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2023-03-15: News Headlines
(2023-03-15). Antipoverty Centre: 'Nuclear subs means more inequality'. greenleft.org.au The Antipoverty Centre has criticised Anthony Albanese's decision to spend a staggering $368 billion on nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS military pact. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-03-15). Fort Wayne Philharmonic to resume concerts following bitter three-month strike. wsws.org While beating back management demands to cut the number of full time musicians, wages will remain mired at essentially poverty levels.
(2023-03-14). Criminalization of Poverty Program at IPS's Statement on President Biden's Budget. ips-dc.org "As an expression of values, its proposals to invest in families and workers, protect Social Security, and strengthen Medicare reflect the values of most of us."
(2023-03-15). Antipoverty Centre: 'Nuclear subs means more inequality'. greenleft.org.au The Antipoverty Centre has criticised Anthony Albanese's decision to spend a staggering $368 billion on nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS military pact. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-03-15). Fort Wayne Philharmonic to resume concerts following bitter three-month strike. wsws.org While beating back management demands to cut the number of full time musicians, wages will remain mired at essentially poverty levels.
(2023-03-14). Criminalization of Poverty Program at IPS's Statement on President Biden's Budget. ips-dc.org "As an expression of values, its proposals to invest in families and workers, protect Social Security, and strengthen Medicare reflect the values of most of us."
(2023-03-14). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…
(2023-03-14). History: The Three Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1772, 1793 and 1795. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-14). The bailout of Silicon Valley Bank and the historic crisis of capitalism. wsws.org The commitment by the Biden administration to do "whatever is needed" to protect the money and riches of financial investors, speculators and the wealthy has again laid bare the real nature of capitalist governments as the executive committee for managing the affairs of the ruling monied elites.
(2023-03-15). Rising inflation threatens big student debt increases. greenleft.org.au In the midst of a worsening cost-of-living crisis, more than 3 million Australians continue to be burdened by student debts. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-03-14). House GOP Pushes Bill Targeting Food Assistance for the Poor. truthout.org More than a dozen House Republicans are expected to release legislation Tuesday that would impose more harsh work requirements on certain recipients of federal food aid, a clear signal that the GOP intends to target nutrition assistance in critical debt ceiling, budget, and farm bill talks. Led by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), the measure would "expand the age bracket for able-bodied [Supplemental… |
(2023-03-15). Online events w) Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Rob Hopkins, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky, etc. indybay.org Here are about 12 online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting at 11: 30 am tomorrow, Tuesday, 3/14), featuring people such as John and Gabriel Shipton (Julian Assange's father and brother, respectively), India Walton, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Rahwa Ghirmatzion, Peter Linebaugh, Rob Hopkins, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2023-03-15). Stop the war in Ukraine! Mobilize the international working class against imperialism! wsws.org In endorsing and participating in the demonstration on March 18, the IYSSE seeks to advance a revolutionary socialist strategy that directs the anti-war movement toward an open struggle against capitalism.
(2023-03-15). EU Discussion of New NGO Law Reveals Double Standard. orinocotribune.com As part of a campaign against foreign influence, the European Union (EU) is working on a law that will require NGOs and academic institutions to be subjected to audits to disclose any funding received outside the EU, three sources confirmed to According to a European official, the EU version of the NGO law is unlikely to target individuals, but would cause both commercial and nonprofit organizations across the EU to disclose non-EU funds related to transactions, such as…
(2023-03-14). Braving the High Seas to Europe and North America: The Many Killers of the Migrant Worker. libya360.wordpress.com Yusuf Serunkuma Yusuf Serunkuma writes that a migrant worker dies many times, and has many killers. They die in their home countries — where they are structurally, violently uprooted — they then die on the journeys to either Europe or the Middle East and then, they finally die in dehumanising working conditions if they ever…
(2023-03-14). Daniel Ellsberg Is Calling on All of Us to Work to Avert Nuclear War. truthout.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. |
(2023-03-14). Equal Pay Day arrives with gender, racial pay gap still yawning. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Equal Pay Day arrived on March 14 with the pay gap still yawning between working men and working women, adjusted for occupation, education, and qualifications. And it came with Democratic congresswomen, led by House whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and longtime equal pay advocate Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, vowing to again push legislation to close …
(2023-03-14). The second-largest bank failure in US history reveals double standard. peoplesdispatch.org On March 10, the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in the second-largest bank failure in US history, topped only by the 2008 recession-era failure of Washington Mutual. SVB, which was founded in 1983 and was the go-to bank for tech startups and other venture capitalists, was the sixteenth-largest US bank according to assets. | The bank failure has sent the US economy reeling, with many working people concerned about the impact this could have on their paychecks, personal savings, and whether or not a 2008-like crisis could be provoked. | US authorities have attempted to employ a crisis control strategy, with US Presi…
(2023-03-14). George Galloway's NO2NATO: War cannot be opposed based on nationalism and an embrace of capitalism's "rising powers" wsws.org To advance a campaign in alliance with the far-right to pressure British and US imperialism to "go gentle into that good night" as a means of opposing war is politically grotesque. It articulates the position of a layer of the petty-bourgeoisie frightened by the threat of war, but hostile to a struggle against that threat by the working class and possessed of a truly boundless belief on the long-term viability of the capitalist system.
(2023-03-14). SEP (Australia) campaigners for NSW election speak to Central Coast workers about cost of living crisis and war. wsws.org "Capitalism is like a jungle. You do what you need to do to survive. If you need to kill someone, or step on the head of your friend, that's capitalism. Socialism is totally different. It's guided by equality and supporting healthcare, education and so on. Socialism is for the working class."—Roberto, a truck driver.
(2023-03-15). Forcing the Homeless of Santa Cruz into the Harsh Torrents of the Atmospheric River. indybay.org
(2023-03-14). Federal judge rules that Alabama laws criminalizing homelessness are unconstitutional. splcenter.org
(2023-03-14). The Looming Quadrillion Dollar Derivatives Tsunami. dissidentvoice.org On Friday, March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed and was taken over by federal regulators. SVB was the 16th largest bank in the country and its bankruptcy was the second largest in U.S. history, following Washington Mutual in 2008. Despite its size, SVB was not a "systemically important financial institution" (SIFI) as defined in …
(2023-03-14). Brazilian organization offers immersive experience in Indigenous communities. america.cgtn.com 
To learn about another culture, nothing beats an immersive experience. That's what one program in Brazil is offering — to cultivate a new-found appreciation for the country's Indigenous communities. It comes as serious Indigenous issues are being brought to light — like the hunger crisis …
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2023-03-14: News Headlines
(2023-03-14). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…
(2023-03-14). History: The Three Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1772, 1793 and 1795. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-14). The bailout of Silicon Valley Bank and the historic crisis of capitalism. wsws.org The commitment by the Biden administration to do "whatever is needed" to protect the money and riches of financial investors, speculators and the wealthy has again laid bare the real nature of capitalist governments as the executive committee for managing the affairs of the ruling monied elites.
(2023-03-13). Silicon Valley Bank and the Anti-Regulation Bank Lobby. dissidentvoice.org Before the financial collapse come the aggressive anti-regulation lobbyists. These are often of the same ilk: loathing anything resembling oversight, restriction, reporting and monitoring. They are incarnations of the frontier, symbolically toting guns and slaying the natives, seeking wealth beyond paper jottings, compliance and bureaucratic tedium. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), for a …
(2023-03-13). How to Persuade a Billionaire. inequality.org A mid-pandemic survey from Pew found that 55 percent of Americans have no opinion on whether billionaires — whose wealth doubled during the pandemic — are good or bad for the United States. How do we shift the narrative to convince a larger majority of the dangers of wealth hoarding at the top end of …
(2023-03-13). Biden announces bailout for wealthy depositors in Silicon Valley Bank. wsws.org The decision came at the end of a weekend of frantic discussions involving the Treasury Department, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the US Federal Reserve after the banks was taken over the FDIC on Friday following a $42 billion bank run the previous day.
(2023-03-14). War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis. Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts. globalresearch.ca Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, media disinformation, war propaganda, WMD, international law,…
(2023-03-14). History: The Three Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1772, 1793 and 1795. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-14). The bailout of Silicon Valley Bank and the historic crisis of capitalism. wsws.org The commitment by the Biden administration to do "whatever is needed" to protect the money and riches of financial investors, speculators and the wealthy has again laid bare the real nature of capitalist governments as the executive committee for managing the affairs of the ruling monied elites.
(2023-03-13). Silicon Valley Bank and the Anti-Regulation Bank Lobby. dissidentvoice.org Before the financial collapse come the aggressive anti-regulation lobbyists. These are often of the same ilk: loathing anything resembling oversight, restriction, reporting and monitoring. They are incarnations of the frontier, symbolically toting guns and slaying the natives, seeking wealth beyond paper jottings, compliance and bureaucratic tedium. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), for a …
(2023-03-13). How to Persuade a Billionaire. inequality.org A mid-pandemic survey from Pew found that 55 percent of Americans have no opinion on whether billionaires — whose wealth doubled during the pandemic — are good or bad for the United States. How do we shift the narrative to convince a larger majority of the dangers of wealth hoarding at the top end of …
(2023-03-13). Biden announces bailout for wealthy depositors in Silicon Valley Bank. wsws.org The decision came at the end of a weekend of frantic discussions involving the Treasury Department, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the US Federal Reserve after the banks was taken over the FDIC on Friday following a $42 billion bank run the previous day.
