(2023-03-09). AMLO says Mexico is more democratic than oligarch-run USA, condemns State Dep't 'meddling' against electoral reform. geopoliticaleconomy.com Responding to State Department criticism of Mexico's electoral reform, President AMLO denounced US "meddling", support for coups, and the Monroe Doctrine. He said, "There is more democracy today in Mexico than in the United States… because here the people govern, and there the oligarchy govern".
(2023-03-09). BRI opportunities, cross-border e-commerce, digital economy key to China's foreign trade in 2023: delegates. ecns.cn Deputies to 14th the National People's Congress (NPC) and national political advisers believe the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) opportunities, high-quality cross-border e-commerce, and digital economy will become three key driving forces to boost China's foreign trade in 2023.
(2023-03-09). International financial institutions raise forecast for nation's GDP growth in 2023. ecns.cn Since the start of 2023, foreign institutions have collectively raised their expectations for China's economic growth this year.
(2023-03-09). Three Women Discover the Americas' Best Kept Secret—Nicaragua! indybay.org Eyewitness account-inspiring trip Jan.2023. 50% of government is female. Met w/ Minister of Women, Sandinista legislators, peasant revolutionaries, agro-ecologists at women cooperatives, health pro's. Model of resilience, caring economy/society, alternative to capitalist corporatocracy. Preschool thru post doc free. Free health care. No hunger or homeless. Si se puede!
(2023-03-09). AMLO says Mexico is more democratic than oligarch-run USA, condemns State Dep't 'meddling' against electoral reform. geopoliticaleconomy.com Responding to State Department criticism of Mexico's electoral reform, President AMLO denounced US "meddling", support for coups, and the Monroe Doctrine. He said, "There is more democracy today in Mexico than in the United States… because here the people govern, and there the oligarchy govern".
(2023-03-09). BRI opportunities, cross-border e-commerce, digital economy key to China's foreign trade in 2023: delegates. ecns.cn Deputies to 14th the National People's Congress (NPC) and national political advisers believe the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) opportunities, high-quality cross-border e-commerce, and digital economy will become three key driving forces to boost China's foreign trade in 2023.
(2023-03-09). International financial institutions raise forecast for nation's GDP growth in 2023. ecns.cn Since the start of 2023, foreign institutions have collectively raised their expectations for China's economic growth this year.
(2023-03-09). Three Women Discover the Americas' Best Kept Secret—Nicaragua! indybay.org Eyewitness account-inspiring trip Jan.2023. 50% of government is female. Met w/ Minister of Women, Sandinista legislators, peasant revolutionaries, agro-ecologists at women cooperatives, health pro's. Model of resilience, caring economy/society, alternative to capitalist corporatocracy. Preschool thru post doc free. Free health care. No hunger or homeless. Si se puede!
(2023-03-09). EU steps up "war economy" to rush arms to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense PostMarch 8, 2023 EU Eyes 'War Economy' in Push to Rush Ammo to Ukraine EU defense ministers will discuss Wednesday plans to raid their stockpiles to rush one billion euros' worth of ammunition to Ukraine and place joint orders for more to ensure supplies keep flowing. *** Ministers meeting with their Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy …
(2023-03-08). Xi Blasts US 'Containment, Encirclement' Of China. popularresistance.org Chinese President Xi Jinping has denounced the US-led Western attempt to "contain, encircle, and suppress China". | Foreign Minister Qin Gang likewise warned that the US government is pursuing a "hysterical neo-McCarthyism", and that its "so-called 'competition' means to contain and suppress China in all respects and get the two countries locked in a zero-sum game". | Chinese political leaders are often very cautious and diplomatic with their language, and they frequently caution against the United States' "cold war mentality". | These assertive comments show that Beijing is standing up for itself and pushing bac…
(2023-03-08). NPR Does Another Economy Bad Under Biden Story. cepr.net 
Like much of the rest of the media, NPR is determined to convince the public that the economy is terrible under President Biden, regardless of what the data show. In real world land there are lots of good things about this economy. We have the lowest unemployment rate in a half century. Real wages for …
(2023-03-08). Private sector economy prioritized at two sessions. ecns.cn China's latest efforts to develop the private sector economy will greatly stimulate higher-quality development of private enterprises and their market vitality, which will further support stabilizing the nation's economic fundamentals this year.
