(2022-03-18). Mayo Clinic's 2021 achievements affirm 'Bold. Forward.' strategic vision, staff dedication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic is proud to report a year of extraordinary achievements in 2021, thanks to the hard work and dedication of its more than 73,000 staff members. Mayo Clinic accelerated progress on goals related to its "Bold. Forward." strategic plan to transform health care while continuing to provide leadership in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Mayo cared for more than 1.4 million patients from every U.S. state and…
(2022-03-18). Consumer Health: Who needs a gluten-free diet and why? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn why some people need a gluten-free diet. Whole grains are an important part of healthy diet. They are good sources of complex carbohydrates, as well as some key vitamins and minerals. And because whole grains are naturally high in fiber, they may help you feel full and satisfied, which can make it easier to maintain a healthy body weight. Eating more whole-grain…
(2022-03-18). Prime minister: Hungary will not be dragged into "cruel, lengthy and bloody war" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Budapest TimesMarch 15, 2022 Orbán: 'We won't allow left wing to drag Hungary into war' "We won't allow the left wing to drag Hungary into war," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday, addressing a March 15 national holiday commemoration in front of Parliament. Orbán declared that voters who wanted peace and security would cast …
(2022-03-18). 'Ballad of an American: The Autobiography of Earl Robinson' back in print. peoplesworld.org 
Ballad of an American: The Autobiography of Earl Robinson, cowritten with People's World staff writer Eric A. Gordon has been out of print for almost twenty years. International Publishers has just reissued it in a new paperback edition now that Gordon, the surviving coauthor, has secured the legal rights from the original publisher. People's World …
(2022-03-18). Consumer Health: What is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, also called hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, is a group of inherited disorders that affects an estimated 150,000 people in the U.S., according to the National Library of Medicine. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease causes nerve damage mostly in the peripheral nerves of the arms and legs. This nerve damage results in smaller, weaker muscles. You also may experience loss of sensation and muscle contractions, and difficulty walking. Foot deformities, such as hammertoes and high arches,…
(2022-03-18). Mayo Clinic Minute: What you can eat to avoid kidney stones. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2022-03-18). French CGT union backs NATO imperialism in Russian-Ukrainian war. wsws.org Waging the necessarily international struggle against war, in France and elsewhere, requires mobilizing workers independently of the trade unions.
(2022-03-17). 'What is it that needs to be done?' A conversation with anti-apartheid freedom fighter Lassy Chiwayo. workers.org 
This interview was conducted by Workers World correspondent Ted Kelly at Robben Island, off the western coast of South Africa. Lassy Chiwayo is an African National Congress member, former political prisoner, uMkhonto weSizwe freedom fighter and former mayor of Mbombela, capital of the Mpumalanga province. He served as the consul-general . . . |
(2022-03-17). U.S. threatens nuclear war or sanctions. workers.org 
People line up to withdraw U.S. dollars and euros from an ATM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Feb. 25. A seismic shift is sending shock waves through the global economy. The well-established capitalist disorder, dominated by U.S. imperialism and in place since World War II, is on shaky ground. Extreme . . . |
(2022-03-17). Fear psychosis, arrests, and deafening silence in Kashmir. peoplesdispatch.org At least 35 journalists in Kashmir have faced police interrogation, raids, threats, physical assault, or fabricated criminal cases for their reporting since the Indian government downgraded the state into two union territories in August 2019. Dozens more have been placed on A 36-page rep…
(2022-03-17). NATO, EU, Quad states besiege India over refusal to join anti-Russia crusade. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The HinduMarch 17, 2022 Amid Ukraine crisis, Delhi receives a flurry of NATO allies and Quad partnersSuhasini Haidar Amidst a global call by NATO countries and western allies to join sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold back—to—back summits with Quad partners, including an in—person summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio …
(2022-03-17). Facebook accused of boosting far-right BJP in Indian elections. peoplesworld.org 
Facebook has been accused of boosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu chauvinist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in elections by offering it cheaper advertising deals. The social media giant charged the BJP a lower rate in nine of 10 elections, according to analysis by transparency watchdogs and press monitoring groups. This allowed the far-right governing …
(2022-03-17). Compromised TRIPS Waiver will prolong pandemic inequalities. peoplesdispatch.org As the COVID-19 pandemic turns two, access to medicines movements warn that a recent compromise deal on the TRIPS waiver allegedly outlined by the US, the EU, India and South Africa will not be enough to address existing inequities…
(2022-03-17). Father of Hamas's top cmdr. passes away. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) — The father of the commander-in-chief of Kataeb al-Qassam, the military wing of Hamas, has passed away.
