Brasil commented. | However, she will also have to face two major challenges: "promoting projects related to…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Greek Experts Call for Vigilance After US Banking Turmoil.telesurenglish.netIn the wake of the banking turmoil triggered by the collapse of three U.S. banks, and the crisis at Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse this spring, Greek experts have called for vigilance and rapid action. | RELATED: | Despite there are no imminent threats to the European banking system and economy and a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis is unlikely, vigilance is required after such banking turmoil. | "I find the U.S. banking crisis…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). India: Oppo Leads Smartphone Shipments.telesurenglish.netSmartphone brand Oppo will drive the Make-in-India smartphone shipments within the year 2022 with a 22 percent share, as per a report released on Wednesday by worldwide industry research firm Counterpoint. | Related: | It is well known that in spite of the fact that the general Make-in-India smartphone shipments (units) declined in 2022.This decline is due to the softening of neighborhood demand, the commitment of trades in Make-in-…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Maduro Denounces Use Of Anti-Values To Defeat The Revolution.telesurenglish.netVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denounced on Wednesday the use of anti-values and vices of capitalism to defeat the Bolivarian Revolution. | RELATED: | "What they have not been able to defeat with criminal sanctions, they intend to do it with anti-values and vices of capitalism," said the President through his official Twitter account. | Maduro referred to the recent corruption cases involving executives of the state-owned o…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Millions Protesting Show the Magnitude of Discontent in France.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday, thousands of French citizens protested against the pension reform amid violent police repression and the changing attitudes of President Emmanuel Macron's administration. | RELATED: | In the morning, the government spokesman Olivier Veran rejected the proposal for mediation put forward by the French Democratic Confederation of Labor (CFDT) Laurent Berger on the grounds that both parties do not need a mediator to start…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Namibia Suspends Poultry Imports From Argentina and Chile.telesurenglish.netOn Wednesday, Namibia announced the suspension of the import and in-transit movement of live/raw poultry, birds, and live/raw ostrich products from Argentina and Chile after outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Latin American countries. | RELATED: | According to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the incubation period of the disease is 14 days. Therefore, the suspension of imports enters into…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). No Impunity Into Fire At Migrant Holding Center -AMLO.telesurenglish.netMexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday that there will be no impunity in the investigation of the fire at a migrant holding center in Juárez City, Chihuahua. | RELATED: | 39 Latin American migrants died, and 30 others were injured in the March 27 fire. The President offered his condolences to the families of the victims, "to our Venezuelan, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Ecuadorian and Colombian brothers an…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Pope Francis Hospitalized for Several Days.telesurenglish.netAfter his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, Francis was taken to the hospital to undergo a series of tests. Earlier in the day, the Vatican said the visit and tests had been arranged. | Related: | "In recent days, Pope Francis complained of some respiratory problems and this evening he went to the Policlinico A. Gemelli for some restorative checks," Vatican representative Matteo Bruni said in a sta…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Portugal: Muslim Center Attack Was Not a Terrorist Act.telesurenglish.netLuis Neves, director of the Portuguese Judiciary Police (PJ), said there is no indication that Tuesday's stabbings at the Ismaili Muslim Center in Lisbon had a terrorist motive. | RELATED: | "A psychotic break" was the probable cause that had led to the stabbings and death of two women, aged 24 and 49, who worked at the center providing humanitarian assistance. | "All signs of a religiously motivated crime have be…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). President Petro Reacts to ELN Attack on Colombian Army.telesurenglish.netOn Wednesday, nine Colombian soldiers died and nine were injured as a result of an ambush carried out by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in the municipality of El Carmen, in the department of Norte de Santander. | RELATED: | In response to the above, President Gustavo Petro called the government peace negotiators to a special meeting on Monday, April 3 to assess the implications of what happened. | "A peace process must be serious and re…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Russia Starts Military Training With Nuclear-Capacity Missiles.telesurenglish.netOn Wednesday, the Russian army began training in three Siberian regions with the "Yars" new ballistic missiles, which reach targets of up to 12,000 kilometers and can carry up to four nuclear warheads. | RELATED: | "This training is part of the Nuclear Forces Readiness Plan in 2023 and will enable the Army's Strategic Missile Commission to inspect the combat capacities of the Omsk Force Group," the Russian Defense Ministr…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Salvadorans Reject Arbitrarily Arrests Over State of Exception.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday, some 500 Salvadorans took to the streets of San Salvador to demand that President Nayib Bukele free their relatives, who are imprisoned due to the "State of Exception" promoted by the President to counteract armed gangs' violence. | RELATED: | Carrying banners with messages such as "Freedom for my son and brother" and "We defend innocent non-criminals," the demonstrators marched to Congress, where the police…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). Swiss Govt. Introduces Exemptions To Sanctions Against Russia.telesurenglish.netThe Federal Council announced Wednesday that Switzerland has joined the EU's tenth package of sanctions against Russia, with a series of exemptions. | RELATED: | "After deciding on March 3 to facilitate humanitarian activities in Syria, the Federal Council has now issued a humanitarian exemption for the provision of certain services to Russian organizations," reads a statement on the Swiss government portal. | Th…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). US River Ohio at Risk of Contamination by 1,400 Methanol Tons.telesurenglish.netOn Tuesday, three barges, one of which transported about 1,400 tons of methanol, were pinned against a dam on the Ohio River in Louisville city, United States. | RELATED: | These three barges broke free along with seven others from their tugboat at about 2: 00 a.m., after they hit a structure at the entrance to the Portland Canal, near the river's McAlpine Locks and Dam. | Only one barge remained attached to the tugboat…
teleSUR(2023-03-29). WHO Grants Malaria-free Status To Azerbaijan And Tajikistan.telesurenglish.netThe World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday granted malaria-free country certification to Azerbaijan and Tajikistan. | RELATED: | WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged the "century-long effort" made by both countries to eradicate the disease. He said this "is further proof that, with the right resources and political commitment, eliminating malaria is possible." | According to the UN…
Anonymous103(2023-03-28). Fight Global Censorship: Support SouthFront.southfront.org Dear Friends, | We are forced to resort to this appeal due to the unprecedented pressure on SouthFront. | As you may know SouthFront was blocked by all financial platforms/systems that are under the U.S. control. That's why we are forced to use crypto wallets to receive your donations. | Unfortunately, if we fail to draw up the minimum monthly budget, SouthFront will be forced to significantly reduce its broadcasting. | The escalation of new military conflicts and unrest in different world regions threaten our common security. Today, objective information is a valuable resource. We believe that together we are ab…
Staff(2023-03-29). 38 Die in Fire Inside Mexican Immigration Jail Amid Broader Crackdown Near U.S. Border.democracynow.org We go to Ciudad Juárez for an update on the fire that killed at least 38 men held at a Mexican immigration detention center just across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. Surveillance video from the jail shows guards walking away as flames spread inside the jail cells, making no effort to open the jail cells or help the migrants who were trapped. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the fire on the men who were being held at the detention jail, alleging that they set their mattresses on fire to protest conditions, while U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar claimed the tragedy was a consequence…
Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch.(2023-03-29). Yemenis Mark Eight Years Of Disastrous War Amid Hopes Of Peace.popularresistance.orgThousands took to the streets across major Yemeni cities including Sanaa, Sa'ada, and Taiz on Sunday, March 26, to mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Saudi-led aggression in the country. The protesters reiterated their demand for an end to the aggression and the lifting of the blockade on the country. The leaders of the Houthi movement have called these essential conditions for peace. | The National Day of Resilience and Steadfastness, as March 26 is celebrated by the Yemenis, symbolizes their resolve amid the large-scale destruction caused by the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes and blockade.
Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch.(2023-03-29). Yemenis Mark Eight Years Of Disastrous War Amid Hopes Of Peace.popularresistance.orgThousands took to the streets across major Yemeni cities including Sanaa, Sa'ada, and Taiz on Sunday, March 26, to mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Saudi-led aggression in the country. The protesters reiterated their demand for an end to the aggression and the lifting of the blockade on the country. The leaders of the Houthi movement have called these essential conditions for peace. | The National Day of Resilience and Steadfastness, as March 26 is celebrated by the Yemenis, symbolizes their resolve amid the large-scale destruction caused by the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes and blockade.
Bill Scheuerman, Sid Plotkin(2023-03-29). Playing with Financial Fire.dissidentvoice.orgCapitalism, Marx said, is unceasingly prone to crisis. His observation applies as much to financial capital as to industrial capital, as the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York attest. In their pursuit of profits, banks make loans that borrowers cannot repay or back the loans with assets that lose …
Critical Point(2023-03-29). Stop Dirty Banks at Wells Fargo Headquarters.indybay.org2 min mp4 video | A coalition of environmental groups came together to tell Wells Fargo to stop funding the oil industry in order to save the planet on March 21.
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-29). Senate Votes Down Amendment to Create Special Watchdog for Ukraine.news.antiwar.comThe Senate on Tuesday night voted down an amendment to create a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that the US has authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. The amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), failed in a vote of 26-68, with 24 Republicans and only two …
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Market entities to get regulator's backing.ecns.cnChina has made progress in stabilizing the development of market entities and optimizing its business environment. In the future, more efforts will be made for the innovative development of market entities…
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Daqing Oilfield hits major milestone.ecns.cnThe oilfield secured an annual crude output of more than 50 million tons from 1976 to 2002 and was hailed by many as a miracle in the history of oilfield development.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China, Saudi Arabia strengthen ties.ecns.cnBusiness ties between China and Saudi Arabia have been further consolidated with industry leaders from both economies entering a number of new cooperation agreements over the past few months.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Experts: China to stay world's most important manufacturing hub.ecns.cnGlobal trade dependence on Asia, including China, remains stable, and the country will never lose its status as the world's most important manufacturing hub, despite certain U.S. moves that have been disrupting global industrial and supply chains.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Boao Forum sanguine on Asia prospects.ecns.cnThe Asian economy is on track for recovery with strong resilience and vitality despite pressure from weakening global demand and mounting uncertainties, according to a key report issued on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China to formulate key automotive chip standards by 2025.ecns.cnChina aims to formulate more than 30 key automotive chip standards by 2025 in its latest push to accelerate the development of its homegrown semiconductor industry, according to a draft released by the country's top industry regulator.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). 40 migrants die in fire at Mexico facility.ecns.cnA fire that started as a protest led to the deaths of at least 40 people at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city across from El Paso, Texas.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China and ASML exchange views on development in China.ecns.cnCommerce Minister Wang Wentao and Dutch chip-making equipment maker ASML's CEO Peter Wennink exchanged views on ASML's development in China and other issues on Tuesday.y.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Tibetans mark anniversary of emancipation of serfs.ecns.cnPeople from all walks of life across the Tibet autonomous region held activities on Tuesday to mark the 64th anniversary of the abolition of feudal serfdom and celebrate the liberation of a million serfs.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Watchdog aims to protect firms online.ecns.cnChina's top cyberspace regulator announced a series of special operations targeting cyberspace governance, and pledged to protect the lawful online rights of enterprises on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Hangzhou upgrades social welfare system.ecns.cnThe government of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has recently upgraded the province's social assistance system to guarantee the livelihoods of people with low incomes.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Boarding schools ensure fairer education in Tibet.ecns.cnThe boarding school system in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has ensured that both rural and urban students can equally receive quality education and the will of the parents and students is fully respected when choosing to live in the schools or not.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). IOC to decide on Russian participation at Paris Olympics at 'appropriate time'.ecns.cnThe International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board has recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but has yet to decide whether they can compete at next year's Paris Olympics.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). U.S. urged to stop smearing and suppressing Chinese companies.ecns.cnThe Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it opposes the U.S.' overstretching the concept of national security to hobble foreign companies and abusing state power to disrupt normal market rules and order.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Chinese FM denounces 'debt trap' accusation.ecns.cnA Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday hit back at criticism that loans related to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are a "debt trap", saying that China does not accept this.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Scientists discover prehistoric carnivorous giant panda.ecns.cnA team of Chinese paleontologists along with their U.S. counterparts have discovered an extinct predatory family of giant pandas that were characterized by long limbs and excellent running abilities.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Crops thrive on terraced fields in Shanxi.ecns.cnCrops decorate the terraced fields on loess plateau with green and yellow colors in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, March 28, 2023.
Editor(2023-03-29). "La acuñación de la sangre de los niños en capital" — Superexplotación de los niños inmigrantes.workers.org El horror retratado en un reciente reportaje del New York Times sobre el trabajo infantil de los inmigrantes demuestra la actualidad de lo que escribió Karl Marx hace 156 años. La monumental obra de Marx, "El Capital", fue una tremenda contribución teórica, que describe con meticuloso detalle cómo funciona el . . . |
G. Dunkel(2023-03-29). Despite government attacks: Workers, students in France stay strong.workers.org Since President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élizabeth Borne rammed through the "reform" of France's pension system March 16 — an attack which will require workers to work longer to obtain a full pension — the class struggle has grown more intense. Women retirees on the front lines, March 2023. . . . |
Juan Cole(2023-03-29). Renewables outstrip Coal in US for first Time, with 50% of new Power being Solar.juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Energy Information Agency of the US Department of Energy announced this week that for the first time in US history, renewable sources generated more electricity in 2022 than did coal. Renewables also outstripped nuclear power generation, for the second year in a row. In fact, renewables are even more …
Kit Klarenberg, Mintpress News.(2023-03-29). Dissecting The Afghan Military's Total Collapse.popularresistance.orgIn February, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) published an extensive investigation into the spectacular collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces' (ANDSF), which the U.S. spent two decades and $90 billion building. In common with previous SIGAR reports, it offers a remarkably uncompromising, no-punches-pulled assessment, exposing corruption, incompetence, lies, and delusion every step of the way. | At the report's core is a highly detailed timeline of the ANDSF's — and, therefore, the Afghan government's — disintegration. That SIGAR was able to con…
Klaus Wagener(2023-03-29). New old financial crisis & China's peace plan.indybay.orgSince Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Corporation, and Signature Bank all toppled within a week in the U.S., and now First Republic Bank has also run into trouble, there are increasing signs that the next big financial crisis, which was only postponed in 2019 by tons of freshly printed central bank money, could now erupt with force. $9 trillion has been injected into the "U.S. market" since 2019.
Labor Video Project(2023-03-29). We've Had Enough! Oakland OEA Teachers Wildcat in Fight for Public Education.indybay.orgHundreds 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.
Larry Holmes(2023-03-29). The banking crisis: Will it push the working class or fascism to rise up? — a WW commentary.workers.org The capitalist ruling class is worried that the banking crisis, which began less than a month ago with the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and quickly spread, could ultimately mushroom into a global financial crisis bigger than the crash of 2008. All talk of a "soft landing" has ended. . . . |
Marjorie Cohn, Truthout.(2023-03-29). ICC Charges Putin With War Crimes; US And Israeli Leaders Enjoy Impunity.popularresistance.orgOn March 17, a little more than one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the commission of war crimes in Ukraine. The PTC also issued an arrest warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, commissioner for children's rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, for the same war crimes. | While the U.S. celebrates the arrest warrant against Putin, it has pressured the ICC to refrain from prosecuting Israelis and Americans…
Mat Ward(2023-03-29). 10 new albums that fight for your rights.greenleft.org.auDo you think there's no good protest music these days? So did I, until I started looking for it. The truth is, it's always been out there, but it's sometimes just a bit difficult to find. Every month, I search it out, listen to it all, then round up the best of it that relates to that month's political news. Here's the round-up for March 2023.
Maureen Skehan(2023-03-29). Boston Trans Day of Resistance.workers.org Masked up and fired up! With Nina Simone's soulful, silky voice on "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" filling the air, hundreds of protesters, most wearing masks in protective solidarity with one another, converged on Government Center near Boston City Hall. They kicked off a . . . |
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgWorld TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Science Saturday: New standards and open access can help natural language processing.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgClinical notes in medical records are rich sources of data about human health. But tapping them for medical research can be challenging because these data come from various sources — and they all look different. "There's no standardization in how data is organized and classified across medical records systems," says Sunyang Fu, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic biomedical informatics researcher. Even the language people use to talk about health can insert discrepancies in how data are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How is kidney cancer treated?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMore than 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Risks factors for developing this type of cancer include environmental exposures, such as smoking, high blood pressure, a history of kidney failure, obesity or not having a healthy weight. And there are also hereditary syndromes that may increase your risk for kidney cancer. Dr. Thai Ho, a Mayo Clinic oncologist who specializes in genitourinary malignancies, says there are no screening tests…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Travel safety tips.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination and do a few sightseeing day trips in the area. Are there things we should do to be safe while traveling? ANSWER: Travel is always a fun activity to enjoy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Women in science: Q&A with Robin Patel, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgRobin Patel, M.D. Two events held early each year are opportunities to support and recognize the contributions of women in scientific fields. In February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science promotes full and equal access to and participation in science. Women's History Month in March is an opportunity to recognize women who have made significant contributions to science. Mayo Clinic physician researcher Robin Patel, M.D., shares her perspective and advice for others pursuing a research career in this…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgFourth-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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on planning for a long race.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — You've thought about it for years. You've dreamed of crossing the finish line. It's on your bucket list, or maybe it's become a tradition. You've registered for a long-distance race like a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or marathon. So now's the time to plan and prepare for your big day. This critical process will be shaped by your experience and fitness level. First, get real and be honest with yourself. It can take…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic cancer expert highlights advancements in treating multiple myeloma.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., hematologist/oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares details about new advancements in research leading to better outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer in the bone marrow that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to the American Cancer Society. While there is no cure, the disease can be treated with…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-29). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
noreply(2023-03-29). This Is An Old School SNL…smoothiex12.blogspot.comwhen SNL was hilarious and Jim with his goat and "Joe Pesci show" was a huge part of it. Well, George Karlin is not with us anymore, but Jim does a damn good job himself …It is as hilarious as it is sad, because it is true. BTW, in real life Jim is an upstanding guy and a good father.
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-29). For Israelis, Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians Is Fine, but Judicial Reform Is a Red Line.orinocotribune.comBy Miko Peled — Mar 27, 2023 | The successful mobilization of hundreds of thousands of Israelis to stand up against the Netanyahu government is proof of one thing: Israelis do not want to end the oppression and killing of Palestinian people. | Israeli society has never seen such ongoing massive anti-government protests. So it is clear that had Israelis wanted to, they could have mobilized around lifting the brutal and inhumane blockade Israel has imposed on Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, or the release of political prisoners or any of the myriad mechanisms Israel uses to oppress and terrorize Palesti…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-29). Recognition of Europe's Crimes Should Go Beyond Rhetoric: Experts on Slave Trade Remembrance Day.orinocotribune.comBy Maria Konokhova — Mar 25, 2023 | Over the period from the 16th to 19th centuries, the world saw one of the darkest chapters in its history, during which millions of enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. Today, on March 25, the world commemorates and honors the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. | The annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/122 in December 2007. Since then, on this day, the world remembers those who suffered a…
Staff(2023-03-29). "Bootstrapped": Alissa Quart on Liberating Ourselves from the Myth of the American Dream.democracynow.org We speak with journalist Alissa Quart, executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, about her new book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream, which examines myths about individualism and self-reliance that underpin the U.S. economy and the inequality it fosters. She says a focus on succeeding through hard work obscures the degree to which many rich and powerful people have benefited from social support, resulting in a cycle of "shame and blame" for those who fall short.
Staff(2023-03-29). Headlines for March 29, 2023.democracynow.orgAsylum Seekers in Ciudad Juárez Demand Justice, Humane Treatment, Following Blaze That Killed 38, Nashville School Shooter Had 7 Legally Purchased Firearms, U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Chief Visits Zaporizhzhia in Hopes of Curbing Nuclear Disaster Risk, Russian Man Sentenced to 2 Years After 13-Year-Old Daughter Draws Antiwar Picture, The Guardian's Owners Apologize for Founders' Ties to Slavery, Burmese Military Dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's Party, Idaho House Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Minors Get Out-of-State Abortions, Judge Orders Mike Pence to Testify Before Grand Jury Investigating…
Staff(2023-03-29). Banning TikTok Won't Keep Us Safe: Julia Angwin Critiques Bipartisan Attack on Chinese Firm.democracynow.org A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the RESTRICT Act, which would allow the federal government to potentially ban technology from countries the U.S. considers to be adversaries, including China. Last Thursday, congressmembers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a five-hour hearing on the app's ties to the Chinese government, its data practices and its effects on children's mental health. Critics say this China-focused scrutiny largely ignores similar privacy concerns over the use of U.S.-owned apps and social media platforms. We hear more from Julia Angwin, an investigative journalist and…
Staff(2023-03-29). Lumumba Returns to Moscow.orinocotribune.com By Oleg Yasinsky — Mar 24, 2023 | Tens of thousands of citizens from all parts of the planet, graduates of the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University in Moscow, never knew that, in 1992, during the government of Boris Yeltsin, profoundly anticommunist and pro-Western, the surname of the hero and martyr of the peoples of Africa, Lumumba, was removed from the official name of the university. Everywhere, all over the world, they continued referring to it as "Patrice Lumumba University." In fact, most of the Russian neighbors of the university didn't even know about this change. | This university was ina…
Staff(2023-03-29). President Maduro: China is a Non-Imperialist Great Power.orinocotribune.com"China gives strong signals that it can be a great power without being an imperialist power," said the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, this Monday. The comments were made in the context of the new multipolar geopolitical reality in which the People's Republic of China has emerged as a great power. | "Relations between Greater China and the Homeland of Bolívar have reached their highest level of mutual trust, collaboration, and work, and our relations are at the highest level, at the best level, that relations between Venezuela and China have ever been," President Maduro said. | The head of state said that…
Suzanne James(2023-03-29). ASIC's corporate criminal cop out.greenleft.org.auA parliamentary inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revealed startling evidence about some of its operations. Suzanne James reports.
Weekly Trust(2023-03-29). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement.indybay.orgOur 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,'
WSWS(2023-03-29). Workers Struggles: The Americas.wsws.orgThe PIT-CNT and other unions held a limited general strike March 23 while 500 workers at Maui Health are continuing their two month strike after voting down another management offer.
WSWS(2023-03-29). Regulators knew of failed Silicon Valley Bank's problems but took no action.wsws.orgFed vice chair Michael Barr told a Senate committee hearing the extent of the SVB bank run was significantly larger than previously reported and that after $42 billion was withdrawn on March 9 $100 billion was lined up to leave the next day.
WSWS(2023-03-29). The three lies of the Brandon Johnson campaign for Chicago mayor.wsws.orgThe Cook County commissioner, Brandon Johnson, is seeking to use his affiliation with the Chicago Teachers Union to suggest that he will defend the working class. Actually, his role as a CTU official means the direct opposite.
_____(2023-03-29). ICC irreversibly crosses the line of legal decency.strategic-culture.orgICCis a disgrace to law in all its civilised forms. State parties should be encouraged to withdraw from it while it is still possible for them to avoid embarrassment by association. | Acting at the behest of its political controllers and paymasters, the racist International Criminal Court [ICC], whose principal activity since its founding in 2003 has been the malicious persecution of black African leaders, now, for a change, targets for judicial abuse a distinguished Eurasian figure. | Observers with an attention span of more than fifteen minutes (which would exclude the vast majority in the bamboozled Western co…
_____(2023-03-29). Tchaikovsky's NATO Requiem.strategic-culture.orgNATO's campaign against Tchaikovsky and, by extension, against all Russian and global culture may best be viewed as a chess game where NATO are the white hats and civilisation must play black. | NATO's campaign against Tchaikovsky and, by extension, against all Russian and global culture may best be viewed as a chess game where NATO are the white hats and civilisation must play black. NATO's aim in this sick game is to uncouple Tchaikovsky from the rest of his team, to control the cultural centre of the board and, by removing him from their cultural chess board, to pulverise Russian culture, to demote the Russian…
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Mainland decries Taiwan leader's planned visit to US, vows countermeasures.ecns.cnChina firmly opposes Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's plans for a "sneaky" visit to the United States and will take countermeasures, said Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Northern China to see more sand, dust pollution this year.ecns.cnThis year, a total of 140 cities in China have experienced severe or worse sand and dust pollution, of which 131 cities encountered severe air pollution, the highest in the past five years, said a senior official of China's environment department on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China and BRI countries have more room for cooperation: KPMG head.ecns.cnThere is still room for China and the countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to further deepen industrial and supply chain cooperation, said Michael Jiang, head of Clients and Markets of KPMG in China in an interview with China News Service during the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). China to see mild CPI growth for March.ecns.cnExperts believe China's current inflation is relatively moderate, with the consumer price index in March expected to be around 0.8 percent, Securities Daily reported on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-29). Ma Ying-jeou mourns victims of Nanjing Massacre.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, visits the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders and expresses deep condolence for the compatriots who lost their lives in the massacre in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 29, 2023.
Staff(2023-03-29). Roberto Garaicoa: " øMi mayor contribución? Entregar lo mejor de mí"cubadebate.cuRoberto Garaicoa es un fotorreportero de experiencia en el ejercicio de la fotografía, primero como hobby, después como freelancer, y desde hace años y hasta hoy, como profesional de la prensa cubana. La Casa Editorial Verde Olivo, Cubadebate y la Mesa Redonda son los principales receptores de sus instantáneas.
Staff(2023-03-29). Cubanos en fuerte grupo rumbo a voleibol de París 2024.cubadebate.cuCuba integra el fuerte grupo A del torneo clasificatorio masculino de voleibol rumbo a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, previsto del 30 de septiembre al 8 de octubre próximo. Con sede en el Gigante Sudamericano, los nuestros tendrán que enfrentar a Italia y Brasil, vigentes campeón y medallista de bronce a nivel mundial, respectivamente.
Staff(2023-03-29). Las 3 del Día: De economía, política y béisbol cubano (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuSaludos amigos. Sean bienvenidos a Las 3 del día, el podcast que resume las noticias más importantes del 28 de marzo. Este episodio lo conduce la periodista Yilena Héctor. Comenzamos recomendando nuestra portada de hoy: una entrevista que el presidente de Al Mayadeen realizara a Miguel Díaz-Canel. Luego realizamos el habitual compendio informativo de Las 3 del Día.
Staff(2023-03-29). Nueva Zelanda estudia posibilidad de unirse a la alianza AUKUS.cubadebate.cuNueva Zelanda estudiará una propuesta para unirse parcialmente a la alianza de defensa AUKUS -que integran Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y Australia-, y que incluye un "segundo pilar" por el cual los socios colaboran en el desarrollo de tecnología cuántica, hipersónica, robótica y de inteligencia artificial, así como el intercambio de información sensible.
Staff(2023-03-29). Turismo cubano analiza debilidades y fortalezas de cara al año 2023 (+ Video).cubadebate.cuEn el 2022, visitaron Cuba 1 014 087 extranjeros, el 37.8% de los que lo hicieron en 2019, según un informe presentado este martes en el balance anual del Ministerio del Turismo, que tuvo lugar en el Consejo de Ministros, con la presencia de Manuel Marrero Cruz, primer ministro de la República.
Staff(2023-03-29). Cuba: La historia brillante de su ciencia, y tres años inolvidables (+ Fotos y Video).cubadebate.cu"Muchas gracias a todos ustedes por el aporte que le han hecho al país en estos tres años". Así dijo a los expertos y científicos cubanos -reunidos en la tarde de este martes para temas de salud- el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
Staff(2023-03-29). Cuba y Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos abogan por mayor cooperación en materia de cambio climático.cubadebate.cuEl embajador de Cuba en Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos, Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, realizó una visita de cortesía a la ministra de Cambio Climático y Medio Ambiente, Mariam Almheiri, en sus oficinas de Dubai. Ambos representantes reiteraron el interés en desarrollar cooperación e intercambiar experiencias de adaptación al cambio climático.
Staff(2023-03-29). Messi regala el gol 100 y una exhibición ante Curazao en la fiesta del campeón del mundo.cubadebate.cuLa Selección Argentina terminó su gira de festejo de los campeones del mundo en Santiago del Estero. Ante 42 000 personas en el Estadio Madre de Ciudades, Lionel Messi se dio el gusto de meter otro hattrick y llegar al gol número 100 en su carrera como jugador albiceleste en la goleada por 7-0 a Curazao.
