2023-03-08: News Headlines

Countercurrents (2023-03-07). Public Statement by Indian People's Movements, Trade Unions and Other Civil Society Groups on G20. asia-pacificresearch.com

infobrics (2023-03-07). Russia Partners India to Develop a 'Marsoplane'. infobrics.org Russian and Indian scientists are developing a Marsoplane to investigate the Red Planet, with hopes to test a technology demonstrator by the end of 2024…

infobrics (2023-03-07). Russia, India, China to Hold Ministerial Summit in 2023. infobrics.org Russia, India and China will hold a trilateral meeting at the ministerial level this year…

infobrics (2023-03-07). India in Talks with Embraer, Sukhoi to Make Small Jets Locally. infobrics.org India is looking to partner with global aircraft manufacturers, including Embraer SA and Russia's Sukhoi, to make small planes locally as it seeks to improve connectivity in tiny towns and far-flung areas…

People's Dispatch. (2023-03-07). Israeli Airstrikes Target Airport, Make Aid Delivery To Syria More Difficult. popularresistance.org Early in the morning of Tuesday, March 7, an Israeli airstrike damaged parts of Aleppo international airport in Syria. This will affect aid delivery to one of Syria's provinces worst-affected by last month's earthquake. | The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted an unnamed Syrian military source, according to whom, at around 2 am on Tuesday, "the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from the direction of the Mediterranean, west of Latakia, targeting Aleppo International Airport, which led to material damage at the airport as it went out of service."




Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). With Us or Against Us' Fails in Munich and Bengaluru as U.S. Tries 'Offer They Can't Refuse'. libya360.wordpress.com Dee Knight "You can't be neutral" in NATO's proxy war with Russia, foreign ministers of the U.S., Germany and Ukraine told leaders of Global South countries at the Munich Security Conference on February 18. "Neutrality is not an option," said Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, "because then you are standing on the side of the aggressor." In January Baerbock…

Staff (2023-03-07). "Pure, Unadulterated Fascism": Mehdi Hasan on Trump, Fox News, Jan. 6, GOP & 20th Anniversary of the Iraq War. democracynow.org We examine the state of U.S. politics, Trumpism, journalism and more with Mehdi Hasan, host of The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC and Peacock. His new book is titled Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking.

americanthinker (2023-03-08). National Review plays defense for J6 Committee, attacks Tucker Carlson. americanthinker.com Dont ask too many questions, buster.

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-03-08). Atlanta area police attack Music Festival, Stop Cop City battles on. workers.org Atlanta On March 7, Workers World writer Dianne Mathiowetz stated: "I was just at a press conference called by various local and national clergy that denounced the police action again as proof that there is nothing about Cop City that suggests de-escalation and protection of people's rights. There are a . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-03-08). China's CNOOC delivers last two component modules for Canada LNG project. ecns.cn China National Offshore Oil Cooperation (CNOOC) announced on Wednesday that the last two component modules among a total of 35 contracted modules for Canada LNG (liquified natural gas) project were delivered in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). With Us or Against Us' Fails in Munich and Bengaluru as U.S. Tries 'Offer They Can't Refuse'. libya360.wordpress.com Dee Knight "You can't be neutral" in NATO's proxy war with Russia, foreign ministers of the U.S., Germany and Ukraine told leaders of Global South countries at the Munich Security Conference on February 18. "Neutrality is not an option," said Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, "because then you are standing on the side of the aggressor." In January Baerbock…

Staff (2023-03-07). "Pure, Unadulterated Fascism": Mehdi Hasan on Trump, Fox News, Jan. 6, GOP & 20th Anniversary of the Iraq War. democracynow.org We examine the state of U.S. politics, Trumpism, journalism and more with Mehdi Hasan, host of The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC and Peacock. His new book is titled Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking.

americanthinker (2023-03-08). National Review plays defense for J6 Committee, attacks Tucker Carlson. americanthinker.com Dont ask too many questions, buster.