(2022-03-17). 'Save our children' ‚àí from bigotry and hatred! — a WW commentary. workers.org 
Hillsborough High School walkout against 'Don't Say Gay' Bill, Tampa, Florida Right-wing forces are generating legalized hatred and bigotry in the U.S. under the banner of "Save Our Children!" In Texas, parents arranging medical and mental health support for their trans children can now be prosecuted as "child abusers." In . . . |
(2022-03-17). Traditions of health: Black midwives and doulas against racism. workers.org 
A Black midwife delivering a baby in the 1950s in the rural South. Midwifery on the African continent can be traced back to antiquity. The tombs of queens in Africa depict midwives assisting at the births of royalty. This is significant because it indicates midwives were held in the highest . . . |
(2022-03-17). The huge gap between how serious nuclear war is and how seriously it's being taken. mronline.org 
Sometimes I'm not sure what presents a greater threat to humanity, nuclear war or the colossal stupidity that has made it possible.
(2022-03-17). Victoria Nuland: Ukraine has "biological research facilities," worried Russia may seize them. mronline.org 
The neocon's confession sheds critical light on the U.S. role in Ukraine, and raises vital questions about these labs that deserve answers.
(2022-03-17). Max Ajl in conversation with Habib Ayeb on food sovereignty and the environment. mronline.org 
Max Ajl interviews radical geographer and activist Habib Ayeb. Habib Ayeb is a founder member of the NGO Observatory of Food Sovereignty and Environment (OSAE) and Max Ajl is a Postdoc at Wageningen University's Rural Sociology Group, associate editor at Agrarian South and the author of A People's Green New Deal.
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(2022-03-17). U.S. racist hypocrisy on refugee crisis. workers.org 
Black immigrants in Ukraine. The disparate and often racist treatment of refugees of war is starkly apparent as the crisis unfolds in Ukraine. With 24/7 coverage, Western media has not missed an opportunity to garner sympathy for the nearly 2 million disproportionately white Ukrainians currently fleeing the war. No one . . . |
(2022-03-17). Destruction of the Amazon Package approved with urgency. mronline.org 
The Brazilian government remains firm in its objective of handing over indigenous lands, which make up 12% of Brazilian territory, to private hands, preferably agribusiness and mining.
(2022-03-17). Neo-Nazis In Ukraine Fake Incidents To Gain More 'Western' Support. popularresistance.org The notorious Azov Battalion, also known as the Azov Regiment, posted this video earlier this week on its Telegram channel. It announced that it had destroyed three Russian armored vehicles and four infantry fighting vehicles, and killed "many infantry." Then it released a picture of a dead man in uniform, purported to be a Russian general whom it had killed. It is difficult to verify these claims. | The city of Mariupol, which has a population of 500,000, is primarily being defended by the Azov Battalion. | Mariupol is also where the Azov Battalion, which is part of the Ukrainian National Guard and thus subordin…
(2022-03-17). International University of Communication Starts at Former El Nacional Headquarters in Caracas. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, March 15, the International University of Communication (UICOM) opened its doors for students of communication training at the former headquarters of the far-right Venezuelan newspaper, El Nacional, in Caracas. UICOM will be an institution for communication training, content production and information exchange. | At the inauguration, Venezuelan Minister of University Education, Tibisay Lucena; Minister of Communication and Information, Freddy àëáñez, and the rector of UICOM, Tania Díaz, were present. They gave keynote speeches to the attendees. | In February this year, the Third Civil Mercantile,…
(2022-03-17). Deranged Russophobia: Ukrainian Journalist Proposes Exterminating Russian Children. orinocotribune.com Russophobia is out of control at the moment, as evidenced by a Ukrainian journalist who openly proposed, on national television, that if Russian children were killed, they would never grow up, and thus Russia would disappear. | The comments were made by Fakhrudin Sharafmal, an anchor for Ukraine's Channel 24, on Tuesday, March 15. Sharafmal considered it appropriate and pertinent, during programming seen by thousands of Ukrainians, to propose a "final solution" to the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Sharafmal endorsed the strategy of Adolf Eichmann while a photo of the well-known Nazi, the architect…
(2022-03-17). Black America Praises NAASD And CJEC For Success In Legislative Progress To Disaggregate Black Data By Lineage. moguldom.com The National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants (NAASD) and Coalition for a Just and Equitable California (CJEC) attained a victory in their fight to disaggregate Black data by lineage for reparations for Black Americans. "#AB1604 just PASSED in the CA state Assembly PERS Committee with our language requiring CA to disaggregate Black data by lineage!! Thank …
(2022-03-17). Bombshell: Ukraine: NATO in the Constitution. globalresearch.ca The initiative for having introduced into the Ukrainian Constitution the commitment enter officially into NATO goes to Parliamentary President Andriy Parubiy. Co-founder in 1991 of the Ukrainian National-Socialist Party, on the model of Adolf Hitler's National-Socialist Party.
(2022-03-17). Spokesperson for Chinese Mission to the EU: NATO needs to reflect. ecns.cn China needs no lectures on justice from an abuser of international law and NATO needs to take a good look at itself, a spokesperson for the Chinese Mission to the EU said on Thursday in response to a question concerning a NATO leader's remarks on China.