(2023-03-13). Privatized Power Grid Unlikely to Save Puerto Rico Customers From Disastrous Debt Restructuring Plan (OPINION). latinorebels.com It is time for the oversight board and the governor to give up the fantasy that the debt can be paid without harming Puerto Rico's economy, pensioners, and electrical system recovery. Overly optimistic assumptions contributed to PREPA's bankruptcy. More of the same will not solve its problems.
(2023-03-14). The second-largest bank failure in US history reveals double standard. peoplesdispatch.org On March 10, the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in the second-largest bank failure in US history, topped only by the 2008 recession-era failure of Washington Mutual. SVB, which was founded in 1983 and was the go-to bank for tech startups and other venture capitalists, was the sixteenth-largest US bank according to assets. | The bank failure has sent the US economy reeling, with many working people concerned about the impact this could have on their paychecks, personal savings, and whether or not a 2008-like crisis could be provoked. | US authorities have attempted to employ a crisis control strategy, with US Presi…
(2023-03-14). Online events w) Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Rob Hopkins, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky, etc. indybay.org Here are about 12 online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting at 11: 30 am tomorrow, Tuesday, 3/14), featuring people such as John and Gabriel Shipton (Julian Assange's father and brother, respectively), India Walton, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Rahwa Ghirmatzion, Peter Linebaugh, Rob Hopkins, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2023-03-14). SEP (Australia) campaigners for NSW election speak to Central Coast workers about cost of living crisis and war. wsws.org "Capitalism is like a jungle. You do what you need to do to survive. If you need to kill someone, or step on the head of your friend, that's capitalism. Socialism is totally different. It's guided by equality and supporting healthcare, education and so on. Socialism is for the working class."—Roberto, a truck driver.
(2023-03-13). "It's As Bad As We Thought": CCP Money Flowed To Biden Family According Bank Records, Documents Obtained By House GOP. southfront.org 
Originally published by ZeroHedge Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have been working with four witnesses with close ties to the…
(2023-03-13). Military Situation In Bakhmut On March 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in the village of Orikhovo-Vasylivka; | Russian forces took control of some areas of the Bakhmut-Konstantinovka road on the outskirts of Bakhmut; | Russian forces expended the zone of their control in Budenovka district, approaching the last road in the south-west of Bakhmut; | Russian forces launched the mop up operation in the underground facilities of the Azom non-ferrous metal working plant; | The AFU are repo…
(2023-03-13). China, U.S. can, must cooperate: premier. ecns.cn China and the United States can and must cooperate, and there are a lot that the two countries can achieve by working together, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Monday.
(2023-03-13). CUNY Union Chapter Passes Resolution In Support Of Trans Rights. popularresistance.org In a March 10 chapter meeting, union members from the CUNY Graduate Center and the CUNY professional schools unanimously passed a resolution in support of trans rights, pledging support to all workers fighting the nearly 400 anti-LGBTQ bills currently under consideration in the United States, and committing to fighting for trans co-workers and students at the City University of New York. The full text is published below. | Statements of support are always nice, but can often feel hollow. But as the author of this resolution myself, let me be perfectly clear: | We are already working on organizing for expanded nam…
(2023-03-13). The rank-and-file struggle against mass firings at Dana. wsws.org The mounting opposition of rank-and-file autoworkers to mass firings at transnational parts supplier Dana Inc.'s factories in the United States is a major episode in the emerging global counteroffensive of the working class.
(2023-03-13). One year of pseudo-left Boric government in Chile: A program of pro-imperialist and anti-working class reaction. wsws.org Contrary to its promises of equality and justice, the Boric administration has proven to be among the most right-wing governments of Latin America's so-called Pink Tide.
(2023-03-13). Fire in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh leaves thousands homeless. peoplesdispatch.org Close to 12,000 Rohingya refugees were rendered homeless and more than 2,000 shelters in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar were destroyed after a fire on Sunday, March 5…
(2023-03-13). We Demand Santa Cruz City and County Officials Open 24 Hour Emergency Shelters Now! indybay.org Protect the Homeless from the Ravages of the Atmospheric River…
(2023-03-13). Mutual Aid and Banner Drops Push Back on Ongoing Attacks on the Houseless in Aberdeen, WA. itsgoingdown.org 
Report on ongoing actions pushing back on attacks on the houseless in so-called Aberdeen, WA. Originally published on Sabot Media. After delivering a 72-hour notice on Monday, the City moved in around 10am on Friday with bulldozers and dump trucks in order to commit an illegal sweep of the River St encampment of unhoused individuals. Many…
(2023-03-14). The Looming Quadrillion Dollar Derivatives Tsunami. dissidentvoice.org On Friday, March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed and was taken over by federal regulators. SVB was the 16th largest bank in the country and its bankruptcy was the second largest in U.S. history, following Washington Mutual in 2008. Despite its size, SVB was not a "systemically important financial institution" (SIFI) as defined in …
(2023-03-13). Bankrupt Banks, Food Crisis, Mandatory Vaccine and Our Grim Future. This time, the Virus has Infected Money Itself. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-13). Appleton, WI: Students and community celebrate International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – Students and other members of the Fox Valley community gathered to celebrate International Women's Day on March 5 in Appleton's Houdini Plaza. Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization co-hosted the rally. | The event was kicked off with a speech by FRSO member Hannah Hurrle, with their speech setting the tone for the afternoon. She reminded people of the origins of International Women's Day and of the relationship between gender inequality and economic inequality. Hurrle highlighted the wage gap between men and women and how that gap is further wi…
(2023-03-13). The Unconscionable Push to Bring Back Child Labor. inequality.org Brad Greve has been a Scout leader for more than 20 years. The Davenport, Iowa retiree leads 50-mile canoe trips on Minnesota's Boundary Waters that test teens' mettle while teaching them essential skills. Greve told a story recently where two boys, despite being warned repeatedly, let their canoe drift perilously close to a section of stream that …
(2023-03-13). Making Campuses Platforms for Labor Renewal. inequality.org
(2023-03-13). Colonialism Created Food Insecurity In Haiti. popularresistance.org As the planet faces more climate-driven disasters, we must prioritize the safety and wellbeing of populations most vulnerable to their effects. Extreme heat, droughts, floods and storms are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide while human industry, resource extraction, consumption and carbon emissions contribute to rapidly warming temperatures and rising seas. Amid this massive and multipronged human-made disaster, global food productivity growth is down 21 percent. Climate change is exacerbating food insecurity, wiping out agricultural production, devastating livelihoods and forcing people to flee their…
(2023-03-13). The US Government Helped Mitigate Hunger During the Pandemic. Why Stop Now? truthout.org My long-dead father used to say, "Every human being deserves to taste a piece of cake." Though at the time his words meant little to me, as I grew older I realized both what they meant, symbolically speaking, and the grim reality they disguised so charmingly. That saying of his arose from a basic reality of our lives then — the eternal scarcity of food in our household, just as in so many other… |
(2023-03-13). As SNAP Benefits are Cut: How it Feels to Be Hungry. juancole.com 
By Beverly Gologorsky | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — My long-dead father used to say, "Every human being deserves to taste a piece of cake." Though at the time his words meant little to me, as I grew older I realized both what they meant, symbolically speaking, and the grim reality they disguised so charmingly. …
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2023-03-13: News Headlines
(2023-03-12). Western Capitalism's Historic Crisis… As People Realize There's Actually Socialist Alternative. strategic-culture.org Socialism is becoming popularly realized as a realistic alternative to the destructive, warmongering status quo of capitalist so-called democracy. | Western capitalism and its supposed democracy are in terminal crisis as increasing numbers of people reject the system's abysmal economic failure: record levels of poverty, inequality and relentless militarism and warmongering. | Professor Jodi Dean, the author of The Communist Horizon (Verso), says we are living in a rare historic situation of social, economic and political turmoil where breakthrough revolutionary change can happen. People are increasingly realiz…
(2023-03-12). Western Capitalism's Historic Crisis as People Realize There's Actually Socialist Alternative. libya360.wordpress.com Finian Cunningham Western capitalism and its supposed democracy are in terminal crisis as increasing numbers of people reject the system's abysmal economic failure: record levels of poverty, inequality and relentless militarism and warmongering. Professor Jodi Dean, the author of The Communist Horizon (Verso), says we are living in a rare historic situation of social, economic…
(2023-03-13). Biden announces bailout for wealthy depositors in Silicon Valley Bank. wsws.org The decision came at the end of a weekend of frantic discussions involving the Treasury Department, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the US Federal Reserve after the banks was taken over the FDIC on Friday following a $42 billion bank run the previous day.
(2023-03-13). Privatized Power Grid Unlikely to Save Puerto Rico Customers From Disastrous Debt Restructuring Plan (OPINION). latinorebels.com It is time for the oversight board and the governor to give up the fantasy that the debt can be paid without harming Puerto Rico's economy, pensioners, and electrical system recovery. Overly optimistic assumptions contributed to PREPA's bankruptcy. More of the same will not solve its problems.
(2023-03-14). The second-largest bank failure in US history reveals double standard. peoplesdispatch.org On March 10, the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in the second-largest bank failure in US history, topped only by the 2008 recession-era failure of Washington Mutual. SVB, which was founded in 1983 and was the go-to bank for tech startups and other venture capitalists, was the sixteenth-largest US bank according to assets. | The bank failure has sent the US economy reeling, with many working people concerned about the impact this could have on their paychecks, personal savings, and whether or not a 2008-like crisis could be provoked. | US authorities have attempted to employ a crisis control strategy, with US Presi…
(2023-03-13). China, U.S. can, must cooperate: premier. ecns.cn China and the United States can and must cooperate, and there are a lot that the two countries can achieve by working together, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Monday.