Dianne Mathiowetz (2023-03-08). Atlanta area police attack Music Festival, Stop Cop City battles on. workers.org Atlanta On March 7, Workers World writer Dianne Mathiowetz stated: "I was just at a press conference called by various local and national clergy that denounced the police action again as proof that there is nothing about Cop City that suggests de-escalation and protection of people's rights. There are a . . . |

ecns.cn (2023-03-08). China's CNOOC delivers last two component modules for Canada LNG project. ecns.cn China National Offshore Oil Cooperation (CNOOC) announced on Wednesday that the last two component modules among a total of 35 contracted modules for Canada LNG (liquified natural gas) project were delivered in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province.

ecns.cn (2023-03-08). Chinese FM, foreign policies become focus of attention of foreign media. ecns.cn China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang held a press conference Tuesday to outline the country's foreign policies on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, drawing the attention of foreign media.

ecns.cn (2023-03-08). Nation's interests safeguarded. ecns.cn China's national sovereignty, security and development interests have been safeguarded over the past five years as its legislation in this regard was further strengthened, said a report delivered on Tuesday by the nation's top legislator.

ecns.cn (2023-03-08). FAST makes great strides in pulsar spotting. ecns.cn The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, the world's largest single dish telescope, has discovered over 740 pulsars, said Jiang Peng, chief engineer of the telescope and a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress.

ecns.cn (2023-03-08). Xi stresses enhancing integrated national strategies, strategic capabilities. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed opening new ground for enhancing integrated national strategies and strategic capabilities.

ecns.cn (2023-03-08). China sees inbound and outbound traffic rebound since Jan. 8. ecns.cn China has seen a rebound of inbound and outbound traffic since Jan. 8 when it downgraded management of the disease from Class A to Class B, the National Immigration Administration said on Wednesday.

Editor (2023-03-08). Black Alliance for Peace supports National Day of Action Against Police Terror. mronline.org Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) member organization Community Movement Builders (CMB) is calling all organizations, organizers and community members to a National Day of Action Against Police Terror on March 9, 2023.

Fidencio Aldama Solidarity Group (2023-03-08). Message from Fidencio Aldama to the Assembly of the National Indigenous Congress. indybay.org Message from Fidencio Aldama to the national assembly of the National Indigenous Congress held on the 4-5 of March, 2023, in Tehuacán, Puebla.

Jacqueline Kriz (2023-03-08). End violence against women, say unionists on International Women's Day. greenleft.org.au "End violence against women" was the theme of the Geelong Women Unionists Network's 21st International Women's Day breakfast, reports Jacqueline Kriz.

Juan Cole (2023-03-08). South African downgrades Israeli Embassy over Ongoing Apartheid (and they should know). juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Middle East Eye reports that the South African parliament has voted to downgrade the Israeli embassy in Pretoria to liaison status. The resolution was introduced by the tiny center-left National Freedom Party, which has only two seats in parliament. Its passage was assured, however, when the African National Congress …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-08). Consumer Health: What's the difference between kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. One of the important jobs of the kidneys is to clean the blood. As blood moves through the body, it picks up extra fluid, chemicals and waste….

WSWS (2023-03-08). China's National People's Congress convenes amid mounting crises. wsws.org The highly stage-managed affair takes place amid growing threats of war by the US, a sharp economic slowdown and rising social tensions, exacerbated by the criminal decision to end the zero-COVID policy.

Ashley Curtin (2023-03-08). International pharmaceutical company announces $35 cap on insulin in the US. nationofchange.org The changes, which represent a 70 percent decrease in price, will go into effect at the end of 2023.