Adriaan Alsema(2023-03-28). Colombia and US revising bilateral cooperation.colombiareports.comThe United States' Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Colombian counterpart on Monday, Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva, to kick off high-level talks on bilateral issues. The two-day negotiations…
_____(2023-03-28). The Spring Madness Continues.journal-neo.org The United States, South Korea, and Japan continue to conduct bilateral and trilateral exercises designed to combat North Korea. This activity has climaxed in Freedom Shield military exercises between the United States and South Korea, which are being held on a grand scale this year after a lengthy break. North Korea, for its part, sees […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-03-28). High Stakes as Uncle Sam's Days of Impunity Are Finally Over.strategic-culture.orgThe edifice of American imperial power has never been challenged at its foundation. It is now. | Russia and China are determined to hold the American perpetrators of the Nord Stream sabotage to account. Uncle Sam's days — indeed decades — of wanton criminality are over. There's going to be hell to pay as the imperialist tyranny in Washington hits a wall of reality. | Several weeks have gone by with the United States and its Western lackeys stonewalling at the United Nations Security Council, squirming and resisting calls from Moscow and Beijing for an international criminal investigation into the sabo…
_____(2023-03-28). U.S. Bombs Syria in Defense of Its Illegal Occupation.strategic-culture.orgWhile the Pentagon has shifted its focus from the decades of wars of aggression in the Middle East to the preparation of new and potentially world-catastrophic nuclear wars against Russia and China, it still has the capacity to unleash massive violence against the peoples of Syria, Iran, Iraq and the rest of the region.
A Guest Author(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, . . . |
Al Jazeera.(2023-03-28). Protests Rage In France For A Tenth Day.popularresistance.orgProtests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms kicked off again Tuesday across France, with police security ramped up amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended "to destroy, to injure and to kill". | Concerns that violence could mar the demonstrations prompted what Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin described as an unprecedented deployment of 13,000 officers, nearly half of them concentrated in the French capital. | After months of upheaval, an exit from the firestorm of protest triggered by President Emmanuel Macron's changes to France's retirement system looked as far away as ever.
Amy Goodman(2023-03-28). Netanyahu Delays Judicial Overhaul While Further Empowering Israel's Far Right.truthout.orgIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to delay a push to overhaul and weaken Israel's judiciary until the next parliamentary session. The retreat came after months of unprecedented mass protests and a general strike on Monday that shut down much of Israel. Netanyahu had earlier fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for suggesting a delay to judicial changes. In a concession to… |
Andy Kroll(2023-03-28). The War of Surprises in Ukraine.tomdispatch.comSome wars acquire names that stick. The Lancaster and York clans fought the War of the Roses from 1455-1485 to claim the British throne. The Hundred Years' War pitted England against France from 1337-1453. In the Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648, many European countries clashed, while Britain and France waged the Seven Years' War, 1756-63, across significant parts of the globe. World War I (1914-1918) gained the lofty moniker, "The Great War," even though World II (1939-1945) would prove far greater in death, destruction, and its grim global reach. Of the catchier conflict names, my own favorite — though the Pi…
Ann Brown(2023-03-28). New Orleans Teens Say They Have Solved 2,000-Year-Old Mathematical Theorem.moguldom.comCalcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson are two New Orleans high school students who say they have solved a 2,000-year-old mathematical theorem. The pair recently presented their findings on the Pythagorean Theorem to a group of professional mathematicians. Johnson and Jackson are both 17-year-old high school seniors set to graduate this spring. Pythagorean theorem is a …
Ann Brown(2023-03-28). T.I.'s Tour Manager And VP Of Grand Hustle Passes Away From Stroke At Age 53.moguldom.comThe tour manager for hip-hop artist T.I., Claybourne Evans Jr., died unexpectedly on March 24. The well-known Atlanta music executive was Rubicon Brand Management's CEO, representing stars such as T.I. and Lil Duval. Evans was a managing consultant for Travis Scott and managed tours for Scott and others, such as Big Boi. He was also vice president …
Anonymous Contributor(2023-03-28). Eviction is Murder, Remember Eucy.itsgoingdown.org Anonymous submission on recent police shooting and eviction in Seattle, WA. Post includes a photo from the March 24th vigil, and also a flyer for the next one. by a friend of Eucy Eviction is murder. My friend is dead. Each and every day across stolen North America, county sheriffs arrive on thousands of doorsteps…
Anonymous103(2023-03-28). 20 Years On, US Failure In Iraq Still Lingers On, With A Stronger Iran.southfront.org A US soldier runs at a coalition forces forward base near West Mosul, Iraq June 21, 2017 (Source: REUTERS)This is part of a larger context, beyond the Middle East: that of the decline of the US world order. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | On March 19 Iran and Iraq signed a border security agreement during Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), visit to Baghdad. On that occasion, referring to Iranian Kurdish factions w…
Anonymous103(2023-03-28). Military Situation In Donetsk Region On March 28, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | To the north of Avdiivka, the Russian Army entered Novokalinovo; | Clashes are ongoing along the highway near Novobakhmutovka; | To the southwest of Avdiivka, Russian forces continue assault operations near Severnoye, Tonenkoy and Pervomaisky; | Clashes are ongoing west of Kamenka which came under Russian control; | The Russian Army advanced in the southern districts of Mariinka; | Journalists, volunteers and other services were prohibited to travel to Avdiivka. Utility se…
Anonymous103(2023-03-28). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 28, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian UAVs struck their targets in Svyatoshinsky and Obolonsky districts of Kiev; | Russian UAVs destroyed at least one facility in the city of Dnipro; | Russian forces destroyed a military recruitment center in Slavyansk; | On March 27, the Russian Army destroyed a guidance radar of S-300 system near Davydiv Brid; | On March 27, Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 near Temirivka village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariin…
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Anonymous103(2023-03-28). US And Taiwan Plan To Equip Kiev Regime Forces With 'Swarms-Of-Swarms' Drones.southfront.org Illustrative ImageTaipei is working with the US on developing and manufacturing advanced UAVs, including on the ostensible ability of these drones to autonomously coordinate their attacks and act as a swarm, or more precisely, "swarms-of-swarms", as the program's name clearly indicates. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | There's very little doubt that warfare has changed dramatically in recent decades, with the tactical gap between leading militaries and those of local powers…
Anonymous767(2023-03-28). 'Unfriendly' West Triggers Consolidation Of Russian Elite.southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | The claim that sanctions, the ICC arrest warrant against President Putin, and other unfriendly actions by the West have had no effect on Russian political reality is fundamentally false. | After the collapse of the USSR, the new economic elites of Russia aligned themselves firmly with the West. Flattering themselves that they would be whole-heartedly embraced by the Western global aristocracy, they felt little solidarity with their less-fortunate compatriots, and were happy to enable the…
Benoit Breville, Serge Halimi(2023-03-28). War poker and Imperial moralism.indybay.orgAfter 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…
Binoy Kampmark(2023-03-28). Britain to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells.greenleft.org.auBritain has revealed it will supply Ukraine with armour-piercing depleted uranium shells, despite the health and environmental harms associated with the materiel, reports Binoy Kampmark.
Brittani Banks(2023-03-28). Why the Repeal of Anti-Union Laws in Michigan Boosts Workers Nationwide.independentmediainstitute.orgThe United Steelworkers (USW) mounted tireless battles for fair trade and other lifelines that helped to keep McLouth Steel open during the 1980s, enabling Jay McMurran and thousands of other Michigan workers to raise families and build pensions amid one of the nation's worst economic crises. Recognizing that other workers need the same kind of …
Brittani Banks(2023-03-28). The World's Coffee Shops Have Emerged as Plant Milk's Front Line.independentmediainstitute.orgWhile plant-based milk has been around for centuries, the market is undergoing a modern-day surge. The industry has soared to a market value of $20 billion. Consumers in all age brackets are contributing, but the rise is in large part fueled by eco-minded and racially diverse young people, who are consuming 550 percent more plant-based …
Chris Walker(2023-03-28). At Least 39 Asylum Seekers Dead After Fire at Migrant Jail in Mexico.truthout.orgMore than three dozen asylum seekers were killed in a fire at a migrant jail in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, early Tuesday morning. At least 39 people imprisoned at the jail were killed by the fire, which took place overnight, the Mexican Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) said in a statement. Another 29 people were injured, some of whom are in critical condition. Victims were transferred to at least… |
Chris Walker(2023-03-28). Chris Christie Grilled at Town Hall After Positioning Himself as Anti-Trump.truthout.orgFormer New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) recently suggested that he is considering a 2024 presidential run. During a town hall on Monday night in Goffstown, New Hampshire, Christie denounced recent comments from former President Donald Trump and called for the Republican Party to nominate an alternative candidate in the next election, hinting that he might run himself. "The only person [Trump]… |
Dana Sanchez(2023-03-28). Buying Vs. Renting: Mortgage Payments Exceed Rents By Most Since 2006.moguldom.comThe rapidly rising cost of homes and skyrocketing interest rates have made mortgage payments more expensive than rental housing, with the buy-to-rent premium the steepest it has been since 2006 when the housing bubble peaked leading to the Great Financial Crisis. With a 10 percent down payment, the monthly payment on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-28). Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid.news.antiwar.comThe Senate is expected to vote on an amendment this week introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would appoint a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. Hawley said the ideal candidate for the position would be John Sopko, who has …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-28). China Willing to Sign Treaty to Make Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone.news.antiwar.comChinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has pledged that Beijing is willing to become the first nuclear-armed state to sign a treaty that makes Southeast Asia a nuclear weapons-free zone, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. The ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are signatories to a 1997 treaty that …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-28). Deputy Foreign Ministers of Syria and Turkey to Meet in Moscow.news.antiwar.comThe deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran will meet in Moscow in April as part of an effort to normalize ties between Damascus and Ankara, Reuters reported on Tuesday. An unnamed senior Turkish official told Reuters that the meeting will be held from April 3-4. "This meeting is expected to be a …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-28). Rep. Matt Gaetz Introduces Bill to Withdraw from Somalia.news.antiwar.comOn Tuesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Biden to remove armed forces from Somalia that is cosponsored by Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). The resolution would mandate the removal of all US armed forces from Somalia, with the exception of embassy security, within …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-28). UN Security Council Won't Probe Nord Stream Bombing.news.antiwar.comThe UN Security Council voted Monday against a Russian effort to get an independent investigation into the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany. The only members of the Council that voted in favor of the resolution were Russia, China, and Brazil. The remaining 12 members abstained from the …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-28). Zelensky to Clear Out Orthodox Monastery With Police.news.antiwar.comUkrainian police in Kyiv are preparing to evict Orthodox priests who are refusing to leave a historic monastery complex known as the Pechersk Lavra or the Monastery of the Caves. The effort is part of a broad crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) launched by the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The UOC …
Dianne Mathiowetz(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 . . . |
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). New flight routes open for summer.ecns.cnAirlines have added more routes for the summer-autumn flight season that started on Sunday, aiming to shore up flight volume to surpass pre-pandemic levels, official figures showed.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Shipping-container seals standardized.ecns.cnThe International Organization for Standardization recently released a standard for international container transportation proposed by a research team from East China Normal University, which is set to bring a digital upgrade to the industry.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Train carrying $1.2 million worth of goods heads to Kazakhstan.ecns.cnA freight train loaded with 110 twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo departed on March 14 from Qingdao, Shandong province, headed for Almaty, Kazakhstan, and will arrive at its destination after 20 days.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). CNOOC signs over $7.5 bln deal with Shell, partners to expand ethylene production.ecns.cnChina National Offshore Oil Corp announced the third major expansion of ethylene production capacity in Huizhou, Guangdong province, with Shell plc, Daya Bay National Economic and Technological Development Zone and the Huizhou city government in Beijing on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Saudi Aramco eyes bigger green role.ecns.cnSaudi Aramco will support China's domestic energy security by expanding its oil and gas production capacity while reducing its oil production carbon intensity to facilitate the country's green transition, said a top company official.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Domestic cruise industry heads back out to sea after pandemic.ecns.cnStarting from Shanghai on Sunday, China Merchants-Yidun, the first Chinese-flagged luxury cruise ship, will take passengers on a five-day journey of sightseeing and cultural experiences to Zhoushan.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Visits greeted with contrasting reactions.ecns.cnIn the past week, a U.S. CEO spoke at a conference sponsored by China's government and was warmly received. Meanwhile, an Asian CEO representing a Chinese company in the U.S. testified before the U.S. Congress and was treated dismissively.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Fed hike end talk stirs easing buzz.ecns.cnThe scope for China to beef up monetary support for economic recovery has expanded as U.S. interest rate hikes appear to be nearing an end, with another reserve requirement ratio cut possible this year, experts said on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Cross-border plan can make Chinese tourists safe abroad.ecns.cnTravel safety in Thailand, a popular destination with Chinese tourists, is a hot topic lately, with Chinese tourists reportedly having canceled a large number of travel bookings to Thailand because of safety concerns.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). China sets its own path to inspire others.ecns.cnWith border conflicts, climate change and rising prices threatening the food security of millions of people displaced from their homes in Burkina Faso, emergency humanitarian assistance funded by China poured into the country earlier this month.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Former Taiwan leader Ma on visit to mainland.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou, leading a delegation from Taiwan, arrived in Shanghai on Monday afternoon to start a visit to the Chinese mainland until April 7, making him the first former leader of the island to visit the mainland.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Regulation to ensure safety at nurseries.ecns.cnChina's top health authority has released its first regulation on home nursery care providers as part of its efforts to develop various childcare services to alleviate pressure on parents and lift birthrates.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Government drills down cost of dental implants.ecns.cnThe Beijing city government will slash the cost of dental implants by up to 71 percent from April 20, significantly reducing the financial burden on patients.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Nord Stream blast motion fails at UN.ecns.cnA Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Monday expressed regret that a draft resolution to establish a commission to investigate the explosion of the Nord Stream pipelines failed, and he urged an objective, impartial investigation into the blast.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Previously extinct fish species hatched in wild for first time in 23 years.ecns.cnThe Yangtze sturgeon, which was previously declared extinct in the wild, has laid eggs that hatched in the wild without human intervention for the first time in 23 years, a crucial step toward the recovery of its wild population.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Long-term ocean probe platform deployed in South China Sea.ecns.cnFor several years in a row, Chinese scientists have deployed a long-term ocean observation platform in the cold seep area of the South China Sea, gathering abundant in-situ video and data.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Tibetan antelops thrive at Hoh Xil nature reserve.ecns.cnA flock of Tibetan antelopes forage at the Hoh Xil nature reserve, the 51th Chinese site inscribed on the World Heritage List, in the Sanjiangyuan National Park, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 25, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Boao Forum for Asia ready to open in Hainan.ecns.cnThe annual conference will be held from March 28 to 31 under the theme "An Uncertain World: Solidarity and Cooperation for Development amid Challenges."
Editor(2023-03-28). Patrick Lawrence: China and Russia Deepen Ties To Oppose US's Destabilizing Actions.scheerpost.com By Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance The recent accord between Saudi Arabia and Iran, facilitated by China, signifies a seismic shift in geopolitical dynamics. This was followed by a three-day summit between the presidents of China and Russia in Moscow where they signed agreements that deepen their cooperation. China has established itself as a force …
Editor(2023-03-28). You Strike the Women, You Strike the Rock, You Will Be Crushed.scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research What constitutes a crisis worthy of global attention? When a regional bank in the United States falls victim to the inversion of the yield curve (i.e., when short-term bond interest rates become higher than long-term rates), the Earth nearly stops spinning. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) …
Editor(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 . . . |
Emma-Louise Fenelon(2023-03-28). Law Pod UK new episode: Unlawful Killing in Inquests: All Change?ukhumanrightsblog.comIn Episode 182 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Matthew Hill of 1, Crown Office Row about three recent decisions concerning unlawful killing. This episode refers to the following cases: Matt's original UK Human Rights Blog post can be found here And finally! If you have feedback on Law Pod UK, please take a couple of minutes to …
Eric A. Gordon(2023-03-28). 'Shanghai Sonatas' receives world premiere: Displaced Jews and Chinese under Japanese occupation.peoplesworld.org BEVERLY HILLS — Some day, I don't know how soon, Shanghai Sonatas will be playing in major theaters to enthusiastic audiences around the country. For now, let the record note, the world premiere production (in concert) took place at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with the University of Delaware Master …
infobrics(2023-03-28). Consistent or Confused? SA Knows Why It Joined BRICS Alliance.infobrics.orgSouth Africa knows why it joined the BRICS alliance. It knows the current dominant capitalist system is not the panacea of all our global problems. It also understands international relations and foreign policy politics require compromise and diplomacy, not rigidity, writes Oscar van Heerden…
infobrics(2023-03-28). Brazil Would Like to See Argentina Join BRICS, FM Says.infobrics.orgBrazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told the website Metrópoles that his country would like to have Argentina join the BRICS group, but insisted that for such a move to happen it would depend on the consensus from the other bloc members…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-28). Biden's Second 'Democracy Summit'.libya360.wordpress.comAtilio A. Boron We Latin Americans know very well that if there is a government in the world that cannot give lessons on democracy, it is precisely the government of the United States History and the present show that an imperial republic like the United States needs vassals, not partners, especially in current times in which…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-28). The Importance of Building a Just World Order.libya360.wordpress.comAlfred de Zayas Democracy summits are organized not only in the United States, but also in China. The Second summit opened on 23 March 2023 in Beijing with the participation of dozens of experts and professors from the entire globe. I participated in the first summit in 2022 and was invited to Beijing for the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-28). The Preparation of a New World War: Reconstituting the Nazi-Nippon Axis.libya360.wordpress.comThierry Meyssan Japan's PM Kishida offers support to Kyiv The United States is pushing its European Union allies to prepare for a Third World War. They have no choice but to fight it if they want to emerge victorious from the "Thucydides trap". Unless all this commotion is just a staging to "keep" the allies…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-28). The Rise of China and the Decline of the West.libya360.wordpress.comHenry Heller >A view of the CBD in Beijing. [Photo/IC] The focal point of the world's economy is shifting to Asia and Eurasia China's place on the world's stage advances year by year. It is arguably already the world's largest economy. Its Belt and Road Initiative and its other international links like the BRICS have helped to magnify its…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-28). Why NATO's Defense Hysteria Warrants Resistance.libya360.wordpress.comHannan Hussain A wide wave of protests against the West's arms escalation stands to gather more steam. Particularly because true strategic autonomy means charting a nation's own path to domestic stability and geopolitical risk reduction, as opposed to following NATO's dictates. NATO's dictation of defense imperatives and glorified conflict contributions brings its military hysteria out…
Jake Johnson(2023-03-28). The 10 Largest Deposit Accounts at SVB Held $13 Billion, FDIC Chair Says.truthout.orgIn prepared testimony for a Senate Banking Committee hearing slated for Tuesday morning, the chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reveals that the 10 largest deposit accounts at Silicon Valley Bank held a combined $13.3 billion, a detail that's likely to intensify criticism of federal regulators' intervention in the firm's recent collapse. When SVB was spiraling earlier this month… |
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). Ultrasound Treatment Improved Parkinson Disease Symptoms.jamanetwork.comMinimally invasive ultrasound therapy that destroys one side of the globus pallidus, a brain structure that helps control voluntary movement, improved motor function and reduced involuntary movement among people with Parkinson disease, according to data from 94 participants in a randomized clinical trial.
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). FDA Approves First Over-the-counter Combined COVID-19 and Flu Test.jamanetwork.comIn late February, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization to an at-home diagnostic test that identifies SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as influenza strains A and B. The test detected 100% of negative and 88.3% of positive COVID-19 samples, 99.3% of negative and 90% of positive influenza A samples, and 99.9% of negative influenza B samples.
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). Severe Form of Mpox Identified in Patients With Advanced HIV.jamanetwork.comA severe type of mpox in people with advanced HIV is characterized by necrotizing skin lesions, lung nodules, and acute infections, including sepsis, according to an analysis of 382 hospitalized patients from 19 countries published in The Lancet. This form of mpox carries a high mortality rate for those with low levels of a type of white blood cell called CD4 T lymphocytes or CD4 cells: of the 179 cases the researchers analyzed with 200 or fewer CD4 cells per mm3, 27 people—or 15%—died.
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). Does This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension?jamanetwork.comThis systematic review assesses the utility of history, physical examination, and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for differentiating primary hypertension from secondary hypertension in children and adolescents younger than 21 years of age.
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). Illness Metaphors and COVID-19.jamanetwork.comIn her classic 1978 essay Illness as Metaphor, literary critic Susan Sontag warned against the instinct to think of health and illness in adversarial terms: as nuking tumors, battling tuberculosis or AIDS, declaring war on cancer or illicit drugs. Such comparisons, she argued, risk casting the afflicted as blameworthy, enough so that they might even misbelieve they deserve the annihilation of mortal illness should they lose the fight. "Spiked Cetus" (cetus a sea monster or whale from Greek mythology) explodes such concerns, imagining medicine's response to COVID-19 as the showdown between the whaling ship Pequod…
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). Extended Follow-up of Microbiome Therapeutic SER-109 for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection—Reply.jamanetwork.comIn Reply Dr Hamilton and colleagues question why taper/pulse regimens of vancomycin were not used in the ECOSPOR III trial for patients with recurrent C difficile infection. Vancomycin has excellent bactericidal activity against C difficile bacteria with no detectable toxin concentrations by day 4, but has no activity against C difficile spores, which germinate in a disrupted microbiome, leading to C difficile infection. The rationale for taper/pulse regimens is to allow microbiome diversification with decreasing antibiotic exposure.
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). Extended Follow-up of Microbiome Therapeutic SER-109 for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection.jamanetwork.comTo the Editor The ECOSPOR III trial compared an investigational microbiome therapy (SER-109) with placebo for the treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, with results on recurrence through 24 weeks published recently in JAMA. Although it is encouraging to see a new agent for treatment of recurrent C difficile infection, we have some questions about this study. First, the inclusion criteria mandated more than 3 episodes of C difficile infection within the last year, the most recent of which could be treated with a maximum of 10 to 21 days of therapy with either vancomycin or fidaxomicin. Yet the…
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). Trends in Dietary Vitamin A Intake Among US Adults by Race and Ethnicity, 2003-2018.jamanetwork.comThis study uses data from the 2003-2004 to 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to assess whether a difference exists in dietary vitamin A intake as a marker of consumption of vitamin A—rich foods among Black, Hispanic, and White adults in the US.
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). The Problem of Preventive Medicine.jamanetwork.comSamuel R. Haythorn, M.D., Director of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh…
jamanetwork(2023-03-28). Incorrect Data in Abstract and Figure.jamanetwork.comIn the Original Investigation titled "Four-Year Visual Outcomes in the Protocol W Randomized Trial of Intravitreous Aflibercept for Prevention of Vision-Threatening Complications of Diabetic Retinopathy," published in the February 7, 2023, issue of JAMA, 3 items were published incorrectly. In the Abstract, the severity level of 43 to 53 for the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (EDTRS) was correct, but it should not have shown a range explaining best and worst scores. A comma was inserted into the Conclusion sections of the Abstract and the text to clarify meaning: "Among patients with NPDR but without C…
Jim Duffy(2023-03-28). Law Pod UK: The Bill of Rights Bill is Back.ukhumanrightsblog.comIn Episode 181 Jim Duffy discuss small boats and some big, constitutional changes on the horizon, with Prof Jim Murdoch, Shameem Ahmad and Angus McCullough KC After being placed briefly on ice, the Bill of Rights Bill is now described by Justice Secretary Dominic Raab as 'ready to go'. The Bill would repeal and replace the …
Julia Conley(2023-03-28). SCOTUS Denies Steven Donziger's Request for Appeal of Conviction in Chevron Case.truthout.orgEnvironmental attorney Steven Donziger was joined by a number of U.S. Supreme Court observers on Monday in denouncing a decision by seven of the nine justices, who refused to consider Donziger's case regarding the appointment of three special prosecutors after he was charged with criminal contempt of court. A number of observers noted that a dissent was signed by two conservative judges… |
Kerry Smith(2023-03-28). India: Community health workers protest in Bihar.greenleft.org.auThousands of community health workers held a huge protest in Patna, in Bihar state, calling for higher pay, recognition as workers and access to employment benefits, reports Kerry Smith.
