Daily Archives: March 12, 2023

2023-03-12: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-03-12). Silicon Valley Bank's joint venture partner in China unaffected by US collapse. ecns.cn Silicon Valley Bank's joint venture in China stressed on Saturday that it is operating normally and in full compliance with Chinese laws and regulations, as the US bank's collapse has caused ripple effects across the world.

ecns.cn (2023-03-12). China continues to drive global economic growth. ecns.cn China's economy has shown remarkable resilience and enormous potential, as evidenced by key indicators that have surpassed expectations and signs of consumer and investor confidence. This has become a significant driving force for the struggling global economy, according to market experts.

Fight Back (2023-03-11). Job market renews slowdown in February. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Cracks in economy began to show up as Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, just north of San José, was shut down on Friday, March 10. The bank was the 18th largest bank in the United States, and mainly served high-tech startups, venture capitalists and wealthy individuals. | The recent slowdown in Silicon Valley and interest rate hikes by the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, undid the bank. A run on the bank developed, as depositors pulled their money out of the bank. The bank was forced to sell U.S. government bonds at a loss because of higher interest rates and tried to r…

americanthinker (2023-03-11). How long can a credit card sustain you in Biden's economy? americanthinker.com More and more Americans are leaning on credit cards to cover necessities like food and rent.

Clean Energy Wire (2023-03-11). Climate Change Impacts could Cost Germany up to Nearly $1 Trillion by 2050. juancole.com By Carolina Kyllmann | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — The consequences of climate change could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros by 2050, found a report by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IàñW), the Institute of Economic Structures Research (GWS) and consultancy Prognos AG. More frequent extreme weather events such as …

WSWS (2023-03-11). Pakistan economy unravels as IMF imposes ever harsher conditions for access to bailout funds. wsws.org Even as Pakistan's government implements a brutal regime of IMF-dictated austerity measures, the US-dominated international lender is pushing for even more sweeping "reforms" from Islamabad before allowing it access to a previously agreed tranche of $1.1billion from its 2019 loan.

ecns.cn (2023-03-12). Silicon Valley Bank's joint venture partner in China unaffected by US collapse. ecns.cn Silicon Valley Bank's joint venture in China stressed on Saturday that it is operating normally and in full compliance with Chinese laws and regulations, as the US bank's collapse has caused ripple effects across the world.

ecns.cn (2023-03-12). China continues to drive global economic growth. ecns.cn China's economy has shown remarkable resilience and enormous potential, as evidenced by key indicators that have surpassed expectations and signs of consumer and investor confidence. This has become a significant driving force for the struggling global economy, according to market experts.

Fight Back (2023-03-11). Job market renews slowdown in February. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – Cracks in economy began to show up as Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, just north of San José, was shut down on Friday, March 10. The bank was the 18th largest bank in the United States, and mainly served high-tech startups, venture capitalists and wealthy individuals. | The recent slowdown in Silicon Valley and interest rate hikes by the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, undid the bank. A run on the bank developed, as depositors pulled their money out of the bank. The bank was forced to sell U.S. government bonds at a loss because of higher interest rates and tried to r…

americanthinker (2023-03-11). How long can a credit card sustain you in Biden's economy? americanthinker.com More and more Americans are leaning on credit cards to cover necessities like food and rent.

Clean Energy Wire (2023-03-11). Climate Change Impacts could Cost Germany up to Nearly $1 Trillion by 2050. juancole.com By Carolina Kyllmann | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — The consequences of climate change could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros by 2050, found a report by the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IàñW), the Institute of Economic Structures Research (GWS) and consultancy Prognos AG. More frequent extreme weather events such as …

WSWS (2023-03-11). Pakistan economy unravels as IMF imposes ever harsher conditions for access to bailout funds. wsws.org Even as Pakistan's government implements a brutal regime of IMF-dictated austerity measures, the US-dominated international lender is pushing for even more sweeping "reforms" from Islamabad before allowing it access to a previously agreed tranche of $1.1billion from its 2019 loan.

