(2023-03-07). Thursday 3/9: Raymond Lotta, Industrialization of Sexual Exploitation and Global Capitalism. indybay.org 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…
(2023-03-07). üéß Movies vs. Capitalism: Modern Times (w/ Pedro àÅngel Rivera Muñoz). levernews.com
(2023-03-06). Morning Commute – 3/6/2023. anchor.fm In this episode we discuss the National Day of Action on March 9th, and the DC rally on March 18th among other events coming up; we chat about international capitalism's and imperialism's need for control, exploitation, wealth accumulation, etc. and how our struggles around the world must find ways to unite and struggle for our shared and independent Liberation…
(2023-03-06). Los conquistadores del ciberespacio. cubadebate.cu
(2023-03-06). Marxist IQ: Women and the fight for democracy and socialism. cpusa.org 
This year's United Nations-sponsored International Women's Day on March 8th and Women's History Month in the United States takes place after the extreme-right Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade. The Dobbs v. Jackson decision ranks as one of the worst in SCOTUS history. This Marxist IQ is dedicated to the mobilization of all working-class …
(2023-03-06). Xi calls for fostering children's confidence in socialism with Chinese characteristics. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for more efforts to cultivate children's confidence in the path, theory, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
(2023-03-06). Republicans embrace fascist rant from Trump at CPAC conference. wsws.org Trump's speech, nearly two hours long, was devoted to a combination of obsessive self-praise and virulent and repeated attacks on socialism, Marxism and communism.
(2023-03-07). Unintended Pregnancy and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that unintended pregnancy was significantly associated with higher odds of depression during pregnancy and postpartum, and increased maternal experience of interpersonal violence, preterm birth, and infant low birth weight. However, we have several concerns about this study.
(2023-03-07). More Primary Care Visits Address Mental Health. jamanetwork.com Between 2006 and 2018, the number of visits during which primary care physicians managed mental health concerns increased by 50%, from about 11% of visits to about 16%, according to an analysis of 109‚ÄØ989 visits published in Health Affairs. Visits that had focused on depression and other affective disorders decreased over time as those tackling anxiety and stress-related conditions increased.
(2023-03-07). Nearly lost: "History of the Labor Movement in the United States, Volume 11, The Great Depression, 1929-1932", by Philip Foner. fightbacknews.org When legendary and prolific labor history researcher and author Phil Foner died in 1994, he left behind more than 100 meticulously researched and detailed histories of the U.S. labor movement. But Foner was not merely an historian in the usual university mold; he was a partisan, a lifetime communist, and he saw his work as not just chronicles of past events but serious guides to action for those still on the labor battlefront. His books in many ways became the untold stories of our class struggle. | Probably his most accomplished and massive work is the 11-volume History of the Labor Movement in the United State…
(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…
(2023-03-07). Before RR Co. Norfolk Southern Poisoned Palestine, Oh., It Poisoned the Ohio Statehouse. juancole.com 
The company plied state lawmakers with cash and lobbied against common sense rail safety measures. By Jim Hightower | ( Otherwords.org — "The Wreck of the Old 97" is a classic bluegrass song recounting a spectacular train crash in 1903, caused by the company's demand that the engineer speed down a dangerous track to …
(2023-03-07). Daily Round-up Venezuela marks 10 years of Hugo Chavez's death & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we look at Venezuela marking 10 years of Hugo Chavez's death, Tunisians protest against economic decline, Syria condemns US military's official visit to occupied Syrian territory, and thousands continue protests over train crash in Greece.
(2023-03-06). Fascists Are Trying to Co-Opt Mutual Aid Organizing in East Palestine, Ohio. truthout.org After canvassing, phone-banking and holding public meetings, Columbiana County, Ohio, organizers with River Valley Organizing (RVO) released a set of demands from residents of East Palestine and surrounding areas in the wake of Norfolk Southern's train derailment disaster that led to a controlled burn of toxic chemicals and mandatory evacuations of residents within one mile of the crash site last… |
(2023-03-06). Meet the British intelligence-linked firm that warped MH17 news coverage. thegrayzone.com 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 and Sergey Dubinskiy, and Donbas separatist Leonid Kharchenko, were convicted in absentia for the murder of MH17's 283 passengers and 15 crew members. They were ruled to …
(2023-03-06). Warren Urges Regulators to Stop Railroad Merger in Wake of East Palestine Crash. truthout.org As scrutiny of the railroad industry increases in the wake of a disastrous crash in Ohio last month, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is advocating against a proposed merger between two large rail companies that she says would only compound problems within the industry. In a letter sent to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), an agency charged with regulating the rail industry and… |
(2023-03-06). Mass protests and strikes over train crash threaten Greek government. wsws.org The Greek Civil Servants' Confederation (ADEDY) has announced a 24-hour nationwide strike in the public sector for March 8 and a mass demonstration in the capital, Athens. Strikes have been announced for the same day by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) and the Greek Primary Teachers' Federation (DOE).