kwjorinoco(2023-03-28). When the Left Ceased to Be Anti-War in Ukraine.orinocotribune.comBy Hasel-Paris àÅlvarez Martín — Mar 21, 2023 | The war in Ukraine is said to have irreversibly transformed the world order, politically and economically. However, what has changed the most is leftist culture. | At the start of the war, the Western consensus was to not send offensive weapons to Ukraine, in order to prevent an escalation of the war. No one wanted to cross the fine line between "helping the Ukrainians defend themselves" and "declaring war on Russia." The Russians could respond by attacking NATO territory, which would in turn start a Third World War, with the chance of acid rain. | A year…
Larry Holmes(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 . . . |
Mark Gruenberg(2023-03-28). Biden agencies calculate impact of planned GOP budget cuts.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Ducking Democratic President Joe Biden's dare, so far, the U.S. House's ruling Republicans haven't unveiled when and where they want to cut the federal budget—other than two options: A government-wide 22% cut, or roll its spending in fiscal 2024, which starts Oct. 1, back to fiscal 2022 levels. So, in response to that bare-bones statement …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-03-28). Cálculo del impacto de los recortes presupuestarios planeados por el Partido Republicano.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Evitando el desafío del presidente demócrata Joe Biden, hasta ahora, los republicanos gobernantes de la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. no han revelado cuándo y dónde quieren recortar el presupuesto federal, aparte de dos opciones: un recorte del 22 % en todo el gobierno o una reducción del gasto fiscal 2024, que comienza el …
Mark Gruenberg(2023-03-28). Weingarten: Schools are key in the fight to save democracy.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Schools are key to democracy, but are beset by staff shortages, culture wars, underfunding, and political efforts to divide parents from teachers and destroy public schools, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten says. In a major speech March 28 at the National Press Club, Weingarten declared "others are trying to drive a wedge in that connection" …
Matt Kennard(2023-03-28). BP Extracted Iraqi Oil Worth £15BN After British Invasion.orinocotribune.com By Matt Kennard — Mar 22, 2023 | Despite UK ministers denying the war was about oil, the flagship British company reaped a bonanza upon its return to Iraq after the 2003 invasion, Declassified has found. | ‚Ä¢ BP returned to Iraq in 2009 after a 35-year absence and was awarded a significant interest in the country's largest oil field near British-occupied Basra | ‚Ä¢ BP has pumped 262m barrels of Iraqi oil since 2011 | ‚Ä¢ Sir John Sawers, the UK's first special representative to Iraq after invasion, has banked £1.1m since joining BP's board in 2015 | &sb…
Max Graham(2023-03-28). The US Has Seen 50 Chemical Spills or Fires This Year, and It's Only March.truthout.orgA spill at a factory outside Philadelphia that sent thousands of gallons of chemicals into the Delaware River has sparked worries among the area's residents over a major source of drinking water. One of the chemicals in the spill — butyl acrylate — was also on the 50-car train that derailed last month in East Palestine, Ohio, which spewed toxic fumes into the air as it burned for days. |
Maximillian Alvarez(2023-03-28). Silicon Valley exists to destroy jobs—let it burn.therealnews.com The dramatic fall of Silicon Valley Bank in the span of a single week has sent reverberations throughout the financial system and growing fears of bank failures. SVB over-invested in mortgage loans and treasury bonds to deal with a glut of capital brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, assuming these assets were secure as long as interest rates stayed low. In the past year, interest rates began to rise, making the assets SVB purchased worse less than what they bought them for. A bank failure could have been avoided, had a panic not spread among tech investors fueled by the likes of Peter Thiel. While almost n…
Michael Christopher(2023-03-28). Laos: Building socialism from scratch after colonialism and imperialist war.peoplesworld.org When it comes to countries in Asia building socialism, places like China and Vietnam may come to mind for many people, but not too many think of Laos. Landlocked between Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China, this mountainous country sits in the center of Southeast Asia and has lived through French and Japanese colonialism, civil …
Mike Ludwig(2023-03-28). Trans and Nonbinary Youth Say Their Health Care Shouldn't Be Up for "Debate"truthout.org"Child abusers." Those were the words anti-trans activists were shouting as they interrupted a rally held by hundreds of civil rights and LGBTQ activists who gathered at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Monday. The rhetoric was just as heated inside at a marathon committee hearing on legislation that would ban gender-affirming health care for people under the age of 18. |
Misión Verdad(2023-03-28). The Crucial Challenge of Venezuela's Oil Industry.orinocotribune.comBy Misión Verdad — Mar 27, 2023 | The recently revealed corruption scheme at the heart of PDVSA has once again highlighted the pending issue of restructuring the oil industry. Venezuela's oil industry has been harassed for years by a general offensive of "sanctions" that have substantially impacted its operation, productive capacity and foreign trade channels, bringing negative consequences for the national economy as a whole. | The "Ramírez Era" | The great weight that the state company exerts on Venezuela's economic performance by representing the main source of foreign currency income has strengthened the…
Molly Rosenzweig, Left Voice.(2023-03-28). 'Lesser Evil' Biden Wants More Border Patrol Than MAGA Republicans.popularresistance.orgPresident Biden recently tweeted in support of "even more resources to secure the border," contrasting himself with "MAGA House Republicans" who are proposing to "slash funding for border security." He's positioning himself to the right of the more explicitly xenophobic and far-right "MAGA" branch of the Republican Party and their fear-mongering about fentanyl. | The Biden administration's record shows that this statement doesn't come out of nowhere — it's implemented anti-immigration and violent border policies the whole time after cynically campaigning for humane immigration policies in the 2020 election.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is the best sleeping position?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMost people spend a third of their lives either asleep or resting, according to the Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the body recharges and repairs itself. And a good night's sleep often can be determined by what position you are lying in bed. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/F_x-SDYUvZk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 11) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Back-sleepers beware. "I know…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Consumer Health: Nutritional needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your nutritional needs during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. During pregnancy, the basic principles of healthy eating remain the same — get plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and healthy fats. However, a few nutrients in a pregnancy diet deserve special attention. The nutrients to pay special attention to while you're pregnant include: CalciumYou and your baby need calcium for strong…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgGetting a massage from a robot may seem like something out of a science fiction story, but it could be a reality in the not-too-distant future. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is looking into the possibility of robotic massage as an answer for patients' pain relief and alleviating some staffing burdens. Watch: Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic youtu.be/GXEXUCCCGzI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 17) is in the downloads at the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). How does red tide impact beachgoers?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgFlorida beach along Gulf Coat, 2023 Many people are flocking to the Gulf Coast for spring break. However, toxic red tide algal blooms have put beachgoers and residents on alert. In the Gulf of Mexico, red tide is caused by a microscopic organism called Karenia brevis. The organism was detected in 172 samples along Florida's Gulf Coast earlier this week, according to Florida officials. Dead fish and other marine life are washed ashore on beaches because of…
Ngakiya Camara(2023-03-28). Youth Organizers Are Uniting Marginalized Communities to Stop Atlanta's Cop City.truthout.orgA crowd of youth organizers have mastered this call and response chant, a unanimous voice talking back to a potential Cop City. Nearing the end of Defend the Atlanta Forest's Week of Action, the energy from the In Defense of Black Lives rally held at the Atlanta Police Foundation Headquarters is palpable. There is laughter, chanting, a fire of hope that electrifies the air — folks have just… |
Olivia Rosane, Ecowatch.(2023-03-28). Negotiators Influenced Final Text Of IPCC 'Summary For Policymakers'.popularresistance.orgWhen the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the "Summary for Policymakers" of the Synthesis of its Sixth Assessment Report on Monday, the text was not purely the work of scientists. Instead, delegates from 195 nations spent a week reviewing the document line-by-line and arguing over edits before finally approving it Sunday night. | The ins and outs of the process were revealed this week by the International Institute for Sustainable Development Earth Negotiations Bulletin, the only media outlet allowed to observe the proceedings. The account demonstrates how major emitters and fossil fuel p…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-28). Cuba's Ties to Arab World: Al Mayadeen Interviews Cuba President (III).orinocotribune.comCuban President Miguel-Diaz Canel touches in an interview for Al Mayadeen on the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance, the confrontation of Western imperialism, and his visit to Algeria. | During the third part of Al Mayadeen Media Network Chairman Ghassan Ben Jeddou's interview with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the president discussed Algeria, the Palestinian cause, El Comandante, and former President Raul Castro in the context of Cuba, global liberation, and international revolution. | Diaz-Canel said that in this past year, Cuba endeavored on a journey across Western Asia and North Africa to restore direc…
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-28). Latin America: US Improvises in Confronting the Silk Road.orinocotribune.comBy Claudio Katz — Mar 23, 2023 | The United States is losing economic primacy in Latin America in the face of the overwhelming presence of China, unable to find recipes to counterbalance this influence that threatens its traditional domination. | The domination of the United States over Latin America has no equivalent in other parts of the world. In no other area has it maintained such direct control with such sustained interventions. It has always considered the region as a simple extension of its own territory. | Because of this singular gravitation, the retreat of the first power south of the Rio Grande i…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-28). 75.92% turnout in Cuba's legislative elections.peoplesdispatch.orgOn Monday March 27, the National Electoral Council of Cuba (CNE) announced the preliminary results of the legislative elections held in the country on Sunday March 26. Alina Balseiro, president of the CEN, Balseiro also
Prof Michel Chossudovsky(2023-03-28). Video: The European Union, Part of America's Hegemonic Project.globalresearch.caThe 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…
Sarah Anderson(2023-03-28). Where are the women CEOs? Should we care?Ôøº.nationofchange.orgWomen CEOs are becoming slightly less rare at large corporations. But simply replacing men with women at the top of the income scale won't lead to greater equity.
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-28). Chipotle Must Pay $240K to Workers After It Closed Unionizing Store in Maine.truthout.orgChipotle must pay nearly a quarter of a million dollars to workers in Maine after labor officials determined that the company illegally closed their store after workers announced their intent to unionize last year. The company will pay out $240,000 in front pay and back pay to 24 workers whose store was closed in July. Front pay is a type of remedy for workers issued when there is no order to… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-28). House Republican's Vow After School Shooting: "We're Not Going to Fix It"truthout.orgAs the country reels from news of yet another school shooting at an elementary school in Tennessee this week, one Tennessee Republican has vowed that Congress will never solve the U.S.'s mass shooting epidemic, and that only Christian nationalism can stop the violence. "We're not going to fix it." This was Rep. Tim Burchett's response when asked by reporters about the U.S. |
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-28). Pentagon Leaders Admit Defense Funding "Wish Lists" Are a Bad Practice.truthout.orgAs the U.S. defense budget continues to soar to record heights, even the Pentagon is coming out against the requirement that defense officials submit mandatory funding "wish lists" each year, a practice that tacks on tens of billions of dollars to already sky-high budget requests. In response to efforts by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. |
Staff(2023-03-28). Comenzamos la primavera, øqué nos traerá abril?cubadebate.cuCerramos prácticamente el mes de marzo y con él nuestro invierno; y aunque en Cuba no podemos ver diferenciadas del todo las 4 estaciones, astronómicamente desde el pasado 20 de marzo estamos en primavera en el hemisferio norte. Ese día ocurre el Equinoccio de Primavera o Equinoccio de Marzo.
Staff(2023-03-28). Mejor no solo es posible, también es necesario.cubadebate.cuEl recién concluido proceso eleccionario ha permitido a los electores cubanos desde una posición protagónica, activa y determinante, legitimar a los diputados que constituirán próximamente la nueva legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.
Staff(2023-03-28). Joven artemiseño sobrevive a ataque de tiburón y es trasladado al hospital Juan Manuel Márquez.cubadebate.cuEl joven artemiseño que fuera atacado por un tiburón el sábado 25, a unos kilómetros de la costa cerca de Majana, en Artemisa, fue trasladado al hospital habanero Juan Manuel Márquez luego de que en el Ciro Redondo, de la ciudad cabecera, se le realizaran los primeros procederes y la cirugía que le salvó la vida.
Staff(2023-03-28). La Matemática, ecos del beisbol y homenaje a Mella.cubadebate.cuTodavía están frescos los resultados del V Clásico Mundial; y el pasado sábado 25 de marzo se conmemoró el 120 aniversario del natalicio de Julio Antonio Mella. Vamos a comprobar tus habilidades de cálculo numérico, y conocimientos de la Pelota y de la Historia de Cuba.
Staff(2023-03-28). " øQué mirás, bobo?": Divulgan imágenes inéditas del cruce entre Messi y Weghorst.cubadebate.cuEscrito en las Estrellas, la película oficial del Mundial Qatar 2023, se estrenó el pasado sábado y reveló -entre otras cosas- escenas inéditas del cruce entre el capitán de la selección Lionel Messi y el jugador neerlandés Wout Weghorst. De aquel tenso episodio surgió la icónica frase de Messi " øQué mirás, bobo? Andá pa'llá".
Staff(2023-03-28). Rusia comercializará productos en Cuba a través de casa comercial.cubadebate.cuEl jefe del consejo empresarial Rusia-Cuba, Boris Titov, anunció este martes en Moscú que su país venderá a la isla alimentos, productos químicos y otros artículos para el hogar a través de una casa comercial especial. Uno de esos proyectos consiste en crear una empresa mixta con la corporación estatal cubana Cimex.
Staff(2023-03-28). UNE no prevé afectaciones por déficit de capacidad de generación este martes.cubadebate.cuSe estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2862 MW y una demanda máxima de 2720 MW, para una reserva de 142 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas no se pronostican afectaciones al servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación en este horario.
Staff(2023-03-28). Headlines for March 28, 2023.democracynow.org39 Asylum Seekers Die in Fire at Mexican Immigration Detention Center Near U.S. Border, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Says Biden Asylum Proposal Violates International Law, Six Killed, Including Three Students, in Shooting at Nashville, TN, Elementary School, Israel's Netanyahu Agrees to Delay Far-Right Judicial Reforms Amid Massive Protests, U.S. Aircraft Carrier Arrives in South Korea as North Korea Ramps Up Nuclear Weapons Production, Taliban Arrests Leader of Campaign to Educate Afghan Women and Girls, Massive Strikes and Protests Across France Demanding Macron Restore Pension Benefits, Haitian-Ch…
Staff(2023-03-28). Palestinians to Pay the Price as Netanyahu Pauses Judicial Overhaul While Further Empowering Far Right.democracynow.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to delay a push to overhaul and weaken Israel's judiciary until the next parliamentary session. The retreat came after months of unprecedented mass protests and a general strike on Monday that shut down much of Israel. Netanyahu had earlier fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for suggesting a delay to judicial changes. In a concession to his far-right governing allies, Netanyahu has also agreed to establish a new national guard under the control of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the ultranationalist national security minister who was once convicted of racist inci…
Staff(2023-03-28). Nashville Mourns 6 Killed in 129th U.S. Mass Shooting This Year, After Tennessee Loosens Gun Laws.democracynow.org Nashville is in mourning after a gunman killed six people at a private Christian elementary school Monday before being killed by police. The victims were three adults who worked at the school and three 9-year-old students. Police identified the shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student, who entered the school through a side door armed with two assault-style weapons and a handgun. The shooter had written a manifesto laying out plans for the attack that included maps of the building, but no motive has been established. Monday's massacre was the 129th mass shooting in the United States this year alo…
Staff(2023-03-28). Randall Robinson (1941-2023) on Haiti's Unbroken Agony, from U.S. Coups to Haiti's "Debt" to France.democracynow.org We continue to remember the lawyer and human rights activist Randall Robinson, the founder of the racial justice group TransAfrica, who died last week at age 81. Robinson was a leader in the U.S. movement against South African apartheid and was a prominent critic of U.S. policy in Haiti, including the U.S.-backed coup against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004. Democracy Now! spoke to Robinson in 2007 about that episode and how foreign powers have interfered in Haiti throughout the country's history, beginning with the slave revolt against France that established Haiti as the first free republic in th…
teleSUR, JCM(2023-03-28). Cuba reporta que votó el 75.92 % del padrón electoral.telesurtv.netEstos 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.
The Associated Press(2023-03-28). Mexico: Migrants Lit Mattresses in Fire That Killed 39.latinorebels.comMigrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, the president said Tuesday following one of the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country.
WSWS(2023-03-28). Defend Sri Lankan teachers' right to strike!wsws.orgThe 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.
Alasdair Baverstock(2023-03-28). China and Honduras establish diplomatic relations.america.cgtn.com In a weekend joint statement with China, the Honduran Foreign Ministry said the "Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal Government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. Find out more.
Caitlin A. Johnstone(2023-03-28). U.S. officials really, REALLY want you to know the U.S. is the world's "leader"mronline.org In response to questions he received during a press conference on Monday about Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cementing a "new era" in strategic partnership between China and Russia, the White House National Security Council's John Kirby made no fewer than seven assertions that the U.S. is the "leader" of the world.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). China significantly improves air quality over past decade: official.ecns.cnChina's total gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 69 percent, while PM2.5 concentrations decreased by 57 percent from 2013 to 2022, according to the head of air quality management at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Xi says China ready to contribute more to Middle East peace, development.ecns.cnChina is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to make all-out efforts to build a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Middle East, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Researchers discover possible new water reservoir on Moon.ecns.cnPlanetary scientists in China found hints of a new water reservoir on the Moon in Chang'e-5 samples that show the potential for in-situ resource utilization by future lunar and deep space exploration missions.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). American-style electoral democracy loses popular support: report.ecns.cnMidterm elections have become the most expensive ones in the United States, and American-style democracy has lost its popular support, said a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Hong Kong welcomes issuance, listing of catastrophe bond by World Bank.ecns.cnHKSAR government on Tuesday welcomed the issuance of insurance-linked securities in the form of a catastrophe bond by the World Bank in Hong Kong with a size of 350 million U.S. dollars, offering protection against losses related to earthquake risks in Chile over the next three years.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Malaysia's FM to visit China.ecns.cnAt the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abd Kadir will visit China from March 28 to 29, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Boao Forum for Asia draws over 2,000 attendees.ecns.cnSome 2,000 participants will attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)'s annual conference, scheduled for March 28 to 31 in Boao, a coastal town in China's island province of Hainan, BFA Secretary General Li Baodong said on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Press center of Boao Forum achieves green energy supply.ecns.cnThe Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 will be held from Tuesday to Friday in Boao, South China's Hainan Province. The press center, supplied by green energy, started operation on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Lunar soil retrieved by Chang'e-5 reveals water inside moon glass beads.ecns.cnChinese scientists discovered that a large amount of water may be stored in the glass beads scattered on the lunar surface, according to an analysis of lunar soil samples retrieved during China's robotic Chang'e-5 mission in 2020.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Xi says China expects Saudi Arabia, Iran to continue to improve relations.ecns.cnChinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday it is hoped that Saudi Arabia and Iran will uphold the spirit of good neighborliness and continue to improve their relations on the basis of the results of their talks in Beijing.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Roads wind along Kunlun Mountains in Qinghai.ecns.cnThe Qinghai-Tibet highway winds along the Kunlun Mountains, amazing travelers with its appealing landscape along the plateau, in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 25, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform heads for Hainan.ecns.cnChina's first deep-sea floating wind power platform leaves Lufu Wharf in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province towards the waters of Wenchang in south China's Hainan Province for installation, March 26, 2023.
Editor(2023-03-28). A beginners guide to bank failures.mronline.org According to a February 2023 Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC) audit, 563 U.S. banks have failed and/or come under regulatory authority since 2021.
Fight Back(2023-03-28). FRSO Spring $130,000 Fund Drive: Contribute to building revolutionary organization!fightbacknews.orgTimes have changed and change is coming. Capitalism is a failed system. It needs to go, the sooner the better. A revolutionary solution is needed, and for that we need organization. Revolutionary organization – the kind of organization that Freedom Road Socialist Organization is all about building. To do this, we need you to step up and contribute. We have set of goal of raising $130,000 this year. Together we can make this happen. | Freedom Road Socialist Organization has grown rapidly over the past year. And the rate of growth is picking up. Every six to eight weeks, we are developing work in a new city. Our o…
Frances Madeson(2023-03-28). LDEQ draft permit rattles neighbors of hazardous waste disposal site.therealnews.com This story originally appeared in COLFAX — Sliska Larry read the proposed operating permit for the expanded Clean Harbors hazardous waste disposal site, less than 2 miles from her home, with her 9-year-old grandson at her side. She instinctively pulled him closer, as if to shield him, as she absorbed its details. | "It's a wolf in sheep's clot…
manager(2023-03-28). Punitive Work Tests in SNAP and Medicaid Would Harm Workers with Unstable Jobs.cepr.netEven near full employment, today's economy does not provide stable, decently compensated jobs for much of the diverse working class. This is one reason why the basic floor of security provided by Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is crucial. These in-kind benefits help ensure that all working-class people, including ones in poorly …
Marc Steiner, Hilary Goodfriend(2023-03-28). Pink Tide 2.0? Latin America's new wave of leftist governments.therealnews.com A decade ago, the so-called "Pink Tide" of leftist governments in Latin America seemed to be heading towards a tragic end. However, events in the past few years have raised questions about whether a new Pink Tide has emerged. The defeat of the coup government in Bolivia, the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras, the rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico, the historic election of Gustavo Petro in Colombia, and now the return of Lula in Brazil suggests a new age may be dawning in the region. Yet for all the successes, there have also been setbacks—the coup against Pedro Castillo in Peru last f…
Owen Fairclough(2023-03-28). Senate holds hearings on recent bank failures.america.cgtn.com What caused the collapse of three U.S. banks? Senators on Tuesday grilled the three main bank guardians: the Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-28). Camp Kosciuszko: Pentagon settles in Poland permanently.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comStars and StripesMarch 28, 2023 Army's new Poland garrison went from Warsaw's wish list to high US priority A U.S. Army map shows shows current and projected sites for the service in Poland, including the new headquarters in the west central city of Poznan. U.S.-based units are also on rotations to the southeastern part of …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-28). Georgian airborne forces trained by U.S., Turkish, Romanian, Estonian counterparts.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comGeorgian Ministry of DefenseMarch 28, 2023 The initial parachute training program has been completed In Bolnisi, at the Parachute Training School of the Special Purpose Training Center named after Major Gela Chedia, the initial parachute training program was completed with demonstration elements. The training program was completed by the graduates of the platoon commander of …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-28). Germany has delivered Leopard tanks, other combat vehicles to Ukraine: chancellor.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comHàºrriyet Daily NewsMarch 28, 2023 Germany has delivered Leopard tanks to Ukraine: Scholz Germany has delivered promised Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday…. "Yes, we delivered Leopard tanks as we announced," Scholz told a press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Rotterdam when asked to confirm a report …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-28). Video: Co-ed NATO expeditionary forces train for winter/Arctic warfare near Russian border.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeMarch 28, 2023 Video: How to survive in the winter wilderness with NATO's battlegroup Estonia …UK troops that make up part of NATO's multinational battlegroup in Estonia — with the United Kingdom as framework nation — train for on the Cold Weather Operator's Course…. This NATO battlegroup also includes contributions from …
Staff(2023-03-28). Las 3 del día: Victoria cubana en las urnas y las noticias de este 27 de marzo (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuEste 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.
Staff(2023-03-28). El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU no aprueba investigación internacional sobre explosiones en gasoductos Nord Stream.cubadebate.cuEl Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU no ha aprobado un proyecto de resolución ruso-chino que insta a realizar una investigación internacional de las explosiones ocurridas en los gasoductos Nord Stream el año pasado. La iniciativa no logró obtener el respaldo necesario para su aprobación, con el voto a favor de tres países -Rusia, China y Brasil- y cero votos en contra, al abstenerse los 12 países restantes.
Staff(2023-03-28). Preside primer ministro balance de trabajo del Ministerio de Cultura en el año 2022.cubadebate.cuCon la presencia del primer ministro Manuel Marrero Cruz, comenzó este lunes el balance del Ministerio de Cultura del año 2022. Según el titular del ramo, Alpidio Alonso Grau, el trabajo del Mincult en la etapa prestó la máxima prioridad a la programación cultural en el país. Según trascendió en el balance, el año 2022 se caracterizó por el retorno de esa programación a la normalidad presencial.
Xiaolu Sun(2023-03-28). U.S. House hearing on Ohio toxic train derailment cleanup.america.cgtn.com The Ohio toxic train cleanup hearing was held on Tuesday. The EPA said it has overseen the removal of millions of gallons of liquid waste and thousands of tons of soil, but much contaminated material remains. See the latest.
Emily Drabinski(2023-03-27). When Missouri Proposed Library Censorship, Librarians Got Organized.truthout.orgIn October 2022, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued a draft of a proposed state regulatory rule that would eliminate state funding to libraries that failed to comply with a list of requirements meant to restrict access to "age-inappropriate" materials that might fall into the hands of children. Among its restrictions, the proposal would require libraries to develop processes for… |
Aaron Maté(2023-03-27). Burying key evidence, new OPCW report covers up Douma's unsolved deaths.thegrayzone.comAfter censoring experts who found that the victims in Douma could not have been killed by chlorine gas, the OPCW's new IIT report continues the cover-up and baselessly accuses the Syrian government. [Note: this article contains graphic images.] On April 7th 2018, gruesome images of an alleged chemical attack emerged from the Syrian town of Douma. Dozens of dead bodies, including children and infants, appeared heaped in piles inside of an apartment building. Others lay on the street in front …
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-27). Kentucky Governor Vetoes Sweeping Anti-Trans Bill Banning Care for Trans Youth.truthout.orgKentucky Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a sweeping anti-LGBTQ bill on Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for trans children and put LGBTQ children in danger at school and at home. The bill, Senate Bill 150, would have banned medically necessary, life-saving care for trans children, forcing transitioning children to detransition and requiring them to use locker rooms and… |
Emily Drabinski(2023-03-27). When Missouri Proposed Library Censorship, Librarians Got Organized.truthout.orgIn October 2022, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued a draft of a proposed state regulatory rule that would eliminate state funding to libraries that failed to comply with a list of requirements meant to restrict access to "age-inappropriate" materials that might fall into the hands of children. Among its restrictions, the proposal would require libraries to develop processes for… |
Aaron Maté(2023-03-27). Burying key evidence, new OPCW report covers up Douma's unsolved deaths.thegrayzone.comAfter censoring experts who found that the victims in Douma could not have been killed by chlorine gas, the OPCW's new IIT report continues the cover-up and baselessly accuses the Syrian government. [Note: this article contains graphic images.] On April 7th 2018, gruesome images of an alleged chemical attack emerged from the Syrian town of Douma. Dozens of dead bodies, including children and infants, appeared heaped in piles inside of an apartment building. Others lay on the street in front …
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-27). Kentucky Governor Vetoes Sweeping Anti-Trans Bill Banning Care for Trans Youth.truthout.orgKentucky Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a sweeping anti-LGBTQ bill on Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for trans children and put LGBTQ children in danger at school and at home. The bill, Senate Bill 150, would have banned medically necessary, life-saving care for trans children, forcing transitioning children to detransition and requiring them to use locker rooms and… |
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-27). Ocasio-Cortez: A TikTok Ban Wouldn't Solve Data Privacy Risks Posed by Big Tech.truthout.orgRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned congressional conservatives' recent efforts to ban TikTok in the U.S., saying that a ban wouldn't come close to addressing real problems of data privacy risks. On Friday, in her first ever video posted to TikTok, Ocasio-Cortez said that TikTok shouldn't be banned and that Congress should instead focus on the threat that tech companies like… |
Prof Michel Chossudovsky(2023-03-28). Video: The European Union, Part of America's Hegemonic Project.globalresearch.caThe 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…
Binoy Kampmark(2023-03-28). Britain to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells.greenleft.org.auBritain has revealed it will supply Ukraine with armour-piercing depleted uranium shells, despite the health and environmental harms associated with the materiel, reports Binoy Kampmark.
Kerry Smith(2023-03-28). India: Community health workers protest in Bihar.greenleft.org.auThousands 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.
Anonymous Contributor(2023-03-28). Eviction is Murder, Remember Eucy.itsgoingdown.org Anonymous submission on recent police shooting and eviction in Seattle, WA. Post includes a photo from the March 24th vigil, and also a flyer for the next one. by a friend of Eucy Eviction is murder. My friend is dead. Each and every day across stolen North America, county sheriffs arrive on thousands of doorsteps…
_____(2023-03-28). The Spring Madness Continues.journal-neo.org The United States, South Korea, and Japan continue to conduct bilateral and trilateral exercises designed to combat North Korea. This activity has climaxed in Freedom Shield military exercises between the United States and South Korea, which are being held on a grand scale this year after a lengthy break. North Korea, for its part, sees […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
A Guest Author(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, . . . |
Benoit Breville, Serge Halimi(2023-03-28). War poker and Imperial moralism.indybay.orgAfter 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…
Critical Point(2023-03-28). Stop Dirty Banks at Wells Fargo Headquarters.indybay.org2 min mp4 video | A coalition of environmental groups came together to tell Wells Fargo to stop funding the oil industry in order to save the planet on March 21.
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-28). Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid.news.antiwar.comThe Senate is expected to vote on an amendment this week introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would appoint a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. Hawley said the ideal candidate for the position would be John Sopko, who has …
Dianne Mathiowetz(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 . . . |
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). New flight routes open for summer.ecns.cnAirlines have added more routes for the summer-autumn flight season that started on Sunday, aiming to shore up flight volume to surpass pre-pandemic levels, official figures showed.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Shipping-container seals standardized.ecns.cnThe International Organization for Standardization recently released a standard for international container transportation proposed by a research team from East China Normal University, which is set to bring a digital upgrade to the industry.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Train carrying $1.2 million worth of goods heads to Kazakhstan.ecns.cnA freight train loaded with 110 twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo departed on March 14 from Qingdao, Shandong province, headed for Almaty, Kazakhstan, and will arrive at its destination after 20 days.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). CNOOC signs over $7.5 bln deal with Shell, partners to expand ethylene production.ecns.cnChina National Offshore Oil Corp announced the third major expansion of ethylene production capacity in Huizhou, Guangdong province, with Shell plc, Daya Bay National Economic and Technological Development Zone and the Huizhou city government in Beijing on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Saudi Aramco eyes bigger green role.ecns.cnSaudi Aramco will support China's domestic energy security by expanding its oil and gas production capacity while reducing its oil production carbon intensity to facilitate the country's green transition, said a top company official.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Domestic cruise industry heads back out to sea after pandemic.ecns.cnStarting from Shanghai on Sunday, China Merchants-Yidun, the first Chinese-flagged luxury cruise ship, will take passengers on a five-day journey of sightseeing and cultural experiences to Zhoushan.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Visits greeted with contrasting reactions.ecns.cnIn the past week, a U.S. CEO spoke at a conference sponsored by China's government and was warmly received. Meanwhile, an Asian CEO representing a Chinese company in the U.S. testified before the U.S. Congress and was treated dismissively.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Fed hike end talk stirs easing buzz.ecns.cnThe scope for China to beef up monetary support for economic recovery has expanded as U.S. interest rate hikes appear to be nearing an end, with another reserve requirement ratio cut possible this year, experts said on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Cross-border plan can make Chinese tourists safe abroad.ecns.cnTravel safety in Thailand, a popular destination with Chinese tourists, is a hot topic lately, with Chinese tourists reportedly having canceled a large number of travel bookings to Thailand because of safety concerns.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). China sets its own path to inspire others.ecns.cnWith border conflicts, climate change and rising prices threatening the food security of millions of people displaced from their homes in Burkina Faso, emergency humanitarian assistance funded by China poured into the country earlier this month.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Former Taiwan leader Ma on visit to mainland.ecns.cnMa Ying-jeou, leading a delegation from Taiwan, arrived in Shanghai on Monday afternoon to start a visit to the Chinese mainland until April 7, making him the first former leader of the island to visit the mainland.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Regulation to ensure safety at nurseries.ecns.cnChina's top health authority has released its first regulation on home nursery care providers as part of its efforts to develop various childcare services to alleviate pressure on parents and lift birthrates.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Government drills down cost of dental implants.ecns.cnThe Beijing city government will slash the cost of dental implants by up to 71 percent from April 20, significantly reducing the financial burden on patients.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Nord Stream blast motion fails at UN.ecns.cnA Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Monday expressed regret that a draft resolution to establish a commission to investigate the explosion of the Nord Stream pipelines failed, and he urged an objective, impartial investigation into the blast.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Previously extinct fish species hatched in wild for first time in 23 years.ecns.cnThe Yangtze sturgeon, which was previously declared extinct in the wild, has laid eggs that hatched in the wild without human intervention for the first time in 23 years, a crucial step toward the recovery of its wild population.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Long-term ocean probe platform deployed in South China Sea.ecns.cnFor several years in a row, Chinese scientists have deployed a long-term ocean observation platform in the cold seep area of the South China Sea, gathering abundant in-situ video and data.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Tibetan antelops thrive at Hoh Xil nature reserve.ecns.cnA flock of Tibetan antelopes forage at the Hoh Xil nature reserve, the 51th Chinese site inscribed on the World Heritage List, in the Sanjiangyuan National Park, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 25, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Boao Forum for Asia ready to open in Hainan.ecns.cnThe annual conference will be held from March 28 to 31 under the theme "An Uncertain World: Solidarity and Cooperation for Development amid Challenges."
