(2022-03-31). New Zealand's ISO backs US-NATO imperialism in Ukraine war against Russia. wsws.org The International Socialist Organisation, a pseudo-left group supportive of the Labour-led government in New Zealand, has declared that anyone opposing Ukraine's integration into NATO's war plans is making "concessions" to Russia.
(2022-03-31). El Kremlin informa que Putin y Zelensky solo se reunirán con los acuerdos por delante. cubadebate.cu El portavoz presidencial ruso, Dmitri Peskov, señaló hoy que no existe un calendario de reunión entre los presidentes de Rusia y Ucrania, la cual deberá estar precedida por la finalización del texto de los acuerdos bilaterales. Si el tratado se elabora rápidamente y se encuentra el compromiso requerido, la posibilidad de conseguir la paz estará mucho más cerca.
(2022-03-31). Arizona couple donates Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scottsdale, Ariz. — Thomas R. and Ruth Ann Hornaday of Paradise Valley, Arizona, have donated the Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. The 110,000-square-foot biomedical research facility, which opened on Mayo Clinic's Scottsdale campus in 2005, is valued at $64.4 million. The Collaborative Research Building houses laboratory-based research activity at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Mayo Clinic researchers, physicians and other investigators are leading the scientific discovery of the mechanisms of human disease, as well as…
(2022-03-31). On The Line In The Fight For Justice: USW 5 Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike. indybay.org Striking USW 5 Chevron refinery oil workers picketed at the plant and were joined by community and labor supporters. They talked about the health and safety conditions including dangerous hours and attacks on their healthcare benefits.
(2022-03-31). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Diagnostic testing, precision medicine and what it means for patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Precision medicine aims to customize health care by tailoring medications and treatments to each patient. An important step in being able to personalize treatments is diagnostic testing. Mayo Clinic BioPharma Diagnostics collaborates with biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, and other biotech companies to enable precision medicine through advanced diagnostics. Diagnostic testing can help find the right answers for each individual patient. "A laboratory test can either help in making a diagnosis for a disease, or it can help…
(2022-03-31). Dutch DockersTake Solidarity Action For UK P&O RMT Seafarers With Niek Stam of FNV-NL. indybay.org Dutch dockworkers took solidarity action against the ferry line P&O to support the 800 fired seafarers. Niek Stam of FNV-NL, who is the president of the Dockworkers union reported on their action.
(2022-03-31). Science Saturday: Improving diagnosis of rare congenital disorders. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When a child falls ill, two questions quickly come front and center for parents: What's the problem, and what can be done to fix it? For families whose children have certain congenital disorders, the answers to those questions can be maddeningly elusive. Laboratory tests to diagnose congenital disorders of methylation, such as Beckwith-Wiedemann, Silver-Russell, Prader-Willi, and Angelman syndromes, often come back without a definitive result. "We can have up to 25% of our results be equivocal for these conditions, and that's…
(2022-03-31). Finance capital demands an end to Shanghai's lockdown and China's Zero-COVID policy. wsws.org In an editorial board statement, the Financial Times denounces lockdowns and all other public measures that impinge on the production of profits but have saved millions of lives in China.
(2022-03-31). Editorial: Arms merchants, politicians, experts, think tanks batten on corpse of Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 30, 2022 'Vampires' in the war: US warmongers feeding on the bloody turbulence in other countriesConflict-profiteering syndicate Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, arms dealers have made a big fortune in the ongoing war, and financial predators have also missed no opportunity to take full advantage of the situation. Moreover, in the US, there is …
(2022-03-31). Australian budget boosts military spending amid escalating war drive. wsws.org The budget papers explicitly refer to "an increasingly assertive China," dispensing with the previous norm of references to "mounting tensions" with unnamed "foreign adversaries."
(2022-03-31). US investment firms prop up ad revenue for Russian propaganda sites. nationofchange.org "Investors need to also think through how their money is being used, where that money is being invested, and how they can contribute to isolating Russia and Russian companies."