(2023-03-06). Preview: What to Expect in the February Jobs Report. cepr.net The January jobs report showed the economy added 517,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate falling to a half-century low of 3.4 percent. This pace of job growth was extraordinary and clearly cannot be sustained. It also was hugely out of line with the employment growth reported in the household survey, which increased by just 164,000 …
(2023-03-06). Ukraine Wants the US to Provide Cluster Bombs to Use With Drones. news.antiwar.com Ukraine has been seeking cluster bombs from the US to use in its war against Russian forces and is now asking for a type of the controversial munition that they want to adapt so they can be dropped from drones, Reuters reported on Monday. According to House Reps. Adam Smith (D-WA) and Jason Crow (D-CO), …
(2023-03-07). How Israeli Cyber Weapons Are Taking Over Latin America. scheerpost.com 
By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPress News In January, Salvadoran newspaper El Faro revealed that the country's police have purchased three Israeli surveillance tools. Through the approximately $2.2 million contract, El Salavador's police acquired the Wave Guard Tracer, from Wave Guard Technologies, designed to trace calls, text, and data, the GEOLOC system sold by an unknown Israeli firm, …
(2023-03-07). March To Iraq War, 20 Years Later: March 7, 2003. thedissenter.org 
This series is published exclusively for subscribers of The Dissenter. Thanks for your interest in journalism on whistleblowers and related press freedom issues. | The world will mark the 20th anniversary of the United States invasion and occupation of Iraq in about a month. It was the second war waged by the US against Iraq. | To reflect on this history, The Dissenter recounts the timeline of events that led up to the invasion on March 19. Each post encapsulates what took place that day as both political and media elites beat the drums of war. | *** | March 7, 2003: A report from United Nations chief weapons ins…
(2023-03-06). Germany's Scholz Says China 'Declared' It Won't Provide Russia With Weapons. news.antiwar.com German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that China "declared" it will not provide Russia with weapons for its war in Ukraine despite US claims, signaling that the German leader received some sort of assurance from Beijing. "We all agree that there should be no arms deliveries, and the Chinese government has declared that it will …
(2023-03-06). Aleksandar Vučić Denied Reports Of Serbian Weapons Being Sent To Ukraine. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On March 6, Serbian President Alexander Vucic denied reports that Serbia exported weapons to Ukraine. Serbia produces ammunition but intentionally banned their export through Turkey, knowing that there is a possibility of their falling into the zone of the Ukrainian conflict."This is an outright lie. Serbia has not sent weapons to anyone. Serbia produces and sells ammunition, we have many defense industry factories. When you produce ammunition, they always end up somewhere on the battlef…
(2023-03-06). What China Should Do if Taiwan Declares Independence From China. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by The U.S. Government's preferred way of forcing Russia or China to make a first-use of nuclear weapons (after the two August 1945 A-bomb blasts on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the U.S. perpetrated Since it knows that invading Russia would ma…
(2023-03-06). Kiev Flooding Black Markets with NATO-Sourced Weapons. transcend.org 2 Mar 2023 – It has been at least 1,5 years since the West intensified weapons shipments to Ukraine. Ever since, black markets have been flooded with Western-made arms and munitions, some of which running out from NATO stocks. There's fierce competition among Kiev institutions for the right to control the arms smuggling business.
(2023-03-06). Nuclear Remembrance Day: A Day to Say Abolish Nuclear Weapons NOW! transcend.org 1Mar 2023 – Today is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day ('Bikini' Day) marking the anniversary of the infamous 1954 US 'Bravo' nuclear bomb detonation at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, where the US tested its first deliverable hydrogen bomb.
(2023-03-06). Did Serbia Send Weapons to Kiev Regime? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-06). Did Serbia send weapons to Kiev regime?>. infobrics.org Turkey legally bought Serbian rockets and declared itself the end user, but it violated both the contract and international law by reselling the aforementioned rockets to the Kiev regime.
(2023-03-06). 33rd tranche of Pentagon weapons to Ukraine includes bridge-launching armored vehicles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesMarch 3, 2023 US to send bridge-launching vehicles for tank deployments to Ukraine in new $400M aid package The U.S. is sending Ukraine another $400 million in arms and equipment from its military stockpiles, including armored vehicles that can launch bridges for rapid tank deployments, defense officials announced Friday. The latest security assistance for Ukraine comes amid …
(2023-03-06). Germany gives China ultimatum over Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Voice of America/Associated Press (for whatever difference there is)March 5, 2023 Germany's Scholz Warns of 'Consequences' if China Sends Arms to Russia German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says there would be "consequences" if China sent weapons to Russia for Moscow's war in Ukraine…. Scholz's comments came in an interview with CNN that aired Sunday, two days …
