2023-03-10: News Headlines

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.

Udani Samarasekera (2023-03-11). [Perspectives] Camara Phyllis Jones: anti-racism thought leader. thelancet.com Family doctor and epidemiologist Camara Phyllis Jones is an anti-racism thought leader and researcher. Presently in the UK as a Leverhulme Visiting Professor in Global Health and Social Medicine at King's College London, she says: "The racism denial that characterises the US…is even more entrenched in the UK" and her aim is "to equip anti-racism researchers and activists in the UK with additional communication and action tools to accelerate anti-racism work."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-09). Black History Month: Dr. Michele Halyard on a lifetime commitment to health equity, inclusion and diversity. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Michele Halyard Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is highlighting Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity, inclusion and diversity through their work. Meet Dr. Michele Halyard,…

Staff (2023-03-09). Headlines for March 9, 2023. democracynow.org DOJ Reveals "Pattern or Practice" of Abuse of Power, Racism in Louisville, KY, Police, DOJ Launches Review of Memphis Police; Judge Blocks Release of Video of Tyre Nichols Killing, D.C. Leaders Rally for Statehood as U.S. Senate Blocks D.C. Crime Bill, Mississippi NAACP Challenges GOP Effort to Take Control Over Black-Majority Capital Jackson, Zaporizhzhia Suffers Another Blackout as Missiles Rain Down on Ukraine, Killing at Least 9, NYT: Pentagon Blocking Biden Admin from Sharing Likely Russian War Crimes Evidence with ICC, Saudi Engineer Released from Guantánamo After More Than 2 Decades Without Cha…

Kirk Off Campus (2023-03-10). Phone Zap! Tell UC Davis Chancellor May We Don't Want Another Proud Boy Hate Rally! indybay.org Phone Zap! Call and email UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May and refuse to let our taxes and student fees be used to pay for a Turning Point USA hate rally! Charlie Kirk says trans people need to be "took care of!" At the last TPUSA event at UC Davis, Proud Boys attacked students and community members. Enough is enough!

PACBI (2023-03-10). Giro d'Italia and Tour de France, Don't Pedal for Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net




Staff (2023-03-09). "Plantation Politics": How White Mississippi Lawmakers Want to Seize Power in Majority-Black Jackson. democracynow.org Mississippi's Republican majority in the state Legislature has put forth a slew of bills in recent months to put the majority-Black capital of Jackson under a white-led superstructure. Under the proposed bills, the Capitol Police would be expanded and given greater authority over much of Jackson without being accountable to local leaders or residents, and a separate court system would be set up in the city, composed of judges appointed directly by white state officials. This comes after Jackson suffered a number of water crises in recent years stemming from systematic disinvestment by the state, and after t…

infobrics (2023-03-10). Kiev's neo-Nazi regime possibly involved in assassination attempt in Transnistria. infobrics.org The Ukrainian government is carrying out terrorist attacks abroad.

Anonymous103 (2023-03-09). Ukrainian Shelled Volnovakha In DPR With US-Made HIMARS MLRS, Killed Civilian (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On the morning of March 9, Ukrainian forces shelled another civilian facility in the DPR with NATO weapons, killing civilian. This time, the target of Ukrainian Nazis was the automobile operating company located in the town of Volnovakha in the DPR. | The Ukrainian military launched the attack from their positions in the village of Selidovo, targeting the civilian bus station. The attack was carried out with the US-made HIMARS MLRS. At least 6 missiles were launched. As a result of the sh…

Cristina Escobar (2023-03-09). Latinas Get an 'Ocean's 11' With 'Righteous Thieves' Starring Lisa Vidal (INTERVIEW). latinorebels.com Premiering March 10, 'Righteous Thieves' is essentially a Latino 'Ocean's 11,' with our clever burglars stealing back paintings from Nazis that stole them from Jewish families during the Holocaust. There's power and joy in this silly heist film that puts Latinos at its center but doesn't spend time on their identity.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-09). Germany Prosecutes Citizen for Condemning Aid to Ukrainian Nazis. libya360.wordpress.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…

Max Blumenthal (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.