(2023-03-08). Stop the pension cuts and the war, bring down the Macron government! wsws.org Yesterday, around 3 million workers went on strike and marched in cities across France on calls to "block the economy" and force a stop to President Emmanuel Macron's pension cuts.
(2023-03-08). Fed chair tells Congress interest rate hikes will continue. wsws.org In the prepared remarks for his testimony, Jerome Powell indicated the Fed's actions so far had not slowed the economy to the extent it wants in order to suppress wages to the level it considers necessary.
(2023-03-08). Fed chair tells Congress interest rate hikes will increase. wsws.org In the prepared remarks for his testimony, Jerome Powell indicated the Fed's actions so far had not slowed the economy to the extent it wants in order to suppress wages to the level it considers necessary.
(2023-03-08). Community rallies against environmental racism, opposes Roof Depot demolition. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On Sunday, March 5, residents of the south Minneapolis neighborhood of East Phillips and supporters marched to celebrate community and fight against an environmentally racist project. | The city of Minneapolis, with support from Mayor Jacob Frey, plans to expand its existing public works yard in the neighborhood by demolishing the Roof Depot building. The Roof Depot is a former EPA Superfund site and within the Minneapolis Southside Green Zone, an area identified by the city as having "high levels of environmental pollution" and "racial, political, and economic marginalization." | The city's pro…
(2023-03-08). Periodistas cubanos compartieron experiencias sobre modelos de gestión editorial y económica. cubadebate.cu La actividad, inscrita en la jornada de celebraciones por el Día de la Prensa Cubana, tuvo lugar en el Instituto Internacional de Periodismo José Martí y profundizó en las complejidades, claves y aciertos de concebir entornos mediáticos más cercanos a sus públicos y función social, a la vez que sostenibles desde la esfera económica y de contenidos.
(2023-03-08). Procesos económicos en la producción y distribución agrícola en Cuba, próximo domingo en Cuadrando la Caja. cubadebate.cu Este domingo 16 de marzo, a las 7: 00 p.m., por Canal Caribe, conversaremos sobre procesos económicos en la producción y distribución agrícola en Cuba. Si le cuadra el tema, acompáñenos en nuestro programa Cuadrando la caja. Retransmisiones por el mismo canal martes 9: 30 p.m. y los miércoles a la 9: 00 a.m.
(2023-03-08). China's National People's Congress convenes amid mounting crises. wsws.org The highly stage-managed affair takes place amid growing threats of war by the US, a sharp economic slowdown and rising social tensions, exacerbated by the criminal decision to end the zero-COVID policy.
(2023-03-09). Australian "youth barometer" survey highlights growing poverty, precariousness. wsws.org Bank accounts are so tight that over half of the young people surveyed went without eating for a whole day at some point during the past twelve months.
(2023-03-08). Gender wage gap narrows, but work discrimination remains. ecns.cn Despite progress being made in narrowing the income gap between men and women in the past few years, many women still face impediments to their career development based on factors such as gender discrimination and marital status, according to a recent report.
(2023-03-08). Solidarity with Palestine and Georges Abdallah at France's labour protests against pension reform. samidoun.net 
More than 3.2 million people demonstrated on Tuesday, 7 March in France according to the CGT labour federation, including 120,000 in Toulouse, on the sixth national strike day against the pension reform proposed by the Macron government at the expense of workers in France. As they have since the beginning of the mobilization, the Collectif Palestine …
(2023-03-09). VIDEO: Germany prosecutes citizen for condemning aid to Ukrainian Nazis. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews Heinrich Bàºcker, founder of Berlin's COOP Antiwar Cafe, about his prosecution at the hands of the German state for publicly denouncing Germany's military aid to a Ukrainian government that reveres World War II-era Nazi collaborators and incorporates neo-Nazi battalions into its military. Bàºcker also discusses that state of the German antiwar movement as it gathers momentum following mass protests after the February 24 first anniversary of the Ukraine proxy war.