Editor(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 . . . |
Klaus Wagener(2023-03-28). New old financial crisis & China's peace plan.indybay.orgSince Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Corporation, and Signature Bank all toppled within a week in the U.S., and now First Republic Bank has also run into trouble, there are increasing signs that the next big financial crisis, which was only postponed in 2019 by tons of freshly printed central bank money, could now erupt with force. $9 trillion has been injected into the "U.S. market" since 2019.
Labor Video Project(2023-03-28). We've Had Enough! Oakland OEA Teachers Wildcat in Fight for Public Education.indybay.orgHundreds 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.
Larry Holmes(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 . . . |
Misión Verdad(2023-03-28). The Crucial Challenge of Venezuela's Oil Industry.orinocotribune.comBy Misión Verdad — Mar 27, 2023 | The recently revealed corruption scheme at the heart of PDVSA has once again highlighted the pending issue of restructuring the oil industry. Venezuela's oil industry has been harassed for years by a general offensive of "sanctions" that have substantially impacted its operation, productive capacity and foreign trade channels, bringing negative consequences for the national economy as a whole. | THE "RAMÂREZ ERA" | The great weight that the state company exerts on Venezuela's economic performance by representing the main source of foreign currency income has strengthened the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is the best sleeping position?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMost people spend a third of their lives either asleep or resting, according to the Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the body recharges and repairs itself. And a good night's sleep often can be determined by what position you are lying in bed. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/F_x-SDYUvZk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 11) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Back-sleepers beware. "I know…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgWorld TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Consumer Health: Nutritional needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your nutritional needs during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. During pregnancy, the basic principles of healthy eating remain the same — get plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and healthy fats. However, a few nutrients in a pregnancy diet deserve special attention. The nutrients to pay special attention to while you're pregnant include: CalciumYou and your baby need calcium for strong…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Science Saturday: New standards and open access can help natural language processing.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgClinical notes in medical records are rich sources of data about human health. But tapping them for medical research can be challenging because these data come from various sources — and they all look different. "There's no standardization in how data is organized and classified across medical records systems," says Sunyang Fu, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic biomedical informatics researcher. Even the language people use to talk about health can insert discrepancies in how data are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: How is kidney cancer treated?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMore than 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Risks factors for developing this type of cancer include environmental exposures, such as smoking, high blood pressure, a history of kidney failure, obesity or not having a healthy weight. And there are also hereditary syndromes that may increase your risk for kidney cancer. Dr. Thai Ho, a Mayo Clinic oncologist who specializes in genitourinary malignancies, says there are no screening tests…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Travel safety tips.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination and do a few sightseeing day trips in the area. Are there things we should do to be safe while traveling? ANSWER: Travel is always a fun activity to enjoy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgGetting a massage from a robot may seem like something out of a science fiction story, but it could be a reality in the not-too-distant future. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is looking into the possibility of robotic massage as an answer for patients' pain relief and alleviating some staffing burdens. Watch: Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic youtu.be/GXEXUCCCGzI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 17) is in the downloads at the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Women in science: Q&A with Robin Patel, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgRobin Patel, M.D. Two events held early each year are opportunities to support and recognize the contributions of women in scientific fields. In February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science promotes full and equal access to and participation in science. Women's History Month in March is an opportunity to recognize women who have made significant contributions to science. Mayo Clinic physician researcher Robin Patel, M.D., shares her perspective and advice for others pursuing a research career in this…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). How does red tide impact beachgoers?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgFlorida beach along Gulf Coat, 2023 Many people are flocking to the Gulf Coast for spring break. However, toxic red tide algal blooms have put beachgoers and residents on alert. In the Gulf of Mexico, red tide is caused by a microscopic organism called Karenia brevis. The organism was detected in 172 samples along Florida's Gulf Coast earlier this week, according to Florida officials. Dead fish and other marine life are washed ashore on beaches because of…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgFourth-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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on planning for a long race.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — You've thought about it for years. You've dreamed of crossing the finish line. It's on your bucket list, or maybe it's become a tradition. You've registered for a long-distance race like a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or marathon. So now's the time to plan and prepare for your big day. This critical process will be shaped by your experience and fitness level. First, get real and be honest with yourself. It can take…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic cancer expert highlights advancements in treating multiple myeloma.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., hematologist/oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares details about new advancements in research leading to better outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer in the bone marrow that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to the American Cancer Society. While there is no cure, the disease can be treated with…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
teleSUR, JCM(2023-03-28). Cuba reporta que votó el 75.92 % del padrón electoral.telesurtv.netEstos 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.
Weekly Trust(2023-03-28). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement.indybay.orgOur 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,'
WSWS(2023-03-28). Defend Sri Lankan teachers' right to strike!wsws.orgThe 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.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgIt often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgAn infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-28). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDr. 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…
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). China significantly improves air quality over past decade: official.ecns.cnChina's total gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 69 percent, while PM2.5 concentrations decreased by 57 percent from 2013 to 2022, according to the head of air quality management at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Xi says China ready to contribute more to Middle East peace, development.ecns.cnChina is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to make all-out efforts to build a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Middle East, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Researchers discover possible new water reservoir on Moon.ecns.cnPlanetary scientists in China found hints of a new water reservoir on the Moon in Chang'e-5 samples that show the potential for in-situ resource utilization by future lunar and deep space exploration missions.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). American-style electoral democracy loses popular support: report.ecns.cnMidterm elections have become the most expensive ones in the United States, and American-style democracy has lost its popular support, said a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Hong Kong welcomes issuance, listing of catastrophe bond by World Bank.ecns.cnHKSAR government on Tuesday welcomed the issuance of insurance-linked securities in the form of a catastrophe bond by the World Bank in Hong Kong with a size of 350 million U.S. dollars, offering protection against losses related to earthquake risks in Chile over the next three years.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Malaysia's FM to visit China.ecns.cnAt the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abd Kadir will visit China from March 28 to 29, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Boao Forum for Asia draws over 2,000 attendees.ecns.cnSome 2,000 participants will attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)'s annual conference, scheduled for March 28 to 31 in Boao, a coastal town in China's island province of Hainan, BFA Secretary General Li Baodong said on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Press center of Boao Forum achieves green energy supply.ecns.cnThe Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 will be held from Tuesday to Friday in Boao, South China's Hainan Province. The press center, supplied by green energy, started operation on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Lunar soil retrieved by Chang'e-5 reveals water inside moon glass beads.ecns.cnChinese scientists discovered that a large amount of water may be stored in the glass beads scattered on the lunar surface, according to an analysis of lunar soil samples retrieved during China's robotic Chang'e-5 mission in 2020.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Xi says China expects Saudi Arabia, Iran to continue to improve relations.ecns.cnChinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday it is hoped that Saudi Arabia and Iran will uphold the spirit of good neighborliness and continue to improve their relations on the basis of the results of their talks in Beijing.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). Roads wind along Kunlun Mountains in Qinghai.ecns.cnThe Qinghai-Tibet highway winds along the Kunlun Mountains, amazing travelers with its appealing landscape along the plateau, in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 25, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-28). China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform heads for Hainan.ecns.cnChina's first deep-sea floating wind power platform leaves Lufu Wharf in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province towards the waters of Wenchang in south China's Hainan Province for installation, March 26, 2023.
Staff(2023-03-28). Las 3 del día: Victoria cubana en las urnas y las noticias de este 27 de marzo (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuEste 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.
Staff(2023-03-28). El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU no aprueba investigación internacional sobre explosiones en gasoductos Nord Stream.cubadebate.cuEl Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU no ha aprobado un proyecto de resolución ruso-chino que insta a realizar una investigación internacional de las explosiones ocurridas en los gasoductos Nord Stream el año pasado. La iniciativa no logró obtener el respaldo necesario para su aprobación, con el voto a favor de tres países -Rusia, China y Brasil- y cero votos en contra, al abstenerse los 12 países restantes.
Staff(2023-03-28). Preside primer ministro balance de trabajo del Ministerio de Cultura en el año 2022.cubadebate.cuCon la presencia del primer ministro Manuel Marrero Cruz, comenzó este lunes el balance del Ministerio de Cultura del año 2022. Según el titular del ramo, Alpidio Alonso Grau, el trabajo del Mincult en la etapa prestó la máxima prioridad a la programación cultural en el país. Según trascendió en el balance, el año 2022 se caracterizó por el retorno de esa programación a la normalidad presencial.
Eduardo Aliverti(2023-03-27). Argentina — Macri, la Plaza, las certezas y las preguntas.globalizacion.caLa renuncia formal de Mauricio Macri a su candidatura sólo puede sorprender, o impactar, a quienes no terminan de asumir que hay aspectos de la contienda electoral ya decididos hace rato. | Simplemente, Macri histeriqueó con su postulación por razones internas…
Emir Sader(2023-03-27). Brasil — Y Bolsonaro dice que vuelve.globalizacion.caEsta vez hubo un anuncio oficial: Jair Bolsonaro, el desequilibrado ultraderechista que fue presidente hasta el primer día de este año, volverá a Brasil. Pondrá los pies en territorio nacional a las 07: 10 hs. de la mañana del jueves 30…
Cecilia Vergara Mattei(2023-03-27). Una peligrosa deriva en la política internacional de Gabriel Boric.globalizacion.caLo que resulta sorprendente y preocupante para los analistas es el alineamiento que el actual gobierno ha adoptado con la política estadounidense respecto al conflicto bélico en Ucrania. | En materias internacionales, el actual gobierno chileno del joven presidente Gabriel Boric,…
Carlos Fidel(2023-03-27). El futuro del Mercado Común del Sur.globalizacion.caHistóricos y nuevos desafíos ante el rediseño de su inserción global. | Contexto | En la Argentina estamos comenzando a transitar un año electoral. Las tensiones acumuladas y las que se irán generando pondrán a prueba la solidez del entramado existente entre…
Fabrizio Casari(2023-03-27). Xi y Putin, un nuevo orden mundial.globalizacion.caChina ´está dispuesta con Rusia a apoyar resueltamente el sistema internacional centrado en las Naciones Unidas, a defender el orden mundial basado en el derecho internacional y las normas fundamentales de las relaciones internacionales basadas en los propósitos y principios…
Stephen Sefton(2023-03-27). Bad faith UN report on Nicaragua whitewashes violent US-backed coup.thegrayzone.comA new, anonymously-produced UN report denouncing Nicaragua's government whitewashes the brutal US-backed 2018 coup against it while refusing to interview victims of sadistic opposition violence. Abuse and weaponization of the United Nations system by the United States and its vassal governments to both mislead and intimidate the rest of the world have been a feature of international relations since the very founding of the United Nations during the time of the Korean War. In recent years, that situation has deteriorated …
JANET(2023-03-27). Tues. March 28 protest @ 1:30PM — U.S. solidarity with workers of France.iacenter.orgMillions 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…
Brittani Banks(2023-03-27). How Indigenous Land Management Practices Are a Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Agriculture.independentmediainstitute.orgSeveral Hollywood action films center around an impending apocalypse in the form of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth—a glaring metaphor for the real-world implications of a rapidly accelerating climate crisis. As this crisis unfolds before our very eyes, however, rather than look up to the atmosphere to see what can and should …
Brittani Banks(2023-03-27). What's the Best Way Out from the War in Ukraine?independentmediainstitute.orgIn view of the recent geopolitical upheavals, and particularly the war in Ukraine, it does not make sense (and does not promise much success) to build a new global security architecture based on the logic of a bipolar confrontation for several reasons… Firstly, a principal prerequisite for success of a confrontational "conflict strategy"—a far-reaching identity …
Space City Anarchist Organization(2023-03-27). Report Back from Sweep Defense in Houston, TX.itsgoingdown.orgReport back from resistance to sweeps in so-called Houston, Texas from Space City Anarchist Organization. On Thursday, March 9, a coalition of around 20 Houston anarchists and abolitionists mobilized to oppose a sweep by the City of Houston, Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff's Department, TXDOT and Coalition for the Homeless. This sweep was part of a…
Anathema(2023-03-27). Announcing Anathema, Volume 9 Issue 1.itsgoingdown.orgLong-running anarchist publication Anathema from so-called Philadelphia, PA returns with a new issue. Volume 9 Issue 1 (PDF for reading 8.5×11) Volume 9 Issue 1 (PDF for printing 11×17) In this issue: What Went Down 2023, Baby! A-Space: A Postmortem Tag Yourself The Fatigue of Novelty Powering Down Domination Here Lies a Corpse A Response…
_____(2023-03-27). Turkey Continues to be a Tool of NATO.journal-neo.org Turkey has been a part of NATO since February of 1952. And it took more than two years for this country to join the North Atlantic military alliance, which it was allowed to do only after meeting the US political requirements, which included rejecting Atatàºrk's one-party political system in favor of democratizing the electoral process […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
_____(2023-03-27). L'Entente Is a Bitter Pill for the West.strategic-culture.orgThe West is stuck between the public sentiment which it contrived and the reality on the ground, Alastair Crooke writes. | Consequential Strategic Change — Upon leaving his meeting with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping said to Putin, "Change is coming that hasn't happened in 100 years — and we are driving this change together". | The 'Entente' was sealed during hours of talks over two days, and amidst a plethora of signed documents. Two powerful states have formed a duality that, in marrying a gigantic manufacturing base to the pre-eminent raw materials supplier and the advanced weaponry and diplomatic nous…
_____(2023-03-27). There Is Only One Winner in the Ukrainian War: the U.S.strategic-culture.orgMany are surprised by Russia's sudden and violent reaction, which is to be expected if one pays attention to the processes and not just the details. Already in 2007, in the Europe for Peace declaration, it was said that Europe would be plunged into a serious conflict if it continued to support Washington's policy.
_____(2023-03-27). What Ukraine Needs to Learn From Afghanistan.strategic-culture.orgBy Jeffrey D. SACHS | The greatest enemy of economic development is war. If the world slips further into global conflict, our economic hopes and our very survival could go up in flames. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists just moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock to a mere 90 seconds to midnight. | The world's biggest economic loser in 2022 was Ukraine, where the economy collapsed by 35 percent according to the International Monetary Fund. The war in Ukraine could end soon, and economic recovery could begin, but this depends on Ukraine understanding its predicament as victim of a US-Russia proxy war that broke out…
Aaron Maté, The Grayzone.(2023-03-27). New OPCW Report Covers Up Douma's Unsolved Deaths.popularresistance.orgOn April 7th 2018, gruesome images of an alleged chemical attack emerged from the Syrian town of Douma. | Dozens of dead bodies, including children and infants, appeared heaped in piles inside of an apartment building. Others lay on the street in front as if trying to escape deadly gas. Strikingly, many of the victims displayed copious foam oozing from the mouth and nose. Along with their proximity to a clear escape route, these visible symptoms suggested that something extraordinarily poisonous had killed them instantly. | US officials immediately promoted the allegations of insurgent-tied groups that the Syrian…
Amy Goodman(2023-03-27). Protests Sweeping Israel Are Demanding Democracy But Ignoring Palestinian Rights.truthout.orgWorkers 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… |
Ann Brown(2023-03-27). Biden White House Spokeswoman Punts On Presidential Reparations Commission: That's For Congress.moguldom.comLongtime reparations bill HR40 has been stalled for months, leaving many to ask President Joe Biden to sign an executive order issuing reparations or at least a study on reparations. But when the White House press secretary was recently pressed on Biden's intention on reparations, she punted the question. HR40, which calls for establishing a …
Ann Brown(2023-03-27). Morgan Stanley Advisors Scammed 3 NBA Players Out of $77 Million: 5 Things To Know.moguldom.comFormer Morgan Stanley financial advisor Darryl Cohen has been arrested and charged for allegedly defrauding current and former NBA players. There are also other ex-Morgan Stanley advisors involved who allegedly scammed the pro athletes. National Basketball Association players Jrue Holiday, Chandler Parsons, and Courtney Lee lost more than $7 million from an investment scam conducted …
Anonymous103(2023-03-27). A Hazardous Decision: Supplying Ukraine with Depleted Uranium Shells.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Should they be taking them? Ukraine is desperate for any bit of warring materiel its armed forces can lay their hands on, but depleted uranium shells would surely not be a model example of use. And yet, the UK, in an act of killing with kindness, is happy to fork them out to aid the cause against the Russians, despite the scandals, the alleged illnesses, and environmental harms. | An outline of the measure was provided by Minister of state for defence Baroness Anna…
Anonymous103(2023-03-27). Military Situation In Donbass On March 27, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Up to 85 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 D-30 howitzer and 2 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 400 Ukrainian servicemen, 10 vehicles and 4 armored vehi…
Anonymous103(2023-03-27). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 27, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed 2 motor vehicles and a Gvozdika howitzer near Kherson; | Russian forces destroyed 2 motor vehicles and 4 howitzers near Kupyansk; | Russian forces destroyed 2 armored vehicles and a howitzer near Liman; | The Russian Army show down a Mi-8 helicopter near Zaporozhye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AF…
Anonymous103(2023-03-27). NATO Militarizes Civilian Structures In Europe With ‚Ǩ1 Billion Fund.southfront.org Illustrative ImageNetherlands is the brainchild behind ‚Ǩ1 billion NATO fund aimed at Russia. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | NATO is launching a new investment fund worth ‚Ǩ1 billion, which is expected to be officially activated at NATO's annual summit in July. The fund aims to militarize the civil sector by using the knowledge and skills of manufacturers, scientific institutions, and start-ups to develop technology wit…
Anonymous103(2023-03-27). Netanyahu To Imminently Suspend Israeli Judicial Overhaul Plan After Protest Chaos, Strikes & Shutdowns.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published on Amid the ongoing huge Israeli protests, which are being widely described as the country's largest in history, embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to imminently announce he's suspending his coalition's judicial overhaul legislation. He also for the first time warned the country against falling into…
Anonymous103(2023-03-27). Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus — Escalation Or Legitimate Response?southfront.org Illustrative ImageWhile the decision to send nuclear weapons to Belarus was officially made after the United Kingdom announced it would supply depleted uranium munitions to the Kiev regime, the actual reasoning might have to do with much more sinister plans by the United States. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will start deploying its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Const…
Anonymous103(2023-03-27). Ukrainian Forces Shelled Melitopol In Zaporozhie Region, Local College Full Of Students Was Damaged.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the morning of March 27, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shelled the city of Melitopol which has recently become the capital of the Russian Zaporozhye region. According to preliminary data, four people were injured, several buildings were damaged. | The city administration reported that the shelling took place at around eight o'clock in the morning. The local media reported that at least five explosions thundered in the city. | The AFU shelled the city with guided missiles, the type of w…
Anonymous103(2023-03-27). Who Is Russian Maria Lvova-Belova Targeted By The International Criminal Court.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 17, 2023, the II Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two persons in the context of the situation in Ukraine. They are Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of the Russian Federation Maria Alekseevna Lvova-Belova. | As stated in the court's message, they are "allegedly responsible for a war crime, which consists in the illegal deportation of the population (child…
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). A Highway to Peace or a Highway to Hell?transcend.orgThe Vast Power of the US Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex – In Apr 1953 Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the five-star general who led the D-Day, gave a powerful speech known as the "Cross of Iron" address. Ike warned of the cost humanity would pay if Cold War competition led to a world dominated by wars and weaponry that couldn't be reined in.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). Acting on Peacebuilding Values.transcend.org22 Mar 2023 – In teaching, researching and practising in the field of peacebuilding, we talk about ethical challenges and the importance of considering ethical issues. The ethical challenges resonate with most of us in this field and spark lively conversations.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). China Releases Position Paper on Ukraine Crisis Solution.transcend.org24 Feb 2023 – China today released a paper stating its position on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, saying dialogue and negotiation are the only viable solution. The following is the full text.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). Creating Dignified Livelihoods.transcend.orgMy 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.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). G7 vs BRICS — Off to the Races.transcend.org22 Mar 2023 – BRICS Surpasses G7 in PPP-Adjusted Global GDP – An economist digging below the surface of an IMF report found something that should shock the Western bloc out of any false confidence in its unsurpassed global economic clout.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). My Plagiarised Work Was Used to Justify the War on Iraq.transcend.org21 Mar 2023 – Imagine it is February 5, 2003. The US secretary of state is speaking in front of the United Nations, holding your work in his hands, as he calls for a war on another sovereign nation. How would you feel? Well, it happened to me, and I felt shocked.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). The Fabulist Arrogance of US Power.transcend.org22 Mar 2023 – The U.S. reserves for itself the right to commit crimes all over the world. Yet it also refuses to participate in any war crimes prosecution and even passed a law giving itself the right to invade the International Criminal Court at the Hague should a North American or an ally face justice.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). The 'Pernicious Evil' of Racism, Discrimination, Hatred, Inequality.transcend.org17 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.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). The 'Vampiric' Draining and Poisoning of Lifeblood: Water.transcend.org21 Mar 2023 – Shockingly, the human suicidal war on Nature not only continues unabated but is also set to become even more virulent. Be reminded that groundwater accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). The World's Largest CBDC Trial: A Preview of the Elite's Cashless Vision for You.transcend.org23 Mar 2023 – The eNaira is Africa's first central bank digital currency (CBDC). Central bankers, academics, politicians and elites from over 100 countries have closely followed the eNaira. They used Nigeria—Africa's largest country by population and economy—as a trial balloon to test their nefarious plans to eliminate cash in North America, Europe, and beyond.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). To Understand Iran's 150-Year Fight, Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil (Part 1).transcend.orgIt all started in 1872, with Nasir al-Din Shah having granted to the British Baron Julius de Reuter, rights to Iran's entire economic estate. Reuter not only controlled Iran's industry, farming, and rail transportation, but also held the right to issue currency and to set up a national bank, called the Imperial Bank of Persia, which was under direct British control.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). To Understand Iran's 150-Year Fight, Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil.transcend.orgIt all started in 1872, with Nasir al-Din Shah having granted to the British Baron Julius de Reuter, rights to Iran's entire economic estate. Reuter not only controlled Iran's industry, farming, and rail transportation, but also held the right to issue currency and to set up a national bank, called the Imperial Bank of Persia, which was under direct British control.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). White House Says It Opposes a Ceasefire in Ukraine.transcend.org19 Mar 2023 – The White House has come out against a ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow to potentially mediate between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart in Kyiv.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). Why the West Should Consider Some of Putin's Claims.transcend.orgThis type of white hat vs. black hat narrative makes for good copy and confirms western stereotypes. If peace is going to prevail, a more nuanced examination of Russia's response to US political and military meddling in Ukraine is needed, including a more honest analysis of NATO expansion eastward and a sober look at the threat that far-right Ukrainian militias pose for Europe.
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-03-27). China And Russia Pledge 'Changes Not Seen In 100 Years'.popularresistance.orgChina's President Xi Jinping traveled to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin on March 20. | While in Moscow, Xi said, "Right now there are changes the likes of which we haven't seen for 100 years, and we are the ones driving these changes together". Putin replied, "I agree". | The two leaders discussed plans to deepen economic integration. | Both took aim at the hegemony of the US dollar, in particular. | "It is important that our national currencies are increasingly used in bilateral trade", Putin said on March 21. "We should continue promoting settlements in national currencies, and expand the reciprocal presence of…
Bruce Bostick(2023-03-27). Ohio Republicans' bill to roll back democracy sparks major resistance.peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Statehouse looked last week like the beginning of a rerun of the massive 2011 uprising that took over the legislature, filling hearing rooms and overflow spaces and spilling across the outside lawns. What brought the crowds to the capital? Extremist legislation by Republican lawmakers. This year's GOP-sponsored legislation would continue the drive …
Bruce Gagnon, Space For Peace.(2023-03-27). Little Told Story Of Julian Assange's Connection To NASA Protest.popularresistance.orgJulian'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…
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo(2023-03-27). Private Development Projects Threaten Geography, Population of San Juan Bay Area.latinorebels.comWhen looking at the proposals for the area that begins in Old San Juan and connects with Puerta de Tierra, Isla Grande, Miramar, Santurce and Condado, the creation of a corridor promoted by private companies for the rich and tourists is evident.
Dan Feidt, Unicorn Riot.(2023-03-27). Acrylate Water Safety Emergency Hits Philly.popularresistance.orgPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania – A warm and sunny Sunday afternoon was suddenly interrupted by an emergency phone alert: Philadelphia authorities warned the city water supply could be endangered and everyone should cease using drinking water after 2 p.m. Eastern time. Within minutes, people headed to grocery, corner and beer stores to grab water jugs and bottles. By 4 p.m. a couple stores Unicorn Riot checked were mostly picked over. | City authorities warned at a Sunday morning news conference that ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and butyl acrylate spilled into Otter Creek from a pipe rupture at the Trinseo PLC…
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-27). After Escalation, White House Says US Troops in Syria are There to Stay.news.antiwar.comWhite House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that President Biden is committed to staying in Syria following a series of attacks on US bases and US airstrikes in the country. "Here's what's not going to change … the mission and ISIS is not going to change. We have under 1,000 troops in …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-27). Congress to Invite South Korea's Yoon to Give Address.news.antiwar.comSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is expected to receive an invitation to address Congress when he visits Washington in April as American hawks are looking to strengthen the alliance with Seoul to work against North Korea and China, Nikkei Asia reported Monday. President Biden is scheduled to host Yoon for a state visit and a …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-27). Hungary's Parliament Ratifies Finland's NATO Membership.news.antiwar.comHungary's parliament on Monday voted to ratify Finland's NATO membership, bringing the alliance one step closer to significantly expanding on Russia's border. Hungary's National Assembly approved Finland's NATO bid in a vote of 182 to 6. Finland has already amended its laws to join NATO and now only needs the approval of Turkey's parliament. A …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-27). Russian Official Says Moscow Has Weapons That Can Destroy the US.news.antiwar.comNikolay Patrushev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, warned Monday that Moscow possesses weapons capable of wiping out an enemy, including the United States. "Russia is patient and does not intimidate anyone with its military advantage However, it possesses advanced unique weapons capable of destroying any enemy, including the United States, in case of …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-27). Ukraine Receives Deliveries of German, British Tanks.news.antiwar.comThe first batch of British-made Challenger 2 tanks arrived in Ukraine on Monday as reports said Berlin also delivered 18 of its Leopard tanks to the country. The UK will send a total of 14 Challenger 2 tanks that will be armed with depleted uranium ammunition, a controversial munition that is radioactive and linked to …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-27). US Aircraft Carrier Conducts Drills With South Korean Military.news.antiwar.comThe US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its strike group began joint exercises in South Korean waters on Monday as Washington and Seoul continue to dramatically expand their military cooperation. A few hours before the drills began, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, likely as a response to the new military …
David Dayen, The American Prospect.(2023-03-27). A Big Miss On Drug Prices.popularresistance.orgThe Biden administration has seen firsthand in the past few weeks the benefits of using statutory power to bring down prescription drug costs. With Novo Nordisk and Sanofi following the lead of Eli Lilly and announcing their intent to slash the list price of their insulin medications by 65 percent or more, practically all diabetes patients will see relief, mostly thanks to a change in Medicaid rebates stuck into the American Rescue Plan. It upended the usual laissez-faire attitude about prescription price-gouging, and showed that the government, as a major medication buyer, can intervene to lower costs.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Robotaxis in Beijing open new chapter of intelligent transport.ecns.cnThe scenes in science-fiction movies of people riding unmanned vehicles are becoming increasingly realistic, demonstrated by the recent availability of robotaxis in Beijing, which can be hired via mobile apps.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). U.S. trade bullying not conducive to talks.ecns.cnThe Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Commerce Department is adding another 32 persons and entities to the Unverified List, according to a release issued on Friday, 14 of them are Chinese.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). President wishes Lula a speedy recovery.ecns.cnPresident Xi Jinping extended his sincere sympathies to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday and wished him a speedy recovery after Lula postponed a planned visit to China due to illness.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). FM: Nation welcomes U.S. firms to do business.ecns.cnChina has not changed its position on developing a sound, stable and constructive relationship with the United States, but the current ties are still chilly, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Xi reassures foreign firms on opening-up.ecns.cnChina will steadily expand institutional opening-up with regard to rules, regulations, management and standards, and will work with all countries and parties to share opportunities arising from it, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Russia to send tactical nukes to Belarus.ecns.cnRussia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, sending a warning to NATO over its military support to Ukraine and escalating a standoff with the West.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Services bring cheer to trade amid tough times.ecns.cnChina's trade in services last year was worth 5.98 trillion yuan ($872.81 billion), up nearly 13 percent year-on-year, bringing cheer to the overall trade sector that seemed to be weighed down by tardy trade in goods and slowing export growth.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Flood season arrives early in S.China.ecns.cnThe Ministry of Water Resources has urged local authorities in southern parts of the country to take preventive measures against heavy rains, as the annual flood season has begun with short, local downpours.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Palace Museum center to be built in Macao.ecns.cnA new center for the protection of Palace Museum heritage is being built in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and is due to be completed in two to three years, said an official from the Palace Museum in Beijing on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Laws protect rights of ethnic groups.ecns.cnChina has made great strides in protecting the rights and interests of its ethnic groups, politically, economically and educationally, experts said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China's non-financial ODI investment soars.ecns.cnChina's non-financial outbound direct investment, or ODI, rose 35.7 percent year-on-year to 136.04 billion yuan during the first two months of 2023, said the Ministry of Commerce on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Bus salvaged from river in Shanghai.ecns.cnThe driver, a 47-year-old man, was rescued and sent to the hospital for treatment, and no other passengers were on board.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China makes huge progress in outer sea floating wind power.ecns.cnChina's first deep-sea floating wind power platform, CNOOC Guanlan, left Zhuhai in South China's Guangdong province for the waters of Wenchang in South China's Hainan province for installation on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China's strong economic rebound in 2023 is a booster for the world: head of IMF.ecns.cnChina's economy is seeing a strong rebound which "matters for the country itself and matters for the world", said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday during a panel discussion at the 2023 China Development Forum.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Rural basketball finals gains popularity in Guizhou.ecns.cn"Village Basketball Association" or "Village BA", is a grassroot tournament held in Taipan Village. Organized by local residents, this event has gained popularity and drawn a large crowd of spectators and participants.