WSWS (2023-03-11). Pakistan economy unravels as IMF imposes ever harsher conditions. wsws.org Even as Pakistan's government implements a brutal regime of IMF-dictated austerity measures, the US-dominated international lender is pushing for even more sweeping "reforms" from Islamabad before allowing it access to a previously agreed tranche of $1.1billion from its 2019 loan.

ecns.cn (2023-03-12). Russia to launch e-visas and payment cards for foreigners. ecns.cn Foreign tourists may have a chance to apply for an electronic visa to enter Russia and receive a payment card in 2023, Tatyana Sharshavitskaya, head of the Russian Department of Tourism Development of the Ministry of Economic Development, said on Saturday.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-03-12). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.

Jacob Nordangard (2023-03-11). World Economic Forum's "Young Global Leaders" Revealed. globalresearch.ca For several decades, this program has nurtured compliant leaders acting as WEF agents in governments around the world. The consequences are far-reaching and may turn out to be devastating for humanity.

Richard Horton (2023-03-11). [Comment] Offline: The case for diversifying diversity. thelancet.com It is time to rethink our ideas about diversity. Gender equity? Anti-racism? Yes, of course, but our approach to diversity—what it means and what we do about it—is simply too narrow. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) recently hosted a discussion about diversity of thought in (social) science. It was led by Frédéric Basso. He argued that the concept of diversity implied the existence of a reference point, a standard, against which everything else is compared. Whatever is standard defines what we call diverse.

Robert J. Burrowes (2023-03-11). We Are Being Smashed Politically, Economically, Medically and Technologically by the Elite's 'Great Reset': Why? How Do We Fight Back Effectively? globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-03-11). Build action committees in every workplace! Fight for a united struggle against Sri Lankan government's austerity measures. wsws.org The Sri Lankan unions' actions are restricted to opposing the government's income tax hikes and fail to raise the host of other savage social attacks being unleashed by the government on the IMF's orders.

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-03-12). Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant's New 'Workers Strike Back' Coalition. popularresistance.org After a decade on Seattle City Council, socialist Kshama Sawant is declining to seek reelection and will instead launch a new national coalition called Workers Strike Back this March in cities around the US. The goal of Workers Strike Back is to build an independent workers' movement that fights for the interests of the working class, rather than the agenda of either corporate party. This coalition will organize for a $ 25 an hour minimum wage, build grassroots labor unions, fight for a clean energy transition, battle anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation, and more.

Labor Action Committtee For Mumia (2023-03-12). 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…

Labor Video Project (2023-03-12). STOP Sale Of KPFK Bld & Flagrant Violations Of Pacifica Bylaws 6 Year Term Limit-Speak Out. indybay.org

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-03-12). 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…

Fight Back (2023-03-11). Seattle rallies to celebrate International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – On Wednesday, March 8, 40 people rallied in front of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle to celebrate International Women's Day and to defend women's and reproductive rights. The event was called by Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) Seattle. | Despite near freezing temperatures, people came to hear speeches from women leaders in the labor movement, anti-imperialist organizers with the International Women's Alliance, and reproductive rights organizers. Attendees united under the rallying call to "Defend women's and reproductive rights!" | Opening and emceeing the event,…

Derek Seidman (2023-03-11). Farmworkers Push Wendy's, Kroger and Publix to Take Stance Against Forced Labor. truthout.org There are few human rights achievements that are so universally celebrated today as the farmworker-led Fair Food Program, a partnership between agricultural growers, sellers and workers with a proven record of ensuring an "ethical supply chain" from the farms where products are harvested, to the grocery stores where they're sold, to the kitchen tables where they're consumed. The program has been… |

Editor (2023-03-11). Public Universities Run on Underpaid Labor. Now Grad Workers Are Fighting Back. scheerpost.com