(2023-03-09). Saturday 3/11: ILWU 10 Meeting On Mumia & Report From Trip To South Africa. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 Henry Schmidt Room | 400 North Point St. | San Francisco…
(2023-03-09). CA AG Bonta Prosecute SF Police Killer Say Speakers At SF State Building. indybay.org
(2023-03-09). The Fukushima Catastrophe Continues 12 Years After The Meltdowns. indybay.org March 11 is the 12th anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake and meltdown of three reactors. The disaster continues and the melted nuclear rods still remain in the broken reactors and have to be cooled by water which then becomes radiated. Two activists talk about the present situation after 12 years.
(2023-03-09). Condecoran a Luisa Campuzano Sentí con la Orden Félix Varela de primer grado. cubadebate.cu El acto, que tuvo lugar en la emblemática sala Che Guevara de Casa de las Américas, estuvo encabezado por la viceprimera ministra Inés María Chapman, el presidente de Casa, Abel Prieto, y contó con la asistencia de escritores, artistas, amigos y colegas de labor de la homenajeada.
(2023-03-09). Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprueba 101 nuevas mipymes. cubadebate.cu Son 22 las micro empresas, 59 las pequeñas empresas y 20 las medianas empresas privadas aprobadas en esta ocasión, y que se dedicarán a la reparación de ordenadores, servicios gastronómicos, transporte terrestre de pasajeros y elaboración de productos de panadería y textiles. entre otros.
(2023-03-09). Monday 3/13: From Hunters Point To E. Palestine Prosecute & Jail Tetra Tech & Norfolk Southern CEOs. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 450 Golden Gate | San Francisco, CA…
(2023-03-09). Labor government plans biggest-ever restructuring of Australia Post. wsws.org The Communications Workers Union bureaucracy is already playing the leading role in implementing the initial stages of the restructure, which threatens to destroy thousands of jobs.
(2023-03-08). Cómo el presidente de Perú fue "removido" por "fuerzas externas". Klaus Schwab en su mejor momento. globalizacion.ca 
La entrevista fue publicada por primera vez en español por "El Salto Diario". Fue organizado por Julioa Zamarrón en Lima, Perú, con la colaboración de Irene Zugasti He Zugasti Hervás y Pablo Elorduy en Madrid. La traducción al alemán fue…
(2023-03-08). NLRB decision justifies all workers' demands at Starbucks. workers.org 
Buffalo, New York Administrative Law Judge Michael Rosas ruled March 1 that Starbucks is guilty of violating labor laws on hundreds of occasions, vindicating what workers have been alleging all along. (tinyurl.com/bd8dbfp4) Striking Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, walk thepicket line. The ruling by Rosas, a judge for the . . . |
(2023-03-08). NLRB decision upholds Starbucks' workers demands. workers.org Buffalo, New York Administrative Law Judge Michael Rosas ruled March 1 that Starbucks is guilty of violating labor laws on hundreds of occasions, vindicating what workers have been alleging all along. (tinyurl.com/bd8dbfp4) Striking Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, walk thepicket line. The ruling by Rosas, a judge for the . . . |
(2023-03-08). Biological lab funded by U.S. sparks alarm. ecns.cn A controversial biological laboratory in Kazakhstan has caused concerns among local residents. The laboratory used to be controlled by the Soviet Union, but now it is funded and built by the U.S.
