(2020-03-11). Marx's "Capital" as a literary experience. mronline.org 
Columbia University PhD candidate in English and Comparative Literature Tiana Reid finds that her students benefit from reading volume one of Karl Marx's "Capital." "There are so many literary wsys to read it, which I don't think blunt the more radical political reading," said Reid, who conducts research in Black Studies, Marxism and feminism. |
(2020-03-11). Slime mold inspires breathtaking recreation of cosmic 'dark matter web' holding our universe together (PHOTOS, VIDEOS). rt.com 
Researchers using an algorithm based on the growth patterns of a type of slime mold have managed to create a map of the theoretical 'cosmic web' of gas and dark matter which makes up the substructure of the entire universe. | The bright yellow slime mold, dubbed Physarum polycephalum, is a brainless organism that produces networks of slimy tendrils which can somehow 'solve' spatial problems that are surprisingly complex. By studying its growth patterns, researchers have produced oddly accurate models of the wider universe. | Previous models based on this particular mold have solved mazes, calculated the shorte…
(2020-03-11). Biden projected to take Michigan, as he seeks to widen his lead over Sanders. rt.com 
Exit polls from Michigan show Joe Biden ahead of Bernie Sanders in the state's primary contest, cementing the former VP's position as the front-runner in the Democrat presidential race. Sanders won the state back in 2016. | Democratic Party frontrunner Joe Biden edged out rival Bernie Sanders as polls closed in Michigan, with early counts giving him 52.1 percent of the vote. Voters in some cities were still waiting to cast their ballots, however, with some waiting an average of three hours. | Polls are officially closed in Michigan, but the East Lansing city clerks office is still packed with students who have…
(2020-03-11). Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS. globalresearch.ca Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia's 34-year-old de facto ruler, was on a tear. He
(2020-03-11). Canceled: Speakout-Defend The Children & Staff-Stop The KIPP Charter School Move To TI. indybay.org 401 13th Street | Treasure Island | San Francisco, CA 94130 | www.google.com/maps/dir//401+13th+St,+Sa…: 0x11b85dc7ddb847d!2m2!1d-122.374138!2d37.827819!3e0?hl=en…
(2020-03-11). University and College Union prepares sellout of UK universities national strike. wsws.org Higher education workers are striking against attacks on pay and pensions that are the direct result of the UCU's previous betrayal less than two year ago.
(2020-03-11). Educators speak out on threat of coronavirus in US schools. wsws.org As a result of decades of defunding public education and the criminal negligence of the political establishment, US schools are wholly unprepared for the rapid spread of COVID-19.
(2020-03-11). Did COVID-19 Originate In China? "We must move beyond the temptation to give nationality to diseases." globalresearch.ca Italian experts have praised China's anti-virus efforts while dismissing a U.S. Fox News television host's calling for a "formal apology" from China for the coronavirus outbreak. | Last Monday, U.S. Fox News host Jesse Watters demanded China apologize for the virus …
(2020-03-11). Video: Saudi-initiated All-out Oil War Could Lead to Collapse of Kingdom Itself. globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia launched an all-out oil war offering unprecedented discounts and flooding the market in an attempt to capture a larger share and defeat other oil producers. This "scorched earth" approach caused the biggest oil price fall since the war …
(2020-03-11). MAS Presents New Legal Resort to Enable Evo Morales' Candidacy. globalresearch.ca The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) presented a new legal recourse to qualify ex-president Evo Morales as a candidate for the first senatorship in Cochabamba, informed political secretary Froilan Fulguera on Tuesday. | In statements to Radio Fides, Fulguera said that the …
(2020-03-11). Coronavirus Offerings and Job Losses: University Reliance on China Bites. globalresearch.ca It was predicted, warned against and is happening. Universities fattened by the Chinese student market are now in a state of financial shock, cutting losses, trimming courses and doing what over managed institutions do best: remove working productive staff while …
(2020-03-11). How the UK Press Is Misinforming the Public About Britain's Role in the World. globalresearch.ca Britain's national press consistently portrays Britain as a supporter of noble objectives such as human rights and democracy. The extraordinary extent to which the public is being misinformed about the UK's foreign and military policies is revealed in new statistical …
(2020-03-11). Team Trump Tried to Bully the ICC into Dropping War Crimes Probe but Failed. globalresearch.ca After the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) found a reasonable basis to believe that U.S. military and