Rick Rozoff (2023-03-10). Pentagon delivers first long-range Patriot interceptors for Polish air defense system. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioMarch 10, 2023 Poland receives first US missiles for Patriot air defence systems The first batch of PAC-3 MSE missiles for Polands Patriot air-defence systems has arrived in the country, its producer Lockheed Martin announced on Thursday. US defence contractor Lockheed Martin announced the delivery in a statement on Thursday…. The PAC-3 MSE (Patriot …

Ramzy Baroud (2023-03-09). Victory is Defeat: Palestinian Children's Art Exposes Israel's Cultural Genocide. mintpressnews.com The following text tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: "We are delighted to report that Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has removed a display of artwork designed by children from Gaza." That was the summary of a news report published on the …

Staff (2023-03-09). Bolivia: àÅñez To Be Tried for Senkata Massacre Without Privileges. orinocotribune.com Bolivian courts authorized the prosecution by ordinary means (without privileges) of former de facto president Jeanine àÅñez for the massacres carried out during her regime, reported by Minister of Justice, Iván Lima. | The prosecution said that àÅñez will be tried for three crimes: genocide, murder, and attempted murder, in charges related to the massacres at Senkata and Sacaba carried out under her rule. | "Judge Is…

Staff (2023-03-09). "Corrupt": DOJ Report Slams Louisville Police for Abuse, Discrimination After Breonna Taylor Killing. democracynow.org The Department of Justice has released a scathing report accusing the Louisville, Kentucky, police department of unlawfully discriminating against the city's Black population, as well as against people with behavioral health disabilities. The report concludes an investigation that began after the police killing of Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead in her own home during a no-knock police raid on March 13, 2020. The DOJ also announced the establishment of a consent decree with Louisville police and an independent monitor who will oversee police reforms. "What we have are systems that absolutely need to…

Staff (2023-03-09). The Women Who Made ACLU History. aclu.org From its early feminist founders, to the trailblazing clients and lawyers that have fought sex-based discrimination in the hundred years since, the ACLU's history has been entwined with women's rights since its founding in 1920 — the same year women won the right to vote. | The ACLU's "founding mothers" were far ahead of their time not only in their striving for women's equality, but also in understanding that their struggle for equality shared common cause with all people who have been denied their rights. This principle has continued to inform and inspire legal and advocacy battles to this day. T…

Sharon Zhang (2023-03-09). California Will End $54M Walgreens Deal After Company Curbed Abortion Pill Sales. truthout.org California is ending its agreement with retail pharmacy Walgreens after reports revealed that the company has caved to pressure from far right politicians and restricted the sale of abortion medication, even in states where the pills are legal. The state, led by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, is terminating a $54 million contract with the company that was set to be renewed in May. |




Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-09). Women workers of the world: united against imperialism and neo-fascism. peoplesdispatch.org

WSWS (2023-03-09). Tens of thousands protest fascist attack at high school in Florence, Italy. wsws.org Anger at the fascist attack on two high school students was further antagonised by the pro-fascist reaction of the education minister.

Juan Cole (2023-03-10). US Sec'ry of Defense Austin intervenes in Israeli Crisis: Condemns Settler attacks on Palestinians, Netanyahu Assault on Courts. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's visit to Israel on Thursday was overshadowed by the massive protests in the streets, which demonstrators termed the "Day of Resistance to Dictatorship." Austin had planned to visit the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, but instead was trapped at Ben Gurion Airport, where he …

Norman Solomon (2023-03-10). Israel's Liberal Supporters Are Taking Their Denial to a New Level. indybay.org

Staff (2023-03-10). Tejer buenas vibras en la Morada de Buena Fe (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Comienza Morada y se escucha una línea que en sí misma dice mucho de Buena Fe y del concepto que defienden como banda: Las mejores canciones son las más viejas. Quizás sea porque somos gente de tradiciones. La única certeza es que luego de 20 años, esta agrupación creada por Israel Rojas y Yoel Martínez, ha pasado a ser parte del acervo cultural de este país, de su pueblo.

