2024-03-29: News Headlines

Qassam Muaddi (2024-03-29). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 175: ICJ orders Israel to stop famine in Gaza as Israel continues to raid hospitals. mondoweiss.net The International Court of Justice imposed new provisional measures in South Africa's case against Israel for its genocide in Gaza, ordering Israel to ensure the entry of food and other supplies in order to stop the spreading famine.

WSWS (2024-03-29). Warning "famine is setting in," International Court of Justice orders "unhindered provision" of humanitarian aid to Gaza. wsws.org Given the undeniable fact that Israel has systematically blocked aid deliveries into Gaza, and massacred Palestinians trying to access food from the few shipments that have made it through, the Court's statement implicitly accuses Israel of committing genocidal actions.

Joe Sims (2024-03-29). Build the Party, Build the Clubs. cpusa.org Editor's Note: Build the Party, Build the Clubs is one of three discussion documents submitted by the CPUSA in preparation for its 32nd National Convention. It was approved for submission by the party's National Board at its March 27th meeting. | As the 2024 election unfolds, the U.S. working class is increasingly taking the fight to the bosses. Last year, strike action was way up, as was involvement in electoral struggles all over the country. Labor is taking greater independent political initiative to set the national agenda. The AFL-CIO, for example, recently demanded a ceasefire in Gaza. | This independen…

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-29). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 175: ICJ orders Israel to stop famine in Gaza as Israel continues to raid hospitals. mondoweiss.net

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-29). People's movements to launch massive Land Day mobilizations in solidarity with Palestine. peoplesdispatch.org On March 30, people's movements and working class parties around the world will mark Land Day as Palestinians continue to resist against land theft and genocide…

Staff (2024-03-29). "Like Lying in a Coffin": UNICEF Spokesperson Warns of Devastating Toll on Gaza's Children. democracynow.org As the death toll in Gaza tops 32,600, we speak with UNICEF spokesperson James Elder in Rafah near the Egyptian border, now home to some 1.5 million Palestinians seeking shelter from the fighting. He says Israel's continued obstruction of aid into the territory is a "man-made and preventable" crisis of hunger and acute malnutrition that could be ended if Israel just opened access to more aid trucks, especially in northern Gaza, where desperate people could be reached in as little as 10 minutes. "When I'm on the street, every person, the first thing they want to tell me in English or…

Staff (2024-03-29). Over 1.1 mn people in Gaza facing food insecurity: UN. muslimmirror.com Gaza : The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that more than 1.1 million people in the Gaza Strip are facing "an extreme level of food insecurity," as Israel prevents aid from entering the enclave. The statement, posted on Thursday on social media platform X, emphasised the need to …

Staff (2024-03-29). Over 1.1 mn people in Gaza facing food insecurity: UN. muslimmirror.com Gaza : The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that more than 1.1 million people in the Gaza Strip are facing "an extreme level of food insecurity," as Israel prevents aid from entering the enclave. The statement, posted on Thursday on social media platform X, emphasised the need to …

WSWS (2024-03-29). New Zealand Labour Party leader feigns concern about inequality. wsws.org Workers and young people should not be taken in by the utterly hypocritical posturing of Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who leads a party of big business and imperialist war, which is responsible for the worsening social crisis.

WSWS (2024-03-29). UK child poverty at highest level in 30 years, with schools providing basic living necessities. wsws.org In September 2023, the Child Poverty Action Group reported that 4.2 million children nationwide were growing up in poverty—equivalent to nine children in an average classroom of 30.

Eric Brooks (2024-03-29). Strategies for organizational unity and action. cpusa.org The only remedy against a highly organized ruling class is a highly organized Communist Party. The fascist MAGA right is becoming Struggles within the Struggle | The Party Program states, "Grassroots Communist Party clubs are vital to bringing the Party's vision, strategy, and tactics into local work with masses of working people." As a member of a newer, smaller club, however, we are of…

themoscowtimes (2024-03-29). Tajikistan Detains 9 Moscow Concert Attack Suspects — Reports. themoscowtimes.com Sources said that the Tajik intelligence services were working together with their Russian counterparts in an investigation.

