(2023-03-08). South African downgrades Israeli Embassy over Ongoing Apartheid (and they should know). juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Middle East Eye reports that the South African parliament has voted to downgrade the Israeli embassy in Pretoria to liaison status. The resolution was introduced by the tiny center-left National Freedom Party, which has only two seats in parliament. Its passage was assured, however, when the African National Congress …
(2023-03-08). Saturday 3/11: ILWU 10 Meeting On Mumia & Report From Trip To South Africa. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 Henry Schmidt Room | 400 North Point St. | San Francisco…
(2023-03-08). From civil rights to transplant awareness, advocate continues to make a difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As America celebrates Black History Month, one civil rights activist is celebrating a new lease on life. Dr. Shirley Green-Reese received a kidney transplant in June 2022 at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Her kidney transplant is only one chapter in an incredible life story. Dr. Green-Reese is no stranger to turning challenges into triumphs. In 1963, at the age of 13, she was one of 15 young African American girls who were arrested for peacefully…
(2023-03-08). 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,…
(2023-03-08). Curious Case of "Mandela's Lawyer" Illustrates Media Bias. dissidentvoice.org 
The story is not about Irwin Cotler lying. It's about the media embracing a biographical detail because they support the US empire and Zionism. Seven years ago, the South African ambassador to Venezuela Pandit Thaninga Shope-Linney stated plainly that "Irwin Cotler was not Nelson Mandela's lawyer." Three years later Max Blumenthal pointed out that "in …
(2023-03-08). South African downgrades Israeli Embassy over Ongoing Apartheid (and they should know). juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Middle East Eye reports that the South African parliament has voted to downgrade the Israeli embassy in Pretoria to liaison status. The resolution was introduced by the tiny center-left National Freedom Party, which has only two seats in parliament. Its passage was assured, however, when the African National Congress …
(2023-03-08). Saturday 3/11: ILWU 10 Meeting On Mumia & Report From Trip To South Africa. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 Henry Schmidt Room | 400 North Point St. | San Francisco…
(2023-03-08). From civil rights to transplant awareness, advocate continues to make a difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As America celebrates Black History Month, one civil rights activist is celebrating a new lease on life. Dr. Shirley Green-Reese received a kidney transplant in June 2022 at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Her kidney transplant is only one chapter in an incredible life story. Dr. Green-Reese is no stranger to turning challenges into triumphs. In 1963, at the age of 13, she was one of 15 young African American girls who were arrested for peacefully…
(2023-03-08). 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,…
(2023-03-08). Curious Case of "Mandela's Lawyer" Illustrates Media Bias. dissidentvoice.org The story is not about Irwin Cotler lying. It's about the media embracing a biographical detail because they support the US empire and Zionism. Seven years ago, the South African ambassador to Venezuela Pandit Thaninga Shope-Linney stated plainly that "Irwin Cotler was not Nelson Mandela's lawyer." Three years later Max Blumenthal pointed out that "in …
(2023-03-08). South Africa downgrades Israeli Embassy over Ongoing Apartheid (and they should know). juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Middle East Eye reports that the South African parliament has voted to downgrade the Israeli embassy in Pretoria to liaison status. The resolution was introduced by the tiny center-left National Freedom Party, which has only two seats in parliament. Its passage was assured, however, when the African National Congress …
(2023-03-07). Sphinx-like Roman-era statue unearthed in Egypt. ecns.cn Archaeologists unearthed a Sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt. The statue's smiling features may belong to the Roman emperor Claudius, who extended Rome's rule into North Africa between 41 and 54 A.D.
(2023-03-07). Making Tunisia non-African again — Saied's anti-Black campaign. mronline.org 
On 21 February 2023, President Kais Saied called a meeting with the National Security Council to take urgent measures "to address the phenomenon of the influx of large numbers of irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to Tunisia."
(2023-03-07). Anne Braden vs. white supremacy: The South's rebel without a pause. peoplesworld.org 
Anne Braden catapulted into national headlines in mid-1954 when she and her husband, Carl Braden, were indicted for sedition for their leadership in desegregating a Louisville, Ky., suburb. Their purchase of a house in an all-white neighborhood on behalf of African Americans Andrew and Charlotte Wade violated Louisville's color line and provoked violence against both …
(2023-03-07). Effect of Intrapartum Azithromycin vs Placebo on Neonatal Sepsis and Death. jamanetwork.com This randomized trial compares the efficacy of intrapartum azithromycin vs placebo to reduce neonatal sepsis or mortality, as well as neonatal and maternal infections, among birthing parents and their infants in West Africa.