(2023-03-12). Western Capitalism's Historic Crisis… As People Realize There's Actually Socialist Alternative. strategic-culture.org Socialism is becoming popularly realized as a realistic alternative to the destructive, warmongering status quo of capitalist so-called democracy. | Western capitalism and its supposed democracy are in terminal crisis as increasing numbers of people reject the system's abysmal economic failure: record levels of poverty, inequality and relentless militarism and warmongering. | Professor Jodi Dean, the author of The Communist Horizon (Verso), says we are living in a rare historic situation of social, economic and political turmoil where breakthrough revolutionary change can happen. People are increasingly realiz…
(2023-03-12). Western Capitalism's Historic Crisis as People Realize There's Actually Socialist Alternative. libya360.wordpress.com Finian Cunningham Western capitalism and its supposed democracy are in terminal crisis as increasing numbers of people reject the system's abysmal economic failure: record levels of poverty, inequality and relentless militarism and warmongering. Professor Jodi Dean, the author of The Communist Horizon (Verso), says we are living in a rare historic situation of social, economic…
(2023-03-13). Biden announces bailout for wealthy depositors in Silicon Valley Bank. wsws.org The decision came at the end of a weekend of frantic discussions involving the Treasury Department, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the US Federal Reserve after the banks was taken over the FDIC on Friday following a $42 billion bank run the previous day.
(2023-03-13). Privatized Power Grid Unlikely to Save Puerto Rico Customers From Disastrous Debt Restructuring Plan (OPINION). latinorebels.com It is time for the oversight board and the governor to give up the fantasy that the debt can be paid without harming Puerto Rico's economy, pensioners, and electrical system recovery. Overly optimistic assumptions contributed to PREPA's bankruptcy. More of the same will not solve its problems.
(2023-03-14). The second-largest bank failure in US history reveals double standard. peoplesdispatch.org On March 10, the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in the second-largest bank failure in US history, topped only by the 2008 recession-era failure of Washington Mutual. SVB, which was founded in 1983 and was the go-to bank for tech startups and other venture capitalists, was the sixteenth-largest US bank according to assets. | The bank failure has sent the US economy reeling, with many working people concerned about the impact this could have on their paychecks, personal savings, and whether or not a 2008-like crisis could be provoked. | US authorities have attempted to employ a crisis control strategy, with US Presi…
(2023-03-13). China, U.S. can, must cooperate: premier. ecns.cn China and the United States can and must cooperate, and there are a lot that the two countries can achieve by working together, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Monday.
(2023-03-13). The rank-and-file struggle against mass firings at Dana. wsws.org The mounting opposition of rank-and-file autoworkers to mass firings at transnational parts supplier Dana Inc.'s factories in the United States is a major episode in the emerging global counteroffensive of the working class.
(2023-03-13). One year of pseudo-left Boric government in Chile: A program of pro-imperialist and anti-working class reaction. wsws.org Contrary to its promises of equality and justice, the Boric administration has proven to be among the most right-wing governments of Latin America's so-called Pink Tide.
(2023-03-12). International Women's Day 2023: Struggle for dignity and equality for all. peoplesdispatch.org This International Working Women's Day, we take a look at the mobilizations and struggles women are taking part in across the world in their fight for equality, democracy, and dignity.
(2023-03-12). BBC's removing sports host Gary Lineker for opposing government anti-migrant legislation provokes public outrage. wsws.org Lineker has proved that the Tories and Labour represent a vocal minority who can dominate political life only because the majority of working people have no one to speak for them.
(2023-03-13). Fire in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh leaves thousands homeless. peoplesdispatch.org Close to 12,000 Rohingya refugees were rendered homeless and more than 2,000 shelters in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar were destroyed after a fire on Sunday, March 5…
(2023-03-13). We Demand Santa Cruz City and County Officials Open 24 Hour Emergency Shelters Now! indybay.org Protect the Homeless from the Ravages of the Atmospheric River…
(2023-03-12). Ellen Brown: The Looming Quadrillion Dollar Derivatives Tsunami. scheerpost.com 
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost On Friday, March 10, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed and was taken over by federal regulators. SVB was the 16th largest bank in the country and its bankruptcy was the second largest in U.S. history, following Washington Mutual in 2008. Despite its size, SVB was not a "systemically …
(2023-03-13). Appleton, WI: Students and community celebrate International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – Students and other members of the Fox Valley community gathered to celebrate International Women's Day on March 5 in Appleton's Houdini Plaza. Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization co-hosted the rally. | The event was kicked off with a speech by FRSO member Hannah Hurrle, with their speech setting the tone for the afternoon. She reminded people of the origins of International Women's Day and of the relationship between gender inequality and economic inequality. Hurrle highlighted the wage gap between men and women and how that gap is further wi…
(2023-03-12). It's a miracle! Media reports attest murdered unborn child is a 'person'. americanthinker.com Cognitive dissonance (and inequality) reign supreme with the Democrats.
(2023-03-13). Colonialism Created Food Insecurity In Haiti. popularresistance.org As the planet faces more climate-driven disasters, we must prioritize the safety and wellbeing of populations most vulnerable to their effects. Extreme heat, droughts, floods and storms are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide while human industry, resource extraction, consumption and carbon emissions contribute to rapidly warming temperatures and rising seas. Amid this massive and multipronged human-made disaster, global food productivity growth is down 21 percent. Climate change is exacerbating food insecurity, wiping out agricultural production, devastating livelihoods and forcing people to flee their…
(2023-03-12). Colonialism Created Food Insecurity in Haiti, Now Climate Change Compounds It. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-13). As SNAP Benefits are Cut: How it Feels to Be Hungry. juancole.com By Beverly Gologorsky | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — My long-dead father used to say, "Every human being deserves to taste a piece of cake." Though at the time his words meant little to me, as I grew older I realized both what they meant, symbolically speaking, and the grim reality they disguised so charmingly. …
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2023-03-12: News Headlines
(2023-03-11). Job market renews slowdown in February. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Cracks in economy began to show up as Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, just north of San José, was shut down on Friday, March 10. The bank was the 18th largest bank in the United States, and mainly served high-tech startups, venture capitalists and wealthy individuals. | The recent slowdown in Silicon Valley and interest rate hikes by the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, undid the bank. A run on the bank developed, as depositors pulled their money out of the bank. The bank was forced to sell U.S. government bonds at a loss because of higher interest rates and tried to r…
(2023-03-11). Inside the Private Conservative Group That Promises to "Crush Liberal Dominance" truthout.org A few months ago, Leonard Leo laid out his next audacious project. Ever since the longtime Federalist Society leader helped create a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court, and then received more than a billion dollars from a wealthy Chicago business owner to disburse to conservative causes, Leo's next moves had been the subject of speculation. Now, Leo declared in a slick but private… |
(2023-03-11). Psychopathic Wealthy Lawyer Convicted Of Murdering Family: A Black Man Did It, Not Me. moguldom.com Wealthy South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was convicted on March 2 of murder in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and son Paul, 22. He also was found guilty of two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He has received two consecutive life sentences. …
(2023-03-11). The 'Stop Cop City' Movement Roots Going Back Decades. scheerpost.com 
The Stop Cop City movement recalls Atlanta's 1996 Olympic bid and the city's long history of prioritizing tourists, business interests, and wealthy white communities over Black and working-class people…
(2023-03-11). Joe Biden's Preposterous Student Loan Bailout. americanthinker.com This is no help for debt-ridden Americans. It is a carefully timed and unconscionable political stunt.
(2023-03-11). The debt and the deficit: Where are we really? americanthinker.com How the current administration can spin poor numbers to somehow sound positive is simply amazing and should be discounted.
(2023-03-11). Job market renews slowdown in February. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Cracks in economy began to show up as Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, just north of San José, was shut down on Friday, March 10. The bank was the 18th largest bank in the United States, and mainly served high-tech startups, venture capitalists and wealthy individuals. | The recent slowdown in Silicon Valley and interest rate hikes by the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, undid the bank. A run on the bank developed, as depositors pulled their money out of the bank. The bank was forced to sell U.S. government bonds at a loss because of higher interest rates and tried to r…
(2023-03-11). Inside the Private Conservative Group That Promises to "Crush Liberal Dominance" truthout.org A few months ago, Leonard Leo laid out his next audacious project. Ever since the longtime Federalist Society leader helped create a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court, and then received more than a billion dollars from a wealthy Chicago business owner to disburse to conservative causes, Leo's next moves had been the subject of speculation. Now, Leo declared in a slick but private… |
(2023-03-11). Psychopathic Wealthy Lawyer Convicted Of Murdering Family: A Black Man Did It, Not Me. moguldom.com Wealthy South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was convicted on March 2 of murder in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and son Paul, 22. He also was found guilty of two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He has received two consecutive life sentences. …
(2023-03-11). The 'Stop Cop City' Movement Roots Going Back Decades. scheerpost.com The Stop Cop City movement recalls Atlanta's 1996 Olympic bid and the city's long history of prioritizing tourists, business interests, and wealthy white communities over Black and working-class people…
(2023-03-11). Joe Biden's Preposterous Student Loan Bailout. americanthinker.com This is no help for debt-ridden Americans. It is a carefully timed and unconscionable political stunt.
(2023-03-11). The debt and the deficit: Where are we really? americanthinker.com How the current administration can spin poor numbers to somehow sound positive is simply amazing and should be discounted.
