Monthly Archives: March 2023

2023-03-29: News Headlines

Bill Scheuerman, Sid Plotkin (2023-03-29). Playing with Financial Fire. dissidentvoice.org Capitalism, Marx said, is unceasingly prone to crisis. His observation applies as much to financial capital as to industrial capital, as the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York attest. In their pursuit of profits, banks make loans that borrowers cannot repay or back the loans with assets that lose …

David Sirota (2023-03-28). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Judas and the Black Messiah (w/ Ryan Christian). levernews.com

Larry Holmes (2023-03-28). On one-year anniversary of ALU's historic victory, New York Times does hit job on the union. workers.org A year ago, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) surprised and excited the labor movement and shocked the ruling class with the first union victory at Amazon. The New York Times, one of U.S. capitalism's foremost mouthpieces, has marked the anniversary with a front-page hit job on the union, entitled "Strains . . . |

WSWS (2023-03-28). General strike and mass protests stagger Israeli regime. wsws.org The political explosion in Israel is another expression of a widening global revolutionary crisis of capitalism.




Fight Back (2023-03-28). FRSO Spring $130,000 Fund Drive: Contribute to building revolutionary organization! fightbacknews.org Times have changed and change is coming. Capitalism is a failed system. It needs to go, the sooner the better. A revolutionary solution is needed, and for that we need organization. Revolutionary organization – the kind of organization that Freedom Road Socialist Organization is all about building. To do this, we need you to step up and contribute. We have set of goal of raising $130,000 this year. Together we can make this happen. | Freedom Road Socialist Organization has grown rapidly over the past year. And the rate of growth is picking up. Every six to eight weeks, we are developing work in a new city. Our o…

Michael Christopher (2023-03-28). Laos: Building socialism from scratch after colonialism and imperialist war. peoplesworld.org When it comes to countries in Asia building socialism, places like China and Vietnam may come to mind for many people, but not too many think of Laos. Landlocked between Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China, this mountainous country sits in the center of Southeast Asia and has lived through French and Japanese colonialism, civil …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-29). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…

Larry Holmes (2023-03-29). The banking crisis: Will it push the working class or fascism to rise up? — a WW commentary. workers.org The capitalist ruling class is worried that the banking crisis, which began less than a month ago with the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and quickly spread, could ultimately mushroom into a global financial crisis bigger than the crash of 2008. All talk of a "soft landing" has ended. . . . |




Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-03-28). Why Crashing Banks Will Usher in Digital Currency. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-03-28). US And Taiwan Plan To Equip Kiev Regime Forces With 'Swarms-Of-Swarms' Drones. southfront.org Illustrative ImageTaipei is working with the US on developing and manufacturing advanced UAVs, including on the ostensible ability of these drones to autonomously coordinate their attacks and act as a swarm, or more precisely, "swarms-of-swarms", as the program's name clearly indicates. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | There's very little doubt that warfare has changed dramatically in recent decades, with the tactical gap between leading militaries and those of local powers…

A Guest Author (2023-03-28). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. workers.org Workers World received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, . . . |

Anonymous103 (2023-03-28). U.S. Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Originally published on The Senate is expected to Hawley…




Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). China Willing to Sign Treaty to Make Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone. news.antiwar.com Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has pledged that Beijing is willing to become the first nuclear-armed state to sign a treaty that makes Southeast Asia a nuclear weapons-free zone, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. The ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are signatories to a 1997 treaty that …

imperial.ac.uk (2023-03-28). World's first research hub for treating child blast injuries launched. imperial.ac.uk The world's first centre dedicated to studying and providing lifesaving innovations to children injured by explosive weapons has been launched.

kwjorinoco (2023-03-28). When the Left Ceased to Be Anti-War in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Hasel-Paris àÅlvarez Martín — Mar 21, 2023 | The war in Ukraine is said to have irreversibly transformed the world order, politically and economically. However, what has changed the most is leftist culture. | At the start of the war, the Western consensus was to not send offensive weapons to Ukraine, in order to prevent an escalation of the war. No one wanted to cross the fine line between "helping the Ukrainians defend themselves" and "declaring war on Russia." The Russians could respond by attacking NATO territory, which would in turn start a Third World War, with the chance of acid rain. | A year…