Juan Cole (2023-03-08). South Africa downgrades Israeli Embassy over Ongoing Apartheid (and they should know). juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Middle East Eye reports that the South African parliament has voted to downgrade the Israeli embassy in Pretoria to liaison status. The resolution was introduced by the tiny center-left National Freedom Party, which has only two seats in parliament. Its passage was assured, however, when the African National Congress …

Maddie Dery (2023-03-08). This year, International Women's Day means building an anti-imperialist movement. liberationnews.org We can draw inspiration from socialist, anti-imperialist women around the world…

Anand Naidoo (2023-03-07). The Heat: China-U.S. Relations. america.cgtn.com China's Two Sessions are well underway with economic growth and stability topping the agenda. The annual meetings of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and The National People's Congress have begun in Beijing. The Two Sessions, as they are more commonly known, set the stage …

Ann Brown (2023-03-07). The US Government Wanted Pras From Fugees To Become A Rat: He Refused And Now His Trial Starts. moguldom.com Pras Michél, a member of the groundbreaking hip-hop 1990s group the Fugees, is facing felony charges for his role in an alleged multimillion-dollar international financial conspiracy. At the center of the scandal is Low Taek Jho, CEO of Hong Kong-based private equity investment and advisory firm Jynwel Capital. Low is a Malaysian national at the …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-03-07). Message from Yaqui Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama to the National Indigenous Congress. itsgoingdown.org Message from Yaqui political prisoner Fidencio Aldama to the national assembly of the National Indigenous Congress held on the 4-5 of March, 2023, in Tehuacán, Puebla. Hi, everyone. My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am a member of the Yaqui tribe, from the town of Loma de Bácum, in the state of Sonora, Mexico….

CA Poor People's Campaign (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…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-07). Israeli Airstrike Hits Syria's Aleppo Airport. news.antiwar.com An Israeli airstrike hit Syria's Aleppo International Airport early Tuesday, damaging the runway and putting the airport out of service, Syria's news agency SANA reported. "At 2: 07 a.m., the Israeli enemy carried out an air attack from the sea towards the international airport in Aleppo, which caused material damage to it, and as a result …

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-07). Syria Says Israeli Airstrike Halts Earthquake Aid Flights Into Aleppo. news.antiwar.com An Israeli airstrike that hit the Aleppo International Airport in Syria has halted aid flights into the city that are needed for earthquake relief, a Syrian official told AFP. The strike hit the airport early in the morning on Tuesday, about one month after an earthquake devastated Aleppo, a city that has already been struggling …

DXE (2023-03-07). Protesters Call for Closure of Primate Research Center at UC Davis. indybay.org The California National Primate Research Center's work has included studies with Neuralink, a company founded by Elon Musk that has been accused of violating the Animal Welfare Act…

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). Hong Kong seen as key bridge between Greater Bay Area, world. ecns.cn With the advantage of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong can act as a bridge linking the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to the world, said Pansy Ho Chiu-king, a national political adviser from the special administrative region.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). Plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted for review. ecns.cn China's State Council, the cabinet, on Tuesday submitted a plan on the reform of its institutions to the first session of the 14th National People's Congress for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China to set up national financial regulatory administration. ecns.cn China will set up a national financial regulatory administration, according to a plan submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China to deepen reform of local financial regulatory mechanism. ecns.cn China will deepen the reform of its local financial regulatory mechanism, according to a plan submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China's top securities regulator to become government agency directly under State Council. ecns.cn The China Securities Regulatory Commission will become a government agency, rather than a public institution, directly under the State Council, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China to improve regulatory mechanism on state-owned financial capital. ecns.cn China will improve the regulatory mechanism on state-owned financial capital, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China to improve functions of agriculture and rural affairs ministry. ecns.cn China will improve the functions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China to improve elderly-care work mechanism. ecns.cn China will improve its elderly-care work mechanism to implement the proactive national strategy in response to population aging and to expand the basic elderly-care services to cover all senior citizens.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China to improve IPR management mechanism. ecns.cn China will improve the management mechanism for intellectual property rights (IPR) to upgrade IPR creation, application, protection and management, according to a reform plan of the State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for review.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China puts national administration handling public petitions directly under State Council. ecns.cn The National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration will become an institution directly under the State Council from one under the general office of the State Council, according to a plan on reforming the State Council institutions.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China to advance reform of central bank branches. ecns.cn China will advance reform of the branches of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). Insights | Jim Rogers: China to be most important country in 21st century. ecns.cn Famed investor Jim Rogers, hailed as the most visionary international investor, shared his insights on China's important role in two fields during the latest interview with ECNS.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). Chinese FM greets women before Int'l Women's Day. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang extended greetings to women on Tuesday ahead of the International Women's Day that falls on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China to establish national data bureau. ecns.cn China will establish a national data bureau, according to a reform plan submitted Tuesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). Chinese foreign minister meets press on foreign policy, relations. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (2nd L, rear) attends a press conference on China's foreign policy and foreign relations on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). 2nd plenary meeting of 1st session of 14th CPPCC National Committee held in Beijing. ecns.cn The second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). Highlights of Chinese Foreign Minister's press conference. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held a press conference Tuesday morning on the sidelines of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress. He answered questions from Chinese and foreign media about China's foreign policies.