(2023-03-08). Día Internacional de la Mujer—Hecho en los EE. UU. peoplesworld.org 
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964), conocida como "La niña rebelde", fue una de las principales activistas laborales y líderes de la lucha por la igualdad de la mujer en el siglo XX. Fue organizadora de Industrial Workers of the World, miembro fundador de la ACLU y, más tarde, presidenta del Partido Comunista de EE. UU. En …
(2023-03-08). Why is Norway the Glove that Fits the USA's Hand? libya360.wordpress.com Pà•l Steigan Stoltenberg visits Obama at the White House 21/10/2011. Muammar Gadaffi was liquidated the day before 20/10/2011 in Libya. In the sequel to his revelation of Norway's and USA's role in blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines, Seymour Hersh addresses the long standing tradition of Norway's secret and illegal collaboration with USA. He shows that Norway…
(2023-03-08). Australia — Silent Collaborator Against Assange. popularresistance.org The significance of the Belmarsh Tribunal could not be greater, and not only for Julian Assange and his family. We have reached a critical point in history for press freedom, and for all human rights intertwined with it. | Julian Assange once said: | I understood this a few years ago. And my view became that we should understand that Australia is part of the United States. It is part of this English-speaking Christian empire, the centre of gravity of which is the United States, the second centre of which is the United Kingdom, and Australia is a suburb in that arrangement. | And therefore we shouldn't go, 'It's c…
(2023-03-08). DeSantis, number two GOP presidential candidate, rolls out fascism in Florida. peoplesworld.org 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—A year before the March 5, 2024, Florida Republican presidential primary, the state's radical right-wing Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, is pitching himself as what could be called the not-Donald Trump version of Donald Trump. But in one key respect, DeSantis is very like Trump, says a Floridian teachers' union leader who's had to battle …
(2023-03-08). Science Saturday: Could antidepressants cause treatment-emergent mania? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a study published in Molecular Psychiatry, Mark Frye, M.D., a Mayo Clinic researcher and collaborators, investigated the risk of treatment-emergent mania in bipolar disorder when treated with antidepressants. "We found that antidepressants that increase mitochondrial energetics (cells that extract energy from nutrients for sustaining life) may elevate the risk of treatment-emergent mania," says Dr. Frye. The increased energy expenditure of mania associated with impulsivity, poor judgment, psychosis and loss of insight can drive high-risk behaviors, often…
(2023-03-08). Arkansas Governor Signs Bill Making It Easier to Violate Child Labor Laws. truthout.org Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed a bill into law on Tuesday that would roll back child labor protections in the state as Republicans across the country wage a campaign to make it easier for employers to violate child labor laws. The law eliminates the requirement for children under 16 to show documentation of their age in order to work. Before this, employers seeking to employ a 14… |
(2023-03-08). Staffers for Ed Markey Have Formed the US Senate's First-Ever Union. truthout.org Congressional staffers have formed the first-ever labor union in the U.S. Senate after Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) granted his staff voluntary recognition of their union on Wednesday, the same day the group announced its organizing drive. On Wednesday morning, the Congressional Workers Union (CWU) announced that Markey's staff were filing a petition for their union to be voluntarily… |
(2023-03-08). Tapia Fonseca chequea la labor de las agencias transitarias. cubadebate.cu
(2023-03-08). International Women's Day: Roots in Radical History, Labor & Reproductive Rights. democracynow.org 
March 8 marks International Women's Day around the world, seeking to end gender discrimination, violence and abuse. We start the show by looking at the day's roots in socialism, and what it means for the movement for reproductive justice in the United States. Our guest is Nancy Krieger, renowned professor of social epidemiology at Harvard University's School of Public Health and director of the Interdisciplinary Concentration on Women, Gender, and Health. She's also co-founder and chair of the Spirit of 1848 Caucus in the American Public Health Association, which links social justice and p…
(2023-03-08). The Unconscionable Push to Bring Back Child Labor. otherwords.org Brad Greve has been a Scout leader for more than 20 years. The Davenport, Iowa retiree leads 50-mile canoe trips on Minnesota's Greve told a story recently where two boys, despite being warned repeatedly, let their canoe drift perilously close to a section of stream that swept over rapids into a lake below. They just barely recovered and made it to streambank. | That near-accident a few years ago, Greve said, underscores the vulnerability of young teen…
(2023-03-08). Ukrainian government spends millions on monuments and streets to honor Nazi collaborators and neofascists. wsws.org The most conservative estimates put the cost for the all-out war by the Ukrainian authorities against all public symbols, monuments and names that are associated with Russia, the October revolution and Soviet history, or leftist ideology, at 1 billion Euros.