Staff (2023-03-28). Headlines for March 28, 2023. democracynow.org 39 Asylum Seekers Die in Fire at Mexican Immigration Detention Center Near U.S. Border, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Says Biden Asylum Proposal Violates International Law, Six Killed, Including Three Students, in Shooting at Nashville, TN, Elementary School, Israel's Netanyahu Agrees to Delay Far-Right Judicial Reforms Amid Massive Protests, U.S. Aircraft Carrier Arrives in South Korea as North Korea Ramps Up Nuclear Weapons Production, Taliban Arrests Leader of Campaign to Educate Afghan Women and Girls, Massive Strikes and Protests Across France Demanding Macron Restore Pension Benefits, Haitian-Ch…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-28). China Willing to Sign Treaty to Make Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone. news.antiwar.com Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has pledged that Beijing is willing to become the first nuclear-armed state to sign a treaty that makes Southeast Asia a nuclear weapons-free zone, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. The ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are signatories to a 1997 treaty that …

imperial.ac.uk (2023-03-28). World's first research hub for treating child blast injuries launched. imperial.ac.uk The world's first centre dedicated to studying and providing lifesaving innovations to children injured by explosive weapons has been launched.

kwjorinoco (2023-03-28). When the Left Ceased to Be Anti-War in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Hasel-Paris àÅlvarez Martín — Mar 21, 2023 | The war in Ukraine is said to have irreversibly transformed the world order, politically and economically. However, what has changed the most is leftist culture. | At the start of the war, the Western consensus was to not send offensive weapons to Ukraine, in order to prevent an escalation of the war. No one wanted to cross the fine line between "helping the Ukrainians defend themselves" and "declaring war on Russia." The Russians could respond by attacking NATO territory, which would in turn start a Third World War, with the chance of acid rain. | A year…

Staff (2023-03-28). Headlines for March 28, 2023. democracynow.org 39 Asylum Seekers Die in Fire at Mexican Immigration Detention Center Near U.S. Border, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Says Biden Asylum Proposal Violates International Law, Six Killed, Including Three Students, in Shooting at Nashville, TN, Elementary School, Israel's Netanyahu Agrees to Delay Far-Right Judicial Reforms Amid Massive Protests, U.S. Aircraft Carrier Arrives in South Korea as North Korea Ramps Up Nuclear Weapons Production, Taliban Arrests Leader of Campaign to Educate Afghan Women and Girls, Massive Strikes and Protests Across France Demanding Macron Restore Pension Benefits, Haitian-Ch…

Staff (2023-03-28). Nashville Mourns 6 Killed in 129th U.S. Mass Shooting This Year, After Tennessee Loosens Gun Laws. democracynow.org Nashville is in mourning after a gunman killed six people at a private Christian elementary school Monday before being killed by police. The victims were three adults who worked at the school and three 9-year-old students. Police identified the shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student, who entered the school through a side door armed with two assault-style weapons and a handgun. The shooter had written a manifesto laying out plans for the attack that included maps of the building, but no motive has been established. Monday's massacre was the 129th mass shooting in the United States this year alo…

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2023-03-28: News Headlines

Larry Holmes (2023-03-28). On one-year anniversary of ALU's historic victory, New York Times does hit job on the union. workers.org A year ago, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) surprised and excited the labor movement and shocked the ruling class with the first union victory at Amazon. The New York Times, one of U.S. capitalism's foremost mouthpieces, has marked the anniversary with a front-page hit job on the union, entitled "Strains . . . |

WSWS (2023-03-28). General strike and mass protests stagger Israeli regime. wsws.org The political explosion in Israel is another expression of a widening global revolutionary crisis of capitalism.

Editor (2023-03-27). Ralph Nader: Reckless Capitalist Banks Rescued by Government Socialism—Again! scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader Once again, government socialism — ultimately backed by taxpayers — is saving reckless midsized banks and their depositors. Silicon Valley Bank (S.V.B) and Signature Bank in New York greedily mismanaged their risk levels and had to be closed down. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in return, to avoid a bank panic …

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-03-27). Saturday 4/1: What are the Prospects for World Peace? indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | Also accessible online…




Tanya Wadhwa (2023-03-27). Argentina commemorates victims of military dictatorship on the 47th anniversary of US-backed coup. peoplesdispatch.org March 24 marked 47 years since the US-backed military coup overthrew the left-wing government of President Isabel Martínez de Perón in Argentina (July 1974-March 1976), and installed the bloodiest dictatorship in the history of the country. The dictatorship period was marked by state terrorism and human rights violations. During the seven years and nine months of military dictatorship (March 1976-December 1983), Argentine security forces, along with right-wing death squads, hunted down and silenced anyone believed to be resisting the military junta, or associated with socialism, left-wing Peronism, the Montoneros…