Editor(2023-03-27). 20 Years of Iraq Denialism: The New York Times Continues to Get it Wrong on US Empire.scheerpost.com By Anthony DiMaggio / CounterPunch Marking the twentieth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, The New York Times ran a feature-length article titled, "20 Years On, a Question Lingers About Iraq: Why Did the U.S. Invade?" The piece acknowledges some harsh realities about the war, while dodging questions about its legality and the imperial motivations that …
Editor(2023-03-27). Eight Remain in Jail from March 5 Weelaunee Forest Raid, 15 Released.scheerpost.com By Alex Binder / Unicorn Riot Atlanta, GA — Fifteen of the twenty-three people arrested and charged with domestic terrorism on March 5 are now out of jail. The nearly two dozen people were arrested during the South River Music Festival for their alleged involvement in the ongoing effort to stop 'Cop City' and to defend the Weelaunee …
Editor(2023-03-27). Ralph Nader: Reckless Capitalist Banks Rescued by Government Socialism—Again!scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader Once again, government socialism — ultimately backed by taxpayers — is saving reckless midsized banks and their depositors. Silicon Valley Bank (S.V.B) and Signature Bank in New York greedily mismanaged their risk levels and had to be closed down. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in return, to avoid a bank panic …
Editor(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 . . . |
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Florida State University SDS holds rally for diversity, equity and inclusion.fightbacknews.orgTallahassee, 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…
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Georgia Teamsters collect unity pledges.fightbacknews.orgAtlanta, GA – Members, stewards and executive board members from Teamsters Local 728 have been collecting contract unity pledges at UPS barns across the state of Georgia. The statewide effort has been a part of the national campaign started by the International in February. The contract unity pledges are being used as a bargaining tool by the Teamsters in the lead-up to contract negotiations with UPS and as a way to talk to members about a potential strike at UPS later this year. | Teamsters Local 728's jurisdiction covers the entire state of Georgia. Local 728 has been hitting the gates at UPS barns across the…
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Los Angeles teachers and service workers strike for a decent contract.fightbacknews.orgLos 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…
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Milwaukee: 2-year struggle over police transparency coming to crucial vote.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On Thursday, March 23, members of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, families who have lost loved ones to police violence, and members of the public attended the most recent Fire and Police Commission Policies and Standards Committee meeting. After a special session in February, this regular Policies and Standards Committee meeting revisited the proposal for a standard operating procedure, or SOP, related to the public release of footage related to critical incidents. | The Milwaukee Alliance, families of police crime victims, and over 1000 signatories of the 24/48 pe…
Gershon Baskin(2023-03-27). Israeli Supreme Court 'reform' aims to approve annexation and erasure of Palestinians.peoplesworld.org At the demonstrations for saving Israel's democracy, I carry a sign that says, "There is no democracy with occupation." It is not very popular, and at every demonstration, some people feel compelled to tell me that it is not in the right place. My answer is that those words are central to the struggle for Israel's democracy, …
infobrics(2023-03-27). NDB Is Keen to Lend Bangladesh Over $1bn Annually.infobrics.orgThe New Development Bank (NDB), formerly known as the BRICS Development Bank, is keen to invest in Bangladesh's public and private sectors that have been growing impressively for years…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). AMLO Responds to US Threats of Unilateral Military Action: 'We Will Never Be a US Colony'.libya360.wordpress.comBreakThrough News Amid ongoing US rhetorical attacks on Mexico, President AMLO held a massive rally to mark 85 years since the expropriation of its oil resources from foreign corporations. During the rally AMLO declared that Mexico will "never be a colony or protectorate of the US." John Ackerman, Professor at the Institute for Legal Research…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). Canada: RCMP Targets Québec Chinese Community Associations with Baseless Electoral Manipulation Claims.libya360.wordpress.comDaniel Xie On March 9, 2023, it was reported that the RCMP had launched an investigation into suspected "police stations" operated by the Chinese government in the province of Quebec. organization. The RCMP claimed to have received 15 tips that allegedly confirmed the presence of Chinese police stations in Montreal. It is suspected by the…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). China and Honduras Formally Establish Diplomatic Relations.libya360.wordpress.comOn Sunday March 26, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Honduras formally established diplomatic relations. Meeting in Beijing, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Eduardo Enrique Reina signed a joint communiqué, in which the two countries announced that they had decided to recognize each other and…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). Cuba: 6,164, 876 Cubans Exercised Their Right to Vote.libya360.wordpress.comAlina Balseiro, president of the National Electoral Council (CEN) of Cuba, informed the press of the preliminary results of the 2023 national elections held this Sunday, March 26. The day began with a basic part of 8 120 072 voters, of which 6 164 876 exercised their right to vote, 75.92% of the electoral roll….
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). Global South Solidarity is the Key to Lifting up Central America.libya360.wordpress.comBradley Blankenship The US is angry at Latin American nations getting close to China, but the only alternative on offer is imperialist exploitation Honduran President Xiomara Castro caused a stir in the media when, on March 14, she remarked that she had instructed her foreign minister to re-establish diplomatic ties with China. This was met with…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). Moscow Calls Out US' Rules-Based Order in Europe.libya360.wordpress.comM. K. Bhadrakumar Britain is creating conditions in Europe to base nuclear-armed bombers in Britain at Lakenheath in Suffolk (which were removed in 1991 in line with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty.) Baroness Goldie is an experienced Scottish politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2005 to 2011…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). Tactics, Arms & Ammo: What Will Shape Ukraine's Offensive & Impact its Aftermath.libya360.wordpress.comUpdate on Russian military operations in Ukraine for March 27, 2023; — Russian forces are not only encircling the fortified cities of Bakhmut and Avdeevka, it is increasingly utilizing its military aviation to bomb fortified positions; — Increased use of Russian military aviation may indicate an irreversible deterioration of Ukrainian air defense networks and may…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). Ukrainian Soldiers Seen with Depleted Uranium Ammo in the UK.libya360.wordpress.comPhil Miller A depleted uranium shell on display at a British course for Ukrainian tank crews. (Screengrab: UK MoD) The presence of a US soldier at the training session could escalate tensions further, after the White House denied sending its own depleted uranium stocks to Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers have been filmed alongside depleted uranium ammunition…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). UN Complicity in Terrorism: The Case of Nicaragua.libya360.wordpress.comStephen Sefton A new, anonymously-produced UN report denouncing Nicaragua's government whitewashes the brutal US-backed 2018 coup against it while refusing to interview victims of sadistic opposition violence. Abuse and weaponization of the United Nations system by the United States and its vassal governments to both mislead and intimidate the rest of the world have been…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-27). UNSC Fails to Adopt Russia-Drafted Resolution Calling for Nord Stream Probe.libya360.wordpress.comExplanation of vote by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia after UNSC vote on a draft resolution regarding the acts of sabotage at the Nord Stream pipeline Mr.President, I am afraid that after this vote the suspicion, who stands behind the sabotage at the Nord Stream, will but increase. Let me briefly remind of very basic facts…
Jake Johnson(2023-03-27). Sanders-Led Committee Releases Damning Report on Starbucks's Anti-Union Activity.truthout.orgA 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… |
James Crossley, Robert J. Myles(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 …
Juan Cole(2023-03-27). Universities, Labor Unions Strike to protest Netanyahu's firing of Gallant, as Israel faces Complete Paralysis.juancole.comAnn 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 …
Kenny Stancil(2023-03-27). Senior Climate Activists Stop Dirty Banks.indybay.org"We will not go to our graves quietly knowing that the financial institutions in our own communities continue to fund the climate crisis," said longtime environmentalist Bill McKibben.
Kim Kelly, In These Times.(2023-03-27). There Is Power In A Pantry.popularresistance.orgIf you're one of the people who's been following the Warrior Met Coal strike over the past 23 months, it's almost certain that you've heard the name Haeden Wright. The 35-year-old mother of two is a teacher, an activist, an elected official, a coal miner's daughter and a boss's worst nightmare. She's a vocal presence on social media, has given countless interviews, and has participated in panels and other public events in an effort to direct attention to the strike. | But the first time I met Wright was before all that. It was April 2021 and we were standing in a forest clearing in Alabama's Tannehill Ironworks H…
Lizz Giordano, Crosscut.(2023-03-27). Where The Starbucks Union Stands After Rallies, Proposed Audit.popularresistance.orgFour 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…
Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes.(2023-03-27). UAW Reformers Clinch The Presidency.popularresistance.orgReform 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…
M. K. Bhadrakumar(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.
M.K. Bhadrakumar(2023-03-27). US is stirring up Syrian cauldron.peoplesdispatch.orgThe specter that is haunting Washington is that the stabilization of Syria following Assad's normalization with the Arab countries and with Turkey will inexorably coalesce into a Syrian settlement that completely marginalizes the "collective West"
Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance.(2023-03-27). China And Russia Deepen Ties To Oppose US's Destabilizing Actions.popularresistance.orgThe recent accord between Saudi Arabia and Iran, facilitated by China, signifies a seismic shift in geopolitical dynamics. This was followed by a three-day summit between the presidents of China and Russia in Moscow where they signed agreements that deepen their cooperation. China has established itself as a force for creating peace and stability in the world, replacing the US as a power broker. Clearing the FOG speaks with Patrick Lawrence, a journalist and professor with expertise in Asia, about what good relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran mean for countries in the region that have been destabilized by the…
Matthew Rozsa(2023-03-27). Fracking May Have Caused a Record-Breaking Earthquake in Canada.truthout.orgLast November the Canadian province of Alberta experienced the largest earthquake in its recorded history. Shortly thereafter a geologist from the University of Calgary claimed that the series of seismic events — which registered a 5.6 on the Richter scale as it rattled homes down to their bones and knocked residents to their knees — told a local publication that the earthquake was "probably… |
Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network.(2023-03-27). Attacks On Child Labor Laws Aren't Going Away.popularresistance.orgWhile 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…
Mecca Monarch(2023-03-27). I'm Immunocompromised. I Know Ableism Is Oppression. We Need Disability Justice.truthout.orgI first heard the comparison when COVID-19 started to spread through my community: "It's like a cold," people would say. The comparison offered a familiar point of reference for a virus we are still in the process of understanding. But the more I heard it, the more it disturbed me. How can millions of people die from a virus that is just "like a cold"? When I myself caught COVID-19 in 2022… |
Mike Ludwig, Truthout.(2023-03-27). Police Use 'Less Lethal' Weapons To Crush Social Movements Worldwide.popularresistance.orgThis 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…
Minnesota Reformer(2023-03-27). A Ramadan primer: Why Muslim Americans Fast.juancole.com Abdulrahman Bindamnan ( Minnesota Reformer) — While growing up in Yemen, I was introduced to the practice of fasting. It was a common practice, in which all the families will encourage their children, as young as 7, to practice fasting. In my household, I had parents who were very observant of Islam. In fact, …
Nathaniel Flakin, Left Voice.(2023-03-27). On Monday, Germany Will Experience A 'Mega-Strike'.popularresistance.orgFrance 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'
Noah Palm(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 …
Orinoco Tribune 2(2023-03-27). How Bolivia Lost Its Access to the Sea.orinocotribune.comToday is Día del Mar (Day of the Sea) in Bolivia. On this day in 1879, the legendary Bolivian general Eduardo Abaroa was killed in the War of the Pacific. In this war, the Chilean army invaded Bolivia's Litoral department on the pacific coast, thereby leaving Bolivia landlocked. Chile's invasion was
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-27). Argentinians on the streets at 47 years since the US-backed coup.peoplesdispatch.orgMarch 24 marked 47 years since the US-backed civic-military coup overthrew the left-wing government of President Isabel Martínez de Perón in Argentina. The coup installed the bloodiest dictatorship in the history of the country.
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-27). Judicial reforms in Israel delayed amid massive protests.peoplesdispatch.orgPalestinian activists and organizations have questioned what kind of democracy Israeli protesters were defending, especially as over 70 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces this year with little pushback from Israeli citizens…
Peoples Dispatch(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…
Peoples Dispatch(2023-03-27). World Water Day: What's behind the rise in cholera cases?peoplesdispatch.orgThe global incidence of cholera has been very low since the 1990s, barring a few countries in Africa and Asia. But since 2021, 23 countries have reported cholera outbreaks, and in 2023, that number has risen to 29. What has led to this rise?
Ramon du Houx(2023-03-27). Elected officials and coalition groups urge the Legislature to enact price gouging bill.indybay.orgEOPA California, representing over 462 elected officials from 49 counties, strongly supports protecting consumers from oil price gouging with SBX1-2. EOPA California has a letter specifically for elected officials to sign in support of SB1-2 (Skinner). In just five days 108 have signed, and the number is rising daily.
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). Georgian military trained as NATO adjunct.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comGeorgian Ministry of DefenseMarch 25, 2023 The Sergeant Academy is 20 years old The Sergeants' Academy named after Giorgi Ankshelidze has completed 20 years since its establishment. Commander of the Defense Forces, Major General Giorgi Matiashvili and Deputy Minister of Defense Grigol Giorgadze congratulated the sergeants on the anniversary of the Academy….The event was attended …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). Poland is largest recipient of EU's weapons fund, aka European Peace Fund.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish Press AgencyMarch 27, 2023 Poland to be biggest recipient of EU arms fund says PM Poland will become the EU's biggest recipient of European funding to compensate countries that have sent military equipment to Ukraine, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said. He added that Poland was due to get EUR 300 million …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). Qatar: Military Strategic Partnership Conference highlights NATO's 30 global centers.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme 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 …
Robert Inlakesh(2023-03-27). Why Israelis Are Revolting Against Netanyahu And What It Really Means.thelastamericanvagabond.comIsrael's political and economic system has come to a standstill as a result of mass demonstrations, that have captured the attention of international media. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis, including members of Israel's political and security establishment, took to the streets of Tel Aviv, whilst demonstrators stormed police barricades outside their Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's,
Sam Gindin, The Bullet.(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…
Samuel Stein(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 …
Scott Ritter(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.
Sharon Zhang(2023-03-27). Report: Trump, Bush Tax Cuts Have Largely Driven National Debt Issues Since 2001.truthout.orgRepublicans' major tax cuts for corporations and the rich are overwhelmingly the drivers of current issues over the national debt, which the GOP is using as an excuse to force through cuts to welfare and government spending that are not contributing nearly as much to the debt, a new report reveals. Over the past two decades, increases in the U.S.'s debt ratio, or the proportion of the national… |
Staff(2023-03-27). Miguel Abreu: "El teatro debe generar una reflexión profunda, nunca superficial o vacía" (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuHay un sótano en el Vedado capitalino en el que, en vez de aire, se respira arte. Antes de empezar cada función los actores siguen el mismo método. Forman un círculo. Se abrazan. Ludi Teatro es más que teatro, más que entrega, casi familia. Miguel Abreu está en el centro, como si fuese el pegamento que une. Disfrute de esta entrevista a propósito del Día Mundial del teatro.
Staff(2023-03-27). Banco Mundial alerta sobre desaceleración y riesgo de década perdida en la economía global.cubadebate.cuEl crecimiento potencial promedio de la economía global caerá al 2.2% anual hasta 2030, el desempeño más bajo en los últimos tres decenios. La desaceleración tendría profundas repercusiones en la capacidad de las naciones para hacer frente al cambio climático y reducir la pobreza, advirtió el Banco Mundial en un informe publicado este lunes.
Staff(2023-03-27). Caravana de amor por Cuba triunfa en EEUU, pese a agresiones.cubadebate.cuNi agresiones ni ofensas de grupos anticubanos impidieron que centenares de personas alzaran sus voces en Miami para exigir el cese de las hostilidades que mantiene el Gobierno de Estados Unidos hacia Cuba. También hubo acciones de solidaridad en otras ciudades de EE.UU., Canadá, Argentina, Bolivia, Panamá, Brasil, Bahamas y Finlandia.
Staff(2023-03-27). Elecciones nacionales: Votó el 75.92 por ciento del padrón electoral, según resultados preliminares.cubadebate.cuAlina Balseiro, presidenta del Consejo Electoral Nacional de Cuba, informó los resultados preliminares del proceso de elecciones nacionales 2023, celebrado este domingo 26 de marzo. La jornada comenzó con un parte básico de 8 120 072 electores, de los que 6 164 876 ejercieron su derecho al voto, el 75.92% del padrón electoral.
Staff(2023-03-27). Industria mundial de la energía eólica pronostica crecimiento acelerado desde 2023.cubadebate.cuEl Consejo Global de Energía Eólica presentó este lunes su Informe Eólico Mundial anual, en el que proyecta que el crecimiento de la industria se acelerará desde este año con incentivos y cambios de políticas en países claves. El sector alcanzará un hito histórico en 2023: un teravatio (1 000 gigavatios) de energía eólica instalada en todo el mundo.
Staff(2023-03-27). Masiva huelga paraliza vuelos, trenes y transporte público en Alemania.cubadebate.cuUna huelga de 24 horas convocada por los sindicatos para exigir aumentos de salarios ha dejado paralizados este lunes los servicios de trenes, aviones y redes de transporte público en Alemania. El paro, uno de los más grandes en décadas, también afectó el transporte de mercancías en ferrocarriles y barco.
Staff(2023-03-27). Reportan al menos 16 muertos por alud que sepultó decenas de casas en Ecuador.cubadebate.cuUn deslizamiento de tierra de gran magnitud ocurrido al final de la noche de este domingo, provocado por los fuertes aguaceros de los últimos días, sepultó decenas de casas y dejó al menos 16 muertos y siete desaparecidos en Alausí, unos 222 kilómetros al sur de Quito, según el balance preliminar de las autoridades hasta la mañana de este lunes.
Staff(2023-03-27). Rusia: La OTAN es parte del conflicto, convirtió a Ucrania en un gran campamento militar.cubadebate.cuEl secretario del Consejo de Seguridad ruso, Nikolái Pátrushev, declaró que los países de la OTAN participan directamente en el conflicto en Ucrania, enviando armas y municiones, apoyando con inteligencia y entrenando a militares ucranianos. "No ocultan su objetivo principal: la derrota de Rusia en el campo de batalla y su ulterior desmembramiento", dijo.
Staff(2023-03-27). UNE no prevé afectaciones por déficit de capacidad de generación este lunes.cubadebate.cuLa Unión Eléctrica no prevé afectaciones en el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario diurno. Para el pico nocturno, se estima una disponibilidad de 2 865 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 720 MW, con reserva de 145 MW. De mantenerse las condiciones previstas, no se pronostican afectaciones al servicio por déficit generación en ese horario.
Staff(2023-03-27). Honduras Recognizes China and Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan.orinocotribune.comThrough a statement made this past Saturday, the Honduran government reported its decision to break relations with Taiwan and to recognize China, effectively meaning that the South American country has taken a position on the dispute between China and the rebel territory of Taiwan. | The Honduran Minister for Foreign Affairs Eduardo Enrique Reina said that his government has "notified Taiwan of the decision to break diplomatic relations." Honduras subsequently formed diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which has become increasingly isolated as it is now only recognized b…
Staff(2023-03-27). Honduras Severs Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan, Establishes Them With China.orinocotribune.com Through a statement made this past Saturday, the Honduran government reported its decision to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and to establish them with China, effectively meaning that the South American country has taken a position on the dispute between China and the rebel territory of Taiwan. | The Honduran Minister for Foreign Affairs Eduardo Enrique Reina said that his government has "notified Taiwan of the decision to break diplomatic relations," which has become increasingly isolated as it is now only recognized by 13 sovereign states, if Vatican City is included. Honduras subsequently formed diplomatic…
Staff(2023-03-27). Over $100 Billion Withdrawn From US Banks in a Week Amid Bankruptcies and Closures.orinocotribune.comUS authorities continue to affirm that the banking system remains "sound and resilient" despite decreases in deposits, the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the closure of Signature Bank, and the crisis in the First Republic Bank, not to mention the crises in European banking conglomerates Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank. | Recent data published by the US Federal Reserve reports that between March 8 and 15, during the period surrounding the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the closure of Signature Bank, US banking customers withdrew $98.4 billion. | The data shows that the largest withdrawals, t…
Staff(2023-03-27). Sergey Lavrov: Russian Diplomacy in a Changing World.orinocotribune.comBy Sergey Lavrov — Mar 24, 2023 | It is a privilege for me to submit this article to Razvedchik news magazine and share with its readers my understanding of the current international developments, as well as Russia's foreign policy priorities. | We live at a time of historic geopolitical shifts. "The change of eras is a painful albeit natural and inevitable process. A future world arrangement is taking shape before our eyes," President Vladimir Putin said. | Today, the emerging multipolarity constitutes a key trend in international affairs, as I have noted on multiple occasions. New centres of power in Euras…
Staff(2023-03-27). Venezuela Denounces Neocolonial Practices at Ibero-American Summit.orinocotribune.comThe 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…
Staff(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 …
Staff(2023-03-27). Palestine and Georges Abdallah at the heart of demonstrations against Macron's anti-worker "reforms" in Toulouse.samidoun.net On Thursday, 23 March, cities throughout France, including Toulouse, were home to a ninth day of demonstrations and strikes against the Macron government's anti-worker "pension reform." These brought together nearly 150,000 people in Toulouse and 3.5 million people throughout France. In this historic mobilization which gathered a large crowd determined to confront the arrogance of …
Tanya Wadhwa(2023-03-27). Argentina commemorates victims of military dictatorship on the 47th anniversary of US-backed coup.peoplesdispatch.orgMarch 24 marked 47 years since the US-backed military coup overthrew the left-wing government of President Isabel Martínez de Perón in Argentina (July 1974-March 1976), and installed the bloodiest dictatorship in the history of the country. The dictatorship period was marked by state terrorism and human rights violations. During the seven years and nine months of military dictatorship (March 1976-December 1983), Argentine security forces, along with right-wing death squads, hunted down and silenced anyone believed to be resisting the military junta, or associated with socialism, left-wing Peronism, the Montoneros…
Tara Behroozian, Daniel Goldshtein, Julie Ryan Wolf, Corina van den Hurk, Samuel Finkelstein, Henry Lam, Partha Patel, Lauren Kanee, Shing Fung Lee, Adrian Wai Chan, Henry Chun Yip Wong, Saverio Caini, Simran Mahal, Samantha Kennedy, Edward Chow, Pierluigi Bonomo, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Oncodermatology Study Group Radiation Dermatitis Guidelines Working Group(2023-03-27). [Review] MASCC clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of acute radiation dermatitis: part 1) systematic review.thelancet.comAcute 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).
teleSUR, JCM(2023-03-27). Presidente de Cuba acude a votar en Santa Clara.telesurtv.netAntes de entrar al colegio electoral, Miguel Díaz Canel conversó con algunos jóvenes que le expresaron su apoyo y confianza en el proceso democrático cubano.
teleSUR- jaa, JCM(2023-03-27). Exigen justicia en Ecuador por asesinato de líder indígena.telesurtv.netEl presidente de la Conaie, Leonidas Iza recordó y exigió justicia por Mendúa en su cuenta de Twitter y afirmó que este "fue asesinado por defender la selva, pero su espíritu de lucha vive".
The Associated Press(2023-03-27). Mexico Sanctioned for Not Protecting Endangered Porpoise.latinorebels.comMexico acknowledged Saturday it faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita, a porpoise that is the world's smallest cetacean and most endangered marine mammal.
Victor Grossman(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.
Victor Grossman(2023-03-27). Social Dems play a treacherous game in Berlin.peoplesworld.org BERLIN —The featured game in Berlin these days is not who is King of the Mountain but rather who is King of City Hall. In an unprecedented decision, the courts canceled the totally-mismanaged September 2021 elections to the Berlin parliament (Abgeordnetenhaus) and ordered new elections, which were held on February 12th. Since 2016, the city was …
William D. Hartung(2023-03-27). Pentagon's Proposed 2024 Budget Reflects Arms Industry's Capture of Congress.truthout.orgOn March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were — or at least should have been — stunning, even by the standards of a department that's used to getting what it wants when it wants it. The new Pentagon budget would come in at $842 billion. That's the highest level requested since World War II, except for the peak moment of the Afghan and Iraq wars… |
WSWS(2023-03-27). Chicago Democrats promote racialist politics during mayoral election.wsws.orgBrandon Johnson's campaign for mayor has almost exclusively employed the language of identity politics, while he and others, including Jeannette Taylor, an alderman who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have expressed xenophobic attitudes towards immigrants.
WSWS(2023-03-27). Former Montgomery, Alabama teacher testifies about the forced reopening of schools in 2020-21.wsws.orgIn 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.
WSWS(2023-03-27). All eyes in financial markets on Deutsche Bank.wsws.orgGerman chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued assurances that Deutsche is not the next Credit Suisse in a clear indication there are major concerns it could well be.
WSWS(2023-03-27). Explosion at Pennsylvania chocolate plant kills five.wsws.orgAt 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.
Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch.(2023-03-27). People's Power Is At The Heart Of The Cuban Political System.popularresistance.orgOn 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…
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Guangdong to cooperate with Saudi Aramco.ecns.cnGuangdong province and Saudi Arabia's Saudi Aramco signed a memorandum of cooperation on Sunday in Beijing, proposing a cooperative framework for exploring investment opportunities in multiple areas.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). First Citizens Bank to buy Silicon Valley Bank: FDIC.ecns.cnThe U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has entered a purchase and assumption agreement for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, National Association, by First-Citizens Bank &Trust Company.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China continues crackdown on prostitution, gambling.ecns.cnChinese police have continued to crack down on prostitution and gambling, dealing with more than 50,000 related criminal cases and over 400,000 offenses in 2022, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform sets sail.ecns.cnChina's first deep-sea floating wind power platform set sail from Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong Province towards the waters of the southernmost Hainan Province on Sunday, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Chinese premier to attend Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 and deliver a keynote speech at the forum's invitation in Hainan on March 30, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Flower paradise in Tibet greets peach blossoms season.ecns.cnPicturesque scenery of peach blossoms at Gala village, renowned as "1st village of peach blossoms", Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 26, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Terraced field covered by blooming cole flowers.ecns.cnTerraced fields are covered by blooming cole flowers in Shangrao, east China's Jiangxi Province, presenting a spectacular view filled with pastoral beauty, March 26, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Alien-looking landscape in Qaidam Basin.ecns.cnUnique alien-looking Yardang landform, a dry area with a landscape formed by wind erosion, in the Qaidam Basin of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 26, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Mist shrouded Xiling Gorge on Yangtze River.ecns.cnBoats travel pass the mist shrouded Xiling Gorge on the Yangtze River in Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, March 25, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Int'l community needs China more than ever: Allianz CEO.ecns.cnThe international community needs China more than ever, CEO of Allianz, the world's largest insurance company and asset management firm, said in a speech delivered to the China Development Forum 2023 on Sunday.