(2022-03-17). Estonian military chief inspects U.S./NATO air, air defense exercise near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ERR NewsMarch 15, 2022 President Karis: Permanent NATO presence key to eastern flank defense The contribution of both NATO and non-NATO members to a large-scale air defense exercise, and their permanent and boosted presence, are crucial to Baltic Sea region security, President Alar Karis says. Making his remarks while visiting the U.S. and international Operation …
(2022-03-17). New York community group blasts NYPD's treatment of women. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Members of New York Community Action Project (NYCAP) gathered on the cold and windy Sunday, March 13, after International Women's Day, to speak out and protest the New York Police Department's treatment of women in New York. | Jessica Schwartz told the crowd, "On a national level, police families face two to four times more prevalent instances of violence. A report from 2019 that reviewed the NYPD's disciplinary practices showed that cops are more lenient toward cops who commit domestic violence. In fact, officers received more severe punishment for 'discourtesy to a commanding officer' than for co…
(2022-03-17). British ferry operator P&O fires 800 workers without notice. peoplesdispatch.org Unions across the UK have slammed "one of the most shameful acts" in British industrial history today as P&O ferries were reportedly evicting staff from vessels in handcuffs after 800 workers were fired without notice. | The unions representing P&O workers, Nautilus International and the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), had instructed their shocked members to remain on board and said many refused to leave their ships in protest after they appeared to have been told about the sudden redundancies on a video call. According to RMT, the company seeks to replace the staff with cheaper agen…
(2022-03-17). Serbia doesn't expect West to react to complete ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Serbs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tanjug NewsMarch 16, 2022 Vucic: We are not so naive as to expect Western reaction to Pristina's raid Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday he expected no reaction from the international community to an early morning raid by Pristina's special police forces in several Serb homes in Strpce, Sevce and Brezovica, Kosovo-Metohija, because Pristina …
(2022-03-17). U.S. coup engineer to Georgia: We built your army, so you must confront Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The United National Movement is the political party founded by Mikheil Saakashvili, now in prison after returning from Ukraine where President Zelensky had restored his Ukrainian citizenship and appointed him head of the Executive Committee of the National Reform Council. The recently-formed Reforms Group in the Georgian parliament, see below, is properly the Charles Michel's …
(2022-03-17). Money bill tells labor enforcement agencies to work against corporate abusers. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The $1.5 trillion federal money bill for the whole government, running at that rate through September 30, gives the National Labor Relations Board and other worker enforcement agencies more cash and often more staff. And as if that wasn't enough to help the feds crackdown on corporate crooks—though lawmakers didn't use those words—the House Appropriations …
(2022-03-17). 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,…
(2022-03-17). China National Petroleum to step up development of carbon reduction technology. ecns.cn Oil giant China National Petroleum Corp said the company would step up the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the energy sector as China goes through its low-carbon transition.
(2022-03-17). Imprisoned Palestinian health activist Shatha Odeh is a beacon of resistance globally. peoplesdispatch.org Imprisoned health activist Shatha Odeh continues to persist in the struggle for the right to health and women's rights as she sends letter from prison for International Women's Day…
(2022-03-17). Today We're All Irish: Debt Serfdom Comes to America. globalresearch.ca First published by GR on March 15, 2008 | March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, when people of all national origins raise a glass and declare, "Today we're all a bit Irish!" This may be truer than we know. The Irish …
(2022-03-17). Foreign Fighters Flee from Ukraine after Being Tortured and Used as Cannon Fodder. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Antonopoulos Foreign fighters now on the battlefield in Ukraine — Military Times On February 27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea for foreigners to fight against the Russian military. In a statement, Zelensky said, among other things, that "This is not just Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is the beginning of a war against…
(2022-03-17). Nationalist frenzy mounts to seize art of Russia's Morozov Collection on exhibit in Paris. wsws.org The exhibit revives the profound, imperishable link established between Russian and European culture as they flowered in the decades before the 1917 October Revolution.
(2022-03-17). Ukraine. The Silence of the Guilty. libya360.wordpress.com Stella Calloni The world has been trapped during these historic moments, by the most ruthless media terrorism that misinforms without any subtlety, with impunity, with the dissemination of false videos, many of them taken from the violent games of the internet, others fabricated trying to emotionally trap people and keeping absolutely silent about the truth…
(2022-03-17). Sri Lankan workers and youth speak out against US-led war drive and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. wsws.org Workers and youth discussed the roots of the war in Ukraine, its catastrophic consequences, and the international socialist program required to stop it.
(2022-03-17). Oppose USW threats and lies! Launch a national strike to overturn the government-dictated sellout contract! wsws.org The following statement was issued by the Oil Workers Rank-and-File Committee to oppose the sellout contract dictated by the Biden administration and the United Steelworkers union.