Jenny Brown, Labor Notes. (2023-03-11). New York City Retirees Fight Their Own Unions To Stop Health Care Cuts. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – Defying two years of protests and lawsuits by union retirees, New York City's Municipal Labor Committee voted Thursday to scrap some of the best retiree health care coverage in the country. The change aims to put 250,000 city retirees into a for-profit Medicare Advantage plan run by Aetna. | Twenty-six unions in the MLC voted no, while others abstained. But their votes were swamped by the votes of the largest unions on the committee, AFSCME District Council 37 and the New York United Federation of Teachers. | Retirees and active members protested during the MLC vote and marched to City H…

Jenny Brown (2023-03-11). NYC Retirees Fight Their Own Unions to Stop Catastrophic Health Care Cuts. truthout.org Defying two years of protests and lawsuits by union retirees, New York City's Municipal Labor Committee voted Thursday to scrap some of the best retiree health care coverage in the country. The change aims to put 250,000 city retirees into a for-profit Medicare Advantage plan run by Aetna. Twenty-six unions in the MLC voted no, while others abstained. But their votes were swamped by the votes of… |

Labor Video Project (2023-03-11). 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.

Luis Feliz Leon, Labor Notes. (2023-03-11). Grocery Teamsters Face Firing And Retaliation For Exercising Their Rights. popularresistance.org Workers couldn't wear a sticker or button, because what if it fell into the fruits and vegetables they packaged for the Anthony Marano Company, a major distributor of produce in Chicago and the greater Midwest for restaurants and grocery chains including Aldi's, Sysco, and Pete's Fresh Market? | They couldn't do a red T-shirt day; the temperatures are frigid in the warehouse, and workers must cover themselves in layers to keep warm. But they are allowed to wear hats over their hairnets. | Luckily, there was a crafty person on the organizing team. When Latino Teamsters in Local 703 needed to take collective action…

Staff (2023-03-11). Las 3 del día: øQué fue noticia esta semana? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Saludos a todos los seguidores de "Las 3 del día". Este viernes 10 de marzo de 2023 hacemos un resumen de lo más importante ocurrido en la semana en nuestro país y en el contexto internacional. "Las 3 del día" es el podcast de Cubadebate que tiene de todo un poco en materia informativa. En la voz de nuestros editores, periodistas y colaboradores escucha un podcast resumen con las principales noticias de la jornada. °Conéctese ya!

teleSUR, DRL (2023-03-11). Ratifican intención de juicio político contra Guillermo Lasso. telesurtv.net El informe elaborado por la Comisión que investigó el caso Gran Padrino, responsabiliza al presidente de delitos contra la seguridad del Estado y la administración pública.

WSWS (2023-03-11). Excess deaths in Australia highest since World War II. wsws.org Labor, the Coalition and the Greens are all responsible for the murderous "let it rip" COVID-19 policy that has led to more than 20,000 excess deaths.

Andy Kroll (2023-03-11). Inside the Private Conservative Group That Promises to "Crush Liberal Dominance" truthout.org A few months ago, Leonard Leo laid out his next audacious project. Ever since the longtime Federalist Society leader helped create a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court, and then received more than a billion dollars from a wealthy Chicago business owner to disburse to conservative causes, Leo's next moves had been the subject of speculation. Now, Leo declared in a slick but private… |

Ann Brown (2023-03-11). Psychopathic Wealthy Lawyer Convicted Of Murdering Family: A Black Man Did It, Not Me. moguldom.com Wealthy South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was convicted on March 2 of murder in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and son Paul, 22. He also was found guilty of two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He has received two consecutive life sentences. …

Editor (2023-03-11). The 'Stop Cop City' Movement Roots Going Back Decades. scheerpost.com The Stop Cop City movement recalls Atlanta's 1996 Olympic bid and the city's long history of prioritizing tourists, business interests, and wealthy white communities over Black and working-class people…

Ted Snider, Antiwar. (2023-03-11). Why Is The US So Unhappy That China Offered A Peace Proposal? popularresistance.org On February 24, China published its "Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis." The US reacted very negatively very quickly. They reacted more negatively even than Ukraine. | What is it about the Chinese proposal that so unnerves the US? It is not even a fully developed settlement proposal ripe for negotiation. There was no hurry to take it off the table. It is merely a declaration of China's position and a pledge that China is willing to assume "a constructive role in this regard." | In a first response so comical it could only be intended for public consumption, the US discredited China as a b…