(2023-03-12). Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant's New 'Workers Strike Back' Coalition. popularresistance.org After a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is declining to seek reelection and will instead launch a new national coalition called Workers Strike Back this March in cities around the US. The goal of Workers Strike Back is to build an independent workers' movement that fights for the interests of the working class, rather than the agenda of either corporate party. This coalition will organize for a $ 25 an hour minimum wage, build grassroots labor unions, fight for a clean energy transition, battle anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation, and more.
(2023-03-11). Silicon Valley Bank Fails; Deposits Of Venture-Backed Companies Frozen. popularresistance.org Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest in the US, was shut down and put under the control of California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on Friday. This failure is set to send ripples across smaller technology companies. Even though there is good reason to think that uninsured depositors will eventually be made whole or nearly whole, some may have had so much of their working funds tied up at Silicon Valley Bank that it may be hard for them to find work-arounds, particularly with so many other companies in the same pickle. While is it is likely someone will cobble together financing, at what speed…
(2023-03-11). Travels Through El Perú Profundo. orinocotribune.com By Clau O'Brien Moscoso — Mar 8, 2023 | The people of Peru continue to protest the coup which ousted President Pedro Castillo Terrones. Clau O'Brien Moscoso reports from Peru. A Spanish translation follows. | National Strike, Day 61: | I embark at 5pm from the center of Lima headed to Juliaca, Puno. The lady working at the bus depot assures me it will only be 21 hours, but the bloqueos (roadblocks) in Puno have made it nearly impossible to travel through the southernmost region. At the end of the day, I can only admire the resistance of Puno that saw its bloodiest day on January 9th, with 18 murdered in the…
(2023-03-11). International Working Women's Day in Uruguay is the culmination of decades of mobilization. peoplesdispatch.org Feminist collectives in Uruguay held another day of action on March 8, building on decades of mobilization for women's rights in the country…
(2023-03-11). Private train companies threaten lives and livelihoods of working people. liberationnews.org 
Train derailments are common, but they are not inevitable except under the profits-over-people system of capitalis.
(2023-03-11). The Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant's New 'Workers Strike Back' Coalition Will Fight for $25 Minimum Wage and More. scheerpost.com Socialist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant is launching a national coalition called Workers Strike Back to fight for wages, universal healthcare, LGBTQ rights, a clean energy transition, and more.
(2023-03-12). We Demand Santa Cruz City and County Officials Open 24 Hour Emergency Shelters Now! indybay.org Protect the Homeless from the Ravages of the Atmospheric River…
(2023-03-11). That Time a Homeless Woman's Prayer was Answered… dissidentvoice.org 
I've written about B before. She's a homeless woman I knew through my project. But here's a little reminder of her backstory: B lost both her legs in a subway accident. When I met her, she was living in a medical homeless shelter and panhandling daily in a wheelchair. B has four kids who, for …
(2023-03-12). It's a miracle! Media reports attest murdered unborn child is a 'person'. americanthinker.com Cognitive dissonance (and inequality) reign supreme with the Democrats.
(2023-03-11). Colonialism Created Food Insecurity in Haiti, Now Climate Change Compounds It. truthout.org As the planet faces more climate-driven disasters, we must prioritize the safety and wellbeing of populations most vulnerable to their effects. Extreme heat, droughts, floods and storms are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide while human industry, resource extraction, consumption and carbon emissions contribute to rapidly warming temperatures and rising seas. Amid this massive and… |
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2023-03-11: News Headlines
(2023-03-10). Insights | China's modernization is a good model for developing countries. ecns.cn China's modernization is a very good model for developing countries, and it has lifted nearly 100 million people out of poverty, taken active measures to promote employment. China emphasizes low-carbon and green development, which has brought a win-win situation for the region and the world.
(2023-03-10). Biden's 2024 Budget Calls for Revival of Expanded Child Tax Credit. truthout.org In his 2024 budget request released this week, President Joe Biden has called for the revival of the expanded child tax credit policy that lifted millions of children and adults out of poverty when it was implemented in 2021. According to a fact sheet on the budget request, the president has called for families to receive $3,000 per child six years and above, and $3,600 for each child under the… |
(2023-03-11). Job market renews slowdown in February. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Cracks in economy began to show up as Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, just north of San José, was shut down on Friday, March 10. The bank was the 18th largest bank in the United States, and mainly served high-tech startups, venture capitalists and wealthy individuals. | The recent slowdown in Silicon Valley and interest rate hikes by the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, undid the bank. A run on the bank developed, as depositors pulled their money out of the bank. The bank was forced to sell U.S. government bonds at a loss because of higher interest rates and tried to r…
(2023-03-10). Dubai Superlatives: The Power of Excessive Wealth. dissidentvoice.org 
Questions From a Worker Who Reads (Bertolt Brecht 1935) Who built Thebes of the 7 gates? In the books you will read the names of kings. Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock? And Babylon, many times demolished, Who raised it up so many times? In what houses of gold glittering Lima did …
(2023-03-10). Inequality costs Social Security trillions. Here's how we fix it. nationofchange.org If the wealthy simply paid the same tax the rest of us do, we could even expand benefits.
(2023-03-11). Joe Biden's Preposterous Student Loan Bailout. americanthinker.com This is no help for debt-ridden Americans. It is a carefully timed and unconscionable political stunt.
(2023-03-10). Insights | China's modernization is a good model for developing countries. ecns.cn China's modernization is a very good model for developing countries, and it has lifted nearly 100 million people out of poverty, taken active measures to promote employment. China emphasizes low-carbon and green development, which has brought a win-win situation for the region and the world.
(2023-03-10). Biden's 2024 Budget Calls for Revival of Expanded Child Tax Credit. truthout.org In his 2024 budget request released this week, President Joe Biden has called for the revival of the expanded child tax credit policy that lifted millions of children and adults out of poverty when it was implemented in 2021. According to a fact sheet on the budget request, the president has called for families to receive $3,000 per child six years and above, and $3,600 for each child under the… |
(2023-03-11). Job market renews slowdown in February. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Cracks in economy began to show up as Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, just north of San José, was shut down on Friday, March 10. The bank was the 18th largest bank in the United States, and mainly served high-tech startups, venture capitalists and wealthy individuals. | The recent slowdown in Silicon Valley and interest rate hikes by the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, undid the bank. A run on the bank developed, as depositors pulled their money out of the bank. The bank was forced to sell U.S. government bonds at a loss because of higher interest rates and tried to r…
(2023-03-10). Dubai Superlatives: The Power of Excessive Wealth. dissidentvoice.org Questions From a Worker Who Reads (Bertolt Brecht 1935) Who built Thebes of the 7 gates? In the books you will read the names of kings. Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock? And Babylon, many times demolished, Who raised it up so many times? In what houses of gold glittering Lima did …
(2023-03-10). Inequality costs Social Security trillions. Here's how we fix it. nationofchange.org If the wealthy simply paid the same tax the rest of us do, we could even expand benefits.
(2023-03-11). Joe Biden's Preposterous Student Loan Bailout. americanthinker.com This is no help for debt-ridden Americans. It is a carefully timed and unconscionable political stunt.
(2023-03-11). The debt and the deficit: Where are we really? americanthinker.com How the current administration can spin poor numbers to somehow sound positive is simply amazing and should be discounted.
(2023-03-11). Travels Through El Perú Profundo. popularresistance.org I embark at 5pm from the center of Lima headed to Juliaca, Puno. The lady working at the bus depot assures me it will only be 21 hours, but the bloqueos (roadblocks) in Puno have made it nearly impossible to travel through the southernmost region. At the end of the day, I can only admire the resistance of Puno that saw its bloodiest day on January 9th, with 18 murdered in the city of Juliaca. Puno also has what is slated to be one of the largest lithium reserves in the world, in the town of Macusani. Puneños will be the first to tell you that's exactly why the Peruvian coup regime has been so violent in that prov…
(2023-03-11). International Working Women's Day in Uruguay is the culmination of decades of mobilization. peoplesdispatch.org Feminist collectives in Uruguay held another day of action on March 8, building on decades of mobilization for women's rights in the country…
(2023-03-10). Good news, bad news on (un)employment. americanthinker.com Good–more people are working but, well, bad–more are also unemployed. Whaaaat?>
(2023-03-10). An army of women is building Venezuela's housing revolution. mronline.org 
In Caracas, an army of self-trained women are working to build their own homes while they transform the reality around them.
