Daily Archives: March 30, 2023

2023-03-30: News Headlines

A Guest Author (2023-03-30). Call for June 3 action for prison reform. workers.org Credit: by Kevin Caplicki for Justseeds.org Calling all activists, protesters and supporters to join us in refusing to move on June 3, until prison and education reform has been accomplished. This is a call to action for all Pennsylvania prisoners and supporters. We encourage every person incarcerated throughout the country . . . |

Labor Video Project (2023-03-30). We've Had Enough! Oakland OEA Teachers Wildcat in Fight for Public Education. indybay.org Hundreds of teachers, community members and unionists joined together on March 24, 2023 to rally and march for public education and for a contract that will protect the schools in Oakland. The wildcat was a challenge to the union busting tactics of the district management.

WSWS (2023-03-30). Los Angeles area high school students express support for education workers continuing struggle against sellout tentative agreement. wsws.org Students said they supported teachers getting regular hours and more than "poverty" wages.




Markela Panegyres (2023-03-30). Sydney University staff votes to continue strike action at historic meeting. greenleft.org.au At the biggest National Tertiary Education Union meeting ever held at Sydney University, union members voted for two days of strikes to be held on March 31 and April 5. Markela Panegyres reports.

ecns.cn (2023-03-29). Boarding schools ensure fairer education in Tibet. ecns.cn The boarding school system in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has ensured that both rural and urban students can equally receive quality education and the will of the parents and students is fully respected when choosing to live in the schools or not.

Jenny Brown, Labor Notes. (2023-03-29). Get Out The Popcorn, Starbucks' Howard Schultz Called Before Senate. popularresistance.org Starbucks projects the image of an employee-friendly company, but its workers have been exposing the contradiction between the company's words and its actions. | On March 29, they'll get some help from the U.S. Senate's HELP Committee, chaired by Bernie Sanders. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has called Howard Schultz, who recently resigned as Starbucks CEO, to testify before Congress about the company's union-busting. | Schultz is likely to be asked to explain why the company has not negotiated a contract with its union, even though the first store unionized in Buffalo in December 2021. Nea…

Markela Panegyres (2023-03-30). Sydney University staff votes to continue strike action at historic meeting. greenleft.org.au At the biggest National Tertiary Education Union meeting ever held at Sydney University, union members voted for two days of strikes to be held on March 31 and April 5. Markela Panegyres reports.

ecns.cn (2023-03-29). Boarding schools ensure fairer education in Tibet. ecns.cn The boarding school system in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has ensured that both rural and urban students can equally receive quality education and the will of the parents and students is fully respected when choosing to live in the schools or not.

Jenny Brown, Labor Notes. (2023-03-29). Get Out The Popcorn, Starbucks' Howard Schultz Called Before Senate. popularresistance.org Starbucks projects the image of an employee-friendly company, but its workers have been exposing the contradiction between the company's words and its actions. | On March 29, they'll get some help from the U.S. Senate's HELP Committee, chaired by Bernie Sanders. The Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has called Howard Schultz, who recently resigned as Starbucks CEO, to testify before Congress about the company's union-busting. | Schultz is likely to be asked to explain why the company has not negotiated a contract with its union, even though the first store unionized in Buffalo in December 2021. Nea…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-29). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Fourth-year students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota learned where they will continue their residency training on March 17. Also, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education learned who would be its incoming Mayo residents through the National Resident Matching Program. The medical students opened their envelopes at 11 a.m. CDT discovering their future specialties and residency training locations. Match Day, held on the third Friday in March, is when medical school students and…

Sharon Zhang (2023-03-29). Schultz Says Starbucks Has Never Broken Labor Laws Despite Dozens of Violations. truthout.org Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testified during a much-anticipated hearing led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on Wednesday, parroting what appeared to be blatant lies about the company's fierce anti-union campaign and hundreds of labor law violations over the past year and a half. For the roughly two hours that Schultz was in the hot seat before Sander's Health, Education… |