Staff (2023-03-10). Headlines for March 10, 2023. democracynow.org Biden's FY2024 Budget Proposes Tax Hikes to Fund Social Programs and Record Military Spending, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Meets Israeli PM Amid Escalating West Bank Violence, U.N. Condemns Israeli Strike on Aleppo Airport; U.S. Votes Against Ending Involvement in Syrian War, Xi Embarks on Unprecedented Third Term as Chinese President, At Least 36 Killed in DRC Near Border with Uganda, Gunman Kills 8 People, Including Self, in Mass Shooting at Jehovah's Witnesses Center in Germany, Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Alan Shaw Appears Before Senate, New York Could Soon Charge Trump with Fina…




teleSUR, JDO (2023-03-10). Ocupantes israelíes asesinan a tres palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Tres jóvenes se encontraban en el interior de un automóvil cuando fueron baleados por efectivos de Tel Aviv.

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Syria's Aleppo Airport Set To Resume Operation Days After Israeli Strikes. southfront.org An aircraft that delivered aid from the UAE to Aleppo International Airport just hours before the Israeli Attack. Source: the Syrian Arab News Agency. | Syria's Aleppo International Airport is set to resume operations less than a week after it was hit by a series of The strikes, which were launched by Israeli fighter jets from the Eastern…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Three Wounded In New Tel Aviv Shooting Attack (18+ Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Late on March 9, at least three people were wounded in a shooting attack that took place at the heart of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. | According to initial reports and video footage that surfaced online, a gunman opened fire at people near a cafe on the corner of Dizengoff Street and Ben Gurion Street. The gunman, allegedly a Palestinian, was quickly killed by Israeli police officers at the scene. | Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said th…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Undercover Israeli Force Kills Three PIJ Fighters In West Bank (Video, Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On March 9, three fighters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) were shot dead by undercover Israeli police officers during a raid in the northern West Bank village of Jaba'. | A spokesman for the Israel Border Police said that the officers entered Jaba' to arrest two Palestinian men wanted for a series of shooting attacks against Israeli forces in the area and the nearby Israeli outpost of Homesh. During the raid, the two…

Bay Area for Palestine (2023-03-09). Friday 3/10: Hands Off Hawara | Hands Off Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery Street | San Francisco…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-09). Saudi Arabia Seeks US Security Guarantees and Nuclear Program for Israel Ties. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia wants the US to provide formal security guarantees and help the Kingdom develop a nuclear program as part of a potential deal to normalize relations with Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Both President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been pushing for Israeli normalization with Riyadh as part of …

teleSUR, JDO (2023-03-10). Ocupantes israelíes asesinan a tres palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Tres jóvenes se encontraban en el interior de un automóvil cuando fueron baleados por efectivos de Tel Aviv.

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Syria's Aleppo Airport Set To Resume Operation Days After Israeli Strikes. southfront.org An aircraft that delivered aid from the UAE to Aleppo International Airport just hours before the Israeli Attack. Source: the Syrian Arab News Agency. | Syria's Aleppo International Airport is set to resume operations less than a week after it was hit by a series of The strikes, which were launched by Israeli fighter jets from the Eastern…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Three Wounded In New Tel Aviv Shooting Attack (18+ Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Late on March 9, at least three people were wounded in a shooting attack that took place at the heart of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. | According to initial reports and video footage that surfaced online, a gunman opened fire at people near a cafe on the corner of Dizengoff Street and Ben Gurion Street. The gunman, allegedly a Palestinian, was quickly killed by Israeli police officers at the scene. | Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said th…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-09). Undercover Israeli Force Kills Three PIJ Fighters In West Bank (Video, Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On March 9, three fighters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) were shot dead by undercover Israeli police officers during a raid in the northern West Bank village of Jaba'. | A spokesman for the Israel Border Police said that the officers entered Jaba' to arrest two Palestinian men wanted for a series of shooting attacks against Israeli forces in the area and the nearby Israeli outpost of Homesh. During the raid, the two…