(2020-03-11). Dirty System Triumph on Mini-Super Tuesday. globalresearch.ca Tuesday results in six states for Dems largely replicated Biden's pre-scripted week ago Super Tuesday triumph over Sanders. | As the saying goes, there never was any doubt. The race to be Dem standard bearer in November against Trump appears all …
(2020-03-11). How Turkey Lost a Battle of Wills, and Force, to Russia. globalresearch.ca When the history of the Syrian conflict is written, the fighting that took place between the Syrian Army and its allies on the one side, and the Turkish military and Turkish-backed Syrian rebels on the other, from early February through …
(2020-03-11). Biden Rejects Medicare for All. globalresearch.ca On major policy issues, Biden's agenda resembles Trump's with a party label difference — both unacceptable, demanding rejection. | Throughout his time in public office, Biden one-sidedly supported and continues supporting privileged interests at the expense of the public welfare — …
(2020-03-11). How Black Swans Are Shaping Planet Panic. globalresearch.ca Is the planet under the spell of a pair of black swans — a Wall Street meltdown, caused by an alleged oil war between Russia and the House of Saud, plus the uncontrolled spread of Covid-19 — leading to an …
(2020-03-11). US-Israel Predictably Behind Turkish Aggression in Syria. globalresearch.ca Turkey's ongoing fighting in northern Syria's Idlib governorate was — from the beginning of recent escalations — clearly a continuation of Washington's wider now 9 year-long proxy war against Damascus. | Whatever gains Turkey had made in terms of
(2020-03-11). CoVid-19 — What the UK Government Is Really Covering Up. globalresearch.ca The UK government led by Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings have taken a rather Laissez—faire attitude towards the coronavirus CoVid-19. They came under attack for not taking it seriously and not being visible. It wasn't until March 3rd that suddenly …
(2020-03-11). Greece's Migrant Crisis Has Further Exposed Turkish Fake News. globalresearch.ca Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempt to intimidate the Syrian Army and force them to withdraw to the Sochi Agreement lines in Idlib utterly failed, resulting in the Turkish leader having to embarrassingly accept large swathes of liberated territory …
(2020-03-11). Electromagnetic Radiation Due to Cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Technologies: How Safe Are We? globalresearch.ca Abstract | The electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted out of wireless communication modules in various IoT devices (especially used for healthcare applications due to their close proximity to the body) have been identified by researchers as biologically hazardous to humans as well …
(2020-03-11). Sweetwater teachers and students protest impending mass firing of teachers. wsws.org Teachers, students and parents in California's Sweetwater school district demonstrated outside a school board meeting.
(2020-03-11). Berkeley grad students vote to join wildcat strike as UAW scrambles to shut down struggle. wsws.org UAW Unit Chair Gerard Ramm declared that the union would not defend students who violated the no-strike clause in the UAW contract.
(2020-03-11). Drop the Charges! Pack the court for our fellow comrades! indybay.org Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz | 701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…
(2020-03-11). 'Election bounce' predictions dashed as UK economy flatlines in January. thecanary.co The economy stayed flat in January despite predictions that it would grow following a tough year that ended in an election, new figures have shown. | The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that gross domestic product (GDP) remained unchanged, after growing by 0.3% in December. | The release on Wednesday morning, just ahead of chancellor Rishi Sunak's first budget, dashed hopes that the economy was bouncing back after a clear win for the Conservatives in December's election, bringing a year of political uncertainty to an end. | Analysts had expected the economy to grow by 0.2% in January, according to a con…
(2020-03-11). Bahrain confirms 77 new coronavirus cases, toll at 188. yenisafak.com The Bahraini Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 77 fresh coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of people infected in the country to 188.The ministry said in a statement that it examined Tuesday 165 citizens who were evacuated from Iran and 77 of whom tested positive for the virus.Bahrain took a number of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including the suspension of education and banning traveling to some countries.The Bahraini Foreign Ministry also called on all citizens not to travel to countries where the virus has spread, including Iran, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Sou…
(2020-03-11). 'And God Saw That It Was Good': New Discovery Reportedly Lends Credence to Biblical Creation Myth. sputniknews.com As one of the scientists who made the discovery noted, there's a certain element of guesswork in their interpretations.