(2023-03-07). Equity requires revenue, says panel at 49th Black history celebration. peoplesworld.org 
NEW HAVEN, Conn — The New Haven Peoples Center which serves as a home for social justice, labor organizing, education, culture, and peace, was filled to capacity on a cold windy February afternoon as attendees of all ages and walks of life arrived for the 49th annual Peoples World African American Celebration, rightfully titled, The …
(2023-03-07). Presidente del Congo llama a Francia y Europa a tratar diferente y respetar a àÅfrica. cubadebate.cu ´Esto debe cambiar, la forma en la que Europa y Francia nos trata. Debéis comenzar a respetarnos y ver a àÅfrica de un modo distinto. Tenéis que dejar de tratarnos y hablarnos con tono paternalista. Debéis respetar a àÅfrica ª. Esta ha sido la dura respuesta del presidente de la República Democrática del Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, durante la rueda de prensa que mantuvo la semana pasada con el presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron…
(2023-03-07). Presidente francés culmina gira africana en medio de críticas. telesurtv.net Se trata de la décimoctava gira que realiza el mandatario francés por la región en la que París tiene importantes intereses económicos y quiere disminuir la presencia china y rusa.
(2023-03-07). Macron's failed tour: Africa did not believe the "new partnership" uwidata.com 
On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron ended his tour of the African continent, which began March 1, with visits to Gabon, Angola, Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the French President's 18th tour of Africa. On the eve of the tour, February 27, Macron made a big speech about the continent at …
(2023-03-07). TN "Anti-Trans Bill", Independent E. Palestine Testing Contradicts EPA & The Lab "Leak" Last Resort. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/7/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-03-07). France: Protests Shut Down the Country. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The controversial pension reform bill calling for an increase in the retirement age from 62 to 64 is currently being discussed in the French Senate but was passed over to the Senate before it could be voted on because of disagreements about raising the retirement age On Tuesday, March 7, the French workers…
(2023-03-07). German MPs Want Answers About Nord Stream. libya360.wordpress.com Jeffery Brodsky Gas emanates from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 28, 2022, after explosions released as many as 500,000 tons of methane into the air. Investigators point to sabotage but have released little information.SWEDISH COAST GUARD VIA GETTY IMAGES A bombshell report lands amid existing frustration and calls to…
(2023-03-07). Hammering the Last Nail into the Coffin of Western Neocolonial Aspirations. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitry Medvedev A sharp blade of turbulence in international relations has opened a festering sore of our world's long-standing problems. For many decades they have been treated with "political band-aids" instead of addressing the causes of the disease. But the abscess cannot go on forever. It is time for international surgery to remove the malignant…
(2023-03-07). Nazi Brotherhood: American Media Ignore Atomwaffen's Plot for a Baltimore Terror Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Felix Livshitz Atomwaffen's plot in Baltimore should have been headline news American far-right radicals — linked to neo-Nazis from the Ukrainian Azov Battalion — have been charged with conspiring to stage a terrorist attack in Baltimore, Maryland. However, US media reporting on the story does not mention connections between the group and the militants. Additionally, the attempted…
(2023-03-07). "Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP)": Who Are They and What Are Their Goals? libya360.wordpress.com Sofia Pale In early February 2023, Washington unveiled the US Indo-Pacific strategy. The document repeatedly emphasized the importance of the informal group "Partners in the Blue Pacific" (PBP), established in September 2022 and composed of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United Kingdom. The purpose of the PBP is to strengthen relations…
(2023-03-07). Pilgrims Group: The British Intelligence-Linked Firm that Warped MH17 News Coverage. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Staffed by British special forces veterans, Pilgrims' Group quietly shaped international coverage of the MH17 disaster as it shepherded journalists to and from the crash site. In November of 2022, a final judgment arrived in the trial of alleged perpetrators of the attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17). Russian nationals Igor Girkin…
(2023-03-07). What is False Consciousness? libya360.wordpress.com Marx Memorial Library False consciousness is a term used to describe the way in which exploited, oppressed or disadvantaged groups in society accept, assimilate and indeed actively defend or promote ideas which ultimately act against their own interests. It can apply to individuals, to the working class as a whole, or to sections of it….