(2023-03-10). Pro-accountability police district councilors celebrate election victories on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held its annual International Working Women's Day celebration on Sunday, March 5. The program honored the women's liberation movement, as well as the women leading working-class struggles and fights for national liberation in the U.S., Palestine and the Philippines, among other places. | The event also celebrated the over 30 newly elected police district councilors, the majority of whom are women, and who ran on a platform of holding the police accountable. | The wide scope of topics covered in the program demonstrated the words of the FRSO Women&…
(2023-03-10). Hearing Brings Attention To US Agency's Effort To Compel Twitter To Identify Journalists Working On 'Twitter Files'. thedissenter.org 
A hearing convened by a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee brought further attention to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) effort to compel Twitter to identify "all journalists and other members of the media" who have had access to any files from Twitter. | Matt Taibbi, the most prominent journalist who has spent several months combing through hundreds of thousands of files, said he found the FTC's request to be "scary.""I think it's none of the government's business which journalists a private company talks to and why," Taibbi declared. "I think every journa…
(2023-03-10). Women's Rights At The Heart Of The Fight Over Pensions In France. popularresistance.org For the first time in the history of France, trade unions have called for a two-day general strike that will extend to March 8, International Working Women's Day. The general mobilization will begin on Tuesday, March 7, and it is expected to cause widespread protests all over the country. This is the first time since May 1968 that trade unions have issued a joint call for a general strike that will last for more than 24 hours. | While actions for March 8 have grown in strength over the past years, this year's mobilizations are expected to be particularly powerful. For the first time, it is social movements as a w…
(2023-03-10). Wonder what it takes to produce People's World every day? Ask the editors. peoplesworld.org 
Ever wonder what it's like to work in a virtual newsroom? Or how People's World puts out such great content day after day? Or how do we get great stories from the front lines of working-class battles and voter mobilizations? Or what makes People's World so unique and vital among all publications? Now is your …
(2023-03-10). Another Norfolk Southern train came off the tracks just as CEO refused to commit to seven paid sick days. peoplesdispatch.org Workers claim that overworking and lack of paid sick leave is causing worker error malfunctions such as train derailments. The rail CEO has refused to act…
(2023-03-10). Health workers' strikes to continue in the UK, government agrees to negotiations. peoplesdispatch.org Actions to protect the NHS and improve working conditions in healthcare are set to continue over the next days. Meanwhile, the government, which under pressure due to the protests, has come forward with the offer of a one-time payment…
(2023-03-10). "This is a fight for working class people globally": Caterpillar workers rank-and-file committee holds powerful meeting against sellout agreement. wsws.org On Wednesday, the Caterpillar Workers Rank-and-File Committee and the World Socialist Web Site co-hosted a well-attended and powerful meeting calling on Caterpillar workers to vote "no" on the UAW-Caterpillar sellout agreement and to prepare for a strike.
(2023-03-10). Kshama Sawant's new 'Workers Strike Back' coalition will fight for $25 minimum wage and more. therealnews.com 
After a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is declining to seek reelection and will instead launch a new national coalition called
(2023-03-11). That Time a Homeless Woman's Prayer was Answered… dissidentvoice.org I've written about B before. She's a homeless woman I knew through my project. But here's a little reminder of her backstory: B lost both her legs in a subway accident. When I met her, she was living in a medical homeless shelter and panhandling daily in a wheelchair. B has four kids who, for …
(2023-03-11). We Demand Santa Cruz City and County Officials Open 24 Hour Emergency Shelters Now! indybay.org Protect the Homeless from the Ravages of the Atmospheric River…
(2023-03-10). Class struggle at Caterpillar: Lessons from the past. wsws.org The sellout deal that the UAW is attempting to impose at Caterpillar is the latest in an unbroken chain of betrayals by the UAW based on its bankrupt nationalist and pro-company orientation.
(2023-03-10). Colombia-Total Peace And The Fight To Free All Political Prisoners. popularresistance.org In April 2021, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Colombia to demand change. They rejected decades of state violence and deepening inequality. Over the course of three months, the largest protest in Colombian history spread to over 800 municipalities throughout the country. The months-long protests played a huge role in creating the conditions for the election of Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez. | Changes are afoot in Colombia, and the inauguration of President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez on August 7, 2022 marks an important shift away from decades of political repression.
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2023-03-10: News Headlines
(2023-03-10). Insights | China's modernization is a good model for developing countries. ecns.cn China's modernization is a very good model for developing countries, and it has lifted nearly 100 million people out of poverty, taken active measures to promote employment. China emphasizes low-carbon and green development, which has brought a win-win situation for the region and the world.
(2023-03-09). Insights | China helps developing countries in poverty reduction. ecns.cn China has put forward the idea of poverty reduction as a first and primary objective for many developing countries. The arrival of China's FDI has been important in many global south countries, and China providing opportunities in areas such as telecoms and infrastructure building has made a material difference.
(2023-03-09). Australian "youth barometer" survey highlights growing poverty, precariousness. wsws.org Bank accounts are so tight that over half of the young people surveyed went without eating for a whole day at some point during the past twelve months.
(2023-03-10). Dubai Superlatives: The Power of Excessive Wealth. dissidentvoice.org Questions From a Worker Who Reads (Bertolt Brecht 1935) Who built Thebes of the 7 gates? In the books you will read the names of kings. Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock? And Babylon, many times demolished, Who raised it up so many times? In what houses of gold glittering Lima did …
(2023-03-09). Ron DeSantis, Interstate Autocratization, and Building Resistance. itsgoingdown.org 
Support Vishal Singh HERE Florida's far-Right Republican governor Ron DeSantis spoke in Southern California over the weekend— kicking off a pre-election book tour and anti-leftism roadshow. DeSantis is undoubtedly preparing to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In order to take on the juggernaut of Trumpism, he will need to court wealthy conservative donors…
(2023-03-09). Deepening debt and currency crises hit poorer countries. wsws.org Factories are halting production, power supplies are being cut, crops are threatened and medical supplies drying up because of widespread dollar shortages in less developed economies.
(2023-03-10). Insights | China's modernization is a good model for developing countries. ecns.cn China's modernization is a very good model for developing countries, and it has lifted nearly 100 million people out of poverty, taken active measures to promote employment. China emphasizes low-carbon and green development, which has brought a win-win situation for the region and the world.
(2023-03-09). Insights | China helps developing countries in poverty reduction. ecns.cn China has put forward the idea of poverty reduction as a first and primary objective for many developing countries. The arrival of China's FDI has been important in many global south countries, and China providing opportunities in areas such as telecoms and infrastructure building has made a material difference.
(2023-03-09). Australian "youth barometer" survey highlights growing poverty, precariousness. wsws.org Bank accounts are so tight that over half of the young people surveyed went without eating for a whole day at some point during the past twelve months.
(2023-03-10). Dubai Superlatives: The Power of Excessive Wealth. dissidentvoice.org Questions From a Worker Who Reads (Bertolt Brecht 1935) Who built Thebes of the 7 gates? In the books you will read the names of kings. Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock? And Babylon, many times demolished, Who raised it up so many times? In what houses of gold glittering Lima did …
(2023-03-09). Ron DeSantis, Interstate Autocratization, and Building Resistance. itsgoingdown.org Support Vishal Singh HERE Florida's far-Right Republican governor Ron DeSantis spoke in Southern California over the weekend— kicking off a pre-election book tour and anti-leftism roadshow. DeSantis is undoubtedly preparing to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In order to take on the juggernaut of Trumpism, he will need to court wealthy conservative donors…
(2023-03-09). Deepening debt and currency crises hit poorer countries. wsws.org Factories are halting production, power supplies are being cut, crops are threatened and medical supplies drying up because of widespread dollar shortages in less developed economies.
(2023-03-10). Pro-accountability police district councilors celebrate election victories on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held its annual International Working Women's Day celebration on Sunday, March 5. The program honored the women's liberation movement, as well as the women leading working-class struggles and fights for national liberation in the U.S., Palestine and the Philippines, among other places. | The event also celebrated the over 30 newly elected police district councilors, the majority of whom are women, and who ran on a platform of holding the police accountable. | The wide scope of topics covered in the program demonstrated the words of the FRSO Women&…
(2023-03-10). Hearing Brings Attention To US Agency's Effort To Compel Twitter To Identify Journalists Working On 'Twitter Files'. thedissenter.org A hearing convened by a subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee brought further attention to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) effort to compel Twitter to identify "all journalists and other members of the media" who have had access to any files from Twitter. | Matt Taibbi, the most prominent journalist who has spent several months combing through hundreds of thousands of files, said he found the FTC's request to be "scary.""I think it's none of the government's business which journalists a private company talks to and why," Taibbi declared. "I think every journa…
(2023-03-10). Women's Rights At The Heart Of The Fight Over Pensions In France. popularresistance.org For the first time in the history of France, trade unions have called for a two-day general strike that will extend to March 8, International Working Women's Day. The general mobilization will begin on Tuesday, March 7, and it is expected to cause widespread protests all over the country. This is the first time since May 1968 that trade unions have issued a joint call for a general strike that will last for more than 24 hours. | While actions for March 8 have grown in strength over the past years, this year's mobilizations are expected to be particularly powerful. For the first time, it is social movements as a w…
(2023-03-10). "This is a fight for working class people globally": Caterpillar workers rank-and-file committee holds powerful meeting against sellout agreement. wsws.org On Wednesday, the Caterpillar Workers Rank-and-File Committee and the World Socialist Web Site co-hosted a well-attended and powerful meeting calling on Caterpillar workers to vote "no" on the UAW-Caterpillar sellout agreement and to prepare for a strike.
(2023-03-09). There's Something about MAGA. americanthinker.com The price of handing over representative government to two parties secretly working in concert is the exclusion of almost all other Americans from ever serving or being heard.