ecns.cn (2023-03-07). China's national legislature starts 2nd plenary meeting of annual session. ecns.cn The second plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2023.

Editor (2023-03-07). Making Tunisia non-African again — Saied's anti-Black campaign. mronline.org On 21 February 2023, President Kais Saied called a meeting with the National Security Council to take urgent measures "to address the phenomenon of the influx of large numbers of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to Tunisia."

Editor (2023-03-07). Heading Into International Women's Day in Mexico: Let's Be Thousands in the Streets against Femicide and Violence. scheerpost.com In 2022, 3,754 women were killed in Mexico, but only 33.7 percent were investigated as femicides. We need to build a movement that fights against misogynist violence.

Fight Back (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…

Franco Vielma (2023-03-07). Venezuela's Economy in 2023: Growth, Devaluation and Wages. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan economy has evolved favorably since the last quarter of 2021, breaking with the recession of previous years. Since then, it has shown growth indicators that have remained stable. | The national economy, as a whole, showed an increase in GDP (gross domestic product) of more than 15% in 2022, as noted by President Nicolás Maduro recently, the largest increase registered on the continent during the past year. | But this strong trend, according to several private firms, may have slowed down by the end of 2022 and the beginning of this year, as a new cycle of devaluations has intensified, bringing wages…

Heather Gray (2023-03-07). Anne Braden vs. white supremacy: The South's rebel without a pause. peoplesworld.org Anne Braden catapulted into national headlines in mid-1954 when she and her husband, Carl Braden, were indicted for sedition for their leadership in desegregating a Louisville, Ky., suburb. Their purchase of a house in an all-white neighborhood on behalf of African Americans Andrew and Charlotte Wade violated Louisville's color line and provoked violence against both …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). France: Protests Shut Down the Country. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch 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 On Tuesday, March 7, the French workers…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). German MPs Want Answers About Nord Stream. libya360.wordpress.com Jeffery Brodsky Gas emanates from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 28, 2022, after explosions released as many as 500,000 tons of methane into the air. Investigators point to sabotage but have released little information.SWEDISH COAST GUARD VIA GETTY IMAGES A bombshell report lands amid existing frustration and calls to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). Hammering the Last Nail into the Coffin of Western Neocolonial Aspirations. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitry Medvedev A sharp blade of turbulence in international relations has opened a festering sore of our world's long-standing problems. For many decades they have been treated with "political band-aids" instead of addressing the causes of the disease. But the abscess cannot go on forever. It is time for international surgery to remove the malignant…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). Nazi Brotherhood: American Media Ignore Atomwaffen's Plot for a Baltimore Terror Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Felix Livshitz Atomwaffen's plot in Baltimore should have been headline news American far-right radicals — linked to neo-Nazis from the Ukrainian Azov Battalion — have been charged with conspiring to stage a terrorist attack in Baltimore, Maryland. However, US media reporting on the story does not mention connections between the group and the militants. Additionally, the attempted…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). "Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP)": Who Are They and What Are Their Goals? libya360.wordpress.com Sofia Pale In early February 2023, Washington unveiled the US Indo-Pacific strategy. The document repeatedly emphasized the importance of the informal group "Partners in the Blue Pacific" (PBP), established in September 2022 and composed of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United Kingdom. The purpose of the PBP is to strengthen relations…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). Pilgrims Group: The British Intelligence-Linked Firm that Warped MH17 News Coverage. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Staffed by British special forces veterans, Pilgrims' Group quietly shaped international coverage of the MH17 disaster as it shepherded journalists to and from the crash site. In November of 2022, a final judgment arrived in the trial of alleged perpetrators of the attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17). Russian nationals Igor Girkin…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-07). What Will it Take to Stop the Rebel Violence in DR Congo? libya360.wordpress.com Despite multiple agreements and negotiations calling for the rebel group M23 to stop their hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the group has continued to be on the offensive. Massive amounts of casualties and large scale displacements have been caused as a result of the group's actions. The group is active primarily in the…