Victoria Koski-Karell (2023-03-11). Colonialism Created Food Insecurity in Haiti, Now Climate Change Compounds It. truthout.org As the planet faces more climate-driven disasters, we must prioritize the safety and wellbeing of populations most vulnerable to their effects. Extreme heat, droughts, floods and storms are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide while human industry, resource extraction, consumption and carbon emissions contribute to rapidly warming temperatures and rising seas. Amid this massive and… |

Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism. (2023-03-11). Silicon Valley Bank Fails; Deposits Of Venture-Backed Companies Frozen. popularresistance.org Silicon Valley Bank, the 16th largest in the US, was shut down and put under the control of California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on Friday. This failure is set to send ripples across smaller technology companies. Even though there is good reason to think that uninsured depositors will eventually be made whole or nearly whole, some may have had so much of their working funds tied up at Silicon Valley Bank that it may be hard for them to find work-arounds, particularly with so many other companies in the same pickle. While is it is likely someone will cobble together financing, at what speed…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-03-11). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

WSWS (2023-03-11). Three years and 21 million dead from the COVID-19 pandemic. wsws.org Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, the focus of the American ruling elite has been to use the pandemic to transfer massive amounts of money to the financial oligarchy.

Anand Naidoo (2023-03-11). The Heat: U.S.-Europe Relations. america.cgtn.com EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss coordinating efforts on Ukraine and trade issues. After months of expressing concerns about the U.S. Inflation Act, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European …

Peter Koenig (2023-03-11). The Big Lie: Worldwide Energy Shortage Plus Multiple Crises — All Manufactured — Meant for Destruction of Western Civilization. globalresearch.ca Energy Crisis. Food crisis. Industrial collapse. Supply chains disruptions. Fractured Communications. Cyber-attacks. Black-outs? Hyper-inflation. Climate change. Wars, civil conflicts, and more plandemics, culminating in human misery… Yes. It's all manufactured.

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2023-03-11). DOD Continues To Stonewall Information On Defueling Of Red Hill. popularresistance.org According to the March 5, 2023 Honolulu Star Advertiser article, titled "Military spending act stirs defueling concerns," the DNAA REQUIRES, before defueling of the Red Hill jet fuel tanks, a certification from DOD that closing Red Hill will not affect Indo-Pacific military operations. | At this point, 4 months after the passage of the NDAA and until the March 5 Star Advertiser article, despite intense public interest in the defueling and closing of the Red Hill facilities, neither Senator Hirono, Senator Brian Schatz nor Representative Case mentioned the certification requirement in their press releases about th…

americanthinker (2023-03-12). Biden's scale-tipping endangers America. americanthinker.com Unelected bureaucrats will force your retirement savings to be invested in companies that espouse PC rehtoric in place of pursuing profit, if Biden's planned veto of a Congressional vote is not overeridden.

Ryan Cristián (2023-03-11). Brian Festa Interview — The Lawsuit Against The EPA For Criminal Malfeasance In East Palestine. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Brian Festa, founder of We The Patriots USA, a non profit currently suing both the local and federal EPA, as well as numerous Ohio officials such as Governor DeWine, regarding the mishandling and apparent coverup of the chemical disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The organization is also involved in numerous other

Thomas Pedrotti (2023-03-11). Private train companies threaten lives and livelihoods of working people. liberationnews.org Train derailments are common, but they are not inevitable except under the profits-over-people system of capitalis.

Editor (2023-03-11). The Chris Hedges Report: Kshama Sawant's New 'Workers Strike Back' Coalition Will Fight for $25 Minimum Wage and More. scheerpost.com Socialist Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant is launching a national coalition called Workers Strike Back to fight for wages, universal healthcare, LGBTQ rights, a clean energy transition, and more.