Staff (2024-03-29). ESG Funds Under Attack: Why Republicans Are Targeting Socially Responsible Investing. democracynow.org Republicans are on a "crusade" against responsible investing, says Andrew Behar, CEO of the nonprofit group As You Sow that promotes corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy. His group was subpoenaed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee this week as Republicans probe whether investments that take into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns violate antitrust laws. Republicans have introduced bills in dozens of states across the U.S. to limit state bodies from working with banks and other financial firms that take things like climate change into consideration…

The Independent (2024-03-29). Uganda makes progress in preparing for rewilding endangered white rhinoceros. independent.co.ug ARUA, Uganda | Xinhua | Conservationists in Uganda are working to transform the Ajai Wildlife Reserve in the northwestern Ugandan district of Madi-Okollo into a home for the endangered white rhinoceros. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state conservation agency, is deploying both biological and manual efforts to restore the 166-square-kilometer reserve to its original …

Paul Craig Roberts (2024-03-29). The New York City Council No Longer Differentiates Between Illegal Aliens and US Citizens. thealtworld.com The New York City Council is begging the New York state Supreme Court to permit the council to ignore the New York state constitution that only permits citizens to vote. | The city council says that allowing illegal immigrants to vote can only strengthen democracy "by increasing civic engagement." | Think about this for a moment. For the NY City Council, the only difference between an American citizen and an illegal alien is that the alien is discriminated against by not being allowed to vote. | It was obvious from the beginning that this is what happens when a country allows immigrant-invaders to settle among th…

WSWS (2024-03-29). California fast food restaurants conduct mass layoffs in retaliation against state minimum wage increase. wsws.org The new legislation also creates a nine-member "Fast Food Council" with the authority to annually increase wages by the lower of the Consumer Price Index or 3.5 percent, guaranteeing that workers continue to receive cuts in real pay each year.

David S. D'Amato (2024-03-29). The Antiauthoritarians of the First International. counterpunch.org The International Workingmen's Association, popularly known as the First International, first met in September of 1864 at St. Martin's Hall in London. It began as a relatively modest gathering of workers, trade unionists, and socialists of various kinds and political inclinations a half-century before the fated October Revolution, before the twentieth century cemented a particular

WSWS (2024-03-29). The German Train Drivers Union wage settlement and the government's pro-war policy. wsws.org What GDL union leader Claus Weselsky grandiosely describes as a reduction in train drivers' working hours, with full wages maintained, is in fact the opposite: a reduction in real wages and an open-ended "working time corridor" leading to longer working hours and lower pay.

albawaba (2024-03-29). How to Start a Landscaping Business: Easy Guide! albawaba.com Starting a landscaping business can be total fun! Especially if you love to work outside and create lovely spaces. If you happen to love nature, considering a landscaping business should be your goal. | The demand for landscaping services is always around the corner. You only need to get some useful tools and decide on rates for each service you provide. | By learning how to start a landscaping business, you can enjoy the freedom of your new full of talent and fun job as well as choosing your own clients and an ultimate comfortable working schedule. | How to Start a Landscaping Business: Steps: | 1. Outli…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2024-03-29). Aumentan la pobreza urbana y la indigencia en Argentina. telesurtv.net El rango de edad más afectado por la pobreza es el de los niños de hasta 14 años donde alcanza el 58,4 por ciento.

Michael Roberts (2024-03-29). Sri Lanka's debt trap and the vultures. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-03-29). US official quits State Dept. over Israel Gaza war support. newarab.com A US State Department official working on human rights issues in the Middle East resigned Wednesday in protest over Annelle Sheline, 38, left her position as a foreign affairs officer in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor just a year into her role, with nearly half of that period overshadowed by Israel's

Larry Johnson (2024-03-29). A Desperate West Steps Up Its Covert Actions As Delusional Thinking Persists. sonar21.com The CIA is working overtime to push the lie that they warned the Russians about the 22 March terrorist attack and the Russians ignored that warning. Simply not true. As I noted in my previous article, the USG warning issued on March 7 only specified 48 hours. I have no idea when that "clock" started but let's assume it was Friday the 7th and ended on Sunday the 9th. Since the "predicted" action did not take place there are at least two possible explanations — 1) the intel was bogus or 2) the stepped up Russian security at the Crocus City Hall on March 8 thwarted the attack. | Unless the intel stipulat…

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