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Legalization for All Network to hold 2nd border delegation.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Legalization for All (L4A) Network. | In the context of the Biden administration's continuation of some of former President Trump's border militarization policies like Title 42 and like the closing of Friendship Park at the border between San Diego and Tijuana, the Legalization for All (L4A) Network's upcoming second border delegation will observe firsthand and denounce the inhumane treatment of immigrants at the border. A record number, 890 people, died at the border in 2022, a 58% increase over 2021. This just accounts for the people whose…
Mansa Musa(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…
Mike Walter(2023-03-27). The Heat: Ibero-American Summit.america.cgtn.com Climate change, food security and financial "architecture", the policies connecting banks and other financial institutions. These were key issues discussed at a major summit in the Dominican Republic. Leaders from across Latin America gathered in Santo Domingo for the 28th Ibero-American Summit. Over the weekend, …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). A script so old it's crumbling: Ms. Degnan's very non-Georgian coup.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAgenda.geMarch 27, 2023 Vice PM accuses NGO of links with "radical and extremist" opposition after it cancels university cooperation citing Gov't "attacks" Georgian Vice Prime Minister Thea Tsulukiani on Monday accused the Franklin Club, a domestic non-governmental organisation promoting "classical liberal and libertarian values", of affiliation with "radical and extremist" political parties in the country, …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). Mediterranean: U.S. nuclear bombers drill with NATO 4th/5th-generation warplanes.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comU.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces AfricaMarch 23, 2023 Bomber Task Force Europe: B-52s improve capabilities and demonstrate allied cohesion in the Mediterranean Two B-52s from the 23rd Bomb Squadron operating out of Morón Air Base, Spain flew a Bomber Task Force mission over the Mediterranean region, March 22, 2023. The aircraft integrated …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). This is rich: U.S. coup mistress decries "narrowing media environment" in…Georgia.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comThe former advisor to a NATO combat unit in Afghanistan is truly expecting Georgians to swallow a camel on this one, while her own nation is suffering under the incubus of an FBI/CIA/Operation Mockingbird/one-party totalitarian news blackout and propaganda total war. ==== Civil GeorgiaMarch 25, 2023 Ambassador Degnan: We see the Narrowing of Media Environment …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). Transnistria front: U.S., NATO allies launch war games in Moldova.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comWith Gagauzia as another potential target. — RR ==== AzertagMarch 27, 2023 Military exercises started in Moldova with the participation of NATO countries Military exercises with the participation of NATO countries have started in Moldova. Referring to the website of the Ministry of Defense of Moldova, AZERTAC informs that in addition to the military of …
Staff(2023-03-27). El agente Alejandro: Otro de los hombres del trabajo en silencio.cubadebate.cuPor sus servicios dentro de la CIA, en "su lucha por la democracia y la libertad", Eduardo Leal recibió una condecoración en Estados Unidos durante el Gobierno de Ronald Reagan. Antes, había sido "bien pagado", con miles de dólares. Cuando llegó al millón, le regalaron un billete impreso de recuerdo, del que aún conserva la fotocopia.
Staff(2023-03-27). La historia secreta de "Please Please Me" de The Beatles, el disco que lo cambió todo.cubadebate.cuSon las 10 pm del 11 de febrero de 1963, y a medida que el reloj de Abbey Road marca los últimos minutos de una agotadora sesión de 12 horas, John Lennon se quita la camisa, toma unas pastillas para la garganta y se lanza a una última carga de gloria o muerte en la historia del rock and roll.
Staff(2023-03-27). María Kodama, colaboradora y viuda de Jorge Luis Borges, muere a los 86 años.cubadebate.cuLa 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.
Staff(2023-03-27). Selección cubana logra el ascenso y la clasifición a la Copa Oro.cubadebate.cuEl equipo cubano de fútbol venció este domingo 1-0 a Guadalupe y certificó el ascenso al nivel A de la Liga de las Naciones de Concacaf y su boleto a la Copa Oro. La selección dirigida por Pablo Elier Sánchez salió con aplomo a la cancha del estadio Antonio Maceo de Santiago de Cuba.
Staff(2023-03-27). Expertos denuncian crímenes de lesa humanidad en Libia.cubadebate.cuExpertos en derechos humanos respaldados por la ONU denunciaron crímenes de lesa humanidad contra libios y migrantes en Libia, a los cuales han contribuido fuerzas que han recibido apoyo de la Unión Europea. El equipo documentó numerosos casos de detención arbitraria, asesinatos, torturas, violaciones, esclavitud, esclavitud sexual y desaparición forzada.
Staff(2023-03-27). Falleció el reconocido periodista italiano Gianni Minà.cubadebate.cuDedicado periodista y autor de reconocidos documentales, fue un lúcido entrevistador de personalidades de la política, el deporte y la vida social, desde Fidel a Maradona, García Márquez y Eduardo Galeano hasta Muhammad Ali. Su obra documental y su proyección social le acercaron a Cuba y su revolución, a la realidad y el movimiento progresista de América Latina.
Staff(2023-03-27). Opera con normalidad procesadora de cárnicos Richmeat de Cuba.cubadebate.cuLa empresa Richmeat de Cuba informó que tras un breve mantenimiento planificado, su planta de procesamiento de cárnicos en la ZED Mariel reanudó operaciones y mantiene su producción de unas 3 000 toneladas métricas de picadillo mensuales. La acción es parte de la política de trabajo dirigida a la calidad e inocuidad de los alimentos.
Staff(2023-03-27). Presidente Díaz-Canel sostuvo encuentro con subdirector general de la FAO.cubadebate.cuEl primer secretario del Comité Central del PCC y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sostuvo este lunes un encuentro con Mario Lubetkin, subdirector general y representante regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización de Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).
Staff(2023-03-27). Headlines for March 27, 2023.democracynow.orgMore Mass Protests Rock Israel After Netanyahu Fires Minister Who Urged Halt to Courts Overhaul, Mississippi Reels After Tornado Kills 26 People, as South Braces for More Heavy Storms, At Least 29 Migrants Drowned While Trying to Reach Europe as Gov'ts Make It Harder to Save Lives at Sea, Russia Threatens Deployment of Nuclear Weapons in Belarus, At Least 6 Killed in Suicide Bombing Near Kabul's Foreign Ministry, Honduras Establishes Diplomatic Ties with Beijing, Breaks with Taiwan, Kamala Harris Embarks on Africa Tour in Hopes of Countering Russian and Chinese Influence, Chad Nationalizes ExxonMobil,…
Staff(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…
Staff(2023-03-27). Navajo Nation Fights for Water Rights & Access to Colorado River as West Battles Historic Drought.democracynow.org At the U.N. Water Development Conference, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivered the U.S. statement and called for Indigenous governance of shared waters, underscoring the importance of Indigenous-led conservation in addressing the climate and drought crises. This comes after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last Monday on whether to allow the Navajo Nation to argue the federal government must address the Native American tribe's water rights. For more, we are joined in Fort Defiance, Arizona, by Crystal Tulley-Cordova, principal hydrologist for the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resou…
Staff(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.
Staff(2023-03-27). U.N. Warns of Water Wars as 2 Billion People Lack Clean Water with Africa and Middle East Hardest Hit.democracynow.org A new report by the United Nations warns that a quarter of humanity lacks access to safe drinking water, and nearly half of the global population has no access to basic sanitation. Unless action is taken, 60% of the world's population could face water supply issues by 2050. At the U.N. Water Conference in New York last week, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the report's findings and warned of the potential link between water scarcity and war. From Abuja, Nigeria, we speak to Boluwaji Onabolu, president of the Network of Female Professionals in WASH in Nigeria, which focuses on water,…
teleSUR, MER, JGN(2023-03-27). Conoce las 10 obras de teatro más famosas del mundo.telesurtv.netEl Día Mundial del Teatro se fija el 27 de marzo porque ese día del año 1962 fue inaugurado en París el festival Teatro de las Naciones, ITI, UNESCO, que reúne a representantes de todos los países del mundo.
Duaa Eldeib(2023-03-26). Federal Study Calls US Stillbirth Rate "Unacceptably High" and Recommends Action.truthout.orgFederal officials have released a bleak assessment of the country's progress in understanding and preventing stillbirths, calling the rate "unacceptably high" and issuing a series of recommendations to reduce it through research and prevention. The National Institutes of Health report, titled "Working to Address the Tragedy of Stillbirth," mirrored findings of an investigation by ProPublica last… |
Robert Inlakesh(2023-03-27). Why Israelis Are Revolting Against Netanyahu And What It Really Means.thelastamericanvagabond.comIsrael's political and economic system has come to a standstill as a result of mass demonstrations, that have captured the attention of international media. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis, including members of Israel's political and security establishment, took to the streets of Tel Aviv, whilst demonstrators stormed police barricades outside their Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's,
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). White House Says It Opposes a Ceasefire in Ukraine.transcend.org19 Mar 2023 – The White House has come out against a ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow to potentially mediate between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart in Kyiv.
Duaa Eldeib(2023-03-26). Federal Study Calls US Stillbirth Rate "Unacceptably High" and Recommends Action.truthout.orgFederal officials have released a bleak assessment of the country's progress in understanding and preventing stillbirths, calling the rate "unacceptably high" and issuing a series of recommendations to reduce it through research and prevention. The National Institutes of Health report, titled "Working to Address the Tragedy of Stillbirth," mirrored findings of an investigation by ProPublica last… |
Robert Inlakesh(2023-03-27). Why Israelis Are Revolting Against Netanyahu And What It Really Means.thelastamericanvagabond.comIsrael's political and economic system has come to a standstill as a result of mass demonstrations, that have captured the attention of international media. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis, including members of Israel's political and security establishment, took to the streets of Tel Aviv, whilst demonstrators stormed police barricades outside their Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's,
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). White House Says It Opposes a Ceasefire in Ukraine.transcend.org19 Mar 2023 – The White House has come out against a ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow to potentially mediate between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart in Kyiv.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). Why the West Should Consider Some of Putin's Claims.transcend.orgThis type of white hat vs. black hat narrative makes for good copy and confirms western stereotypes. If peace is going to prevail, a more nuanced examination of Russia's response to US political and military meddling in Ukraine is needed, including a more honest analysis of NATO expansion eastward and a sober look at the threat that far-right Ukrainian militias pose for Europe.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). To Understand Iran's 150-Year Fight, Follow the Trail of Blood and Oil.transcend.orgIt all started in 1872, with Nasir al-Din Shah having granted to the British Baron Julius de Reuter, rights to Iran's entire economic estate. Reuter not only controlled Iran's industry, farming, and rail transportation, but also held the right to issue currency and to set up a national bank, called the Imperial Bank of Persia, which was under direct British control.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). The Fabulist Arrogance of US Power.transcend.org22 Mar 2023 – The U.S. reserves for itself the right to commit crimes all over the world. Yet it also refuses to participate in any war crimes prosecution and even passed a law giving itself the right to invade the International Criminal Court at the Hague should a North American or an ally face justice.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). China Releases Position Paper on Ukraine Crisis Solution.transcend.org24 Feb 2023 – China today released a paper stating its position on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, saying dialogue and negotiation are the only viable solution. The following is the full text.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). A Highway to Peace or a Highway to Hell?transcend.orgThe Vast Power of the US Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex – In Apr 1953 Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the five-star general who led the D-Day, gave a powerful speech known as the "Cross of Iron" address. Ike warned of the cost humanity would pay if Cold War competition led to a world dominated by wars and weaponry that couldn't be reined in.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). The 'Vampiric' Draining and Poisoning of Lifeblood: Water.transcend.org21 Mar 2023 – Shockingly, the human suicidal war on Nature not only continues unabated but is also set to become even more virulent. Be reminded that groundwater accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). My Plagiarised Work Was Used to Justify the War on Iraq.transcend.org21 Mar 2023 – Imagine it is February 5, 2003. The US secretary of state is speaking in front of the United Nations, holding your work in his hands, as he calls for a war on another sovereign nation. How would you feel? Well, it happened to me, and I felt shocked.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). G7 vs BRICS — Off to the Races.transcend.org22 Mar 2023 – BRICS Surpasses G7 in PPP-Adjusted Global GDP – An economist digging below the surface of an IMF report found something that should shock the Western bloc out of any false confidence in its unsurpassed global economic clout.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). The World's Largest CBDC Trial: A Preview of the Elite's Cashless Vision for You.transcend.org23 Mar 2023 – The eNaira is Africa's first central bank digital currency (CBDC). Central bankers, academics, politicians and elites from over 100 countries have closely followed the eNaira. They used Nigeria—Africa's largest country by population and economy—as a trial balloon to test their nefarious plans to eliminate cash in North America, Europe, and beyond.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). Creating Dignified Livelihoods.transcend.orgMy 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.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). The 'Pernicious Evil' of Racism, Discrimination, Hatred, Inequality.transcend.org17 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.
Antonio C.S. Rosa(2023-03-27). Acting on Peacebuilding Values.transcend.org22 Mar 2023 – In teaching, researching and practising in the field of peacebuilding, we talk about ethical challenges and the importance of considering ethical issues. The ethical challenges resonate with most of us in this field and spark lively conversations.
infobrics(2023-03-27). NDB Is Keen to Lend Bangladesh Over $1bn Annually.infobrics.orgThe New Development Bank (NDB), formerly known as the BRICS Development Bank, is keen to invest in Bangladesh's public and private sectors that have been growing impressively for years…
Staff(2023-03-27). Rusia: La OTAN es parte del conflicto, convirtió a Ucrania en un gran campamento militar.cubadebate.cuEl secretario del Consejo de Seguridad ruso, Nikolái Pátrushev, declaró que los países de la OTAN participan directamente en el conflicto en Ucrania, enviando armas y municiones, apoyando con inteligencia y entrenando a militares ucranianos. "No ocultan su objetivo principal: la derrota de Rusia en el campo de batalla y su ulterior desmembramiento", dijo.
Staff(2023-03-27). Banco Mundial alerta sobre desaceleración y riesgo de década perdida en la economía global.cubadebate.cuEl crecimiento potencial promedio de la economía global caerá al 2.2% anual hasta 2030, el desempeño más bajo en los últimos tres decenios. La desaceleración tendría profundas repercusiones en la capacidad de las naciones para hacer frente al cambio climático y reducir la pobreza, advirtió el Banco Mundial en un informe publicado este lunes.
Staff(2023-03-27). Caravana de amor por Cuba triunfa en EEUU, pese a agresiones.cubadebate.cuNi agresiones ni ofensas de grupos anticubanos impidieron que centenares de personas alzaran sus voces en Miami para exigir el cese de las hostilidades que mantiene el Gobierno de Estados Unidos hacia Cuba. También hubo acciones de solidaridad en otras ciudades de EE.UU., Canadá, Argentina, Bolivia, Panamá, Brasil, Bahamas y Finlandia.
Staff(2023-03-27). Reportan al menos 16 muertos por alud que sepultó decenas de casas en Ecuador.cubadebate.cuUn deslizamiento de tierra de gran magnitud ocurrido al final de la noche de este domingo, provocado por los fuertes aguaceros de los últimos días, sepultó decenas de casas y dejó al menos 16 muertos y siete desaparecidos en Alausí, unos 222 kilómetros al sur de Quito, según el balance preliminar de las autoridades hasta la mañana de este lunes.
Staff(2023-03-27). Industria mundial de la energía eólica pronostica crecimiento acelerado desde 2023.cubadebate.cuEl Consejo Global de Energía Eólica presentó este lunes su Informe Eólico Mundial anual, en el que proyecta que el crecimiento de la industria se acelerará desde este año con incentivos y cambios de políticas en países claves. El sector alcanzará un hito histórico en 2023: un teravatio (1 000 gigavatios) de energía eólica instalada en todo el mundo.
Staff(2023-03-27). Masiva huelga paraliza vuelos, trenes y transporte público en Alemania.cubadebate.cuUna huelga de 24 horas convocada por los sindicatos para exigir aumentos de salarios ha dejado paralizados este lunes los servicios de trenes, aviones y redes de transporte público en Alemania. El paro, uno de los más grandes en décadas, también afectó el transporte de mercancías en ferrocarriles y barco.
Staff(2023-03-27). UNE no prevé afectaciones por déficit de capacidad de generación este lunes.cubadebate.cuLa Unión Eléctrica no prevé afectaciones en el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación en el horario diurno. Para el pico nocturno, se estima una disponibilidad de 2 865 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 720 MW, con reserva de 145 MW. De mantenerse las condiciones previstas, no se pronostican afectaciones al servicio por déficit generación en ese horario.
Staff(2023-03-27). Elecciones nacionales: Votó el 75.92 por ciento del padrón electoral, según resultados preliminares.cubadebate.cuAlina Balseiro, presidenta del Consejo Electoral Nacional de Cuba, informó los resultados preliminares del proceso de elecciones nacionales 2023, celebrado este domingo 26 de marzo. La jornada comenzó con un parte básico de 8 120 072 electores, de los que 6 164 876 ejercieron su derecho al voto, el 75.92% del padrón electoral.
Staff(2023-03-27). Miguel Abreu: "El teatro debe generar una reflexión profunda, nunca superficial o vacía" (+ Podcast).cubadebate.cuHay un sótano en el Vedado capitalino en el que, en vez de aire, se respira arte. Antes de empezar cada función los actores siguen el mismo método. Forman un círculo. Se abrazan. Ludi Teatro es más que teatro, más que entrega, casi familia. Miguel Abreu está en el centro, como si fuese el pegamento que une. Disfrute de esta entrevista a propósito del Día Mundial del teatro.
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Florida State University SDS holds rally for diversity, equity and inclusion.fightbacknews.orgTallahassee, 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…
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Georgia Teamsters collect unity pledges.fightbacknews.orgAtlanta, GA – Members, stewards and executive board members from Teamsters Local 728 have been collecting contract unity pledges at UPS barns across the state of Georgia. The statewide effort has been a part of the national campaign started by the International in February. The contract unity pledges are being used as a bargaining tool by the Teamsters in the lead-up to contract negotiations with UPS and as a way to talk to members about a potential strike at UPS later this year. | Teamsters Local 728's jurisdiction covers the entire state of Georgia. Local 728 has been hitting the gates at UPS barns across the…
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Los Angeles teachers and service workers strike for a decent contract.fightbacknews.orgLos 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…
Fight Back(2023-03-27). Milwaukee: 2-year struggle over police transparency coming to crucial vote.fightbacknews.orgMilwaukee, WI – On Thursday, March 23, members of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, families who have lost loved ones to police violence, and members of the public attended the most recent Fire and Police Commission Policies and Standards Committee meeting. After a special session in February, this regular Policies and Standards Committee meeting revisited the proposal for a standard operating procedure, or SOP, related to the public release of footage related to critical incidents. | The Milwaukee Alliance, families of police crime victims, and over 1000 signatories of the 24/48 pe…
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy.(2023-03-27). China And Russia Pledge 'Changes Not Seen In 100 Years'.popularresistance.orgChina's President Xi Jinping traveled to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin on March 20. | While in Moscow, Xi said, "Right now there are changes the likes of which we haven't seen for 100 years, and we are the ones driving these changes together". Putin replied, "I agree". | The two leaders discussed plans to deepen economic integration. | Both took aim at the hegemony of the US dollar, in particular. | "It is important that our national currencies are increasingly used in bilateral trade", Putin said on March 21. "We should continue promoting settlements in national currencies, and expand the reciprocal presence of…
Benoit Breville, Serge Halimi(2023-03-27). War poker and Imperial moralism.indybay.orgAfter 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…
Bruce Gagnon, Space For Peace.(2023-03-27). Little Told Story Of Julian Assange's Connection To NASA Protest.popularresistance.orgJulian'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…
Critical Point(2023-03-27). Stop Dirty Banks at Wells Fargo Headquarters.indybay.org2 min mp4 video | A coalition of environmental groups came together to tell Wells Fargo to stop funding the oil industry in order to save the planet on March 21.
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-27). After Escalation, White House Says US Troops in Syria are There to Stay.news.antiwar.comWhite House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Sunday that President Biden is committed to staying in Syria following a series of attacks on US bases and US airstrikes in the country. "Here's what's not going to change … the mission and ISIS is not going to change. We have under 1,000 troops in …
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Robotaxis in Beijing open new chapter of intelligent transport.ecns.cnThe scenes in science-fiction movies of people riding unmanned vehicles are becoming increasingly realistic, demonstrated by the recent availability of robotaxis in Beijing, which can be hired via mobile apps.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). U.S. trade bullying not conducive to talks.ecns.cnThe Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Commerce Department is adding another 32 persons and entities to the Unverified List, according to a release issued on Friday, 14 of them are Chinese.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). President wishes Lula a speedy recovery.ecns.cnPresident Xi Jinping extended his sincere sympathies to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday and wished him a speedy recovery after Lula postponed a planned visit to China due to illness.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). FM: Nation welcomes U.S. firms to do business.ecns.cnChina has not changed its position on developing a sound, stable and constructive relationship with the United States, but the current ties are still chilly, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Xi reassures foreign firms on opening-up.ecns.cnChina will steadily expand institutional opening-up with regard to rules, regulations, management and standards, and will work with all countries and parties to share opportunities arising from it, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Russia to send tactical nukes to Belarus.ecns.cnRussia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, sending a warning to NATO over its military support to Ukraine and escalating a standoff with the West.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Services bring cheer to trade amid tough times.ecns.cnChina's trade in services last year was worth 5.98 trillion yuan ($872.81 billion), up nearly 13 percent year-on-year, bringing cheer to the overall trade sector that seemed to be weighed down by tardy trade in goods and slowing export growth.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Flood season arrives early in S.China.ecns.cnThe Ministry of Water Resources has urged local authorities in southern parts of the country to take preventive measures against heavy rains, as the annual flood season has begun with short, local downpours.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Palace Museum center to be built in Macao.ecns.cnA new center for the protection of Palace Museum heritage is being built in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and is due to be completed in two to three years, said an official from the Palace Museum in Beijing on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Laws protect rights of ethnic groups.ecns.cnChina has made great strides in protecting the rights and interests of its ethnic groups, politically, economically and educationally, experts said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China's non-financial ODI investment soars.ecns.cnChina's non-financial outbound direct investment, or ODI, rose 35.7 percent year-on-year to 136.04 billion yuan during the first two months of 2023, said the Ministry of Commerce on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Bus salvaged from river in Shanghai.ecns.cnThe driver, a 47-year-old man, was rescued and sent to the hospital for treatment, and no other passengers were on board.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China makes huge progress in outer sea floating wind power.ecns.cnChina's first deep-sea floating wind power platform, CNOOC Guanlan, left Zhuhai in South China's Guangdong province for the waters of Wenchang in South China's Hainan province for installation on Sunday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China's strong economic rebound in 2023 is a booster for the world: head of IMF.ecns.cnChina's economy is seeing a strong rebound which "matters for the country itself and matters for the world", said Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday during a panel discussion at the 2023 China Development Forum.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Rural basketball finals gains popularity in Guizhou.ecns.cn"Village Basketball Association" or "Village BA", is a grassroot tournament held in Taipan Village. Organized by local residents, this event has gained popularity and drawn a large crowd of spectators and participants.
Juan Cole(2023-03-27). Universities, Labor Unions Strike to protest Netanyahu's firing of Gallant, as Israel faces Complete Paralysis.juancole.comAnn 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 …
Kenny Stancil(2023-03-27). Senior Climate Activists Stop Dirty Banks.indybay.org"We will not go to our graves quietly knowing that the financial institutions in our own communities continue to fund the climate crisis," said longtime environmentalist Bill McKibben.
Labor Video Project(2023-03-27). We've Had Enough! Oakland OEA Teachers Wildcat in Fight for Public Education.indybay.orgHundreds 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.
Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes.(2023-03-27). UAW Reformers Clinch The Presidency.popularresistance.orgReform 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…
Mike Ludwig, Truthout.(2023-03-27). Police Use 'Less Lethal' Weapons To Crush Social Movements Worldwide.popularresistance.orgThis 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…
Minnesota Reformer(2023-03-27). A Ramadan primer: Why Muslim Americans Fast.juancole.com Abdulrahman Bindamnan ( Minnesota Reformer) — While growing up in Yemen, I was introduced to the practice of fasting. It was a common practice, in which all the families will encourage their children, as young as 7, to practice fasting. In my household, I had parents who were very observant of Islam. In fact, …
Nathaniel Flakin, Left Voice.(2023-03-27). On Monday, Germany Will Experience A 'Mega-Strike'.popularresistance.orgFrance 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'
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is the best sleeping position?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMost people spend a third of their lives either asleep or resting, according to the Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the body recharges and repairs itself. And a good night's sleep often can be determined by what position you are lying in bed. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/F_x-SDYUvZk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 11) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Back-sleepers beware. "I know…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Know the signs of strep throat in children.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgImage courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgWorld TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Consumer Health: Nutritional needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMarch is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your nutritional needs during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. During pregnancy, the basic principles of healthy eating remain the same — get plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and healthy fats. However, a few nutrients in a pregnancy diet deserve special attention. The nutrients to pay special attention to while you're pregnant include: CalciumYou and your baby need calcium for strong…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Science Saturday: New standards and open access can help natural language processing.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgClinical notes in medical records are rich sources of data about human health. But tapping them for medical research can be challenging because these data come from various sources — and they all look different. "There's no standardization in how data is organized and classified across medical records systems," says Sunyang Fu, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic biomedical informatics researcher. Even the language people use to talk about health can insert discrepancies in how data are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: How is kidney cancer treated?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMore than 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Risks factors for developing this type of cancer include environmental exposures, such as smoking, high blood pressure, a history of kidney failure, obesity or not having a healthy weight. And there are also hereditary syndromes that may increase your risk for kidney cancer. Dr. Thai Ho, a Mayo Clinic oncologist who specializes in genitourinary malignancies, says there are no screening tests…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Travel safety tips.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination and do a few sightseeing day trips in the area. Are there things we should do to be safe while traveling? ANSWER: Travel is always a fun activity to enjoy…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgGetting a massage from a robot may seem like something out of a science fiction story, but it could be a reality in the not-too-distant future. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is looking into the possibility of robotic massage as an answer for patients' pain relief and alleviating some staffing burdens. Watch: Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic youtu.be/GXEXUCCCGzI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 17) is in the downloads at the…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Women in science: Q&A with Robin Patel, M.D.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgRobin Patel, M.D. Two events held early each year are opportunities to support and recognize the contributions of women in scientific fields. In February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science promotes full and equal access to and participation in science. Women's History Month in March is an opportunity to recognize women who have made significant contributions to science. Mayo Clinic physician researcher Robin Patel, M.D., shares her perspective and advice for others pursuing a research career in this…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). How does red tide impact beachgoers?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgFlorida beach along Gulf Coat, 2023 Many people are flocking to the Gulf Coast for spring break. However, toxic red tide algal blooms have put beachgoers and residents on alert. In the Gulf of Mexico, red tide is caused by a microscopic organism called Karenia brevis. The organism was detected in 172 samples along Florida's Gulf Coast earlier this week, according to Florida officials. Dead fish and other marine life are washed ashore on beaches because of…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgFourth-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…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on planning for a long race.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMANKATO, Minn. — You've thought about it for years. You've dreamed of crossing the finish line. It's on your bucket list, or maybe it's become a tradition. You've registered for a long-distance race like a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or marathon. So now's the time to plan and prepare for your big day. This critical process will be shaped by your experience and fitness level. First, get real and be honest with yourself. It can take…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Mayo Clinic cancer expert highlights advancements in treating multiple myeloma.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgROCHESTER, Minn. — March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., hematologist/oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares details about new advancements in research leading to better outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer in the bone marrow that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to the American Cancer Society. While there is no cure, the disease can be treated with…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgYou might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2023-03-27). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
Peoples Dispatch(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…
Ramon du Houx(2023-03-27). Elected officials and coalition groups urge the Legislature to enact price gouging bill.indybay.orgEOPA California, representing over 462 elected officials from 49 counties, strongly supports protecting consumers from oil price gouging with SBX1-2. EOPA California has a letter specifically for elected officials to sign in support of SB1-2 (Skinner). In just five days 108 have signed, and the number is rising daily.