Brittani Banks (2023-03-29). The Defeat of a School Voucher Program Reveals the Truth Within the 'School Choice' Debate. independentmediainstitute.org When Republicans in the Virginia State Legislature renewed their proposal to enact legislation to create a new school voucher program in the state—previous attempts were vetoed by Democratic governors in 2016 and 2017—they said their effort was to "push to strengthen parental rights and expand educational opportunities," according to the Virginia Mercury. But when it …

ecns.cn (2023-03-30). China's 5G dividends have broad prospect: vice minister. ecns.cn The dividends yielded by China's 5G technology have a broad prospect, while the goals and technologies of 6G is in research stage, according to Wang Jiangping, vice minister of industry and information technology on Wednesday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-30). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-30). Women in science: Q&A with Robin Patel, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robin Patel, M.D. Two events held early each year are opportunities to support and recognize the contributions of women in scientific fields. In February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science promotes full and equal access to and participation in science. Women's History Month in March is an opportunity to recognize women who have made significant contributions to science. Mayo Clinic physician researcher Robin Patel, M.D., shares her perspective and advice for others pursuing a research career in this…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-30). Mayo Clinic cancer expert highlights advancements in treating multiple myeloma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., hematologist/oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares details about new advancements in research leading to better outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer in the bone marrow that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to the American Cancer Society. While there is no cure, the disease can be treated with…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-30). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…

Weekly Trust (2023-03-30). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement. indybay.org Our California Pan African World Food and Ag Pavilion will offer proposed opportunities towards solutions that offer greater access to global seed research and development. 'We need to hear from farmers how we can continuously and sustainably bridge the gap between seed companies and the farming community, now more pronounced mainly by the negative impact of climate change. On our side, we will endeavor to work with the farmers to help increase the resilience and profitability of African farming in the face of climate change and other challenges,'

Andrew Orlowski (2023-03-30). The Truth About Electric Cars and The Dangers of Large Lithium-Ion Batteries. globalresearch.ca

Eco Central (2023-03-30). The Devastating Environmental Side Effects of the Electric Car Boom. globalresearch.ca First published on August 7 2020 | The United Nations (U.N.) announced in August 2020 that the electric car boom will result in a number of devastating ecological side effects for the planet. | While the shift to electric cars reflects ongoing …

Igor Chudov (2023-03-30). Europe Abandons All-Electric Car Mandate. Stupidity of the CO2 Transition. globalresearch.ca

Patrick Pasin (2023-03-30). Quale Ucraina sosteniamo? . globalresearch.ca Lo slogan "Sostegno all'Ucraina" continua a prosperare. Coloro che lo promuovono sanno che gli ucraini sono stati il popolo più martirizzato in Europa PRIMA della guerra? Proprio a causa di colui che l'Occidente ama… il presidente Zelensky. In sintesi, ecco …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-03-30). Video: Most Serious Economic and Social Crisis in World History. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca First published on March 23, 2023 | We are currently at the crossroads of the Most Serious Economic and Social Crisis in World History. It is an outright war against all humanity: the Planet's 8 billion people. | Starting with the corona …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-03-30). Video: War and Crimes against Humanity. "Fake Intelligence" and the Destruction of Countries. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca US War Crimes: | In this video interview, Michel Chossudovsky reviews the war crimes committed by US-NATO against numerous countries in the wake of World War II, as well as the "fake intelligence" and media propaganda used to justify the invasion …

ecns.cn (2023-03-30). Chinese researchers develop biodegradable, recyclable glass. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed a new type of biodegradable and biorecyclable glass, offering an eco-friendly alternative with a minimal environmental footprint.