(2020-03-11). 70,000 Demand 'Corporate Courts' Kept Out of Post-Brexit Trade Deals. globalresearch.ca As the UK trade minister Greg Hands visits the United States for trade talks (1), an alliance of civil society groups this morning delivered nearly 70,000 signatures to the Department for International Trade calling on the UK government to commit …
(2020-03-11). 30,000 U.S. Soldiers Sent into Europe Without Masks. globalresearch.ca The United States has raised the coronavirus (COVID-19) alert for Italy to level 3 ("avoid nonessential travel"), bringing it to 4 ("do not travel") for [the northern regions of] Lombardy and Veneto — the same as for China. American Airlines …
(2020-03-10). Italy Is Now a Red Zone: Student at Bocconi U. Describes Strict Measures Taken to Contain COVID-19. democracynow.org 
The entire country of Italy has been placed on lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, impacting 60 million people. People in the nationwide red zone will only be allowed to travel for work, medical reasons or emergencies until early next month. All schools and universities will also remain closed, major sporting events are suspended, and airline passengers now have to justify their reasons for traveling. We go to Italy to speak with Romy Kool, an international student at Bocconi University in Milan, where courses are now being taught online amid the coronavirus outbreak. We are als…
(2020-03-10). What Does Work Look Like on a Dying Planet? thenation.com 
Students, promised a bright and successful future after college, are being fast-tracked into corporate careers, usually without a second thought about the value of their work in a climate emergency.
(2020-03-10). Coronavirus update: UN addresses school disruptions, suspends public access to New York Headquarters. news.un.org In an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, classrooms have been shuttered across the world, causing a record number of students to miss school, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said on Tuesday.
(2020-03-10). Boyle Heights celebrates International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On March 7, Centro CSO: Community Service Organization hosted a celebration of el Día Internacional de la Mujer (International Women's Day), filled with poetry, singing and political discussion at the Benjamin Franklin Branch Library in Boyle Heights. This year's event, the third that Centro CSO has put on, honored the women of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles who have fought back against the privatization of public education, police terror, sexism and transphobia. |
| Sol Marquez, a member of Centro CSO and Freedom Road Socialist Organization, opened the event by explaining how Internati…
(2020-03-10). Lift the U.S. Embargo on Cuba. globalresearch.ca The U.S. embargo on Cuba has been in effect for 60 years. It's time to end it. | The embargo makes it a criminal offense for any American to spend money in Cuba or to do business in Cuba. If an …
(2020-03-10). Dems Rigging Things for Establishment Figure "Moderate Jo" Biden? globalresearch.ca The myth of moderate Joe belies his hardline agenda throughout a near-half century of public life as US senator and vice president. | Along with most others on both sides of the aisle, his political record shows full support for endless …
(2020-03-10). IDF Knee-Capping Besieged Gazans. Hundreds of Palestinians Killed. globalresearch.ca Live fire by Israeli soldiers, police, and other security forces against defenseless Palestinians threatening no one is official Jewish state policy. | What was instituted on the pretext of preventing harm to Israelis is systematically and repeatedly breached by IDF and …
(2020-03-10). Israel's Third Election: Netanyahu Wins, Justice Loses. globalresearch.ca Israel just completed its third national election in less than a year. The first two votes in April and September 2019 ended in an impasse with no party able to form a governing coalition of 61 Knesset Members (i.e. a …
(2020-03-10). EU Condemns Netanyahu Promise to Build Settlement Homes in West Bank's E1 Area. globalresearch.ca Israel faced harsh international criticism on Friday 28 Feb, 2020 after it advanced plans for the construction of 3,500 housing units in the contentious E1 area, located adjacent to and northeast of East Jerusalem and to the west of Al-Eizariya …
