(2024-03-11). UN: 68th Annual Meeting to Promote Gender Equality Opens. telesurenglish.net The 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women will begin today amid what experts are calling a crossroads for gender equality. | RELATED: | The agency's largest annual women's empowerment meeting will run through March 22 with discussions focused on accelerating the achievement of equality, addressing poverty, and strengthening gender-responsive institutions and financing. | The event brings together representatives of governments, civil so…
newarab.com (2024-03-13). Israel using starvation as 'weapon of war' in Gaza: Borrell 
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that Israel is deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. | | Addressing the UN Security Council in New York, Borrell stated that the lack of aid entering the Palestinian enclave is "manmade". | | "This humanitarian crisis… is not a natural disaster, is not a flood, is not an earthquake, it is manmade," the EU diplomat said.
(2024-03-13). Campaigners build cemetery outside Parliament warning 'cold homes cost lives'. leftfootforward.org Activists have constructed a cemetery outside the Houses of Parliament this morning drawing attention to the thousands of avoidable deaths in the UK due to fuel poverty and cold homes. | Hundreds of headstones made of insulation boards were put up in Victoria Tower Gardens along with an eight metre long funeral wreath with the message 'Cold Homes Cost Lives', as activists accused the government of failing on energy efficiency policy. | The protest, staged by Greenpeace UK activists, came as new analysis by the environmental campaign group found 58 people have died every day during winter due to cold homes over…
(2024-03-13). More for Them, Less for Us. otherwords.org In his State of the Union address, President Biden called out "massive executive pay" and vowed to "make big corporations and the very wealthy finally pay their share" of taxes. | Corporate tax dodging and CEO pay have gotten so out of control that many major U.S. companies are paying their top executives more than they're paying Uncle Sam. | Tesla is perhaps the most dramatic example. Over the period 2018-2022, the electric car maker raked in $4.4 billion in profits but paid no federal income taxes. Meanwhile, Tesla CEO Elon Musk became one of the world's richest men. | When it comes to fleecing taxpayers while…
(2024-03-13). Wealth over Health: Decision to withdraw Rotavirus Vaccine in 1999 & NOT withdraw COVID-19 Vaccines proves Health Authorities are Corrupt & only care about Wealth. expose-news.com The decision in 1999 to withdraw the Rotashield rotavirus vaccine from the market due to its association with an increased risk of intussusception—a rare but serious bowel obstruction—set a precedent for vaccine …
(2024-03-13). In 9 Charts: India's Growing Debt Problem Has 'Crisis-Like Symptoms'. cadtm.org
(2024-03-13). Video: Indian wife hits Husband's elder father with steel crutch. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – A video circulating on X (formerly Twitter) shocked internet users worldwide as a live stream showed an Indian wife hitting her husband's elderly father with his own steel crutch that he uses out of old age and necessity. The video in question was broadcast and streamed live through what seems an Indian live-stream service where the wife was seen hitting the elderly man till he fell and started crying, while her husband was working abroad in the Gulf area. Video: Indian wife hits Husband's elder father with steel crutch: While the wife targeted the elder man's legs, he tried to fight back but en…
(2024-03-13). We Need Feminism Free of Condescension. counterpunch.org 
*The following is from a speech given by CODEPINK co-director, Danaka Katovich, gave at Palestinian Feminist Collective's International Working Women's Day Vigil for Palestine on Friday March 8th* I was three years old when CODEPINK was founded, by women I still interact with on a daily basis. So I've been able to hear what sort
(2024-03-13). Everyday Fascism: Brecht's Warning about The Serpent's Egg. counterpunch.org 
n a world shaped increasingly by emerging authoritarianism, it has become increasingly difficult to remember what a purposeful and substantive democracy looks like, or for that matter, what the idea of democracy might suggest. Democracy as an ideal, promise, and working practice is under assault, just as a number of far-right educational, market, military, and religious fundamentalisms are gaining ascendancy in American society.
(2024-03-13). May Day 2024: Make It 'Workers For Palestinian Resistance Day'. popularresistance.org On May 1st, workers all over the world will march to demand all of the things that the working class needs for its survival. Along with all of the workers' demands on May 1st, at this decisive moment, in the spirit of reviving working class internationalism, on this May Day, the world needs us to prioritize working class solidarity with the liberation struggle of the Palestinian people, and the right of the Palestinian resistance to fight for liberation by any means necessary, including armed struggle. | This is the best way to strengthen unity between the working class and those who are fighting against colonial…
(2024-03-13). Video: SEP (Australia) launches electoral registration campaign. wsws.org The SEP is fighting to provide the working class with a political voice, in opposition to the pro-genocide, pro-war Labor government and political establishment.