(2023-03-09). Grand Rapids holds International Women's Day street rally. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI — 15 people rallied Wednesday evening, March 8, for International Women's Day at the corner of Division Street and Fulton Street in Grand Rapids to celebrate the Prop 3 victory in Michigan and speak on the ongoing struggle for women's rights. | Cherie Stoll, a member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, emceed the rally and opened with a speech on the revolutionary tradition of International Women's Day. Stoll then introduced Emily Butt, a ten-year member of the Teamsters, who argued for the necessity of militancy in the union movement. Butt said working class women face numerous ob…
(2023-03-09). Want to unionize your workplace? These worker-organizers have some advice. therealnews.com 
We hosted another Working People live show on Feb. 22 in New York City, in collaboration with the Action Builder / Action Network team and
(2023-03-10). Kshama Sawant's new 'Workers Strike Back' coalition will fight for $25 minimum wage and more. therealnews.com After a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is declining to seek reelection and will instead launch a new national coalition called
(2023-03-09). Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Raise Minimum Teacher Pay to $60,000. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) introduced a bill on Thursday that takes a crack at ending a crisis that has long plagued the U.S. education system: extremely low teacher pay. Sanders, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has proposed setting a nationwide minimum wage for teachers at $60,000 a year. This would raise the salaries of 43 percent of public school… |
(2023-03-10). We Demand Santa Cruz City and County Officials Open 24 Hour Emergency Shelters Now! indybay.org Protect the Homeless from the Ravages of the Atmospheric River…
(2023-03-09). Three Women Discover the Americas' Best Kept Secret—Nicaragua! indybay.org Eyewitness account-inspiring trip Jan.2023. 50% of government is female. Met w/ Minister of Women, Sandinista legislators, peasant revolutionaries, agro-ecologists at women cooperatives, health pro's. Model of resilience, caring economy/society, alternative to capitalist corporatocracy. Preschool thru post doc free. Free health care. No hunger or homeless. Si se puede!
(2023-03-09). Pacific Island of Vanuatu devastated by twin cyclones. wsws.org The two cyclones which hit within days of each other have affected 80 percent of the population and left thousands homeless.
(2023-03-10). Class struggle at Caterpillar: Lessons from the past. wsws.org The sellout deal that the UAW is attempting to impose at Caterpillar is the latest in an unbroken chain of betrayals by the UAW based on its bankrupt nationalist and pro-company orientation.
(2023-03-09). Is there a famine in North Korea in 2023? journal-neo.org 
(2023-03-10). Colombia-Total Peace And The Fight To Free All Political Prisoners. popularresistance.org In April 2021, tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Colombia to demand change. They rejected decades of state violence and deepening inequality. Over the course of three months, the largest protest in Colombian history spread to over 800 municipalities throughout the country. The months-long protests played a huge role in creating the conditions for the election of Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez. | Changes are afoot in Colombia, and the inauguration of President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez on August 7, 2022 marks an important shift away from decades of political repression.
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2023-03-09: News Headlines
(2023-03-09). Australian "youth barometer" survey highlights growing poverty, precariousness. wsws.org Bank accounts are so tight that over half of the young people surveyed went without eating for a whole day at some point during the past twelve months.
(2023-03-09). Ron DeSantis, Interstate Autocratization, and Building Resistance. itsgoingdown.org Support Vishal Singh HERE Florida's far-Right Republican governor Ron DeSantis spoke in Southern California over the weekend— kicking off a pre-election book tour and anti-leftism roadshow. DeSantis is undoubtedly preparing to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In order to take on the juggernaut of Trumpism, he will need to court wealthy conservative donors…
(2023-03-08). Calls for Climate Reparations Have Grown Following Recent Severe Weather Events. truthout.org Originally published by Capital B. America is finally joining the global movement of wealthy nations agreeing to pay poorer countries for the damage they've endured because of climate change. To the dismay of many Republican legislators, last year the Biden administration agreed to participate in the United Nations' fund for "loss and damage," also known as climate reparations. |
(2023-03-09). Deepening debt and currency crises hit poorer countries. wsws.org Factories are halting production, power supplies are being cut, crops are threatened and medical supplies drying up because of widespread dollar shortages in less developed economies.
(2023-03-09). Australian "youth barometer" survey highlights growing poverty, precariousness. wsws.org Bank accounts are so tight that over half of the young people surveyed went without eating for a whole day at some point during the past twelve months.
(2023-03-09). Ron DeSantis, Interstate Autocratization, and Building Resistance. itsgoingdown.org Support Vishal Singh HERE Florida's far-Right Republican governor Ron DeSantis spoke in Southern California over the weekend— kicking off a pre-election book tour and anti-leftism roadshow. DeSantis is undoubtedly preparing to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In order to take on the juggernaut of Trumpism, he will need to court wealthy conservative donors…
(2023-03-08). Calls for Climate Reparations Have Grown Following Recent Severe Weather Events. truthout.org Originally published by Capital B. America is finally joining the global movement of wealthy nations agreeing to pay poorer countries for the damage they've endured because of climate change. To the dismay of many Republican legislators, last year the Biden administration agreed to participate in the United Nations' fund for "loss and damage," also known as climate reparations. |
(2023-03-09). Deepening debt and currency crises hit poorer countries. wsws.org Factories are halting production, power supplies are being cut, crops are threatened and medical supplies drying up because of widespread dollar shortages in less developed economies.
(2023-03-08). Patrick Lawrence: What Dan Ellsberg Means. scheerpost.com 
The term "Fourth Estate" had taken on the dust of a neglected antique before the release of the Pentagon Papers. Afterwards it seemed possible to think again of the press as the independent pole of power required by a working democracy.
(2023-03-08). An Army of Women is Building Venezuela's Housing Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Andreína Chávez Alava The women from Caracas' Antímano Parish have trained themselves to build homes for their families as part of Venezuela's Great Housing Mission, created by Hugo Chávez in 2011. (Andreína Chávez Alava / Venezuelanalysis) In Caracas, an army of self-trained women are working to build their own homes while they transform the reality around them….
(2023-03-08). La Via Campesina: International Working Women's Day. libya360.wordpress.com #8M23: "By rebelling, we sow popular peasant feminism, build food sovereignty, and organize against crises and violence!" La Via Campesina is calling for global solidarity actions on 8th March 2023, the International Working Women's Day. As peasants, landless women, indigenous women, fisherfolk, pastoralists, farmworkers, migrants, and diversity organizations within La Via Campesina, we acknowledge the specific…
(2023-03-08). "Stand Up for Afghan Women": U.N. Calls Afghanistan World's Most Repressive Country for Women, Girls. democracynow.org 
A top United Nations official said Wednesday that "Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the most repressive country in the world regarding women's rights." Since taking power nearly 19 months ago, the Taliban has moved systematically to erase women from public life by banning women and girls from schools, from working with nongovernmental organizations and from traveling without a male relative. "Afghanistan is now effectively one of the biggest prisons in the world for women," says Zahra Nader, a freelance Afghan journalist who was formerly a reporter for The New York Times in Kabu…
(2023-03-08). üéß LEVER TIME: Nina Turner On Dems' Working-Class Voter Problem. levernews.com 
(2023-03-08). Nina Turner On Dems' Working-Class Voter Problem. levernews.com
(2023-03-08). The way forward after collapse of School Strike for Climate movement in Australia. wsws.org The perspective of appealing to governments has failed. The alternative is a turn to the growing struggles of the working class to overturn the profit system, the root cause of the climate crisis.
(2023-03-09). Three Women Discover the Americas' Best Kept Secret—Nicaragua! indybay.org Eyewitness account-inspiring trip Jan.2023. 50% of government is female. Met w/ Minister of Women, Sandinista legislators, peasant revolutionaries, agro-ecologists at women cooperatives, health pro's. Model of resilience, caring economy/society, alternative to capitalist corporatocracy. Preschool thru post doc free. Free health care. No hunger or homeless. Si se puede!
(2023-03-08). Interview with Houston activist fighting mayor's attacks on food programs for homeless. liberationnews.org 
Liberation News speaks with Shere Dore, an organizer with Food Not Bombs Houston. Dore has been advocating for the city's homeless for over a decade.
(2023-03-08). Could The Largest FDIC-Regulated Crypto Bank Go Down Like Lehman? 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com 
Silvergate, a Federal Reserve member bank and a one-time major player in crypto banking, has raised fears that it is headed for bankruptcy after delaying its annual report, saying it is evaluating its viability after a $1 billion loss in the fourth quarter. U.S. regulators with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) arrived at the California …
(2023-03-09). Is there a famine in North Korea in 2023? journal-neo.org
(2023-03-08). Inequality Costs Social Security Trillions. Here's How We Fix It. otherwords.org
(2023-03-08). Millions face 'hunger cliff' as food stamps cut. workers.org 
During the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused millions of people to either lose or be suspended from their jobs, Congress enacted an Emergency Allotment increase in federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These additional food stamp benefits helped millions of people to get food and sustain themselves during . . . |
(2023-03-08). Khader Adnan enters 32nd day of hunger strike for freedom. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan enters the 32nd day of his hunger strike for freedom on 8 March 2023. Adnan, 44, is married to Randa and the father of nine children, the youngest of which is one and a half years old and the oldest 14 years old. He is a former long-term hunger striker who …
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2023-03-08: News Headlines
(2023-03-07). Wednesday 3/8: International Women's Day: End Women's Poverty – Invest in Caring, Not Killing w/ PPC. indybay.org Online rally for women's rights…
(2023-03-07). Subsidized Employment Can Help Fight Poverty in Good Times & Bad. cepr.net Nearly 15 million people in the U.S. who would like to work are unable to find a job right now—despite a historically low national unemployment rate.[1] This joblessness is not uniformly distributed across the country but concentrated in the most disadvantaged communities, particularly Black and Brown communities. A targeted, large-scale subsidized employment program can help …
(2023-03-07). Rally In Solidarity With Resistance To Cop City In Avon, Massachusetts. popularresistance.org The Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta is the proposed site of a massive police training facility, known to most as "Cop City." Cop City is the logical outgrowth of violent, racialized capitalism in the United States. Corporations and wealthy Atlantans believe that they need a large and well-equipped police force to tamp down "crime" in the city they are working to gentrify, and have thus contributed financially to this project. As landlords and cops push Black residents out, wealthy, mostly white neighborhoods like Buckhead demand ever more police intervention to keep them and their ill-gotten wealth "safe." With all t…
(2023-03-07). Economist Joseph Stiglitz on How War, COVID & Climate Crisis Cause Economic Crises Around the World. democracynow.org 
As the U.N. secretary-general blasts wealthy nations for rigging the global economy for their benefit, we speak with economist Joseph Stiglitz about how war, the pandemic and the climate emergency are causing economic crises across the globe. He also says interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve are making things worse for the Global South, as the cost of borrowing rises for many countries already struggling with debt. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, Columbia University professor and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. He is also currently the chief economist of the Roosevelt Ins…
(2023-03-07). Analysis shows major US oil companies raked in $290 billion in profits last year. nationofchange.org "With $290 billion in profits, Big Oil made enough money in 2022 to end world hunger, pay off U.S. medical debt, and build 10 Disney Worlds, but instead used their record profits to shower $163 billion on shareholders."