jamanetwork (2023-03-07). NIH Considers Lessons Learned During COVID-19 Pandemic. jamanetwork.com A decades-long investment in basic science research, focus on diversity in clinical trials, and coordinated efforts to repurpose therapeutics and develop diagnostics were among the factors that contributed to the US National Institutes of Health—led response to COVID-19, according to a report published in Science by several authors including Francis Collins, MD, PhD, and Anthony Fauci, MD.

jamanetwork (2023-03-07). Limiting Acetaminophen in Prescription Combination Opioid Products. jamanetwork.com This interrupted time-series analysis uses data from the National Inpatient Sample and the Acute Liver Failure Study Group to assess the odds of hospitalization and the proportion of acute liver failure cases with acetaminophen and opioid toxicity prior to and after the US Food and Drug Administration mandate to limit acetaminophen (paracetamol) to 325 mg/tablet in combination acetaminophen and opioid medications.

jamanetwork (2023-03-07). Lower vs Higher Oxygen Saturation Targets and Survival to Hospital Discharge Among Patients Resuscitated After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study compared the effect of 2 oxygen saturation targets on survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The authors have focused on an important area of postresuscitation care, because hyperoxia (defined as Pao2 >300 mm Hg) has shown to be associated with worse outcomes. In contrast to a 2022 study, the study by Dr Bernard and colleagues did not report any benefit for low oxygen targets, although the oxygen target for the intervention group (peripheral oxygen saturation of 90%-94%) was far below international recommendations. Thus, this trial compared hypoxia with normoxia rather than…

Joss Espinosa, Scheer Post. (2023-03-07). International Women's Day In Mexico: Let's Be Thousands In The Streets. popularresistance.org Violence against women continues in Mexico, and in 2022 it broke a record in the number of homicides. According to the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, last year, there were 3,754 homicides of women, of which only 947 (equivalent to 33.7%) were investigated as femicides, and the vast majority have not been solved. The rest were classified as "intentional homicide." | This is equivalent to 10 to 11 women killed every day, and it represents an increase compared to 2021, which ended with 2,749. The most violent month was June, which ended with 279 killings of women, followed by May with…

manager (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 …

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-03-07). Cop City Aims To Transform Police Into A Paramilitary Force. popularresistance.org Atlanta, Georgia, with the support of the police force, banks and corporations, is trying to build a paramilitary police base in the Weelaunie Forest on 300 acres that was promised as a recreation space to the majority-black community living nearby. The base will be used to house police from across the nation and internationally to train them in urban warfare. The local community is largely opposed to it. They have been using traditional tactics of education, demonstrations and holding space through an occupation of the forest. This has all been met with state repression – violence, the murder of a 26-year old fo…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-03-07). NLRB rules severance pay can't be used to silence workers. peoplesworld.org MT. CLEMENS, Mich.—The National Labor Relations Board has outlawed yet another employer tactic during a union organizing drive: Offering high severance pay to pro-union workers if they would, in plain English, quit, sit down and shut up. Letting firms make such conditional offers would coerce workers into ceding their rights, and that's illegal, the board …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-03-07). Trump at CPAC reflects the clear and present danger facing America. peoplesworld.org NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Donald Trump strode onto the stage on March 4 and gave the big right-wing crowd what it craved: Red meat. Lots of it. Call it a whole side of beef—or beefs. Communists, Socialists, Joe Biden, Democrats, the "fake news media," critical race theory, LBGTQ people, migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, federal workers—whom he …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-07). Winter safety tips from a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The National Weather Service says a massive winter storm is moving across the U.S., with high winds, icy conditions and up to 2 feet of heavy snow expected in parts of the Upper Midwest. If possible, limit travel or stay off the roads if you live in the affected areas. "If you don't have to go out, it's best not to go. But if you do, plan just in case something bad happens," says Dr….