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-03-29). Detroit Remains Mired in Poverty as City Council Approves $800 Million Tax Giveaway to the Rich. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-03-29). Calculated Exonerations: Command Responsibility and War Crimes in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-03-29). Selected Articles: Mass Psychosis: When Will We Free Ourselves From Toxic Propaganda, If Not Now? globalresearch.ca By If mass psychosis entails a detachment from reality, then Westerners in particular are suffering from mass-psychosis on myriad issues. Now …

Jacob Andrewartha (2023-03-29). Build the Movement to Oppose AUKUS Nuclear Submarines. asia-pacificresearch.com

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-29). Science Saturday: New standards and open access can help natural language processing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical notes in medical records are rich sources of data about human health. But tapping them for medical research can be challenging because these data come from various sources — and they all look different. "There's no standardization in how data is organized and classified across medical records systems," says Sunyang Fu, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic biomedical informatics researcher. Even the language people use to talk about health can insert discrepancies in how data are…

Sandeep Banerjee (2023-03-29). Punjab: Democracy Under Siege? asia-pacificresearch.com

Vladimir Zakharov (2023-03-29). Video: Strength of New Multipolar World Alliances. Future of Taiwan & NATO Mission in Asia. asia-pacificresearch.com

WSWS (2023-03-29). UK life expectancy growth lags behind all other G7 states besides US. wsws.org Life expectancy in the UK has grown at a slower rate than comparable countries over the past seven decades. The researchers conclude that this is due to widening social inequality.

Al Mayadeen (2023-03-29). Canadians Protest Outside US Embassy Against Biden's Visit. globalresearch.ca

Andreas Wailzer (2023-03-29). German Health Minister Admits COVID Jabs Can Cause 'Permanent Disabilities,' Contradicting Past Statements. globalresearch.ca

Brandon Smith (2023-03-29). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny. globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2023-03-29). Top AI Researchers And Elon Musk Seek Pause On AI Tech Due To Potential Danger To Humanity. moguldom.com Citing a potential danger to humanity, at least 1,123 people including Elon Musk and prominent artificial intelligence experts and executives called for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4. In an open letter, Twitter CEO Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak were among those who signed their names to the letter …

John Leake (2023-03-29). Former Wall Street Analyst Counts the True Cost of COVID-19 Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

John W. Whitehead (2023-03-29). A State of Never-Ending Crisis: The Government Is Fomenting Mass Hysteria. globalresearch.ca

Jon Rappoport (2023-03-29). Italy Coronavirus: New Explosive Information. globalresearch.ca

Matt Agorist (2023-03-29). The Digital Iron Curtain: How the RESTRICT Act Threatens to Devastate Privacy and Crush Free Speech Online. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-03-29). China: Democracy and Development. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-03-29). Police Violence. Has France become a Police State? Bastille 2.0?: 3.5 Million People Mobilize against Macron. globalresearch.ca

Ray McGovern (2023-03-29). Video: What Is "American Exceptionalism"? Ray McGovern and Judge Napolitano. globalresearch.ca

The Global Network (2023-03-29). Video: US-NATO Proxy War in Ukraine Utilizes Space Technology. globalresearch.ca

Weimin Chen (2023-03-29). Why Most of the World Isn't on Board with the NATO-Russia War. globalresearch.ca

Arjun Walia (2023-03-29). Where Did the Claim that "97% of Scientists" Believe Climate Change Is a Man-Made, Urgent Problem Come From? Is It True? globalresearch.ca

Edward Curtin (2023-03-29). "Facing Clear Evidence of Peril" in a Country of Lies. "Money is the Dirty Secret of all News" globalresearch.ca

Gilbert Mercier (2023-03-29). Radical Protests in France, A Province of the Global Orwellian Empire. Can Fascism be Overcome? globalresearch.ca

Jack Thomas (2023-03-29). Defence to perform final AccuTOXTM preclinical study before Phase I cancer trial. healtheuropa.com Defence Therapeutics has announced it is performing a final preclinical study to validate the efficacy of AccuTOXTM combined with immune-checkpoint inhibitors before initiating a Phase I cancer clinical trial. The AccuTOXTM Phase I cancer clinical trial will involve patients enrolled at the City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute. Defence Therapeutics has …

teleSUR (2023-03-29). India: Oppo Leads Smartphone Shipments. telesurenglish.net Smartphone brand Oppo will drive the Make-in-India smartphone shipments within the year 2022 with a 22 percent share, as per a report released on Wednesday by worldwide industry research firm Counterpoint. | Related: | It is well known that in spite of the fact that the general Make-in-India smartphone shipments (units) declined in 2022.This decline is due to the softening of neighborhood demand, the commitment of trades in Make-in-…

ecns.cn (2023-03-30). Meatball made with mammoth DNA unveiled in Amsterdam. ecns.cn A meatball made from flesh cultivated using the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth is presented at Nemo, a science museum in the Netherlands, March 28, 2023.