(2023-03-09). Ron DeSantis, Interstate Autocratization, and Building Resistance. itsgoingdown.org 
Support Vishal Singh HERE Florida's far-Right Republican governor Ron DeSantis spoke in Southern California over the weekend— kicking off a pre-election book tour and anti-leftism roadshow. DeSantis is undoubtedly preparing to run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. In order to take on the juggernaut of Trumpism, he will need to court wealthy conservative donors…
(2023-03-08). Calls for Climate Reparations Have Grown Following Recent Severe Weather Events. truthout.org Originally published by Capital B. America is finally joining the global movement of wealthy nations agreeing to pay poorer countries for the damage they've endured because of climate change. To the dismay of many Republican legislators, last year the Biden administration agreed to participate in the United Nations' fund for "loss and damage," also known as climate reparations. |
(2023-03-09). China's courier sector handles over 20 bln parcels in 67 days. ecns.cn China's courier sector saw its delivery volume exceed 20 billion parcels this year by March 8, as the country gives priority to restoring and expanding consumption, according to the State Post Bureau (SPB) on Thursday.
(2023-03-08). Insights | Chinese tourists to revitalize global tourism consumption. ecns.cn
(2023-03-09). Mayo Clinic continues strong performance in 2022 thanks to staff, 'Bold. Forward.' strategy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic is positioned to achieve its vision to transform health care and remains committed to its mission to serve patients and invest in staff. With careful planning and the support of Mayo's dedicated staff, the organization enters 2023 financially strong and focused on leading the transformation of health care through its "Bold. Forward." strategy. In an industry facing significant financial pressures as well as staffing challenges, Mayo Clinic staff have stepped…
(2023-03-08). Tax Experts: Here's How Married Couples Get The IRS Out Of Their Pockets By Filing Separately. moguldom.com 
There are several reasons why married couples file taxes separately, and one of the most compelling is that it offers some financial protection against the Internal Revenue Service. When you don't want to be liable for your partner's tax bill, choosing the married-filing-separately status means the IRS won't apply your refund to your spouse's balance …
(2023-03-08). Australian rate rise offensive shows necessity for SEP's socialist campaign. wsws.org Millions of people—both homebuyers and renters—face severe financial stress and the danger of losing their homes, compounded by the soaring cost of living.
(2023-03-08). 300,000 federal workers confront Canada's union-backed Liberal government in struggle for real-terms pay increases. wsws.org Throughout the lengthy negotiations, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have maintained a hardline stance. They are determined to make the workers pay for the cost of the war with Russia and the massive bailout given to the financial elite at the onset of the pandemic.
(2023-03-09). China's CPI up 1 pct in February. ecns.cn China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Thursday.
(2023-03-08). 'I did that': Word is getting out that Joe Biden's big spending is fueling inflation. americanthinker.com Joe Biden is going to have a harder and harder time defending his greenie agenda with statements piling up about where the inflation is coming from.
(2023-03-08). Workers need unions to take action over inflation, cost-of-living pressures. greenleft.org.au Given how many are being crunched by the cost-of-living crisis, public sentiment would be on the unions' side if they took united action for wage rises, argues Mary Merkenich.
(2023-03-09). Danish parliament votes to abolish public holiday in order to finance military spending increase. wsws.org The campaign to scrap the public holiday has gone hand-in-hand with a massive propaganda campaign to portray Denmark as under immediate threat from a Russian attack and therefore forced to arm itself to the teeth.
