WSWS (2024-03-11). Short films in Berlin: Surreal and realistic depictions of "the absurdity of our capitalist times" wsws.org Wars, climate catastrophes, social devastation—the state of global capitalism are the real basis of many of the short films shown at this year's Berlinale.

Ann Garrison (2024-03-11). "What Is Anti-Racism? And Why It Means Anti-Capitalism," A book review. mronline.org Arun Kundnani details the histories of liberal and radical anti-racism and argues that anti-racism ultimately means anti-capitalism.

Ian Angus (2024-03-11). Capitalism's New Age of Plagues (Part 1). mronline.org In our time, pandemics will occur more often, spread more rapidly, and kill more people.

Nancy Fraser, Federico Fuentes (2024-03-11). Transnationals, imperialist expropriation and fighting 'cannibal capitalism'. greenleft.org.au Critical theorist, feminist and author Nancy Fraser continues her conversation with Green Left's Federico Fuentes, focussing on the role of expropriation and transnationals in modern imperialism, and the challenges facing anti-imperialists and anti-capitalists.

Dean Baker (2024-03-11). Economy Created 275,000 Jobs in February, Unemployment Edged Up to 3.9 Percent. counterpunch.org The economy continued to create jobs at a rapid pace last month, with payroll employment up by 275,000. However, any concerns about an excessive pace of job growth are alleviated by the fact that the prior two months' total was revised down by 167,000. This puts the three-month average at 265,000. The household survey showed

Associated Press (2024-03-11). Indian students flock to US universities in record numbers, for brighter prospects, overseas jobs: 'we value education'. scmp.com As India's economy grows, unemployment persists, even among college graduates, so many Indian students see universities as a stepping stone to careers abroad.

WSWS (2024-03-11). US Justice Dept opens criminal probe of Boeing "door plug" failure on 737 MAX-9 flight. wsws.org The Wall Street Journal reports that the Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation of the January 5 midair door plug blowout on a Boeing 737 MAX-9 jet and that passengers are being interviewed as crime victims.

Angela (2024-03-11). Tuesday 3/12: Virtual Event: Breaking Through the Propaganda – Codepink Congress Capitol Calling Party. indybay.org

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-03-11). Monday 3/11: CodePink Fire and Grief Circle. indybay.org Pelosi's Palace, 2640 Broadway, San Francisco…

newarab (2024-03-11). US-led coalition shoots down 15 Yemen rebel drones: CENTCOM. newarab.com Shortly afterwards, the rebels claimed the attack, saying they had fired missiles a…

teleSUR, DRL (2024-03-11). Rusia dice haber avanzado en tres sectores del frente ucraniano. telesurtv.net Asimismo, Rusia lanzó nuevamente anoche un ataque masivo con drones con un total de 39 de esos aparatos.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-11). Defensa rusa intercepta drones ucranianos sobre Briansk y Oriol. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 mar (RHC) Seis drones ucranianos fueron neutralizados hoy en dos provincias de la parte europea de la Federación de Rusia, reportó el Ministerio de Defensa.

Angela (2024-03-11). Friday 3/29: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

newarab (2024-03-11). Turkey detains 33 accused of plotting attacks before polls. newarab.com Turkish police detained 33 people suspected of ties to the Islamic State (IS) group who were allegedly preparing attacks ahead of the country's The suspects were "preparing and searching for action before the upcoming local elections," he posted on X, formerly Twitter. | Nationwide elections are due to be held on March 31. | Counter-terrorism police in Sakarya in northwest Turkey recovered weapons, cash and "organisational documents" d…

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-11). Community leaders call on Albanese to isolate apartheid Israel, scrap weapons deals. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-11). Gaza genocide: End Sydney Uni's links with global arms trade. greenleft.org.au

infobrics (2024-03-11). Missiles near Russia, F-35s with thermonuclear bombs… Is NATO ready for war?>. infobrics.org The possibility of large-scale NATO deployment in Finland and the Baltic states gives the US premier strike capabilities, far greater than Russia ever had in Cuba 60 years ago. What's more, both high-ranking officials in Moscow and independent experts regularly warn about the development of new thermonuclear weapons in America, including the so-called "nuclear super-fuse" technology that the US has been testing for decades.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-11). Massive demonstration in Rome calls for ceasefire in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org On March 9, Saturday, peace and working-class groups in Italy organized a major mobilization in Rome demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In the march called by the Assisi Pace Giusta committee, various organizations participated including the Italian Network for Peace and Disarmament, the Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL), the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC), Union of University Students (UDU), and others. The groups demanded an end to Israel's ongoing genocide in Palestine and called on the Italian and European governments to stop sending weapons to support wars. | Over 31,000 people have be…

unitedEditor (2024-03-10). Where and at what moment in history are we? (II and end). uwidata.com In recent years, three events have accelerated the process of building the new world: 1. The Covid19 pandemic The pandemic revealed the inability of the international system and capitalism to confront a common enemy of all humanity. It was a stellar moment to coordinate actions and agree to cooperate, but this was impossible because the …

thecommunists (2024-03-10). Joti Brar on the connection between women's liberation and socialism. thecommunists.org Comrade Joti Brar speaks to an online meeting organised by British Sri Lankan women's group Ethera Api on the question of women's rights, women's liberation and bourgeois feminism. What is the root cause of women's oppression? How did it start? How will it end? Are men really the enemy? Who launched the 'battle of the …