(2023-03-07). What Will it Take to Stop the Rebel Violence in DR Congo? libya360.wordpress.com Despite multiple agreements and negotiations calling for the rebel group M23 to stop their hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the group has continued to be on the offensive. Massive amounts of casualties and large scale displacements have been caused as a result of the group's actions. The group is active primarily in the…
(2023-03-07). With Us or Against Us' Fails in Munich and Bengaluru as U.S. Tries 'Offer They Can't Refuse'. libya360.wordpress.com Dee Knight "You can't be neutral" in NATO's proxy war with Russia, foreign ministers of the U.S., Germany and Ukraine told leaders of Global South countries at the Munich Security Conference on February 18. "Neutrality is not an option," said Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, "because then you are standing on the side of the aggressor." In January Baerbock…
(2023-03-07). Xi blasts US 'containment, encirclement' of China, Foreign Minister slams 'malicious confrontation'. geopoliticaleconomy.com President Xi Jinping denounced the US-led Western attempt to "contain, encircle, and suppress China". Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Washington is not pursuing "fair competition, but malicious confrontation".
(2023-03-07). Xi blasts US 'containment, encirclement' of China, Foreign Ministry slams 'hysterical neo-McCarthyism'. geopoliticaleconomy.com President Xi Jinping denounced the US-led Western attempt to "contain, encircle, and suppress China". Foreign Minister Qin Gang condemned Washington's "hysterical neo-McCarthyism" and "malicious confrontation", opposing the "cold war mentality".
(2023-03-07). United States: Behind the derailment in Ohio — anti-worker deregulation, corporate greed. greenleft.org.au The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, highlighted safety regulation failures, indifference and anti-union bias, writes Malik Miah.
(2023-03-07). Canciller de China advierte a EEUU sobre consecuencias de política de "confrontación maliciosa" cubadebate.cu El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de China, Qin Gang, declaró este martes en rueda de prensa en Pekín que la política estadounidense hacia el país asiático "se ha desviado por completo del camino sensato y racional" y advirtió que "si sigue acelerando por el camino erróneo" podría haber "conflicto y confrontación".
(2023-03-07). Huelga de trabajadores ferroviarios paraliza parte de Grecia. telesurtv.net Como resultado, no se operará ninguna ruta suburbana ni ninguna otra ruta de Hellenic Train. Se espera que los demás medios de transporte público operen con normalidad.
(2023-03-07). Casi 5 millones de personas sufren inseguridad alimentaria en Somalia. telesurtv.net Algunas de las zonas con mayor riesgo son Burhakaba (sur), Baidoa y Mogadiscio (capital).
(2023-03-07). South Korean government demands "normalization" of labor unions. wsws.org The Yoon administration is reviving old police-state measures in an effort to silence unrest and opposition especially in the working class as social conditions deteriorate.
(2023-03-08). Ataque armado deja unos 50 muertos en Nigeria. telesurtv.net Benue, uno de los principales productores de alimentos de Nigeria, ha registrado en los últimos años casos de violencia entre los agricultores locales y los pastores fulanis, debido a la escasez de tierra y recursos.
(2023-03-08). Jimmy Carter's Man in Sudan. juancole.com Strasbourg, France (Special to Informed Comment) — I am not quite able to remember the first time I met President Carter, but I do remember when I first went to see him at his home in Plains. It was the fall of 2016 and I was thirty-six. I had been a mid-level staffer at The …
(2023-03-07). Tunisia: World Says No To Saied's Racism, And The IMF Loan Is Stopped. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | The World Bank has suspended relations with Tunisia. The $1.9 billion loan needed to save the country led by Kais Saied from default is now a mirage. Without that money, Tunisia will fail and a scenario of chaos will open up, with the suspension of essential public services and a new diaspora towards Europe. | The World Bank took this decision after President Saied's statements on the racial issue. In recent weeks, the Tunisian leader had hypothesized the exist…
(2023-03-07). Daily Round-up Venezuela marks 10 years of Hugo Chavez's death & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode we look at Venezuela marking 10 years of Hugo Chavez's death, Tunisians protest against economic decline, Syria condemns US military's official visit to occupied Syrian territory, and thousands continue protests over train crash in Greece.
(2023-03-07). Headlines for March 7, 2023. democracynow.org Biden Administration Mulls Return to Detention of Asylum-Seeking Families, Migrants in Tunisia Flee Hate Crimes and Violence Following President's Racist Remarks, Survivors of Forced Labor Under Japanese Occupation Condemn South Korean Compensation Plan, North Korea Warns U.S. Shootdown of Test-Fired Missiles Would Be "Declaration of War", Chinese Leaders Condemn U.S. Policy of "Containment, Encirclement and Suppression", Ukraine Holds Out in Defense of Bakhmut as Both Sides Inflict Heavy Losses, Belarus Sentences Opposition Leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 Years for Treason, Do…