Bay Area for Palestine (2023-03-09). Friday 3/10: Hands Off Hawara | Hands Off Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery Street | San Francisco…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-09). Saudi Arabia Seeks US Security Guarantees and Nuclear Program for Israel Ties. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia wants the US to provide formal security guarantees and help the Kingdom develop a nuclear program as part of a potential deal to normalize relations with Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Both President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been pushing for Israeli normalization with Riyadh as part of …

Juan Cole (2023-03-09). Elite Israeli Reserve Military Units Pass around Petitions calling Religious Parties Corrupt Parasites, threatening to go AWOL if Netanyahu guts Judiciary. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that protests against the government of Binyamin Netanyahu's plans to gut the Israeli judiciary are now spreading in elite military reserve units. A petition circulated in their ranks saying, "As long as these dictatorial and methodical pieces of legislation continue, with the aim of …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-03-09). Tel Aviv attack follows "new crime of execution" in Jenin. electronicintifada.net Israeli forces "extrajudicially execute" three fighters.

Middle East Eye (2023-03-09). Huwwara: Israeli Settlers Release Song Celebrating the Burning of Palestinian Town. globalresearch.ca

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-03-09). Court tosses Israel lobby lawsuit against US scholars. electronicintifada.net Judge sides with defendants including Steven Salaita, dismisses lobby's claim as wasteful.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-03-09). U.S. Court Tosses Israel Lobby Lawsuit Against U.S. Scholars. towardfreedom.org A court in Washington, D.C., has entirely dismissed a lawsuit against the American Studies Association over its support of an academic boycott of Israel. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2016 by Israel advocates, has now failed three separate times in court—a significant defeat for the Israel lobby's attempt to punish scholars who back Palestinian rights. Nora Barrows-Friedman of Electronic Intifada reports.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-09). Israeli occupation forces kill three more Palestinians in fresh raids near Jenin. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has killed 10 Palestinians around Jenin in just three days, taking the total number of Palestinians killed since the start of this year to 78, which includes 14 children…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-03-09). Autorizan proceso penal ordinario contra Jeanine àÅñez en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El ministro de Justicia, Iván Lima, comunicó que "el juez Israel Claros autoriza el inicio de investigación penal".

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-03-09). ONU pide cesar escalada de violencia en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El enviado de Naciones Unidas destacó que "estamos en medio de un ciclo de violencia que debe detenerse inmediatamente".

Fight Back (2023-03-10). Pro-accountability police district councilors celebrate election victories on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) held its annual International Working Women's Day celebration on Sunday, March 5. The program honored the women's liberation movement, as well as the women leading working-class struggles and fights for national liberation in the U.S., Palestine and the Philippines, among other places. | The event also celebrated the over 30 newly elected police district councilors, the majority of whom are women, and who ran on a platform of holding the police accountable. | The wide scope of topics covered in the program demonstrated the words of the FRSO Women&…

Jim Spellman (2023-03-10). Train company CEO testifies in Congress over derailment. america.cgtn.com Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testified before a U.S. Senate committee about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that spilled dangerous chemicals into the community.

Staff (2023-03-10). Tren de la compañía Norfolk Southern descarriló en Alabama (+Video). cubadebate.cu Un tren de la compañía Norfolk Southern descarriló este jueves en el condado de Calhoun, en Alabama (EE.UU.), horas antes de que el presidente de la empresa, Alan Shaw, compareciera frente al Senado para responder a preguntas sobre un accidente similar, ocurrido el 3 de febrero, que provocó un errdame de químicos tóxicos en East Palestine, Ohio. Se trata del tercer siniestro de este tipo que tiene la firma ferroviaria en un mes.