Tara Raghuveer, In These Times. (2024-03-10). Missing From Biden's State Of The Union: A Plan For The Rent Crisis. popularresistance.org Demetrius Mosley works on trucks all day, assessing crash damage and fixing brakes on 18 wheelers. He earns $29 an hour. On the first of every month, he purchases a money order from a local Kroger store to pay his rent, the biggest bill in his budget. | Mosley moved to Louisville, Kentucky three years ago with his four kids and their mom. The family rented a trailer in Pioneer Acres, a mobile home park. Rent was $885 per month. Since then, the owner has added fees and fines and hiked the rent to $1,100. He couldn't afford to feed his kids, so he sent them to live with family in Florida.

albawaba (2024-03-10). United airlines Boeing 737 loses tire mid-flight. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A famous U.S. carrier, United Airlines, recently had an incident with a Boeing 737 that required an emergency landing because one of the plane's tires came off during takeoff.The incident took place shortly after takeoff when the plane, which was traveling from San Francisco to Osaka, Japan, had a flat tire on its main landing gear.The flight crew swiftly assessed the situation and successfully made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport after rerouting the trip.Officials say that there were a total of 249 people on board when the accident happened. There were 235 guests and 14 crew…

Angela (2024-03-10). Tuesday 3/12: Virtual Event: Breaking Through the Propaganda – Codepink Congress Capitol Calling Party. indybay.org

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-03-10). Monday 3/11: CodePink Fire and Grief Circle. indybay.org Pelosi's Palace, 2640 Broadway, San Francisco…

newarab (2024-03-10). US-led coalition shoots down 15 Yemen rebel drones: CENTCOM. newarab.com Shortly afterwards, the rebels claimed the attack, saying they had fired missiles a…

teleSUR, JDO (2024-03-10). Yemen lanza operación sin precedentes contra buques de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Ratificó que esta operación, en la que utilizaron 37 drones y numerosos misiles navales, respalda la causa palestina y la resistencia en Gaza.

Angela (2024-03-10). Friday 3/22: Vigil at Lockheed Martin. indybay.org Lockheed Martin | Java and Mathilda Streets | Sunnyvale, CA…

Angela (2024-03-10). Friday 3/29: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-03-10). United States Sends Israel 100+ Weapons Shipments. popularresistance.org Polling shows that a slight majority of people in the United States oppose sending weapons to Israel to help it wage its brutal war on Gaza. | However, despite the fact that only a quarter of North Americans support arming Israel, the Joe Biden administration has sent the country more than 100 arms shipments since October 7, the Washington Post reported. | The newspaper quoted a former senior Biden administration, who remarked, "That's an extraordinary number of sales over the course of a pretty short amount of time, which really strongly suggests that the Israeli campaign would not be sustainable without this le…

Telesur English. (2024-03-10). Former Honduran President Convicted Of Drug Trafficking. popularresistance.org The former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández was found, this Friday, guilty of international drug trafficking by a jury in New York. | His tax process, considered historic, concluded in his guilt of three crimes imposed by the US prosecutor, the former president may even face life imprisonment for their charges. | According to the prosecutor's office, Hernández created a narco-state during his eight-year presidency, 2014-2022. He was also convicted of arms trafficking and weapons possession.

Brian Berletic (2024-03-10). Russian T-72B3 Destroys US-Made M1 Abrams as Russia's Strategy of Attrition Grinds Ukraine Down. thealtworld.com Update on the conflict in Ukraine for March 10, 2024… | — US President Joe Biden claims Ukraine can "beat Putin" if given the weapons and ammunition to do so; | — The weapons and ammunition simply do not exist in the necessary quantities to do so and what is being sent to Ukraine is performing far short of expectations; | — US-made M1 Abrams destroyed by Russian T-72B3 dispelling the myth of American military superiority; | — Western arms manufacturers continue claiming interest in building facilities inside Ukraine but fail to explain how they would prevent such facilities from being destro…

albawaba (2024-03-10). Why is Fortnite not working? Chapter 5: Season 2 servers are up. albawaba.com Gamers around the world are eagerly awaiting the return of Fortnite, as Epic Games' servers remain offline for an extended maintenance period ahead of the much-anticipated launch of Chapter 5: Season 2.The new season, dubbed "Myths & Mortals," promises to bring a fresh wave of excitement with Olympian-themed skins, weapons, and locations, featuring big names like Zeus and Hades.Originally scheduled for a routine update period, the maintenance has encountered unforeseen delays, extending the downtime significantly. The Fortnite community has been buzzing with speculation and anticipation, as the usual five-hour up…

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-10). Community leaders call on Albanese to isolate apartheid Israel, scrap weapons deals. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-03-10). Gaza genocide: End Sydney Uni's links with global arms trade. greenleft.org.au

newarab (2024-03-10). Turkey detains 33 accused of plotting attacks before polls. newarab.com Turkish police detained 33 people suspected of ties to the Islamic State (IS) group who were allegedly preparing attacks ahead of the country's The suspects were "preparing and searching for action before the upcoming local elections," he posted on X, formerly Twitter. | Nationwide elections are due to be held on March 31. | Counter-terrorism police in Sakarya in northwest Turkey recovered weapons, cash and "organisational documents" d…