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). Georgian military trained as NATO adjunct.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comGeorgian Ministry of DefenseMarch 25, 2023 The Sergeant Academy is 20 years old The Sergeants' Academy named after Giorgi Ankshelidze has completed 20 years since its establishment. Commander of the Defense Forces, Major General Giorgi Matiashvili and Deputy Minister of Defense Grigol Giorgadze congratulated the sergeants on the anniversary of the Academy….The event was attended …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). Poland is largest recipient of EU's weapons fund, aka European Peace Fund.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comPolish Press AgencyMarch 27, 2023 Poland to be biggest recipient of EU arms fund says PM Poland will become the EU's biggest recipient of European funding to compensate countries that have sent military equipment to Ukraine, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said. He added that Poland was due to get EUR 300 million …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-27). Qatar: Military Strategic Partnership Conference highlights NATO's 30 global centers.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOSupreme 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 …
Sam Gindin, The Bullet.(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…
Staff(2023-03-27). Honduras Recognizes China and Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan.orinocotribune.comThrough a statement made this past Saturday, the Honduran government reported its decision to break relations with Taiwan and to recognize China, effectively meaning that the South American country has taken a position on the dispute between China and the rebel territory of Taiwan. | The Honduran Minister for Foreign Affairs Eduardo Enrique Reina said that his government has "notified Taiwan of the decision to break diplomatic relations." Honduras subsequently formed diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which has become increasingly isolated as it is now only recognized b…
Staff(2023-03-27). Sergey Lavrov: Russian Diplomacy in a Changing World.orinocotribune.comBy Sergey Lavrov — Mar 24, 2023 | It is a privilege for me to submit this article to Razvedchik news magazine and share with its readers my understanding of the current international developments, as well as Russia's foreign policy priorities. | We live at a time of historic geopolitical shifts. "The change of eras is a painful albeit natural and inevitable process. A future world arrangement is taking shape before our eyes," President Vladimir Putin said. | Today, the emerging multipolarity constitutes a key trend in international affairs, as I have noted on multiple occasions. New centres of power in Euras…
Staff(2023-03-27). Venezuela Denounces Neocolonial Practices at Ibero-American Summit.orinocotribune.comThe 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…
Stephen Sefton(2023-03-27). Bad faith UN report on Nicaragua whitewashes violent US-backed coup.thegrayzone.comA new, anonymously-produced UN report denouncing Nicaragua's government whitewashes the brutal US-backed 2018 coup against it while refusing to interview victims of sadistic opposition violence. Abuse and weaponization of the United Nations system by the United States and its vassal governments to both mislead and intimidate the rest of the world have been a feature of international relations since the very founding of the United Nations during the time of the Korean War. In recent years, that situation has deteriorated …
teleSUR, JCM(2023-03-27). Presidente de Cuba acude a votar en Santa Clara.telesurtv.netAntes de entrar al colegio electoral, Miguel Díaz Canel conversó con algunos jóvenes que le expresaron su apoyo y confianza en el proceso democrático cubano.
teleSUR- jaa, JCM(2023-03-27). Exigen justicia en Ecuador por asesinato de líder indígena.telesurtv.netEl presidente de la Conaie, Leonidas Iza recordó y exigió justicia por Mendúa en su cuenta de Twitter y afirmó que este "fue asesinado por defender la selva, pero su espíritu de lucha vive".
Weekly Trust(2023-03-27). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement.indybay.orgOur 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,'
WSWS(2023-03-27). Chicago Democrats promote racialist politics during mayoral election.wsws.orgBrandon Johnson's campaign for mayor has almost exclusively employed the language of identity politics, while he and others, including Jeannette Taylor, an alderman who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have expressed xenophobic attitudes towards immigrants.
WSWS(2023-03-27). Explosion at Pennsylvania chocolate plant kills five.wsws.orgAt 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.
Zoe Alexandra, People's Dispatch.(2023-03-27). People's Power Is At The Heart Of The Cuban Political System.popularresistance.orgOn 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…
WSWS(2023-03-27). All eyes in financial markets on Deutsche Bank.wsws.orgGerman chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued assurances that Deutsche is not the next Credit Suisse in a clear indication there are major concerns it could well be.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Guangdong to cooperate with Saudi Aramco.ecns.cnGuangdong province and Saudi Arabia's Saudi Aramco signed a memorandum of cooperation on Sunday in Beijing, proposing a cooperative framework for exploring investment opportunities in multiple areas.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). First Citizens Bank to buy Silicon Valley Bank: FDIC.ecns.cnThe U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has entered a purchase and assumption agreement for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, National Association, by First-Citizens Bank &Trust Company.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China continues crackdown on prostitution, gambling.ecns.cnChinese police have continued to crack down on prostitution and gambling, dealing with more than 50,000 related criminal cases and over 400,000 offenses in 2022, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform sets sail.ecns.cnChina's first deep-sea floating wind power platform set sail from Zhuhai in south China's Guangdong Province towards the waters of the southernmost Hainan Province on Sunday, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Chinese premier to attend Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023.ecns.cnChinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 and deliver a keynote speech at the forum's invitation in Hainan on March 30, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Monday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Flower paradise in Tibet greets peach blossoms season.ecns.cnPicturesque scenery of peach blossoms at Gala village, renowned as "1st village of peach blossoms", Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 26, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Terraced field covered by blooming cole flowers.ecns.cnTerraced fields are covered by blooming cole flowers in Shangrao, east China's Jiangxi Province, presenting a spectacular view filled with pastoral beauty, March 26, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Alien-looking landscape in Qaidam Basin.ecns.cnUnique alien-looking Yardang landform, a dry area with a landscape formed by wind erosion, in the Qaidam Basin of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 26, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Mist shrouded Xiling Gorge on Yangtze River.ecns.cnBoats travel pass the mist shrouded Xiling Gorge on the Yangtze River in Zigui County of Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, March 25, 2023.
ecns.cn(2023-03-27). Int'l community needs China more than ever: Allianz CEO.ecns.cnThe international community needs China more than ever, CEO of Allianz, the world's largest insurance company and asset management firm, said in a speech delivered to the China Development Forum 2023 on Sunday.
Staff(2023-03-27). El agente Alejandro: Otro de los hombres del trabajo en silencio.cubadebate.cuPor sus servicios dentro de la CIA, en "su lucha por la democracia y la libertad", Eduardo Leal recibió una condecoración en Estados Unidos durante el Gobierno de Ronald Reagan. Antes, había sido "bien pagado", con miles de dólares. Cuando llegó al millón, le regalaron un billete impreso de recuerdo, del que aún conserva la fotocopia.
Staff(2023-03-27). La historia secreta de "Please Please Me" de The Beatles, el disco que lo cambió todo.cubadebate.cuSon las 10 pm del 11 de febrero de 1963, y a medida que el reloj de Abbey Road marca los últimos minutos de una agotadora sesión de 12 horas, John Lennon se quita la camisa, toma unas pastillas para la garganta y se lanza a una última carga de gloria o muerte en la historia del rock and roll.
Staff(2023-03-27). María Kodama, colaboradora y viuda de Jorge Luis Borges, muere a los 86 años.cubadebate.cuLa 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.
Staff(2023-03-27). Selección cubana logra el ascenso y la clasifición a la Copa Oro.cubadebate.cuEl equipo cubano de fútbol venció este domingo 1-0 a Guadalupe y certificó el ascenso al nivel A de la Liga de las Naciones de Concacaf y su boleto a la Copa Oro. La selección dirigida por Pablo Elier Sánchez salió con aplomo a la cancha del estadio Antonio Maceo de Santiago de Cuba.
teleSUR, MER, JGN(2023-03-27). Conoce las 10 obras de teatro más famosas del mundo.telesurtv.netEl Día Mundial del Teatro se fija el 27 de marzo porque ese día del año 1962 fue inaugurado en París el festival Teatro de las Naciones, ITI, UNESCO, que reúne a representantes de todos los países del mundo.
John Potash(2023-03-26). Abusive Priest Exposed in Netflix Series Was Trained Under CIA's Operation MK-ULTRA.covertactionmagazine.comUsed MK-ULTRA tactics, including psychological manipulation and the administration of drugs, in abusing victims Investigators starring in the Emmy Award-nominated Netflix documentary, The Keepers, interviewed many women and at least one man reporting that Father Joseph Maskell raped them, and appeared to play a part in the murder of teacher Cathy Cesnik. After The Keepers …
Fight Back(2023-03-26). Louisiana LGBTQ activists disrupt governor's interview, demand firm commitment against bigotry.fightbacknews.orgNew Orleans, LA – On March 22, a group of LGBTQ activists interrupted a public interview with Governor John Bel Edwards at Loyola University. They unfurled a banner reading "Gov. Edwards: Will you veto hate?" Ed Abraham, the main protest speaker, demanded that Edwards commit to vetoing all bills threatening LGBTQ rights in the Louisiana legislature. Edwards did not deliver a commitment, and Loyola police removed protesters from the venue. The activists left chanting, "Defend trans kids! Veto hate!" | So far, activists are concerned about six bills. Two (SB 7 and HB 102) attempt to prohibit libraries from acquiri…
Fight Back(2023-03-26). Condemn repression of Louisiana immigrant rights organizations.fightbacknews.orgFight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from New Orleans Immigrant Rights Action. | New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Immigrant Rights Action (NOIRA) condemns the subpoenas issued by Attorney General Jeff Landry against three Louisiana immigration nonprofits. We demand that Landry cease his participation in Republican anti-immigrant lawsuits and that these repressive subpoenas be dropped. | Landry (R) demanded confidential documents from Home is Here NOLA, Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy (ISLA), and Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention (LA-AID). This information would reveal…
Luis Chirino(2023-03-26). Cuba holds national elections on Sunday.america.cgtn.com Residents arrived at polling stations on Sunday to cast their votes for the 470 delegates who make up the new Cuban National Assembly of People's Power for the next five years.
In Defense of Liberation!(2023-03-26). Interview with Dr. Gerald Horne.podcasters.spotify.comWe are so thankful to have had Dr. Horne on to talk with us about a wide-range of topics. Thank you again Dr. Horne! | We began by speaking about some of the early experiences of Dr. Horne's life, growing up in Apartheid, Jim Crow USA as a young black man, being a paperboy, listening to the radio and the news at home, his parents love of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Jackie Robinson, and coming into consciousness through the awful experiences that black folks in the US live with everyday. We then spoke about his Law education, and his transition to history studies, why he did this and what he has gotten out of it. We…
_____(2023-03-26). Daniel Ellsberg Calling on Us to Stop Nuclear War.strategic-culture.org The legendary Daniel Ellsberg has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In a March 1 email to friends, Dan wrote, "I'm sorry to report to you that my doctors have given me three to six months to live … it might be more, or less." He will turn 92 on April 7. Dan displayed uncommon courage in 1971 when he publicized the 7,000-page top-secret Pentagon Papers while working at the Rand Corporation. As a consultant to the Department of Defense, Dan drafted Defense Secretary Robert McNamara's plans for nuclear war.
_____(2023-03-26). The Collective West vs. Traditional Values.strategic-culture.orgIn the West, there is almost nothing left of the classic division of political parties and movements into left-wing and right-wing ones. | If we were to judge the political life of the countries of the collective West solely on the basis of the concrete activities of political parties that alternate for decades on the stage of the political theater and in power, we would give the right to all those political theorists who like to speculate about the "twilight of ideologies". Let's take the British Labor Party and the Conservative Party as an example. Both parties are positioned in the center of the political spec…
Alexis T. Reed, Next City.(2023-03-26). Young Farmer Helps Heal Her Community's Connection To The Land.popularresistance.orgJonshell Johnson-Whitten's path to farming started when she was a teen living in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. The area is known as a "food desert," a low-income neighborhood with limited food access. But when Johnson-Whitten connected with a network of backyard gardeners, she discovered the potential for not just healthy food options, but also for community empowerment. "Being able to put [neighborhood] growers next to the folks who want to grow was the biggest part of inspiring people," she says. | That was just the beginning. Now, Johnson-Whitten takes seriously her role as a Black community farmer.
Andy Kroll(2023-03-26). Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry.tomdispatch.comOn March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were — or at least should have been — stunning, even by the standards of a department that's used to getting what it wants when it wants it. The new Pentagon budget would come in at $842 billion. That's the highest level requested since World War II, except for the peak moment of the Afghan and Iraq wars, when the United States had nearly 200,000 troops deployed in those two countries. $1 Trillion for the Pentagon? It's important to note that the $842 billion proposed price tag for the Pentagon next year will…
Anonymous103(2023-03-26). Military Overview: Turning Point Of Russian Assault On Bakhmut.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian and Ukrainian military sources unanimously claimed a turning point of the Russian assault on the city of Bakhmut which will soon become Artemovsk (the name of the city in 1924-2016, it became Bakhmut when the Kiev regime launched ideological decommunization of the country). | The fighting is shifting to the center of the city. According to the latest data, clashes are ongoing in the city market area which is located on the western bank of the Bakhmutka river 500 meters to the buil…
Anonymous103(2023-03-26). Military Situation In Donbass On March 26, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army advanced in the northern district of Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue on the outskirts of Avdeevka; | Up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 vehicles and 4 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the R…
Anonymous103(2023-03-26). Military Situation In Syria On March 26, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 26, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 11 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province, 9 — in Aleppo province; | On March 26, the Russian Military Police carried out a one-sided patrol in the countryside of Ain al-Arab; | On March 25, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions near 46th Division; | The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned the US strikes against the SAA and pro-Ir…
Anonymous103(2023-03-26). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 26, 2023 (Map Update).southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed 10 motor vehicles and a Gvozdika howitzer near Kherson; | Russian forces destroyed four pick-up trucks and an ammo depot near Kupyansk; | Russian forces destroyed four armoured vehicles and three motor vehicles near Liman; | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot near Kramatorsk town; | The Russian Army advanced in the northern districts of Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian…
Anonymous103(2023-03-26). "Space And Earth" Against Erdogan.southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Damir Nazarov | The terrible tragedy in Turkey definitely falls under the category of political intrigue by the forces of evil. All talk about natural causes is ignorant and empty. There are a number of reasons why Erdogan is tired of imperialism and they literally want to get rid of him "democratically." I mean the subsequent elections, which will most likely be the last for Erdogan in his political career. | The first reason for the earthquake strike on Turkey lies in the struggle of the…
Anonymous103(2023-03-26). Ukrainian Sea Mines Continue Exploding On Black Sea Shores, Threatening Civilians In Different Countries.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the morning of March 26, a sea mine exploded in the Odessa region. The Ukrainian mine damaged civilian buildings and the pier. | The Odessa City Council confirmed the incident. The speaker of the Odessa regional military administration said that the explosion occurred near the coastal village of Sychavka. As a result, a country house was damaged, there were no casualties as a result of the explosion. | The mine was washed ashore by a storm. The storm in the region continues. The off…
Anonymous103(2023-03-26). Ukrainian UAV Was Intercepted In Russian Tula Oblast.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On March 26, an explosion thundered in the town of Kireevsk in the Russian Tula Oblast. Russian media citing sources in law enforcement agencies and emergency services, reported that Ukrainian Tu-141 Strizh UAV, which was packed with explosives, fell in the central district of the settlement. | The Committee for Regional Security confirmed the incident, which resulted in damage to several houses. Three civilians were wounded."One victim was treated on the spot. Another victim was taken to…
Anonymous669(2023-03-26). After Supplying Kiev With Su-25s, Northern Macedonia May Send Its Mi-24 Attack Helicopters.southfront.org A Macedonian Air Force Mi-24V taking off for a training sortie on 6 August 2012. Photo by Wikimedia user (Dcvetic). | A proposal to send 12 Soviet-made Mi-24 attack helicopters to Ukraine will be submitted for approval during the next session of the North Macedonian government, the country's Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska announced on March 25, according to the local media outlet Nezavisen. | Petrovska said that the decision will not affect the combat readiness of the North Ma…
Anonymous669(2023-03-26). 'International Resistance' Attacks U.S. Supply Convoy In Iraq's Babylon.southfront.org Illustrative image. | On March 26, a convoy moving logistic supplies for the United States-led coalition came under attack in the southern Iraqi province of Babylon. | The supply convoy was reportedly targeted with an improvised explosive device. No casualties were reported as a result of the attack. | An armed group known as the International Resistance claimed responsibility for the attack. The shadowy group is one of several pro-Iran formations that emerged in Iraq after the assassination of Abu M…
Anonymous669(2023-03-26). Iraqi Warplanes Hunt Down ISIS Terrorists In Diyala (Video).southfront.org This file photo shows an Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launch a Hellfire missile during a previous test at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. US Army photo by SGT Brandon Bolick. | On March 4, warplanes of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) carried out a series of airstrikes on several hideouts of ISIS in the area of Narin in the eastern province of Diyala. | Major General Yahya Rasool, a spokesman for the Iraqi Commander-in-Chief, said in a statement that th…
Anonymous669(2023-03-26). Six Civilians Killed In Two Central Syria Attacks Attributed To ISIS.southfront.org Illustrative image. | On March 26, six civilians were killed in two separate terrorist attacks in Syria's central region which were both attributed to ISIS. | In the eastern Homs countryside, terrorists believed to be members of ISIS attacked a group of civilians who were collecting truffles in the area of al-Shaer near the ancient city of Palmyra. The terrorists killed four of the civilians and abducted two others, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | Later, the London-…
Cody Bloomfield(2023-03-26). Atlanta's "Stop Cop City" Movement Is Spreading Despite Rampant State Repression.truthout.orgIn the woods outside Atlanta on the night of March 5, some demonstrators may have slipped into the fold of an ongoing, protest-themed music festival after returning from a march to the construction site of a planned $90 million militarized police training facility known as "Cop City," where they allegedly set a bulldozer alight and vandalized construction equipment. Cops allege the demonstrators… |
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-26). France Says Willing to Work With China to Find a 'Peaceful Solution' in Ukraine.news.antiwar.comFrench President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic adviser has told China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, that Paris is willing to work with Beijing to find a "peaceful solution" to the war in Ukraine. "France is ready to make joint efforts with China to facilitate the cessation of hostilities and seek a peaceful solution," Emmanuel Bonne told Wang, …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-26). Indo-Pacific Command Seeks $3.5 Billion More Than Biden's 2024 Budget.news.antiwar.comUS Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) is seeking $3.5 billion more than what President Biden has requested for his 2024 military budget, Defense News reported on Friday. The other five US military commands are also asking for more than what Biden has allocated for them, but nowhere near what INDOPACOM seeks. Combined, the five other commands' extra …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-26). Putin Says Russia Will Deploy Nuclear Weapons to Belarus.news.antiwar.comRussian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Moscow will deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus at the request of Minsk. Announcing the decision, Putin compared the move to NATO's nuclear sharing program, under which there are US nuclear weapons deployed to the territory of five allied countries: Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Turkey. "There …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-26). US, EU Conduct First-Ever Joint Naval Drills Aimed at China.news.antiwar.comThe US and the EU concluded their first-ever joint naval exercises on Friday as the Western powers are stepping up military cooperation that is aimed at China. While most EU members are NATO allies of the US, this marks the first time the US formally conducted joint naval drills with vessels operating as part of …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-26). Yellen Says US Sanctions Have Created a 'Real Economic Crisis' in Iran.news.antiwar.comTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen has acknowledged that US sanctions on Iran have created a "real economic crisis" in Iran but haven't changed the behavior of the government. "Our sanctions on Iran have created real economic crisis in the country, and Iran is greatly suffering economically because of the sanctions … Has that forced a change …
Dave DeCamp(2023-03-26). Zelensky Says No Counteroffensive Until the West Sends More Weapons.news.antiwar.comUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine's counteroffensive can't begin until the US and other Western countries send more weapons and ammunition. When asked about a potential counteroffensive in an interview with the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, Zelensky said Ukraine can't "start yet" and can't "send our brave soldiers to the front line without …
East Meadow Action Committee (2023-03-26). East Meadow Update 3/17/23.indybay.orgOn March 15 and 16, 2023 the UC Regents took up UCSC's latest proposal for Student Housing West. With almost no deliberation they approved the proposal unanimously.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). Chinese sports brands see bumper 2022.ecns.cnMajor Chinese sports enterprises such as Anta, Xtep and Li-Ning enjoyed considerable growth in 2022, according to annual financial results released in recent days.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). Huawei achieves breakthrough in EDA tools for chips.ecns.cnHuawei Technologies Co said it has successfully developed electronic design automation, or EDA tools, for chips above 14 nanometers process by partnering with domestic partners, marking a crucial breakthrough for China's semiconductor industry amid the U.S. government restrictions.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). PLA warns off US warship for the second time in two days.ecns.cnThe People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command warned off a United States warship that illegally entered China's territorial waters in the South China Sea for the second time in two days, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). Spring break welcomed for some colleges.ecns.cnAn announcement for a seven-day spring break from Sichuan Southwest Vocational College of Civil Aviation created online buzz, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). China extradites murder suspect from Russia.ecns.cnChinese police have recently extradited a murder suspect from Russia who had been on the run for 27 years, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). Chinese institute houses most ancient vertebrate animals, humans in Asia.ecns.cnThe specimen museum of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) houses over 460,000 fossil and human remains specimens, and has developed into the largest collection institution of ancient vertebrate animals and ancient humans in Asia.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). Insights | Brazilian economist: I'm impressed by China's resilience.ecns.cnThe subjects and policies discussed during the top legislative and political advisory meetings (or the Two Sessions) further demonstrate China's resilience, and the country's scientific and technological development and rural revitalization strategy are of great significance, said Alessandro Teixeira, special economic adviser to former President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). Ganging up to seek decoupling finds little support: Chinese FM.ecns.cnIn response to Hun Sen's remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said they speak to regional countries' aspiration to have peace and cooperation over conflict and confrontation and opposition to coercion and bullying.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). U.S. government urged to stop suppressing foreign companies.ecns.cnChinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Friday urged the U.S. government to stop suppressing foreign companies and provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for those operating in the U.S.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). China to release 200,000 rare fish into Yangtze River.ecns.cnChina will release 200,000 Chinese sturgeon into the Yangtze River, the country's longest river, starting Saturday, as part of its efforts to protect the rare fish.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). DPRK tests new underwater attack weapon system.ecns.cnThe underwater nuclear attack drone, named "Haeil," has undergone more than 50 shakedown tests for the past two years, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). China presents national report on nuclear safety to IAEA.ecns.cnChina presented its national report on nuclear safety during the Joint Eighth and Ninth Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) on Thursday at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). Forum speakers urge respect for diversified approaches to democracy.ecns.cnA group of senior officials and renowned scholars criticized the falsely touted narrative of "democracy versus autocracy" during the opening ceremony of the second International Forum on Democracy: The Shared Human Values in Beijing on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). China launches polymer material R&D platform.ecns.cnA research team at East China University of Science and Technology recently launched a platform for polymer material research and development.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). New nuclear power unit starts operation in China's Guangxi.ecns.cnA new nuclear power unit using Hualong One, a domestically designed third-generation nuclear reactor, was put into operation in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday, paving the way for commercial operation.
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). Cradle of Civilization: Mount Wuyi.ecns.cnMount Wuyi, located in China's southeast province of Fujian, has unique, rare, and exquisite natural landscapes and profound historical and cultural connotations. Mount Wuyi was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List in 1999.
Editor(2023-03-26). Government Hasn't Justified a TikTok Ban.scheerpost.com By Adam Schwartz and David Greene / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Freedom of speech and association include the right to choose one's communication technologies. Politicians shouldn't be able to tell you what to say, where to say it, or who to say it to. So we are troubled by growing demands in the United States …
Editor(2023-03-26). Patrick Lawrence: What Just Happened in Moscow Is Big.scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Now that Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have concluded their summit in Moscow— an unusually long series of meetings over three days—are those purporting to lead the United States prepared to drop their wishful thinking, their miscalculations, and their illusions as to the significance and durability of the …
Evan Vorpahl(2023-03-26). Dark Money-Fueled WI Supreme Court Candidate's Anti-Abortion Views Span Decades.truthout.orgThe most expensive judicial election in United States history will take place in Wisconsin on April 4, and right-wing dark money groups are spending unprecedented amounts to back State Supreme Court candidate Daniel Kelly in this nominally nonpartisan race. Kelly, who is backed by the Republican Party, is facing off against Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who has said she is… |
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-26). France Burns as Millions Protest to Defend Pensions.libya360.wordpress.comGary Wilson Workers across France continue militant protests against attacks on pensions. March 23 was a national day of action, a general strike, organized by the labor unions in France. According to union estimates, around 3.5 million people hit the streets in more than 250 locations across France that day, Peoples Dispatch reports. Workers have continued work…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-26). Haiti, Syria and Beyond: How Canada's Fourth Estate Fails to Serve the Public's Right to Know.libya360.wordpress.comPeter Biesterfeld CF Editorial Note: This is part two of Peter Biesterfeld's series for The Canada Files: Facts are Subversive: How Canada's Mainstream Media Spreads Disinformation about the Conflict in Ukraine. It focuses on how Canada's mainstream media is failing Canadians with its foreign policy coverage. What follows is a critical examination of the reliability…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2023-03-26). People's Power Is at the Heart of the Cuban Political System: Llanisca Lugo.libya360.wordpress.comZoe Alexandra Meeting of the National Candidacy Commission with the Candidacy Commissions in Holguin. Photo: Consuelo Baeza Martín.On March 26, the Cuban people go to the polls to elect their representatives to the National Assembly, the country's legislative body. The members of the Assembly are elected after a long democratic and consultative process On…
James A. Lucas(2023-03-26). U.S. Regime Has Killed 20-30 Million People Since World War II.globalresearch.caOriginally published on March 22, 2018. March 19-20, 2023 Commemorates the Illegal Invasion of Iraq | Introduction: | After the catastrophic attacks of September 11 2001 monumental sorrow and a feeling of desperate and understandable anger began to permeate the American psyche. …
Luigino Bracci(2023-03-26). Venezuela Attorney General: 21 Arrested in Recent Corruption Operation.orinocotribune.comThe attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported that 21 people have been arrested for alleged involvement in corruption in the country's oil sector and the judiciary, including officials of the state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the National Superintendence of Crypto-assets (Sunacrip) and other institutions, and private business owners prosecuted for money laundering. | In a press conference held on Saturday, March 25, at the headquarters of the Attorney General's Office in Caracas, Saab provided details surrounding the corruption scheme, which he named "PDVSA-Crypto scheme." He sta…
mforinoco(2023-03-26). Havana and the World: Al Mayadeen interviews Cuba President (II).orinocotribune.comIn an exclusive interview for Al Mayadeen, the Cuban President talks about Cuba's stance on the war in Ukraine, and his country's relationship with Russia, China, and other countries. | During the second part of Al Mayadeen Media Network Chairman Ghassan Ben Jeddou's interview with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the president discusses Cuba's assessment of current alliances, in addition to its position on the war in Ukraine. | The Cuban president discussed the solid relationship that consolidates his country with Russia, China, and Iran, as well as his country's relationship with Latin American leaders, and w…
mforinoco(2023-03-26). Rockets Hit US Military Base After Airstrikes Target Syrian Troops.orinocotribune.comA military base housing US forces in eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr has come under a rocket attack hours after the Pentagon carried out multiple airstrikes against Syrian troops. | Lebanon's al-Mayadeen television news network, citing local sources, reported that ‚Äèthe rockets landed in the vicinity of US-controlled al-Omar oil field at around 11 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) on Friday, causing several explosions. | There were no immediate reports of injuries and the extent of damage. | The attack came hours after the US military launched several air raids against Syrian forces. Washington said…
Michigan Advance(2023-03-26). Workers praise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing Repeal of GOP Union-Busting 'Right to Work' Law.juancole.com By: Laina G. Stebbins — ( Michigan Advance ) — Unions and other pro-labor groups on Friday celebrated the signing of a set of bills to reverse GOP former Gov. Rick Snyder-era laws that have curtailed union power and pushed down wages. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday afternoon signed House Bills …
Middle East Monitor(2023-03-26). First Hijab-Wearing Muslim Judge joins Bench at US Court in New Jersey.juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — US attorney Nadia Kahf has been appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court, becoming the first hijab-wearing judge on the bench, local media reported. Kahf, who is of Syrian origin, is a law and immigration attorney from the township of Wayne. She took the oath of office yesterday with her …
Newsclick(2023-03-26). Mutating Viruses: Search for universal vaccine.peoplesdispatch.orgIn this show, we talk about the possibility of a universal vaccine which can deal with a group of diseases or against a variety of infectious diseases. We also discuss if we succeed in getting a universal vaccine against a group of infectious diseases, whether the vaccine production will cease.