(2022-03-31). Death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson on Orlando, Florida, amusement park ride highlights consequences of deregulation, lax oversight. wsws.org Sampson is the latest victim of ride-related accidents, many fatal, in the United States from a profit-driven and deregulated attractions industry.
(2022-03-31). Supreme Court conservatives declare war against decades of regulations, potentially overturning decades of established law. nationofchange.org What the nation witnessed on December 10, 2021, was a mere prelude to the corporate abuse SCOTUS conservatives would unleash on the average American.
(2022-03-31). 1,300 copper mine workers in Utah prepare for struggle against Rio Tinto. wsws.org Mine workers in Utah, who have risked their lives during the pandemic, are prepared to fight for higher wages, better benefits and safe working conditions.
(2022-03-31). Defeat Sri Lankan regime's brutal austerity measures! Fight for socialist policies. wsws.org The working class must mobilise its industrial and political strength and rally the rural poor to fight for a workers' and peasants' government to implement socialist policies.
(2022-03-31). China urges U.S. to end protectionist steps. ecns.cn China hopes the U.S. will stop taking protectionist measures and maintain the stability of the global photovoltaic industrial chain, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting said at a news briefing on Thursday.
(2022-03-31). German government plans missile defence system for war against Russia. wsws.org Four weeks after Chancellor Scholz announced Germany's biggest rearmament since the end of the Second World War, new weapons systems are being purchased in large quantities.
(2022-03-31). Determined Richmond, California Chevron workers join global movement against spiraling cost of living. wsws.org Even though the USW is staffed by bureaucrats making over $100,000 or $200,000 a year and has assets of $1.5 billion, workers angrily report that the USW has not yet paid out any strike pay.
(2022-03-31). Xi Jinping participates in Beijing's tree planting activity. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, plants a tree during a tree-planting activity in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2022.
(2022-03-30). U.S. Strategy vs. Russia: Regime Change, Encirclement, or Both? liberationnews.org 
Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how Joe Biden deepened the war in Ukraine during a trip to Poland over the weekend when he declared that Russian president Putin "cannot remain in power."
(2022-03-30). Financialization of the Global Care Economy: Maximizing Profits at the Expense of Those in Need. inequality.org
(2022-03-30). Russia: Gazprom to Activate Measures for Gas Payment in Rubles. orinocotribune.com The largest Russian petroleum company Gazprom, which is majority state-owned, is expected to activate measures to transfer payment for fuel in rubles starting on March 31. President Vladimir Putin announced last week that the country will refuse payments for Russian gas in foreign currency, including the dollar and the euro, as a measure to combat the hundreds of sanction measures imposed by the US, NATO, and their allies. Almost 60% of Russia's international foreign currency reserves has been frozen due to the economic sanctions. | Putin instaura nuevo sistema de pago en Rublos por Gas Natural a partir del 31 de…
(2022-03-30). Report: Inflation Will Cost U.S. Households $5,200 This Year. moguldom.com Households will really be feeling the pinch this inflation period. The average U.S. household is expected to spend an extra $5,200 this year (or $433 per month) compared to 2021 for the same consumption basket, according to new estimates by Bloomberg Economics. The report broke down what Americans will be paying more for. About $2,200 of …
(2022-03-30). Thousands of Brazilians face threat of eviction in economic downturn. america.cgtn.com 
Amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic – millions of people around the world lost their jobs and as a result their means to pay rent.
(2022-03-30). Ukraine and the Global economic war: barbarism or civilisation? mronline.org 
DOES the Ukraine war and the action of the U.S., EU, and the UK spell the end of the dollar as the world's reserve currency? Even if the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine reach a 15-point peace plan, as Financial Times has reported, the fallout for the dollar still remains.
(2022-03-30). Explainer: Why many infections asymptomatic in China's latest COVID-19 flare-ups?>. ecns.cn Shanghai, China's economic hub with a population of more than 24.87 million, is all geared up to deal with a flare-up of COVID-19 infections.