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-03-27). Presidente de Bolivia insta a mantener unidad del partido MAS. telesurtv.net Celebran aniversario 28 de la creación del Movimiento al Socialismo-Instrumento Política por la Soberanía de los Pueblos durante multitudinario acto en Cochabamba.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-28). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-03-28). Why Crashing Banks Will Usher in Digital Currency. globalresearch.ca




Rick Rozoff (2023-03-27). After murderous application in Libya, Syria, Karabakh, Ukraine: Turkish combat drones to expand to naval operations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 27, 2023 Turkish drone magnate to unveil sea-based aircraft before test flight The Turkish defense company behind the pioneering unmanned aircraft that earned fame for its critical role in several conflicts is preparing to show off its latest platform that promises to extend the country's drone capabilities from land-based to naval operations. Deployment …

A Guest Author (2023-03-28). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. workers.org Workers World received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, . . . |

Drago Bosnic (2023-03-27). Russia Deploys Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus: Escalation or Deterrence? globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-03-27). Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus — Escalation Or Legitimate Response? southfront.org Illustrative ImageWhile the decision to send nuclear weapons to Belarus was officially made after the United Kingdom announced it would supply depleted uranium munitions to the Kiev regime, the actual reasoning might have to do with much more sinister plans by the United States. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will start deploying its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Const…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-27). After murderous application in Libya, Syria, Karabakh, Ukraine: Turkish combat drones to expand to naval operations. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 27, 2023 Turkish drone magnate to unveil sea-based aircraft before test flight The Turkish defense company behind the pioneering unmanned aircraft that earned fame for its critical role in several conflicts is preparing to show off its latest platform that promises to extend the country's drone capabilities from land-based to naval operations. Deployment …

A Guest Author (2023-03-28). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. workers.org Workers World received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, . . . |

Drago Bosnic (2023-03-27). Russia Deploys Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus: Escalation or Deterrence? globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-03-27). Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus — Escalation Or Legitimate Response? southfront.org Illustrative ImageWhile the decision to send nuclear weapons to Belarus was officially made after the United Kingdom announced it would supply depleted uranium munitions to the Kiev regime, the actual reasoning might have to do with much more sinister plans by the United States. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will start deploying its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Const…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-27). Russian Official Says Moscow Has Weapons That Can Destroy the US. news.antiwar.com Nikolay Patrushev, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, warned Monday that Moscow possesses weapons capable of wiping out an enemy, including the United States. "Russia is patient and does not intimidate anyone with its military advantage However, it possesses advanced unique weapons capable of destroying any enemy, including the United States, in case of …

ecns.cn (2023-03-27). Russia to send tactical nukes to Belarus. ecns.cn Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, sending a warning to NATO over its military support to Ukraine and escalating a standoff with the West.

infobrics (2023-03-27). Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus — escalation or legitimate response?>. infobrics.org While the decision to send nuclear weapons to Belarus was officially made after the United Kingdom announced it would supply depleted uranium munitions to the Kiev regime, the actual reasoning might have to do with much more sinister plans by the United States.

Mike Ludwig, Truthout. (2023-03-27). Police Use 'Less Lethal' Weapons To Crush Social Movements Worldwide. popularresistance.org This week, the City of Philadelphia agreed to a $9.25 million settlement with protesters who were brutalized with tear gas and pepper spray during demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd in late May 2020. | Such accountability for police who crush protests with crowd-control weapons is rare both in the United States and across the world. The settlement comes as researchers report that police in dozens of countries have routinely injured and even killed demonstrators with crowd-control weapons since 2015 as governments cracked down on protests. | Injuries from crowd-control weapons are increasing and w…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-27). Poland is largest recipient of EU's weapons fund, aka European Peace Fund. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyMarch 27, 2023 Poland to be biggest recipient of EU arms fund says PM Poland will become the EU's biggest recipient of European funding to compensate countries that have sent military equipment to Ukraine, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said. He added that Poland was due to get EUR 300 million …

Staff (2023-03-27). Headlines for March 27, 2023. democracynow.org More Mass Protests Rock Israel After Netanyahu Fires Minister Who Urged Halt to Courts Overhaul, Mississippi Reels After Tornado Kills 26 People, as South Braces for More Heavy Storms, At Least 29 Migrants Drowned While Trying to Reach Europe as Gov'ts Make It Harder to Save Lives at Sea, Russia Threatens Deployment of Nuclear Weapons in Belarus, At Least 6 Killed in Suicide Bombing Near Kabul's Foreign Ministry, Honduras Establishes Diplomatic Ties with Beijing, Breaks with Taiwan, Kamala Harris Embarks on Africa Tour in Hopes of Countering Russian and Chinese Influence, Chad Nationalizes ExxonMobil,…

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