(2024-03-22). Even If Gaza Aid Increased Tomorrow, It Wouldn't Be Enough in the Immediate Term. truthout.org As Israel continues its relentless assault on Gaza, causing mass famine, injury and death, we get an update on the malnutrition and mental health crises in Gaza from Dr. Nahreen Ahmed, a pulmonary and critical care doctor and the medical director of the humanitarian aid group MedGlobal. She is recently back from a two-week volunteer trip to Gaza, where she says these crises are growing so rapidly… |
(2024-03-22). Why the US Wants to Block Free and Fair Elections in Palestine w/ Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. thealtworld.com Israel continues to starve, bombard, and ethnically cleanse Palestine with the full backing of the US government. The death toll stands at over 31,000 people, and more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people are facing imminent famine. And while the world has its eyes on Gaza, Israel has intensified its slaughter and torture of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. | Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, a physician and general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, joins the show from Ramallah to discuss the possibility of Palestinian political unification in a postwar Gaza why free and fair election…
(2024-03-22). "Children Are Dying": Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition, Preventable Infections. democracynow.org 
As Israel continues its relentless assault on Gaza, causing mass famine, injury and death, we get an update on the malnutrition and mental health crises in Gaza from Dr. Nahreen Ahmed, a pulmonary and critical care doctor and the medical director of the humanitarian aid group MedGlobal. She is recently back from a two-week volunteer trip to Gaza, where she says these crises are growing so rapidly "that even if aid was increased tomorrow, we would still be in a severe situation where the amount of food would not be enough in the immediate term." It is a "horrific experience for all involved,̶…
(2024-03-22). Headlines for March 22, 2024. democracynow.org Al-Shifa Evacuees Describe Terror of Israeli Attack on Besieged Hospital, Video Shows Israeli Forces Targeting and Killing Group of Unarmed Gazans, Antony Blinken Meets Netanyahu in Tel Aviv as He Acknowledges Severe Hunger Crisis in Gaza, Dozens of Ex-U.S. Officials Warn Biden Against Enabling Israeli Abuses in Occupied West Bank, Sudan Could Soon Become the World's Worst Hunger Crisis, Biden Admin Urged to Halt Haiti Deportations as Deadly Unrest Continues, 70+ Rohingya Refugees Could Be Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Aceh Coast, France Pushes Law to Curb Devastating Impacts of Fast Fashion, Russian Strikes…
(2024-03-22). Homeless all over again. electronicintifada.net Israel destroyed one of Rafah's largest residential buildings.
(2024-03-22). French army prepares to send ground troops to Ukraine. wsws.org These statements confirm that Macron and the French army command intend to escalate the war, trampling underfoot deep working class opposition to war.
(2024-03-22). The Double Edge Theater's Project to 'Rematriate Land'. counterpunch.org 
The economic realities in the U.S. do not generally support working-class artists and culture bearers—an issue that has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a March 2021 report titled "Solidarity Not Charity: Arts and Culture Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy," 63 percent of creatives in the U.S. were "fully unemployed" as of December 2020 and one-third
(2024-03-22). Canada Post demands sweeping concessions in contract talks as postal union keeps workers demobilized. wsws.org The WSWS urges postal workers ready to fight CPC's outrageous concessions demands to draw the necessary conclusions from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers' complicity in undermining their working conditions. The only way forward is through the construction of rank-and-file committees at every depot to seize control of the contract struggle.
(2024-03-22). Coming Soon to a Mansion Near You: A Tax on Over-the-Top Greed Grabs. inequality.org
(2024-03-22). HaàØti: The Barbecue Revolution — Civil War & Viv Ansanm's Path to Power. libya360.wordpress.com New Black Nationalism "We are an organization of nationalists, focused on the country and the ghetto, who united to dismantle a number of vagabonds and gangs that politicians use to harm the ghettos each time they seek to take power. We have formed it so the ghetto gets its share…Hungry people don't play around." —…
(2024-03-22). SA marks World Water Day. sanews.gov.za SA marks World Water Day | Today South Africa joins the globe in marking World Water Day which is celebrated annually on 22 March. | South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Chairperson, Professor Bongani Ncube has underscored the need to improve access to productive water across South Africa's disadvantaged communities. | "I'm talking about water for productivity, water for agriculture, [and] water that will take people out of poverty," Professor Ncube said. | The SARChI was established in 2006 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF). | The main goal…
(2024-03-22). US$152 million "pre-wedding" bash of Asia' richest man shows contempt of billionaires toward workers and rural poor. wsws.org This immense accumulation of wealth in the hands of a handful of billionaires should be ended and those resources should be used to resolve the miserable living conditions of hundreds of millions of Indian workers and poor.
youtube.com (2024-03-22). LIVE: Outside Moscow concert hall after shooting by several gunmenRussia's Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall.
