(2023-03-24). Bankstown: A microcosm of Australia's social crisis. wsws.org The social situation in Bankstown, with soaring rents and mortgages, stagnant or declining incomes and mounting social distress, shows that capitalism offers no future for the working class.
(2023-03-24). The value American capitalism places on workers' lives: BP fined $156,250 for the deaths of two refinery operators in Ohio explosion. wsws.org Ben and Max Morrissey were burned to death in an explosion and fire at the BP Husky oil refinery in Oregon, Ohio, just outside of Toledo. For American capitalism, the life of a worker is very cheap.
(2023-03-23). What is the struggle by workers at Deutsche Post about? wsws.org The struggles in France, Britain, Greece and here in Germany must be linked to the fight against war and its cause, capitalism. No social problem can be solved without breaking the power of the financial oligarchy.
(2023-03-24). Rep. Ro Khanna on Regulating Banks, TikTok, China, Ukraine & His Vote on the "Horrors of Socialism" democracynow.org 
We speak with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, regulating the banking sector, and how Federal Reserve interest rate hikes contributed to the banking crisis. Silicon Valley Bank was based in Khanna's district in California, and he has criticized fellow Democrats who supported a 2018 bill that weakened banking oversight for some banks. "We need to regulate large regional banks the same way that we regulate the Big Four banks," says Khanna. He also talks about growing concern from lawmakers about the social video app TikTok, the Biden…
(2023-03-24). 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…
(2023-03-23). Mega financial crisis coming? The background | With Aunindyo Chakravarty. peoplesdispatch.org In the first part of a series on the current economic and banking crisis, senior journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty takes a look at the catastrophic 2008 recession and the factors that led to it…
(2023-03-24). Financial crisis – it's crashing again and The time of change. indybay.org
(2023-03-23). Israeli Army Says One Of Its Drones Crashed In Syria. southfront.org 
A "Skylark" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on display at the 2005 Naval UAV Air Demo held at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station Patuxent River. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain. | On March 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that one of its drones had crashed in Syria during "routine activity." | In a brief statement, the IDF said that there had been no breach of information and the incident was under investigation. The statement did not provide any details…
(2023-03-23). Top Short Seller Targets Cash App Parent Block: Stock Crashes 22 Percent After Fraud, Fake Account Allegations. moguldom.com Shares of Jack Dorsey's financial technology company Block tanked by more than 20 percent Thursday after U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged that the Silicon Valley-based payment conglomerate — owner of the hugely successful CashApp — had facilitated fraudulent activity. Criminal activity on Cash App included payments for illegal drug sales and sex trafficking, according to …
(2023-03-23). Massive anti-war rally held at White House on anniversary of Iraq War. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC – On Saturday, March 18, several thousand people gathered at Lafayette Plaza in front of the White House to protest ongoing U.S. wars and interventions. The rally was organized and attended by the Answer Coalition, United National Antiwar Coalition, Codepink, Veterans for Peace, Black Alliance for Peace, Students for a Democratic Society, Freedom Road Socialist Organization, Workers World Party, and Socialist Unity Party, amongst many other organizations. First the crowd heard speeches from various organizers of the rally. | Christly Carpio of Students for a Democratic Society gave a speech condemn…
(2023-03-23). Headlines for March 23, 2023. democracynow.org On World Water Day, U.N. Warns 2 Billion Lack Safe Drinking Water, California Storms Kill Five, Swamp Thousands of Acres of Farmland and Spawn Rare Tornadoes, Kremlin Warns U.K. and Its Allies Against Supplying Ukraine with Depleted Uranium, CodePink Activists Disrupt Blinken's Senate Testimony, Call for Diplomacy Over Wars, Russia Raids Homes of Workers from Banned, Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Organization, Ex-Russian President Says Russia Could Bomb International Criminal Court, U.N. Calls for Intervention in Haiti After Gang Violence Claims Hundreds of Lives, Powerful Earthquake Kills at Least 19 People in…
(2023-03-25). [World Report] The health consequences of crowd-control weapons. thelancet.com Two new reports outline how the increasingly indiscriminate use of weapons such as rubber bullets, tear gas, and batons on protestors is harming health and human rights. Talha Burki reports.
(2023-03-24). Azerbaijan continues to threaten Armenia, Russia over conquered Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMarch 24, 2023 In accordance with the tripartite Declaration, Armenia should remove the illegal army units from the territory of Azerbaijan Observations, as well as monitoring, show that the illegal transportation of weapons from Armenia to Karabakh continues in the areas where the Russian armed forces are temporarily stationed….[I]t is very important to remove more …
(2023-03-23). Zelensky Tells Europe Give More Weapons and Add Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday demanded that European countries provide more military aid and add more sanctions on Russia, warning that not doing so would prolong the war. Zelensky said in a virtual address to EU leaders that they should provide longer-range weapons and Western-made fighter jets. He thanked Slovakia and Poland for providing …
(2023-03-23). UK violates new red lines by sending depleted uranium weapons to Kiev's neo-Nazi regime. infobrics.org The situation could lead to a major escalation, possibly having nuclear impacts.
(2023-03-23). Video: "War Made Easy". "Saddam Hussein has Weapons of Mass Destruction" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-24). Azerbaijan continues to threaten Armenia, Russia over conquered Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMarch 24, 2023 In accordance with the tripartite Declaration, Armenia should remove the illegal army units from the territory of Azerbaijan Observations, as well as monitoring, show that the illegal transportation of weapons from Armenia to Karabakh continues in the areas where the Russian armed forces are temporarily stationed….[I]t is very important to remove more …
(2023-03-23). Zelensky Tells Europe Give More Weapons and Add Sanctions on Russia. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday demanded that European countries provide more military aid and add more sanctions on Russia, warning that not doing so would prolong the war. Zelensky said in a virtual address to EU leaders that they should provide longer-range weapons and Western-made fighter jets. He thanked Slovakia and Poland for providing …
(2023-03-23). UK violates new red lines by sending depleted uranium weapons to Kiev's neo-Nazi regime. infobrics.org The situation could lead to a major escalation, possibly having nuclear impacts.
(2023-03-23). Video: "War Made Easy". "Saddam Hussein has Weapons of Mass Destruction" globalresearch.ca