G. Dunkel, Workers World. (2023-03-30). Despite Government Attacks: Workers, Students In France Stay Strong. popularresistance.org Since President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élizabeth Borne rammed through the "reform" of France's pension system March 16 — an attack which will require workers to work longer to obtain a full pension — the class struggle has grown more intense. | Millions of workers struck on March 23 to protest this new law, which extends their retirement age to 64 from 62. The law must still be reviewed by the Constitutional Council, which can reject or modify it. | The new pension law provides fewer protections for workers who have arduous jobs and/or dangerous working conditions.

WSWS (2023-03-30). University of Michigan graduate student workers strike for living wage. wsws.org The plea by the university, that there is no money, for the kind of raise the graduate students are demanding is a lie. The University of Michigan is one of the wealthiest universities in the US.

Fight Back (2023-03-30). Trade unionists across U.S. demand University of South Florida not fire employee for protesting. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – Almost 200 trade unionists and supporters signed an open letter to the University of South Florida demanding AFSCME member Chrisley Carpio keep her job. Carpio is one of the protesters the USF Police Department brutalized at a Students for a Democratic Society protest for diversity on March 6. She is one of four protesters arrested and facing felony charges for battery on a law enforcement officer. Carpio was placed on administrative leave on March 7. | USF human resources emailed Chrisley Carpio on Wednesday, March 22 with a notice of a Monday, March 27 hearing on a request for her termination. Carpi…

Chris Walker (2023-03-29). FL Students Protest GOP Bill to Eliminate Diversity Programs on State Campuses. truthout.org Students from colleges and universities across Florida protested on Tuesday against a Republican proposal that would effectively ban courses and activities on diversity at institutions of higher learning. House Bill 999, which was proposed earlier this month, would ban colleges and universities from funding "any programs or campus activities that espouse diversity, equity, or inclusion or Critical… |

WSWS (2023-03-29). Parti de l'égalité socialiste intervenes in Paris student meeting to call to bring down Macron. wsws.org The PES proposed to the Paris inter-university coordinating committee to adopt a resolution calling to bring down Macron and build a movement in the working class for a general strike.

WSWS (2023-03-29). The social and political issues raised in the strike by graduate employees at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Students and young people need to take a hard look at the society in which we live. The orientation must not be to the Democratic Party or any faction of the ruling class but to the international working class.

WSWS (2023-03-30). New Zealand high school teachers hold second one-day strike. wsws.org The unions are seeking to divide teachers and block the development of a mass working class movement against the Labour Party government's austerity agenda.

Pip Hinman (2023-03-30). ACTU, NSW Teachers Federation question AUKUS nuclear submarines. greenleft.org.au The Australian Council of Trade Unions and the NSW Teachers' Federation are concerned about the rise in militarism linked with the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal. Pip Hinman reports.

Marilyn Bechtel (2023-03-29). Hundreds of Oakland teachers take 'sick day' over pay, budget cuts. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—Hundreds of Oakland high school and middle school teachers, upset over protracted negotiations with the Oakland Unified School District for a new contract, took to the streets March 24 in a "sick-out," demanding the district raise teacher pay to the median in surrounding school districts and protesting budget cuts and layoffs of classified staff …

WSWS (2023-03-29). Former Los Angeles teacher: "Those people in the district and the unions up there, they need to respect us and our children" wsws.org A former teacher gave powerful remarks at last weekend's meeting of the West Coast Educators Rank-and-File Committee, held to discuss the way forward after the three-day strike by LA public school teachers.

WSWS (2023-03-29). The three lies of the Brandon Johnson campaign for Chicago mayor. wsws.org The Cook County commissioner, Brandon Johnson, is seeking to use his affiliation with the Chicago Teachers Union to suggest that he will defend the working class. Actually, his role as a CTU official means the direct opposite.

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