(2024-03-13). Philadelphia: Martyrs Day march for Palestine. workers.org 
Over 1,000 people marched in rain and sometimes gale force winds in recognition of Palestinian Martyrs Day and International Working Women's Day in Philadelphia on March 9. Starting with a rally at Rittenhouse Square, the crowd took to the streets, heading around City Hall and up North Broad to Spring . . . |
(2024-03-13). Inspection blitz nabs non-compliant employers. sanews.gov.za Inspection blitz nabs non-compliant employers | The Department of Employment and Labour, working with other law enforcement agencies, have issued over 50 contravention notices and compliance orders against non-compliant employers in Rustenburg in the North West. | Nine undocumented foreign nationals were also arrested during a joint blitz inspection by the department and other law enforcement agencies. | The three-day blitz inspection that started in Rustenburg on Monday was led by the Inspection and Enforcement Services unit of the Department of Employment and Labour in the North West in partnership with the D…
(2024-03-13). SA must join forces to create youth employment, says Mashatile. sanews.gov.za SA must join forces to create youth employment, says Mashatile | Deputy President Paul Mashatile emphasised the need to strengthen multi-sectoral partnerships to increase opportunities for youth empowerment and participation in the labour market. | "Together, we can contribute to national efforts to create employment and get South Africans working," he said on Tuesday. | Deputy President Mashatile was speaking at the National Council of Provinces during a question and answer session. | In 2020, he said Cabinet approved the National Youth Policy (NYP) 2030, which is a cross-sectoral policy intended to redress th…
(2024-03-13). Service delivery 'war room' working to resolve water and electricity disruptions. sanews.gov.za Service delivery 'war room' working to resolve water and electricity disruptions | Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government is implementing rapid response interventions to resolve water and electricity disruptions in various municipalities across the country. | The Deputy President was speaking during his question and answer session in the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday. | Through the Service Delivery War Room, the Deputy President said the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has developed some improvement plans to implement rapid response interventions. | These,…
(2024-03-13). Sanders Introduces Bill to Establish 32-Hour Workweek in US With No Loss of Pay. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday introduced legislation that would establish a 32-hour workweek in the U.S. with no loss of pay, a change the Vermont senator said is necessary to ensure the working class benefits from massive productivity gains and technological advances. A 32-hour workweek "is not a radical idea," Sanders, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)… |
(2024-03-13). Belarus sets up commission to select radioactive waste storage facility. eng.belta.by The state commission has been instructed to work out proposals on the | selection of a site for a radioactive waste storage facility and submit | them to the Council of Ministers within ten working days.
(2024-03-13). Comprehensive testing helps diagnose and manage rare genetic disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lauri's daughter, Christy, a genetic counselor at Mayo Clinic, was instrumental in getting Lauri the testing she needed for an accurate diagnosis. Multiple doctors and multiple examinations could not figure out why Lauri Sieben had spent much of her life "never feeling quite right" physically. Fortunately for Lauri, that changed after her daughter Christy began working as a genetic counselor in Mayo Clinic's Molecular Technologies Laboratory. After seeing similarities between the patient testing she was…
(2024-03-13). Sunday 4/7: Live from Jenin. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 FRANKLIN ST. | S.F.
(2024-03-13). UAE-funded aid ship sets sail for north Gaza as famine grips. newarab.com 
An aid ship, mostly funded by the The ship, which is part of a pilot project for the opening of a humanitarian sea corridor to
(2024-03-13). Palestinians in Gaza face famine during Ramadan. mondoweiss.net 
Ramadan has arrived, and northern Gaza has been overtaken by famine. "People fast without the promise of breaking it, and the world watches on without doing anything," Ghazi Oweis, a refugee from northern Gaza, tells Mondoweiss.
(2024-03-13). Starvation is a war crime: Note from the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org Famine looms in Gaza due to Israel's refusal to let aid trucks into the besieged territory. This is in violation of the Geneva Conventions which say that "starvation of civilians as a method of combat is prohibited"
(2024-03-12). Israel Kills Civilians While They Wait for Help. telesurenglish.net Israel again attacked Palestinians awaiting humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. This while the occupation forces subdue the Gazati people through famine. | RELATED: | As the famine intensifies, the Zionist army bombards a group of civilians who were waiting for humanitarian aid, leaving 400 dead and 1300 injured. | The Gaza Press Office has denounced this by calling the massacres against civilian groups awaiting aid a fabrication of what is said about at…
(2024-03-13). Corporations That Pay Their Executives More Than Uncle Sam. inequality.org Corporate tax dodging and CEO pay have both gotten so far out of control that a significant number of major U.S. companies are paying their top executives more than they're paying Uncle Sam. Tesla is perhaps the most dramatic example. Over the period 2018-2022, the electric car maker raked in $4.4 billion in profits but …
(2024-03-13). 230,000 mothers and children likely to die from hunger in Sudan. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – According to the UK-based NGO Save The Children, nearly 230,000 pregnant women, new mothers and children are facing death from hunger if no immediate action is taken to save them from the deteriorating situation in Sudan.According to new figures released by the Nutrition Cluster in Sudan, a partnership of organizations including the UN, Federal Ministry of Health, and NGOs including Save the Children, over 2.9 million children in Sudan are acutely malnourished, with an additional 729,000 children under the age of five suffering from severe acute malnutrition.Save The Children Country Director, Arif Noo…
(2024-03-13). Children in Gaza are dying of starvation at a sickening rate. newarab.com 
"There's an everyday struggle to find food. Her mum told me how they'd either eat very small portions, share food, or skip meals altogether," Jonathan Crickx, Head of Communications at UNICEF State of Palestine told The New Arab, referring to 13-year-old Nada who shelters with her mother and two sisters in a makeshift tent in Rafah. | Hunger and starvation now looms over Gaza. 10-year-old
(2024-03-13). 230,000 children, mothers risk dying of hunger in Sudan: NGO. newarab.com 
Without critical action, nearly 230,000 Nearly 11 months of fighting between the forces of two rival generals has killed thousands and The bombing and destruction of fields and factories have plunged Sudan into "