(2023-03-07). Wednesday 3/8: International Women's Day: End Women's Poverty – Invest in Caring, Not Killing w/ PPC. indybay.org Online rally for women's rights…
(2023-03-07). Subsidized Employment Can Help Fight Poverty in Good Times & Bad. cepr.net Nearly 15 million people in the U.S. who would like to work are unable to find a job right now—despite a historically low national unemployment rate.[1] This joblessness is not uniformly distributed across the country but concentrated in the most disadvantaged communities, particularly Black and Brown communities. A targeted, large-scale subsidized employment program can help …
(2023-03-07). Rally In Solidarity With Resistance To Cop City In Avon, Massachusetts. popularresistance.org The Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta is the proposed site of a massive police training facility, known to most as "Cop City." Cop City is the logical outgrowth of violent, racialized capitalism in the United States. Corporations and wealthy Atlantans believe that they need a large and well-equipped police force to tamp down "crime" in the city they are working to gentrify, and have thus contributed financially to this project. As landlords and cops push Black residents out, wealthy, mostly white neighborhoods like Buckhead demand ever more police intervention to keep them and their ill-gotten wealth "safe." With all t…
(2023-03-07). Economist Joseph Stiglitz on How War, COVID & Climate Crisis Cause Economic Crises Around the World. democracynow.org As the U.N. secretary-general blasts wealthy nations for rigging the global economy for their benefit, we speak with economist Joseph Stiglitz about how war, the pandemic and the climate emergency are causing economic crises across the globe. He also says interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve are making things worse for the Global South, as the cost of borrowing rises for many countries already struggling with debt. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, Columbia University professor and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. He is also currently the chief economist of the Roosevelt Ins…
(2023-03-07). Analysis shows major US oil companies raked in $290 billion in profits last year. nationofchange.org "With $290 billion in profits, Big Oil made enough money in 2022 to end world hunger, pay off U.S. medical debt, and build 10 Disney Worlds, but instead used their record profits to shower $163 billion on shareholders."
(2023-03-07). Why Student Debt Cancellation Is Reasonable, Not Radical. independentmediainstitute.org "Nobody's telling the person who is trying to set up the lawn service business that he doesn't have to pay his loan," said U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during oral arguments about President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan. Roberts continued his logic on behalf of this hypothetical lawn service operator, saying, "he …
(2023-03-07). Chinese FM denies BRI caused 'debt trap'. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang rejected claims that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has resulted in debt traps, saying that the initiative has evolved from vision into reality, boosted development in partner countries and delivered tangible benefits to their people.
(2023-03-07). GOP's Debt Limit Plan Would Cost 2.6 Million Jobs, Report Finds. truthout.org House Republicans' plan to majorly slash federal spending over the next decade as a supposed "solution" to the national debt would likely cost millions of jobs and trigger a recession next year, a new report by Moody's Analytics economists finds. With Republicans in charge of only one chamber of Congress, the party has turned to the debt limit as a vehicle for their policy priorities… |
(2023-03-07). Australian "robodebt" lies expose how governments work. wsws.org Ex-minister Stuart Robert's extraordinary admission to the robodebt inquiry laid bare the reality that all governments, Labor and Liberal-National, lie and deceive the population on every front.
(2023-03-08). The way forward after collapse of School Strike for Climate movement in Australia. wsws.org The perspective of appealing to governments has failed. The alternative is a turn to the growing struggles of the working class to overturn the profit system, the root cause of the climate crisis.
(2023-03-08). Nina Turner On Dems' Working-Class Voter Problem. levernews.com
(2023-03-07). Watchdog Files FEC Complaint That Fox News Broke Election Laws, Lied for Trump. truthout.org A number of bombshell revelations about the inner workings of Fox News have come to light as part of a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against the network. Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News, has admitted under oath that many hosts on his network "endorsed" Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election for financial, not political, reasons, stating… |
(2023-03-07). In Video: In The CIA, We Didn't Give A Hoot About Democracy. southfront.org
(2023-03-07). FRSO and community organizations hold International Women's Day panel. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On Saturday, March 4, around 20 community members and students attended an International Women's Day panel, hosted by the Tallahassee Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The panelists included Delilah Pierre from the FRSO, Regina Joseph from Tallahassee Community Action Committee and Cas Casanovah from FSU Students for a Democratic Society. | The speakers covered a wide array of topics, ranging from combatting male chauvinism to the historic role women have played in working-class and revolutionary movements. | International Women's Day, originally International Working Women's Day, has…
(2023-03-07). What is False Consciousness? libya360.wordpress.com Marx Memorial Library False consciousness is a term used to describe the way in which exploited, oppressed or disadvantaged groups in society accept, assimilate and indeed actively defend or promote ideas which ultimately act against their own interests. It can apply to individuals, to the working class as a whole, or to sections of it….
(2023-03-07). Protesting pension reforms, French working class shuts down the country. peoplesdispatch.org The controversial pension reform bill calling for an increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64 is currently being discussed in the French Senate but was passed over to the Senate before it could be voted on because of disagreements about raising the retirement age…
(2023-03-07). Women's rights at the heart of the fight over pensions in France. peoplesdispatch.org This year's International Working Women's Day in France holds special significance because of a nation-wide call by trade unions and people's movements to bring the country to a standstill from March 7…
(2023-03-07). Florida's Fascist Legislative Agenda (OPINION). latinorebels.com The Florida Legislature has ceased to function as an independent body and instead serves as a rubber stamp for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the result of which is a slew of legislation that targets the vulnerable, diminishes civil liberties, and serves special interest groups at the expense of working people.
(2023-03-07). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Over the weekend hundreds of nurses in Toronto, Canada marched to demand improved wages, better working conditions and staffing.
(2023-03-07). South Korean government demands "normalization" of labor unions. wsws.org The Yoon administration is reviving old police-state measures in an effort to silence unrest and opposition especially in the working class as social conditions deteriorate.
(2023-03-07). UAW runoff elections end in debacle for bureaucracy. wsws.org After decades of collaborating with the corporations and successive governments in the systematic destruction of workers' jobs, living standards and working conditions, the affluent upper-middle class executives who occupy the union's misnamed "Solidarity House" and its satellites are viewed with contempt by the rank and file.
(2023-03-07). SEP (Australia) campaigners for NSW election speak to workers about cost of living crisis and war. wsws.org One young person said: "The working class are paying and giving money to the government and the government is giving it to the richer people so the richer people are going to get richer, and the people who are working have to work harder, longer, just to support that."
(2023-03-08). Interview with Houston activist fighting mayor's attacks on food programs for homeless. liberationnews.org Liberation News speaks with Shere Dore, an organizer with Food Not Bombs Houston. Dore has been advocating for the city's homeless for over a decade.
(2023-03-08). Three Women Discover the Americas' Best Kept Secret—Nicaragua! indybay.org Eyewitness account-inspiring trip Jan.2023. 50% of government is female. Met w/ Minister of Women, Sandinista legislators, peasant revolutionaries, agro-ecologists at women cooperatives, health pro's. Model of resilience, caring economy/society, alternative to capitalist corporatocracy. Preschool thru post doc free. Free health care. No hunger or homeless. Si se puede!
(2023-03-07). Thousands of Rohingya refugees rendered homeless in Bangladesh after massive fire. peoplesdispatch.org As many as 12,000 Rohingya refugees have been rendered homeless after a massive fire damaged more than The fire started in B-block of camp 11 of Balukhali at around 2: 30 pm local time, sending a huge plume of smoke into the air. According to the police, no casualties have been reported so far. The authorities, however, have said that they will not have accurate estimates regarding the extent of the damage for some time, the Dhaka Tribune has reporte…
(2023-03-08). Millions face 'hunger cliff' as food stamps cut. workers.org During the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused millions of people to either lose or be suspended from their jobs, Congress enacted an Emergency Allotment increase in federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These additional food stamp benefits helped millions of people to get food and sustain themselves during . . . |
(2023-03-08). Khader Adnan enters 32nd day of hunger strike for freedom. samidoun.net Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan enters the 32nd day of his hunger strike for freedom on 8 March 2023. Adnan, 44, is married to Randa and the father of nine children, the youngest of which is one and a half years old and the oldest 14 years old. He is a former long-term hunger striker who …
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2023-03-07: News Headlines
(2023-03-07). Wednesday 3/8: International Women's Day: End Women's Poverty – Invest in Caring, Not Killing w/ PPC. indybay.org Online rally for women's rights…
(2023-03-06). Flooding Increasingly Pummels The Southeast; Organizers Fight Back. popularresistance.org Beverly May, retired nurse practitioner and current epidemiologist at the University of Kentucky, lives maybe 100 feet from the house she grew up in Floyd County, Kentucky. She characterizes her community as "hillbilly country," an area in central Appalachia that once served as a critical cog in the coal industry's wheel. When historic floods ravaged the area in late July 2022, May decided to trade in her medical work for flood research and activism with the nonprofit community well-being organization Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. | "I've lived here all my life, and I could not believe it when I saw helicopte…
(2023-03-06). Morning Commute – 3/6/2023. anchor.fm In this episode we discuss the National Day of Action on March 9th, and the DC rally on March 18th among other events coming up; we chat about international capitalism's and imperialism's need for control, exploitation, wealth accumulation, etc. and how our struggles around the world must find ways to unite and struggle for our shared and independent Liberation…
(2023-03-07). Why Student Debt Cancellation Is Reasonable, Not Radical. independentmediainstitute.org "Nobody's telling the person who is trying to set up the lawn service business that he doesn't have to pay his loan," said U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during oral arguments about President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan. Roberts continued his logic on behalf of this hypothetical lawn service operator, saying, "he …
(2023-03-07). Chinese FM denies BRI caused 'debt trap'. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang rejected claims that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has resulted in debt traps, saying that the initiative has evolved from vision into reality, boosted development in partner countries and delivered tangible benefits to their people.