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-03-10). 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…

Betsey Piette (2023-03-09). Dioxins likely in East Palestine — EPA refuses to test. workers.org Controlled release of burning chemicals continues in East Palestine, Ohio. Why hasn't President Joe Biden taken time to visit East Palestine, Ohio, following the disastrous derailment of a Norfolk Southern train there on Feb. 3? He was probably made aware that the train had been carrying vinyl chloride, among other . . . |

Jon Queally (2023-03-09). Breached Dam, Incineration of Soil Flood East Palestine with Fresh Fears of Toxins. globalresearch.ca

Justin Mikulka, DeSmog. (2023-03-09). The Railroad Industry Loved Modern Brakes And Safety, Until They Didn't. popularresistance.org National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy concluded that the East Palestine, Ohio, rail disaster was "100% preventable." The certainty of this statement raises the obvious question: Why did this happen? | The answer was actually provided by one of Homendy's predecessors at the NTSB. In 2014, speaking about the spate of oil train disasters that were occuring, NTSB chair Deborah Hersman told the Associated Press that, "We know the steps that will prevent or mitigate these accidents. What is missing is the will to require people to do so." | The NTSB has no enforcement capability, so its rec…

Samidoun Deutschland (2023-03-09). Updated Schedule of Events: International Campaign to Liberate the Remains of Palestinian Martyrs. samidoun.net View this call to action in Arabic View this call to action in Spanish View this call to action in French View this call to action in German Join us to take action between 11 and 18 March to demand the release of the remains of Palestinian martyrs held in the Zionist occupation's morgues and …

The Lever (2023-03-09). üìΩÔ∏è WATCH NOW: How The Lever Changed The Response To East Palestine. levernews.com In the weeks since the East Palestine train derailment, The Lever has spotlighted the governmental decisions that deregulated the nation's rail system. That reporting shamed the national press into echoing our coverage — which was soon credited by lawmakers for raising public awareness of some of the biggest rail safety loopholes that were baked into America's laws by corporate lobbyists and captured regulators.

WSWS (2023-03-09). Norfolk Southern's "six point plan" for rail safety: More PR damage control after East Palestine, Ohio derailment. wsws.org The "six point plan," which commits the railroad to practically nothing concrete, is meant in part to give CEO Alan Shaw talking points at a Senate hearing on the derailment today.

WSWS (2023-03-09). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Doctors on strike since January in Community of Madrid, Spain, joined by medics in Valencia demanding improved pay and staffing levels; Palestinian teachers in West Bank into second week of pay strike while protests continue over government-backed murders of Palestinians; South African health workers walkout over pay joined by some public sector workers defying government interdict…

Editor (2023-03-10). Looking at the Skeletons Inside the NFL's Closet. scheerpost.com Renowned sports journalist Dave Zirin talks about his latest documentary, which explores the unjust, unfair and deeply racist history of the NFL coupled with its commitment to nationalism, militarism and corporatism.

WSWS (2023-03-10). Racist witness complicates Democrats' efforts to promote "lab leak" conspiracy theory. wsws.org On Wednesday, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held its first hearing, with all participants, Democratic and Republican, seeking to promote the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 escaped from a laboratory in China as a possible explanation for the origins of the pandemic.

Middle East Monitor (2023-03-09). Tunisia's wave of racist attacks: 'I'm afraid. I can just disappear'. juancole.com Amelia Smith amyinthedesert ( Middle East Monitor ) — One student in Tunis fears most for his female colleagues; a story is circulating that Tunisian men pretending to be police are approaching sub-Saharan African women, luring them away and then raping them. Another student, Modeste from Benin, says he and his friends recently …

Martin Edwin Andersen (2023-03-10). Torture, Murder and Security Clearances at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. indybay.org The news out of the democratic republic of Chile this week is that the conviction of Jaime Garcia Covarrubias—the former National Defense University / Defense Security Cooperation Agency professor who was since 2008 the target of the Petitioner's disclosures through the NDU/DSCA chain of command—for the torture and murder of an unarmed detainee was upheld by that country's Supreme Court. | Garcia Covarrubias has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his authorship of that crime, one of two involving the torture and clandestine murder of unarmed detainees for which he has already been convicted a…

infobrics (2023-03-09). Western media admits Russia-India oil trade undermining US dollar supremacy. infobrics.org "Sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar's decades-old dominance of international oil trade".

ecns.cn (2023-03-09). China's national legislature holds 2nd plenary meeting of annual session. ecns.cn The first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) held a plenary meeting Tuesday to hear work reports of the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), as well as an explanation on a reform plan of the State Council institutions.

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