(2022-03-30). California Grocery Store Workers Vote To Authorize Walkouts. popularresistance.org Over 47,000 grocery store workers in Southern California have voted to Authorize Walkouts after contract negotiations have stalled. Despite reaping huge profits during the pandemic, the supermarket executives are refusing to meet workers' demands for increased wages, higher minimum hours for part-time workers, and health and safety committees at stores. | A strike would include workers at over 500 Krogers, Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions supermarkets. These workers currently make between $17.02 and $22.50 an hour after five to seven years, less than the living wage for the area, which MIT researchers esti…
(2022-03-30). At the UN, Amongi reitarates Uganda's commitment to address gender equality. plusnews.ug 
The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Betty Amongi Ongom, reiterated Government of Uganda's commitment to the implementation of International, regional and national frameworks to address Gender Equality and Climate Change. She remarked at the sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) held from 14th to 25th March 2022 at …
(2022-03-30). Historic vote: Victory to the Amazon Labor Union! workers.org 
Workers at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, are voting March 25-30 in a historic union representation election, supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. If the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) wins the vote, it will be either the first or second — depending on results of a . . . |
(2022-03-30). New networks support Imperial's Black postdoctoral researchers and alumni. imperial.ac.uk Two recently formed networks, for postdoctoral researchers and alumni of the College, will foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.
(2022-03-30). As Inflation Hits US Workers Hard, do Argentina and Venezuela Provide a Heterodox Toolbox to Confront It? (Part I). orinocotribune.com 
By Dakotah Lilly — Mar 27, 2022 | Part I: Introduction | Inflation is currently a problem in the United States. It is not a problem in the classical sense that inflation has been weaponized as in the past; as a trojan horse against popular, socialist, or nationalist governments in favor of neoliberal adjustment plans. Instead, inflation is a problem in the United States because it exemplifies a ramping up of an aspect of a class based warfare tactic by the oligarchic establishment in order to continue raking in huge profits and an ever increasing share of the capital-labor pie. How do we know this? Well, we…
(2022-03-30). Mayo Clinic researchers use AI to predict antidepressant outcomes in youth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï Mayo Clinic researchers have taken the first step in using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict early outcomes with antidepressants in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder, in a study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. This work resulted from a collaborative effort between the departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and Psychiatry and Psychology, at Mayo Clinic, with support from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. "This…
(2022-03-30). Divided World: The UN Condemnation of Russia is endorsed by Countries run by the richest, oldest, Whitest people on Earth but only 41% of the World's population. mronline.org 
Just as the imperial core of North America, Europe and Japan does not represent the world in their population numbers, demographics, wealth, or power, neither does the imperial core speak for the world on crucial issues of war, peace, justice, and international law. Indeed the Global South has already spoken to the Global North so many times, in so many ways, with patience, persistence and eloquence, to little avail.
(2022-03-30). The choice before France: More right-wing policies or new approach to wealth redistribution? peoplesdispatch.org Researcher and political activist Aurélie Dianara talks to Peoples Dispatch on the upcoming French elections and the prospects of Emmanuel Macron, the far-right and the left…
(2022-03-30). Editorial: Annual military spending approaching $1 trillion and U.S. still feels insecure. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 29, 2022 US can't buy 'absolute security' with sky-high military spending: Global Times editorial On Monday local time, US President Joe Biden submitted to Congress the president's budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, in which the proposal of $813.3 billion in defense and national security spending have attracted public attention. This is "among …
(2022-03-30). Biden budget: Hike the military, defuse protests by taxing the rich. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Tax the rich to reduce the nation's yearly budget deficit but give the military more than ever. Taxing the rich and making corporations pay more, not padding the military, is the big takeaway Democratic President Joe Biden wants voters—and some centrist lawmakers—to get from his proposed $5.8 trillion spending plan for the fiscal year starting …
(2022-03-30). Australian "cash splash" budget masks military boost and pandemic health cuts. wsws.org Although barely mentioned in the media coverage, a centrepiece of the budget was a further increase to military spending in preparation for participation in US-led wars against Russia and China.