WSWS (2023-03-11). Husband and wife report Dana fired them within same month at Dry Ridge, Kentucky plant after filing grievance over lost wages. wsws.org According to a reports from workers in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, workers are being fired at the Dana plant "left and right," just like in Toledo, Ohio.

WSWS (2023-03-11). Husband and wife report Dana fired them within same week at Dry Ridge, Kentucky plant after filing grievance over lost wages. wsws.org According to a reports from workers in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, workers are being fired at the Dana plant "left and right," just like in Toledo, Ohio.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2023-03-12). Filipinas pide ayuda mundial para atender derrame petrolero. telesurtv.net Gobierno declara no tener la capacidad suficiente para resolver el accidente provocado tras el hundimiento de un buque que transportaba 800.000 litros de combustible industrial.

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-11). NATO chief orders EU cohorts to boost arms purchases, stockpiles for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 8, 2023 NATO Secretary General at EU Defence Ministerial: we must boost ammunition stockpiles, ramp up production Video Arriving at a meeting of EU Defence Ministers on Wednesday (8 March 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the importance of strengthened ammunition stockpiles and more joint procurement in order to continue supporting Ukraine. He …

mforinoco (2023-03-12). El Alto: A History of Anti-Neoliberal Struggle. orinocotribune.com "El Alto on his feet, never on his knees!" is a slogan that reflects the combative character of the inhabitants of this indigenous Aymara city in Bolivia, which since 2003, has shaped the country's history. This city led the uprising against the privatization of natural resources in 2003, and then the defense of democracy in the face of the 2019 coup. Both struggles resulted in numerous massacres against those of El Alto who stood up to defend the country. | Located at more than 4,000 meters above sea level, it mostly comprises migrants from rural areas between La Paz and the Peruvian border. It has a population…

Miguel àÅngel Ferrer (2023-03-11). En 2024, liberales contra conservadores. globalizacion.ca Es notoria y notable la diferencia entre un Presidente de la República con ideología conservadora o neoliberal o neoporfirista, y otro de pensamiento liberal, revolucionario o patriótico. El catálogo de presidentes conservadores incluye a cuatro priistas (De la Madrid, Salinas,…

Fight Back (2023-03-12). New Orleans marches for International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On March 10 members of several student and community organizations rallied in front of the Fifth District Federal Courthouse in New Orleans. They gathered to celebrate International Women's Day and to speak out against the continuing attacks on reproductive healthcare and LGBTQ rights. | The event was hosted by members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Real Name Campaign, who demanded increased access to contraceptives and policies to make New Orleans a sanctuary city for abortions. Speakers from New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police (NOCOP) and Students United at University of…

Fight Back (2023-03-11). Tallahassee FRSO holds International Women's Day rally. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On Wednesday, March 8, more than 40 people rallied outside the Leon County Courthouse to defend women's and reproductive rights and to commemorate the 115th anniversary of International Women's Day. The rally was organized by the Tallahassee Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | Chants like "We won't go back; we will fight back!" and "Pro-life? That's a lie! You don't care if people die!" echoed down the Monroe Street corridor. | For more than 100 years, workers, progressives and revolutionaries all over the world have celebrated International Women's Day with protests, rallies and…

Fight Back (2023-03-11). FRSO Orlando hosts International Women's Day speakout. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On March 4, members of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and the Orlando Liberation Initiative (OLI) held a speak out to commemorate International Women's Day, a holiday honoring the contributions of women to the people's struggle. With attacks on reproductive rights intensifying, the activists gathered to speak on the history of International Women's Day, the current state of the women's movement internationally, and how to fight back against gender-based oppression, especially in Florida, which is leading the crusade against reproductive rights. | In Florida, these attacks on basic r…

Daniel Campione (2023-03-11). Revolución rusa y socialismo, pasado y presente. globalizacion.ca Este es el segundo volumen de la serie del autor en torno a Actualidad de la revolución y socialismo. En una primera entrega titulada Rusia 1917: Vertientes y afluentes, Casas indagó en los antecedentes revolucionarios y en el "asalto al…

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