(2023-03-07). Australian "robodebt" lies expose how governments work. wsws.org Ex-minister Stuart Robert's extraordinary admission to the robodebt inquiry laid bare the reality that all governments, Labor and Liberal-National, lie and deceive the population on every front.
(2023-03-06). Student Loan Forgiveness Program Appears Headed For Defeat. popularresistance.org A right-wing majority of the Supreme Court is on the verge of denying student debt relief to more than 40 million borrowers. On February 28, the high court heard oral arguments in a pair of cases challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Instituted to ameliorate the effects of the COVID pandemic, the program could provide up to $20,000 of debt relief to people with federally held loans. | The first case heard by the court was Biden v. Nebraska, brought by Republican state attorneys general from Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina against Biden, his Secretary of…
(2023-03-07). In Video: In The CIA, We Didn't Give A Hoot About Democracy. southfront.org
(2023-03-07). Protesting pension reforms, French working class shuts down the country. peoplesdispatch.org The controversial pension reform bill calling for an increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64 is currently being discussed in the French Senate but was passed over to the Senate before it could be voted on because of disagreements about raising the retirement age…
(2023-03-07). Women's rights at the heart of the fight over pensions in France. peoplesdispatch.org This year's International Working Women's Day in France holds special significance because of a nation-wide call by trade unions and people's movements to bring the country to a standstill from March 7…
(2023-03-07). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Over the weekend hundreds of nurses in Toronto, Canada marched to demand improved wages, better working conditions and staffing.
(2023-03-07). South Korean government demands "normalization" of labor unions. wsws.org The Yoon administration is reviving old police-state measures in an effort to silence unrest and opposition especially in the working class as social conditions deteriorate.
(2023-03-07). UAW runoff elections end in debacle for bureaucracy. wsws.org After decades of collaborating with the corporations and successive governments in the systematic destruction of workers' jobs, living standards and working conditions, the affluent upper-middle-class executives who occupy the union's misnamed "Solidarity House" and its satellites are viewed with contempt by the rank and file.
(2023-03-07). SEP (Australia) campaigners for NSW election speak to workers about cost of living crisis and war. wsws.org One young person said: "The working class are paying and giving money to the government and the government is giving it to the richer people so the richer people are going to get richer, and the people who are working have to work harder, longer, just to support that."
(2023-03-06). Report: Informant Got $20,000 From FBI To Create Divisiveness Among George Floyd Protestors, Accuse Activists Of Working With Police. moguldom.com The Federal Bureau of Investigation paid a convicted felon to be an FBI informant and undermine racial justice protests during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020, a new podcast alleges. According to a report by CBS News, "Alphabet Boys" is a 10-episode docuseries that debuted in February that accuses the FBI of …
(2023-03-06). India: The Next Front in the War on the BRICS. strategic-culture.org For years the wildcard in the BRICS Alliance has been India. India's rivalry with China as well as its complicated relationships with both Russia and the West have always served as wedge issues to drive the alliance apart. During the Trump years the "I" in BRICS, India, was slowly working its way under Prime Minister Narendra Modi back into the West's orbit. It led to me thinking that that "I" had been replaced by Iran, especially pre-COVID-19.
(2023-03-06). Marxist IQ: Women and the fight for democracy and socialism. cpusa.org 
This year's United Nations-sponsored International Women's Day on March 8th and Women's History Month in the United States takes place after the extreme-right Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade. The Dobbs v. Jackson decision ranks as one of the worst in SCOTUS history. This Marxist IQ is dedicated to the mobilization of all working-class …
(2023-03-06). The Comprehensive Crisis in the US and the Revolutionary Way Forward. orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido — Mar 1, 2023 | The United States tells the world and its citizenry that it is the best country on the planet, where freedom and democracy reign, and where an American dream exists which affords all the opportunity to live flourishing 'middle class' lives with white picket fence homes and two automobiles. However, for the working masses of the United States, as the great comedic critic George Carlin noted, "it's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."[1] When awake, what the American masses experience is the American nightmare; lives plagued by stagnant wa…
(2023-03-06). NYC: 3/25: In Honor of Women's History Month: Join the Int'l Working Women's Day Coalition. iacenter.org
(2023-03-06). Setting Our Sights On The Equality Of Women. popularresistance.org Boston, Massachusetts – A month ago, I heard on the news that Boston public schools would be closed on February 3 because of the severe Arctic cold and wind chill forecast for that day and the next. My first thought was: what if the students' mothers are working single mothers, what if they cannot take off or cannot afford to lose the pay — given inflation of food, energy and rents and the impoverishing impact of Covid? | Boston is a severely unequal city with an extremely segregated public school system: 80 percent of children in public school are low income; 90 percent are students of color, mainly Latino…
(2023-03-06). "They All Knew": Media Matters Files FEC Complaint That Fox News Broke Election Laws, Lied for Trump. democracynow.org 
A number of bombshell revelations about the inner workings of Fox News have come to light as part of a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against the network. Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News, has admitted under oath that many hosts on his network "endorsed" Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election for financial, not political, reasons, stating, "It is not red or blue, it is green." In court filings, Dominion also revealed that Murdoch had given Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner confidential information about Biden's campaign a…
(2023-03-06). Sri Lanka's JVP-NPP collaborates with ex-military officers and business representatives. wsws.org The JVP-NPP is putting itself forward as an alternative government to implement the deeply unpopular austerity measures demanded by the IMF and support the rising anger of broad layers of working people.
(2023-03-07). Thousands of Rohingya refugees rendered homeless in Bangladesh after massive fire. peoplesdispatch.org As many as 12,000 Rohingya refugees have been rendered homeless after a massive fire damaged more than The fire started in B-block of camp 11 of Balukhali at around 2: 30 pm local time, sending a huge plume of smoke into the air. According to the police, no casualties have been reported so far. The authorities, however, have said that they will not have accurate estimates regarding the extent of the damage for some time, the Dhaka Tribune has reporte…
(2023-03-07). Three Women Discover the Americas' Best Kept Secret—Nicaragua! indybay.org Eyewitness account-inspiring trip Jan.2023. 50% of government is female. Met w/ Minister of Women, Sandinista legislators, peasant revolutionaries, agro-ecologists at women cooperatives, health pro's. Model of resilience, caring economy/society, alternative to capitalist corporatocracy. Preschool thru post doc free. Free health care. No hunger or homeless. Si se puede!
(2023-03-06). Abandonment of Australian flood victims underscores fraud of official NSW election pledges. wsws.org The lies of the establishment parties are clearly evident across the state's Northern Rivers region, where thousands of residents—both homeowners and renters—remain homeless or living in makeshift accommodation.
(2023-03-06). Famine in Africa: Millions on the Verge of Starvation? What are the Causes? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-06). Public meeting: Support the Socialist Equality Party in the New South Wales state election! wsws.org The SEP's public meeting, on Thursday, March 23, is the only forum for workers to discuss the fight against war, inequality and the disastrous "let it rip" COVID policies supported by all other parties.
(2023-03-06). Africa's Food Crisis Caused by the West. 278 million Africans— One in Five —are Facing Hunger. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-06). Seattle students rally in support of hunger strikers at the Northwest Detention Center. fightbacknews.org Tacoma, WA – A crowd of 35 people gathered at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma on Saturday, March 4, to call for the closure of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement-sanctioned prison for undocumented people. The Northwest Detention Center is owned and operated by the private corporation GEO Group. | The Northwest Detention Center is notorious for its mistreatment of inmates, lack of sanitation, medical neglect and overuse of solitary confinement. The prisoners there have gone on multiple hunger strikes over the past year to protest these conditions, most recently in February when over 85 demanded an en…
(2023-03-06). Commodity Speculators Reap Record-Shattering Profits Amid Global Hunger Crisis. truthout.org As much of the world reeled from high energy and food prices that left millions struggling to heat their homes and feed their families, commodity trading firms that benefit from extreme market volatility brought in record-breaking profits in 2022, capitalizing on chaos spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Citing new research from the consulting firm Oliver Wyman, the Financial Times reported… |
(2023-03-06). Palestinian prisoners complete 20 days of civil disobedience against Israeli jail authorities. peoplesdispatch.org The prisoners' agitation started in response to recent punitive measures introduced by the extremist government in Israel, and is expected to escalate in the coming days into a mass indefinite hunger strike…
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