(2023-03-09). Behind California's extreme weather emergency. mronline.org 
While the giant U.S. energy corporations and banks seek out every way to profit from the climate change emergency that they inflicted on the world, extreme weather events are becoming the new normal.
(2023-03-09). Long Haul in Berkeley faces displacement due to landlord's proposed development. indybay.org Berkeley's volunteer-operated, non-profit radical community center Long Haul is threatened with displacement by a proposal to demolish its building to build an 8-story, $40-50 million housing development.
(2023-03-08). Watchdog Group Files Complaint Over McCarthy Sharing Footage With Tucker Carlson. truthout.org A nonprofit government watchdog sent a complaint to the House of Representatives on Tuesday regarding Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy's (R) decision to share tens of thousands of hours of Capitol attack footage with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Critics of McCarthy's decision to share the footage warned that Carlson would likely cherry-pick the videos to wrongly portray the January 6, 2021… |
(2023-03-08). Inside Vio.Me, Greece's only worker-managed factory that's operated for over 10 years. therealnews.com 
In 2011, workers at the Vio.Me factory in Thessaloniki, Greece, stopped receiving wages. Management and owners abandoned the facility shortly afterward. Instead of dispersing, the workers of Vio.Me held an assembly and voted to take over management of the factory themselves. Over the past decade, they've kept the factory running, jointly determining production decisions through democratic procedures, and sharing in the profits. Although their former bosses and the Greek state have attempted to auction off the land and evict them, the workers have held on with the power of solidarity from their community, an…
(2023-03-08). The way forward after collapse of School Strike for Climate movement in Australia. wsws.org The perspective of appealing to governments has failed. The alternative is a turn to the growing struggles of the working class to overturn the profit system, the root cause of the climate crisis.
(2023-03-09). Ongoing warning strikes in Germany's public sector. wsws.org While there is enormous anger and willingness to fight among workers, who are not prepared to accept further cuts to real wages, the service sector union Verdi is doing everything to prevent a broad mobilization.
(2023-03-08). Temple University graduate workers enter their second month of strike. liberationnews.org 
"Shame! Shame! Shame!" Since January 31, this has been the message from Temple University Graduate Students' Association (TUGSA), AFL-CIO Local 6290 to its administration, in particular to University President Jason Wingard, as the workers have continued to strike for higher wages, dependent healthcare, and comprehensive parental leave.
(2023-03-08). Could The Largest FDIC-Regulated Crypto Bank Go Down Like Lehman? 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com 
Silvergate, a Federal Reserve member bank and a one-time major player in crypto banking, has raised fears that it is headed for bankruptcy after delaying its annual report, saying it is evaluating its viability after a $1 billion loss in the fourth quarter. U.S. regulators with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) arrived at the California …
(2023-03-09). FRSO Orlando hosts Young Lords speakers. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On Saturday February 18, the Orlando chapter of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) hosted a panel on the Puerto Rican independence movement featuring speakers from the Young Lords, a revolutionary organization dedicated to uplifting the Puerto Rican community and fighting for independence since 1968. The panel speakers included David Rivera, a founding member of the Young Lords, and Gabe Marcano, a Florida leader in the New-Era Young Lords, as well as Laura Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican member of FRSO. The event began with the speakers sharing their background in activism, explaining the his…
(2023-03-08). International Women's Day Has a Radical History Rooted in Socialism. truthout.org March 8 marks International Women's Day around the world, seeking to end gender discrimination, violence and abuse. We start the show by looking at the day's roots in socialism, and what it means for the movement for reproductive justice in the United States. Our guest is Nancy Krieger, renowned professor of social epidemiology at Harvard University's School of Public Health and director of the… |
(2023-03-08). This year, International Women's Day means building an anti-imperialist movement. liberationnews.org 
We can draw inspiration from socialist, anti-imperialist women around the world…
(2023-03-08). PSL Statement — 50 years after Roe, mass resistance the key in abortion struggle. liberationnews.org 
To win back and extend the right to abortion requires continuous grassroots organizing and a return to powerful, large-scale mobilizations…