The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years.
Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze
PositiveUniverse.com Comment (2024-03-22). The duplicitous American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.The American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
It was a trick resolution question. It did NOT call for a ceasefire and simply stated that a ceasefire is an 'imperative' (important), further enabling the march by Israel for an upcoming Rafah invasion and massive slaughter of Palestinians.
(2024-03-22). Saturday 3/30: Day of Service in Honor of Cesar Chavez. indybay.org Homeless Garden Project Farm, 904 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz…
(2024-03-22). The Arrogance of the Powerful, From Palestine to People's Park. counterpunch.org 
I lived in Berkeley in 1981. In fact, I'd been there for a few years except for a summer in Santa Cruz and a winter in San Diego. I spent a lot of the time I wasn't working some day job hanging out in People's Park and on Telegraph Avenue. I wasn't alone. In fact,
(2024-03-22). Maldives Prez seeks debt relief from India after insisting on withdrawal of military personnel. muslimmirror.com Male : After his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has struck a reconciliatory tone, saying India will continue to remain his country's "closest ally" and urged New Delhi to provide debt relief to the archipelago nation. The Maldives owed approximately USD 400.9 million to India by the end of last year. Ever since he …
(2024-03-22). The Importance of Social Class as a Power Category Besides Race and Gender to Understand What is Going on in the US. counterpunch.org 
The widely reproduced perception that the majority of the working population is middle class, as even President Biden mentioned in his State of the Union address, is inaccurate and is based on a biased survey that asked people to define themselves either as upper, middle, or lower class. The term lower class is derogatory and insulting, and very few people choose to define themselves as lower class. The occupational groups used by the General Social Survey (GSS) give an idea of classes in the U.S.: The corporate class includes corporate owners and managers; the middle class is comprised of professionals and techn…
(2024-03-22). "Iraq's oil wealth is in the hands of Washington, while Iraqi go hungry," Interview with Hussein Askary. globalresearch.ca
(2024-03-22). Iranian press review: Afghans claim organ theft from deceased relatives in Iran. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Afghans claim organ theft from deceased relatives in Iran | Meanwhile, unions argue proposed minimum wage increase would push workers deeper into poverty, and the closure of the pro-reformist Aftab daily highlights pressure on critical media
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(2024-03-22). Sudan among 'worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory': UN. newarab.com 
After nearly a year of war, Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history, the United Nations warned Wednesday, slamming the international community for its lack of action. | Fighting between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has since April killed tens of thousands and led to acute food shortages and a looming risk of famine. | "By all measures – the sheer scale of humanitarian needs, the numbers of people displaced and facing hunger – Sudan is one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory," said Edem Wosornu, director of oper…
(2024-03-22). Ramadan: Gaza is trapped in a cycle of 'starving to fasting'. newarab.com 
"There's no food in Gaza, no water, and nothing to buy. We don't have money, we've spent our savings, we sold our belongings, and we have Bahaa Talab slumps in his chair, he's barely eaten since Ramadan began. "We were already fasting before Ramadan," the Al-Saraya resident sighed, "On the first day, I ate a bite of stale bread and a cup of tea for Suhoor. While Muslims around the world agonise over Iftar, we agonise over when the next bomb will explode." | Food shortages, malnutrition, and famine…
(2024-03-22). Canada FM confirms halting arms shipments to Israel. newarab.com 
Canada will halt all arms shipments to Israel, The besieged Palestinian territory is facing a mounting humanitarian crisis, and months of war have pushed hundreds of thousands of Gazans to the brink of famine. | Canada, a key ally of the United States, which provides Israel with billions of dollars a year in military aid, had alre…
(2024-03-22). Inside the TikTok trend exploiting child hunger in NW Syria. newarab.com 
In recent years, a disturbing phenomenon has spread across the IDP (internally displaced persons) camps of This is provided to them by the Tiktok account holders, who have themselves
(2024-03-22). Biggest rise in 'absolute poverty' for 30 years seen in UK. presstv.ir The United Kingdom has seen the biggest rise in "absolute poverty" in 30 years.
(2024-03-21). M. Emmet Walsh, 'Blade Runner' actor, dead at 88. albawaba.com The world of cinema has lost one of its most distinctive character actors, M. Emmet Walsh, who passed away at the age of 88 due to cardiac arrest.Walsh, whose career spanned over six decades, was a familiar face to audiences, often playing roles that left a lasting impression.Born on March 22, 1935, in Ogdensburg, New York, and raised in rural Swanton, Vermont, Walsh's journey into acting began with his onscreen debut in "Alice's Restaurant" in 1969. He quickly became known for his versatility, appearing in a variety of genres and working with some of Hollywood's most renowned directors and actors.RIP, M. Emmet W…