oliviaalperstein (2023-03-07). Over 220 organizations call on Colombian government of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez to withdraw from international investment treaties that enable million-dollar corporate claims. ips-dc.org The groups urge the Colombian government to withdraw from treaties that enable transnational corporations to sue the country in tribunals designed to favor their interests.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-03-07). Hugo Chávez: A World-Historical Leader. orinocotribune.com By DSA International Committee — Mar 5, 2023 | The ten-year anniversary of the passing of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela reminds us what an important leader the world lost on March 5th, 2013. | When Chávez became president in early 1999, he initially espoused a "third way" type of liberal social democracy. However, his efforts to actually reform Venezuela moderately — against the will of the country's ruling elite — brought him into an outright confrontation with this elite. This radicalized Chávez, particularly after the 2002 coup attempts. By late 2005, he openly declared the Bolivarian rev…

Peoples Health Dispatch (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…

Peter Boyle (2023-03-07). Whingeing billionaires don't need placating. greenleft.org.au Superannuation tax concessions now cost as much as the age pension and more than the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Peter Boyle takes issue with the private superannuation system which was always going to best serve the rich.

Revolution Books (2023-03-07). Wednesday 3/8: International Women's Day at Revolution Books, Break All the Chains! indybay.org

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-07). Georgia: Saakashvili party rallies "color" thugs to "physically confront Russians inside the Parliament" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2March 7, 2023 "A special force mobilized in the vicinity of the Parliament A special force mobilized in the vicinity of the Parliament. In particular, near the entrances of the legislature. There was a confrontation between the police and the protestors in the area. The Chairman of the United National Movement, Levan Khabeishvili, addressed the …

Robert S. Becker (2023-03-07). Trump dead-ends the perfect rightwing storm: his nomination augurs party, cult and personal train wrecks. nationofchange.org Trump's most notable, if disruptive, historic feat: single-handedly demolishing one of two national parties running U.S. politics for 175 years.

Sharon Zhang (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… |

Staff (2023-03-07). Confidence in Chávez Remains Unshaken (+Polls). orinocotribune.com Ten years after the passing of Commander Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan people maintain their confidence in Chávez. Chávez leads approval ratings and voting intentions in Venezuela according to a recent survey that shows his current approval at 56% and intention to vote at 48.49%. | "Today, Chávez exceeds the approval ratings and voting intention of all politicians in this country," said President Nicolás Maduro during an event with international guests commemorating 10 years since Chávez's death. | President Maduro referred to the results of a survey published on social media by polling firm Polianalitica, a new po…

WSWS (2023-03-07). Millions suffer plunge in living standards as cost of living surges in UK. wsws.org A survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics during February found that 92 percent of adults in Britain reported an increase in their cost of living in January-February 2023, from the situation a year ago. Even compared with one month previous, 67 percent of respondents reported a cost of living increase.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (2023-03-07). Caterpillar Rank-and-File Committee announces online meeting Wednesday: "Vote NO on the UAW-Caterpillar concessions contract!" wsws.org The Caterpillar Workers Rank-and-File Committee and the WSWS for a democratic forum to analyze the UAW's sellout tentative agreement, and outlining the strategy to mobilize workers in the US and internationally in a common fight back.

Alexandra Kollontai (2023-03-07). Celebrating International Women's Day. liberationnews.org To commemorate International Women's Day, we publishe excerpts from Kollontai's 1920 article, "International Women's Day," written just over two years after the October 1917 socialist revolution in Russia.

WSWS (2023-03-07). Sri Lankan SEP election meeting in central plantation district denounces cancellation of local polls. wsws.org SEP and plantation action committee members campaigned at tea estates around Upcot and in Maskeliya town to build last month's open-air meeting.

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