(2020-03-10). Israeli IDF Snipers Boast of Shooting 'Ducks' in Gaza'. Boasting About Their Hits. Unspoken Crimes against Humanity. globalresearch.ca Two days ago (Friday) a These accounts are …
(2020-03-10). The Adverse Effects of Genetically Modified Maize. Call for Retraction of EU-funded G-TwYST Study. globalresearch.ca Prof Gilles-Eric Séralini of the University of Caen has published a peer-reviewed The EU-funded study was published in 2019 …
(2020-03-10). COVID-19 Marketing in the USA: Misinformation, Incompetence and Buffoonery. globalresearch.ca The content of this article will make little sense to you. The purpose in your reading it is to appreciate how little sense it makes. | The WHO described worldwide virus cases passing the 100,000-mark as a "somber moment". | The AFP …
(2020-03-10). Western Union Suspends Family Remittances to Cuba, Except from the U.S. globalresearch.ca This is sanction number 191 imposed by the U.S. government on the Cuban people, with the purpose of causing discouragement and despair, while portraying revolutionary authorities as responsible for the damage caused by its aggressive policy | *** | The Donald Trump …
(2020-03-10). Video: New Idlib Ceasefire Is Already Crumbling and Nobody Is Surprised. globalresearch.ca On March 6, the Syrian region of Greater Idlib entered another ceasefire phase with al-Qaeda-linked groups breathing a sigh of relief thanks to Turkish sacrifices in the battle against the Syrian Army. However, the pause in the Turkish-Syrian military confrontation …
(2020-03-10). 1983 CIA Document Reveals Plan to Destroy Syria, Foreshadows Current Crisis. globalresearch.ca As the Syrian crisis enters its ninth year, the Donald Trump administration is looking more and more like the Obama administration every day. With the Trump regime refusing to open useful dialogue with Russia regarding Syria, it's obvious anti-Iran and …
(2020-03-10). The Big Heist: U.S. Imposed Economic Sanctions on One Third of Humanity. globalresearch.ca The US has become increasingly dependent on the use of unilateral economic sanctions to achieve its policy objectives against its declared targets since the start of the great recession in 2008. Presently, sanctions impact one-third of humanity in 39 countries. …
(2020-03-10). Palestinian Rights Organization Challenges Meritless Lawsuit Filed Against It. globalresearch.ca Last night, the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) moved to dismiss a meritless lawsuit filed against it by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and several individuals. Human rights attorneys say the lawsuit targets USCPR's support of Palestinian rights and …
(2020-03-10). Financial Meltdown: The Impending Credit Crunch; The Next Shoe to Drop? globalresearch.ca Last week's violent gyrations in the stock market are the result of a tug-of-war between two well-represented groups of investors. One group thinks the Coronavirus will severely impact the global economy pushing stocks further into the red, while the other …
(2020-03-10). Russia's Rejection of OPEC+ Was the Result of Cold Geostrategic Calculations. globalresearch.ca Russia rejected its OPEC+ partners' request late last week to further curtail its oil production next month because it understood that doing so would make its American shale rivals more competitive, which would in turn empower the US to continue …
(2020-03-10). Lock Step, This Is No Futuristic Scenario: Panic and the Post-Pandemic Future? globalresearch.ca Every day world mainstream news reports more people in more countries diagnosed "positive" for the coronavirus illness, now called COVID-19. As the reported numbers grow, so does widespread nervousness, often in the form of panic shopping for masks, disinfections, toilet …
(2020-03-10). Saudi Arabia's Oil Price War Could Very Easily Backfire. globalresearch.ca Russia's rejection of its OPEC+ partners' request to further reduce oil production in response to slumping demand prompted Saudi Arabia to unwisely initiate an oil price war over the weekend as revenge, one which the Gulf country is ill-equipped to …