noreply(2023-03-26). You Don't Even Need To Know Russian…smoothiex12.blogspot.comto understand what SMO woke up in Russian people. Look at these two twin sisters from Makeevka, 25 years old. Children, but here they are running their truck with radio comm equipment. They can drive the tank too. To say that this wakes up a genetic memory of overwhelming majority of Russians about the Great Patriotic War is to say nothing. That is exactly what SMO woke up. The images are overwhelming and are beyond life and intellectual experiences of those (majority) people in the West who "planned" their Ukrainian debacle before 2014 and, then, in 2022. I am on record–they don't understand what they've g…
Prof. Claudia von Werlhof(2023-03-26). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity.globalresearch.caWorld leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
Rashme Sehgal(2023-03-26). Is it too late to save the Great Indian Bustard?peoplesdispatch.orgWhat if I told you that a magnificent creature could disappear from the face of our planet, never to be seen again? Time seems to be running out for the Great Indian Bustard. Only 122 birds remain in the Desert National Park in the State of Rajasthan, while the remaining few are found in the grasslands of Gujarat. | As per the data available, only four females of the species are in the Kutch area of Gujarat. The situation is even more critical because no male bustards have been reported in Kutch since 2018. | The alarmingly decreased number of these birds has been attributed to their frequent collisions with powe…
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-26). Azerbaijani defense ministry blast Armenia, Russia for "supporting terrorists," deploys troops.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAzeri Press AgencyMarch 25, 2023 Responsibility for a possible conflict lies with Armenia and Russian peacekeepers Issuing a press release, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan (MoD) states that the transportation of manpower, ammunition, mines, as well as other military equipment from Armenia for illegal Armenian armed detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-26). Baltic to Black Sea: NATO deploys Portuguese, Romanian F-16s to Russian border.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Air CommandMarch 23, 2023 Portugal and Romania are incoming to Lithuania for their Baltic Air Policing rotation Portugal and Romania are the Allies lined up to take over Baltic Air Policing duties safeguarding and protecting Allies air space and ensuring the safety for all air users. "BAP deployments demonstrate a unified Alliance and the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-26). Iran next target of Azerbaijan-Turkey war machine: editorial.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comAnyone who can't see what's coming requires cataract surgery pronto. ==== Azeri Press AgencyMarch 22, 2023 Iran crosses all 'red lines' Unable to stomach Victory of Azerbaijan in 44-Day Patriotic War, Iran cannot settle down in any way. Since the victory, we have been faced with provocations by Iran almost every day. The Tehran regime, …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-26). Strategic partners: Israel receives first ambassador from Azerbaijan.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comTrend News AgencyMarch 26, 2023 Azerbaijani Ambassador presents his credentials to President of Israel Azerbaijani Ambassador to Israel Mukhtar Mammadov presented his credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the ambassador wrote on his Twitter page, Trend reports. According to Mammadov, it is a great honor and pride for him to present his credentials to the …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-26). Strengthening the international maritime force: NATO gathers global fleet commanders to study Ukraine war.antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATO currently has 70 members and partners on six continents. ==== NATOAllied Maritime CommandMarch 24, 2023 NATO Maritime Operational Commanders focus on deterrence, defence during annual conference NATO's Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) hosted Allied and Partner nation fleet commanders, operational directors, and other senior leaders for the Maritime Operational Commanders' Conference (MOCC) 2023 at its …
Rick Rozoff(2023-03-26). Turkish commander hails NATO 4th/5th-generation warplanes patrolling "eastern flank"antibellum679354512.wordpress.comNATOAllied Air CommandMarch 21, 2023 Polish, Netherlands and French fighter jets train on eastern flank MALBORK, Poland — NATO fighter jets conducted combined air policing drills simulating aircraft intercepts and conducting approach, handover and escort procedures. Polish MiG-29 and Netherlands F-35 jets took off from Malbork Air Base to fly integration training in Polish airspace. …
Sarah Anderson(2023-03-26). Men Dominate the Corporate World, But Replacing Them With Women Isn't the Answer.truthout.orgFor the first time ever, women CEOs now make up more than 10 percent of Fortune 500 leaders. But that's hardly a reason to celebrate. On every indicator, white men still dominate the upper rungs of the economy, while women — particularly women of color — continue to be overrepresented in low-paying jobs. And even when women do break through the glass ceiling, they're still part of a system… |
scorinoco(2023-03-26). France: Over 1 Million People Participate in Protests Against Pension Reform.orinocotribune.com Over one million people participated in demonstrations against the pension reform bill across France, according to the French Interior Ministry, while unions give the estimate at over three million. | The Interior Ministry said 1.089 million demonstrators took to the streets in France on Thursday, March 23, double the number present at the previous manifestation on March 15; however, it was less than at the demonstrations on January 19, 31 and March 7, the French media reported. Then, the number of protesters reportedly amounted to around 1.2 million. | However, France's largest union, CGT, reported that a record…
Staff(2023-03-26). 📨 Modo Avión: ChatGPT, øpuedo hacerte una pregunta? 🤖.cubadebate.cuEsta semana estábamos sin ideas y le pedimos al ChatGPT que nos hiciera la tarea. Na, no se alarmen que solo fue una prueba. Sabemos que lo que escribimos nosotros tiene más pinta. Igual, la inteligencia artificial está muy dura, así como el #TeamAsere, que aunque perdió el domingo pasado, hay que ponerle una medalla en el pecho a cada uno de esos peloteros por todo el odio que enfrentaron en Miami.
Staff(2023-03-26). Brasil perdió con Marruecos y Argentina pasa a ser el número uno en el Ranking FIFA.cubadebate.cuEn un gran nivel y con la confianza en alza luego de su gran cuarto puesto en Qatar-2022, el seleccionado de Marruecos venció 2-1 a Brasil este sábado en un partido amistoso en Tánger, un encuentro en el que los pentacampeones padecieron la baja del lesionado Neymar. Los centrocampistas Sofiane Boufal y Abdelhamid Sabiri dieron la victoria a los africanos.
Staff(2023-03-26). Estados Unidos: Mueren más de 20 personas en Mississippi por tormentas generadoras de tornados.cubadebate.cuMás de 20 personas murieron después de poderosas tormentas y al menos un tornado que azotaron Mississippi este viernes en la noche. Los vientos arrancaron techos de casas, casi arrasaron algunos vecindarios y dejaron sin electricidad a miles.El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional confirmó que el tornado azotó las ciudades de Silver City y Rolling Fork.
Staff(2023-03-26). Mauricio Macri descarta su participación en próximas elecciones en Argentina.cubadebate.cuMauricio Macri (2015-2019) descartó su postulación a las elecciones generales previstas para el 22 de octubre de este año.A través de un video publicado en su perfil en la red social Twitter, el representante de la alianza opositora Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) confirmó su decisión de no ser candidato bajo el pretexto de "agrandar el espacio político".
Staff(2023-03-26). Nueva fuga de agua radiactiva provoca el cierre de una central nuclear en Minnesota, Estados Unidos.cubadebate.cuLa planta de energía nuclear cercana a la ciudad estadounidense de Mineápolis tuvo que cerrar por un escape de agua radiactiva. "Si bien la fuga continúa sin representar un riesgo para el público o el medioambiente, determinamos que el mejor curso de acción es apagar la planta y realizar las reparaciones permanentes de inmediato", informó Chris Clark.
Staff(2023-03-26). Ohtani regresó con los Angels y ponchó a ocho en última salida de la pretemporada.cubadebate.cuLa estrella Shohei Ohtani regresó al campamento de Los àÅngeles Angels después de su actuación como Jugador Más Valioso en el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol. Tres días después de ponchar a Mike Trout para asegurar el título del WBC para Japón contra EEUU, Ohtani estaba en los campos de Tempe, lanzando en un juego contra los Arizona Diamondbacks.
Staff(2023-03-26). Raúl fue el primero en acudir a su colegio electoral.cubadebate.cuEl General de Ejército, Raúl Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución cubana, también ejerció su derecho al voto muy temprano en la jornada electoral que vive el país este domingo, informó en Twitter Presidencia Cuba. Más de ocho millones de cubanos están convocados a las urnas para elegir a los 470 diputados a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular este domingo.
Staff(2023-03-26). Renuncia directora de escuela en EEUU por mostrar a alumnos de sexto grado el "David" de Miguel àÅngel.cubadebate.cuLa directora de una escuela chárter de Florida renunció después de que tres padres se quejaran de que sus hijos estaban expuestos a imágenes sexuales. Uno de los padres se refería a una de las obras más famosas de la historia del arte: el "David" de Miguel àÅngel. La junta de la escuela decidió darle a la directora la opción de renunciar o ser despedida.
Staff(2023-03-26). Unión Eléctrica no pronostica afectaciones por déficit de generación este domingo.cubadebate.cuEn el día de ayer no se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación en el Sistema Eléctrico Nacional. La disponibilidad del SEN a las 07: 00 horas es de 2900 MW y la demanda 1950 MW, con todo el sistema con servicio. Se estima que en el horario diurno, ni en el pico nocturno, ocurran afectaciones al servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación.
Staff(2023-03-26). Samidoun Vancouver hosts Liberation Iftar, celebrates victory of Palestinian prisoners.samidoun.net On Saturday, 25 March, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network in Vancouver organized a Liberation Iftar/Dinner to commemorate Palestinian Land Day, celebrate the victory of Palestinian prisoners over the jailer, and raise funds to support the upcoming Liberation Conference for Palestine in Ottawa. The event included an abundant iftar meal, political speeches, and cultural performances, all …
Tara Lohan, The Revelator.(2023-03-26). 'What Really Keeps Me Up At Night': A Climate Scientist's Call To Action.popularresistance.orgWe're running out of time to get things right. | With the final installment in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 6th Assessment Report released this week, the world's leading climate scientists have offered a stark warning that we need to cut our greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 or face a "rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all." | This will require an abrupt about-face as emissions continue to rise despite the massive body of scientific literature affirming the dire risks of proceeding with business as usual.
teleSUR, JCM(2023-03-26). Fiscalía de Venezuela adelanta investigación anticorrupción.telesurtv.netSe reveló la trama de corrupción en la Superintendencia Nacional de Criptoactivos (Sunacrip), cuando se detectó a una red de funcionarios que realizaban operaciones petroleras paralelas a Pdvsa.
Waging Nonviolence(2023-03-26). To Those Jewish Americans Who Protested Minister Smotrich with Me: We Have to Talk about the Palestinians.juancole.comVia Fellowship Magazine By David Hart ( Waging Nonviolence ) — Earlier this month, I attended the large Jewish-led demonstration in Washington, D.C. (un)welcoming Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich to the U.S. We gathered in the cold rain to say that his remarks celebrating a brutal pogrom — and suggesting the state …
WSWS(2023-03-26). Strike wave erupts in Portugal against inflation and soaring poverty.wsws.orgThe strikes in Portugal take place against the backdrop of a wave of strikes against austerity and inflation by millions of workers across Europe, including the objectively revolutionary confrontation between the working class and the Macron government.
WSWS(2023-03-26). More UK postal workers write in to describe impact of Royal Mail cost-cutting exercise.wsws.orgThe World Socialist Web Site is publishing further correspondence from postal workers exposing the brutal exploitative regime being imposed by Royal Mail. The latest comes from Coventry, Ipswich, Grimsby, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Rushden, Paignton, Fakenham, Crumlin in Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland.
WSWS(2023-03-26). What filmmaker Ken Loach makes of The Spirit of '45.wsws.orgLoach's conception of the working class is closely bound up with the nationalist straitjacket imposed for so many decades by the Labour and trade union bureaucracy.
Anonymous103(2023-03-26). Russia To Deploy Its Nuclear Weapons In Belarus.southfront.org Click to see full-size image | At the request of the Belarusian side, Russia will deploy its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, the same way as the United States has been doing on the territory of its allied countries. | On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the construction of a special storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus will end on July 1. | The decision was made after London had declared its plans to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium she…
ecns.cn(2023-03-26). China wishes Brazilian president a speedy recovery: FM spokesperson.ecns.cnA Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Sunday said China wishes Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a speedy recovery and will stay in communication with the Brazilian side about the president's visit to China.
Staff(2023-03-26). Fidel Castro: El voto unido es una estrategia revolucionaria (+ Video).cubadebate.cuEste 26 de marzo se desarrolla en Cuba un proceso de elecciones de genuina democracia al elegir a los diputados a la ANPP. Lo cual nos lleva a recordar un concepto de Fidel Castro Ruz sobre la estrategia más inteligente a seguir: "El voto unido no es una cuestión técnica, es una cuestión política: es la estrategia de los patriotas, es la estrategia de los revolucionarios".
Staff(2023-03-26). La Tira de los Lectores: °Ese paisaje me encanta!cubadebate.cuCuba tiene paisajes que cautivan, inspiran y hacen volar la imaginación. Por eso convocábamos a nuestros lectores hace unos días a enviar fotos de los entornos rurales o urbanos que los han impresionado. A continuación compartimos algunas de las imágenes que llegaron a nuestra redacción.
Staff(2023-03-26). Cuba gana el Campeonato del Caribe de Tenis de Mesa y asegura a sus equipos para Santiago de Chile 2023.cubadebate.cuLos conjuntos cubanos de tenis de mesa ganaron respectivos títulos en el Campeonato del Caribe y aseguraron boletos a los Juegos Panamericanos de Santiago 2023. A su vez, estos éxitos afianzaron a la Mayor de Las Antillas en el primer lugar del medallero, un excelente resultado para un deporte que aspira a un buen resultado en las citas multideportivas del actual año.
Staff(2023-03-26). Cumbre Iberoamericana rechaza medidas coercitivas unilaterales en declaración final y se pronuncia contra bloqueo a Cuba.cubadebate.cuLos países participantes en la XXVIII Cumbre Iberoamericana, en República Dominicana, aprobaron la Declaración de Santo Domingo, que incluye entre sus puntos el rechazo a las medidas coercitivas unilaterales violatorias del derecho internacional y la Carta de Naciones Unidas. En comunicado especial, rechazaron el bloqueo y la persecución financiera contra Cuba y pidieron excluir a la Isla de la arbitraria lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo.
Staff(2023-03-26). Leones del Caribe buscan la cima (+ Fotos y Video).cubadebate.cuLa selección de futbol de Cuba conocida como los Leones del Caribe recibirá este domingo desde las 4 de la tarde a su similar de Guadalupe en el Estadio Antonio Maceo de Santiago de Cuba. A los jugadores del técnico Elier Sánchez solo les basta un empate para asegurar su pase a la división A de la Liga de Naciones de la CONCACAF y a la Copa de Oro.
Staff(2023-03-26). Minuto a Minuto: Cuba en elecciones.cubadebate.cuEste domingo se celebra una jornada histórica para la democracia cubana. Más de ocho millones de cubanos están convocados a las urnas para elegir a los 470 diputados a la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular. Quienes sean elegidos tendrán a su cargo elegir al presidente y vicepresidente de la República y continuar con el desarrollo legislativo de la Constitución. Este es un acto de soberanía popular y de participación ciudadana que refleja el compromiso de los cubanos con la Revolución.
Staff(2023-03-26). Test visual: Tu forma de aplastar la pasta dental revelará tu madurez mental.cubadebate.cuTodo lo que tienes que hacer ahora es sincerarte sobre tu forma de exprimir la crema de dientes y la prueba psicológica se encargará del resto. Lo que para ti puede ser insignificante, para el creador de este reto viral lo es todo. Aunque no lo creas, una acción tan simple como usar la pasta dental puede 'decir' mucho sobre ti en la actualidad.
Staff(2023-03-26). Voto por una Asamblea Nacional con el magisterio de Fidel.cubadebate.cuAnte el panorama mundial, luego de recibir toda la información, como debe ser, de la candidatura a la Asamblea Nacional, votaré por todos para apoyar nuestra democracia inclusiva, donde cualquier ciudadano honesto y dispuesto a trabajar por el país puede ser diputado sin gastar un centavo ni recibirlo por su labor al servicio de la nación. Parlamento que cuenta con el magisterio de Fidel para cambiar todo lo que deba ser cambiado para el bien de todos.
Staff(2023-03-26). "Nos resbalan las opiniones irrespetuosas del gobierno de los Estados Unidos"cubadebate.cuLos Estados Unidos y su gobierno siempre tienen una narrativa hostil hacia Cuba, no podemos esperar otra cosa, y nosotros no vivimos pendiente de esa narrativa hostil, imaginaria, calumniosa, virtual, provocadora y mentirosa. øPara qué se ponen las embajadas en un país, para qué un país pone una embajada en otro lugar?.
The warden of Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. | Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, "We followed all rules this morning. We were there very early with all required documentation. Without even checking our documentation, we were told that we would not be allowed in." | "The first official that we spoke to said that they had received 'intelligence' t…
There were several significant changes in the situation in the conflict zone in Ukraine during April 4. Most of the…
A virtual meeting will be held to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger, Revolutionary, Disability Justice and Rights Fighter, Labor Organizer — Rest in power! The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (DJRC) is hosting its monthly 2nd Sunday Dialogue, April 9 at 7: 00 p.m. EDT, to honor Mary and . . . | 
For the past 13 weeks, Israel has been rocked with massive demonstrations in the hundreds of thousands, especially in Tel Aviv, targeting the far-right, neofascist government headed by the butcher Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What prompted the protests was a proposed "reform package" that would curtail the judiciary branch of . . . | 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic …
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts from the American people in October …
Review of Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley, The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Co., 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment) — The Republic of Afghanistan unraveled quickly after May 2021 when US-led foreign troops prepared to abandon the country. This defied the forecasts of most experts on the capacity …
On March 30, Mexican police arrested three officials from the National Immigration Institute and two private security guards. The arrests occurred just days after a deadly blaze at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez. One of the incarcerated migrants, who has been accused of starting the fire, has also . . . | 
The Summit for Democracy had its second forum on March 28-30 this year. The current US administration established the event in the second part of 2021, and it was held for the first time in December of that year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic was still active at the time, this event was held online a […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ 
History in the United States as Donald Trump becomes the first sitting or former president arrested on criminal charges. Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in New York today to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records and conspiracy stemming from hush-money payments to two women …
Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "
I am not insulting Honduras. I lived in Honduras in 1978 in the "campo" where I worked with campesinos in developing agricultural projects that increased corn and bean production by…
Twenty years ago, the United States supported by some if its allies, launched the invasion of Iraq. It invaded a sovereign country under a false pretext and unleashed almost two decades of armed conflict, which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
With the spring break holidays upon us, many U.S. holiday-makers will be traveling to Mexico to enjoy the sunshine. However, a worsening situation with violence is making many consider their options.
Click to see full-size image | New victories of the Wagner PMC are reported in the region of Bakhmut. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fail to stop Russian advance on the streets of the city and are threatened to loose control of the settlements on its outskirts. | According to Ukrainian media sources, Ukrainian forces lost control of up to 10% of the city in the past three days. The AFU were forced to withdraw beyond the Bakhmut railway station located in the western district of the city due to disru…
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar; | Russian forces took full control of AZOM industrial complex in Bakhmut; | Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 D-20 howitzer and 2 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles and 4 armoured vehicles wer…
Click to see full-size image | On April 4, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Aleppo province; | On April 4, Ambassadors of Syria, Idris Mayya, Iraq, Qais Al-Amiri, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Enezi and Iran, Ali Najafi to Oman held a quadrilateral meeting in Muscat, the capital of Oman; | On April 4, heavy clashes erupted between Turkish-backed armed groups in the city of Azaz; | On April 3, three Turkish…
Click to see full-size image | Russian UAVs struck military facilities in the Odessa region. Shkolny airfield was damaged; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles and two D-30 howitzers in the Kerson region; | Russian forces destroyed four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed three armoured vehicles, one Gvozdika howitzer, one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicle…
Click to see full-size imageThree bases are in the north, facing Taiwan, and one is in the South China Sea province of Palawan | Originally published on The Philippines on Monday 
Click to see full-size imageWe are sure some of SouthFront readers may be interested in the upcoming event in Topsham | Following a great turnout in Westbrook on March 18 where we said NO to war with Russia and China (which you can read about 
On April 4, Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held the monthly special…
Click to see full-size image,UPDATE: The Manhattan Criminal Court in New York brought criminal charges against former US President Donald Trump on 34 counts, CNN reports. The ex-president stayed in court for about two hours, during this time he was under arrest. He has pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts in the Manhattan indictment against him. Donald Trump became the first ex-president with the status of a prisoner. After he left the courtroom, the arrest was lifted. | A New York court had arrested former US President D…
Illustrative ImageDespite its existence, the "psychological front" has another meaning in current tensions. | Written by In all situations of armed conflict, something that runs parallel to the fighting on the frontlines is the psychological clash, with both sides trying to exhibit force and intimidate the enemy to give up fighting. This constant attempt to morally…
Illustrative Image. Source: Alexey Fedorenko/Shutterstock | Written by The slogan "Support for Ukraine" continues to bloom. Do those who promote it know that the Ukrainians were the most martyred people in Europe BEFORE the war? Because of the very person the West cherishes… President Zelensky. | In summary, here is what our media hide from us and w…
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The old saying "many a truth is spoken in jest" reminds me of a sign in a Paducah union hall from 1980: "A union member voting for Ronald Reagan is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders." The same goes for Donald Trump, who despite his indictment, looks like the favorite to win next year's …
Philadelphia Mumia Abu-Jamal, his family and his supporters around the world had every reason and right to hope that all their hard work would pay off in persuading Judge Lucretia Clemons from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to follow and apply the law, as has been done in . . . | 
Attacks against Trans women are attacks against the women's movement and the fight for better equality and justice.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is reportedly planning on leveraging this charge, which is a misdemeanor that has exceeded the statute of limitations, into a felony by arguing that the business records were falsified to cover up an illegal donation to Trump's campaign, namely the money from Cohen to pay off Daniels.
"Despite internal awareness, the company systematically downplayed the problem to the public, instead promoting more and more fossil fuel use despite the dangers," said one expert. "Now, five decades later, Shell continues to dawdle and delay."
On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Dağdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals".
"This is a devastating day for our state and freedoms," said one Democratic Florida state lawmaker. "This six-week abortion ban is deeply unpopular, dangerous, and un-American."
By Renuka Rayasam/ Kaiser Health News In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn't carried out another execution because officials have struggled to obtain the drugs needed for lethal injection. Now, to resume executions, lawmakers are debating a bill that would further shroud the state's lethal injection …
By The Xi-Putin Summit (March 22-24) was a strategic summit of two "non-western" super powers. The outcome of the summit will have far-reaching …
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) — April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for. Are they used to provide all citizens sufficient resources and public goods for human security and well-being — the core of our national security? How much of our taxes pay …
Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Trump's arraignment today has been widely denounced by the US Right as politically motivated and unprecedented. But high officers of the US government, including former vice presidents Aaron Burr and Spiro Agnew, have had to be arraigned before judges. Moreover, in other countries, such as Israel, Germany, France and …
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is pushing to gut the state's signature climate law after raking in nearly half a million dollars from the corporations and lobbyists pushing the move, according to a Lever review of campaign finance records.The governor's office wants to place a provision into the state's $230 billion budget that would change how the state counts methane emissions, allowing energy companies to include more natural gas in their energy mix while still complying with the state's climate law."The governor and her administration's track record of decisive action to move away from fossil fuels toward a…
As Israelis march en masse against Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial coup, many around the world are questioning why these protests did not materialize in defense of Palestinian land and life. For a special Passover installment of the "Not in Our Name" series, Rabbi Arik Ascherman joins The Marc Steiner Show to talk about the current protest movement in Israel and why democracy there cannot be attained without Palestinian liberation. | 
CLEVELAND—Unions, safety specialists, and—now—the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have contended that corporate greed drove Norfolk Southern Railway to cut corners on safety inspections and prevention, thus leading to the disastrous Feb. 3 wreck there. But buried deep in the March 31 federal Justice Department filing, for both itself and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, …
A new law in Uganda broadly criminalizing the LGBTI* community has captured global attention. The law includes provisions against "Aggravated Homosexuality" that criminalize the sexual activity of HIV+ people with life in prison or even the death penalty. Other loosely defined activities such as "abetting homosexuality" and "conspiracy to engage in homosexuality" are also criminalized. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with renowned Ugandan LGBTI activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera to discuss the origins of Uganda's recent turn towards politicized homophobia and transphobia, as well as the co…
The recent massive demonstrations against the Macron administration in France forcing through so-called pension reforms reveals the determined attempts of pro-capitalist governments in all the major economies to cut real wages when we are old and can no longer work.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to surrender in New York. A historic day is about to play out in New York on Tuesday when former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in to authorities. Trump, who was indicted last week, arrived …
Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict provides an important refocusing and reprioritizing of earlier Scriptural studies as seen through the lens of historical materialist analysis. Although containing little original research, authors James Crossley and Robert J. Myles have painstakingly examined many of the mainstream interpretations of the life, teachings, and execution of Jesus. They have …
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Following are excerpts from an article published on April 11, 1968, in WW newspaper, by Workers World Party founding Chairperson Sam Marcy, a week after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in Memphis, Tennessee, The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin . . . | 
TOKYO—Shouting in chorus, "No to Japan's possession of enemy base strike capabilities!", "No to a war-fighting Japan!", hundreds of young people marched in a demonstration through Tokyo's famous shopping district of Shinjuku on March 18. This action was called for by an organizing committee consisting of various youth groups, including the Democratic Youth League of …
Chicago residents are voting Tuesday in a mayoral runoff election that has been dominated by issues of public safety, with the two leading candidates coming from different ends of the Democratic Party's political spectrum. Brandon Johnson is an organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union and backed by progressive forces in the city, and Paul Vallas is the former head of Chicago Public Schools who is endorsed by the police union. Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who lives in Chicago, gives his analysis of the race and why it holds national implications. "It raises the question of 'Can a progress…
Finland is formally joining NATO on Tuesday in a move that doubles the military alliance's border with Russia. Finland and Russia share an 800-mile border. Finland is joining NATO a week after Turkey's parliament voted to ratify the Nordic country's membership. Turkey and Hungary have yet to approve Sweden as a member of NATO, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan accusing Stockholm of harboring Kurdish dissidents he considers terrorists. Finland and Sweden had applied to join NATO in May 2022, just months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For more on NATO's expans…
On the day of Donald Trump's historic arraignment in New York, making him the first former president ever to be criminally charged, we speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump for decades. Trump is said to face 34 felony counts for falsifying business records. The case centers in part on hush-money payments Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign to adult film star Stormy Daniels. After his appearance before a judge in Manhattan, where he is expected to plead not guilty to all charges, Trump will fly back to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where h…
A crucial election in Wisconsin on Tuesday will decide the fate of democracy in the state and have major ramifications for the 2024 presidential election, says reporter Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones. At stake is a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently has a 4-3 conservative majority. Although technically nonpartisan, the election is a showdown between Democratic-backed Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz and Republican-backed former state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly. Berman says the outcome of the race could determine if abortion remain…
Yoon Suk-yeol, the current president of South Korea, has consistently expressed a desire to strengthen bilateral ties with Japan, in contrast to his predecessor, Moon Jae-in. Yoon has said that both nations should abide by the spirit of the Japan—South Korea Joint Declaration of 1998 issued by Japanese Prime Minister Keiz≈ç Obuchi and South Korean […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…
Americans have to ask themselves: Is it worth risking nuclear war—and an apocalyptic nuclear winter—for no loftier purpose than to maintain their country's violently enforced grasp of overwhelming global power?>
Part I of a CAM investigation into the origins of the Ukraine War: U.S. and NATO involvement in the February 2014 Coup and Maidan Massacre, and their historical antecedents.
The U.S. knows from its experience in defeating Germany, Japan, and the "Asian Tigers," that a decisive way to slow a competitor's growth rate is to get it to reduce its level of investment, which is what it is now trying to do to China.
At least 30 Peruvian demonstrators killed during ongoing protests in Peru were murdered by live ammunition fired by police officers and soldiers. In total, 67 deaths have been reported during months of demonstrations following the ouster and imprisonment of democratically elected President Pedro Castillo in December, 2022. Of these, 49 demonstrators were reportedly killed by police and military gunfire. | By killing demonstrators with live ammunition, officials certainly violated the operating protocols of the Peruvian police, according to which they are prohibited from shooting at protesters except in the case o…
Israeli forces have fatally shot a young Palestinian in front of one of the gates to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds as the occupying regime ramps up violence against Muslim worshipers in the fasting holy month of Ramadan. | The Palestinian media said the young man, identified as Muhammad al-Osibi, was killed on Friday evening near the Chain Gate, one of the entrances to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. | Eyewitnesses said gunfire was clearly heard from inside the mosque and that the young man was shot dead as he tried to protect a Palestinian girl who was being prevented by troops fro…
Housing rights groups and left-wing parties in Portugal have been calling on the government to institute rent caps and fund social housing. They have also opposed the housing program introduced by the government…
The resolution presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of Non-Aligned countries noted the impact of sanctions on key rights related to life, health, and freedom from hunger. It was predictably rejected by the US and its allies…
I had a relaxed, focused discussion today with Craig Simpson, who does a podcast from Arizona, on the political and economic fallout in the West from its feckless attempt to…