(2022-03-30). Biden's colossal military budget, global bellicosity won't save him from domestic crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 29, 2022 Biden mired in credibility crisis on Ukraine amid attempt to seek defense spending boostFanning war to divert internal conflicts won't work or make US greatBy Wang Qi and Liu Xuanzun The White House on Monday asked Congress for an $813 billion national defense in 2023, including $773 billion for the Pentagon, …
(2022-03-30). Pentagon: NATO executes military deployments to Russian border with unmatched speed. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseMarch 29, 2022 General Says NATO Is Stepping Up Defense Investments "We are witnessing a generational moment, a historic demonstration of unity in will and an unprecedented effort by allies to strengthen defense while simultaneously helping those in need," said [Air Force General Tod] Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO …
(2022-03-30). A hostile Supreme Court threatens environmental progress. peoplesworld.org 
Right now, there are a lot of eyes on the Supreme Court, and for good reason—in addition to Justice Breyer's retirement and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination, the Court has been exerting its influence on voting rights, reproductive rights, and most recently, COVID regulations. And now the Supreme Court has come to town as a …
(2022-03-30). Sol Marquez of FRSO speaks out on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News is circulating the text of a speech given by Sol Marquez at a celebration of International Women's Day in Los Angeles. | Buenas tardes, hermanas, friends, comrades y Happy 114th IWD 2022! | My name is Sol Marquez, and I am speaking on behalf of the Marxist-Leninist Freedom Road Socialist Organization, whom I've been a member of for almost 12 years. | "Nobody's going to save you.
| No one's going to cut you down,
| cut the thorns thick around you.
| No one's going to storm
| the castle walls nor | kiss awake your birth,
| climb down your hair,
| nor mount you
| on the wh…
(2022-03-30). New York's Mayor Eric Adams orders dismantling of homeless encampments. wsws.org The homeless who are targeted are themselves a stark symptom of the unprecedented social polarization and inequality in New York City and other metropolitan centers that have been touted—at least before the COVID-19 pandemic—as great success stories for American capitalism.
(2022-03-30). Global Food Shortages: How Does Your Garden (Or Pantry) Grow? popularresistance.org "President Joe Biden and other leaders of the world's major industrialized democracies pledged action on Thursday [March 24] to address food shortages caused by Russia's war on Ukraine," Politico reports. | Biden says food shortages "are going to be real," although he seems to see them as an opportunity to increase US grain production and food exports rather than a real threat to Americans' own well-being. | After a year of continuing his predecessor's "trade war" policies, Biden seems to be getting some free trade religion, which is nice, but he may be under-estimating the scope of the problem. | The Russian inv…
(2022-03-30). Chevron, the USW, and the threat of war: What striking oil workers need to know. wsws.org Chevron is the fourth-largest private oil company in the world, with close ties to the US military—industrial complex and interests in controlling the vast oil and gas reserves in Russia.
(2022-03-30). Following Saarland state election, SPD prepares social attacks. wsws.org The election result is not a vote for the policies of the Social Democratic Party, but an expression of the bankruptcy of a political system that no longer gives voters the opportunity to even begin to influence politics with their ballot paper.
(2022-03-30). Biden's New Budget Gives $31 Billion Gift to War Industry. liberationnews.org 
Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the Biden administration's budget proposal for the coming year on Monday, proposing an enormous increase to the military budget as the new Cold War intensifies.
(2022-03-30). New McCarthyism Silences the Black and Other Radical Left. libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines Socialists, anti-imperialists, anti-war activists, Black radicals, and other independent alternative voices who challenge mainstream media and its political culture are being explicitly targeted by Liberals and Big Tech in a censorship campaign akin to the McCarthy era. "I was a victim of the McCarthyite hysteria against independent political ideas in the USA— a…
(2022-03-30). Stop censoring the opponents of war! wsws.org On Saturday, Facebook deleted a video posted by the Socialist Equality Party of Germany opposing the German government's participation in the US-led NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-03-30). Venezuelan Communist Party Demands Justice for Two Members Killed in Border Region. venezuelanalysis.com Communist leaders have denounced that political activists are targets of constant threats and harassment on the Colombia-Venezuela border.