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Thousands march in Argentina to mark 50 years since bloody coup
An estimated 30,000 people were disappeared by the regime in its campaign against dissidents, including a left-wing guerrilla movement, labor activists and students, according to human rights organizations. Official figures place the number at around 8,000. … Human rights organizations, labor unions, student groups, social movements and political organizations called Tuesday for demonstrations across the country under the slogan “Memory, Truth and Justice,” in reference to crimes against humanity committed during the military regime.
https://apnews.com/article/argentina-dictatorship-coup-anniversary-military-protests-60bcea0fba986e71c16320f502dcfaa4

Honduras Opens Impeachment Proceedings Against Attorney General
The announcement was made by Congress President Tomas Zambrano after a session held amid opposition from the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) bloc. The parliamentary session unfolded in the midst of a scuffle involving whistles, shoving, shouting, water being thrown and fireworks being set off, while the complaint outlining the grounds for impeachment against Zelaya was being read.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/honduras-opens-impeachment-proceedings-against-attorney-general/

Emerging from latest blackout, Cuba says ready for any potential US attack
The Cuban government has said it is prepared for any potential United States attacks as the island-nation begins to recover from yet another blackout under a punishing oil blockade imposed by Washington that has pushed its economy to the brink.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/22/emerging-from-latest-blackout-cuba-says-ready-for-any-potential-us-attack

Israel prepares to mobilise 400,000 reservists in widening Lebanon war
The planned mass call-up, reported by Israeli media on Tuesday, signals a widening of Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah, which has already devastated large parts of Lebanon and displaced over a million of Lebanon's 5.5 million population. The escalation comes as Israeli forces intensified air strikes across the country, including repeated raids on Beirut’s southern suburb overnight and attacks on towns in the south and east.
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-prepares-mobilise-400000-reservists-lebanon-war

Amid threats against Kurds | Families intend to leave Ain Issa town
Local sources have confirmed that several Kurdish families intend to leave the town, unless relevant authorities provide adequate protection, amid growing fears over the continued threats. In recent days, shops owned by Kurdish residents in the town were vandalized with offensive graffiti left on their walls, indicating rising ethnic tensions.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/379937/

Activists face 'extreme isolation' in German prisons after Elbit break-in, families say
The activists, who are from Germany, Spain, Ireland and the UK, were arrested on 8 September following the alleged break-in to the premises of Elbit Systems in the southwestern German city of Ulm. The group - Daniel Tatlow-Devally, Zo Hailu, Crow Tricks, Vi Kovarbasic and Leandra Rollo - are accused of damaging the building's glass facade and smashing office equipment, including computers, screens and telephones.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-five-activists-held-alleged-elbit-systems-break-in-isolation-families-say

Mette Frederiksen’s leftwing bloc has failed to win majority in Danish election, exit polls suggest
If confirmed, the Social Democrats and the other left-leaning parties that form the “red bloc” would be well short of a majority in the 179-seat parliament. But the right-leaning parties of the so-called “blue bloc” also fell short, putting foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, leader of the non-aligned centre-right Moderates, in the spotlight as a likely kingmaker.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/24/mette-frederiksen-leftwing-bloc-fails-win-majority-denmark-election-exit-poll

Liberal Freedom Movement narrowly wins Slovenia election
The liberal Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda) declared an extremely tight victory over the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) after the parliamentary election on Sunday, March 22. The outcome announces a tense period of building the necessary parliamentary majority and follows a campaign marked by reports of Israeli interference linked to the SDS, led by former prime minister and far-right figure Janez Janša.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/03/24/liberal-freedom-movement-narrowly-wins-slovenia-election/

The Philippines: National transport strike as Iran war creates economic crisis
PISTON—the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (The Unified Federation of Drivers and Operators Nationwide)—reported 70,000 strikers across the country last week, with 15 to 20 strike centers in Metro Manila alone, and simultaneous actions from Pasig to Iloilo to Cebu. Picket lines formed at dawn in Quezon City, Parañaque, Bulacan, and San Mateo. Commuters reported waits of 45 minutes or more; multiple Manila universities suspended in-person classes; residents on dozens of routes found no vehicles running at all.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/24/vhgb-m24.html

Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case
The case stems from a 2016 class action lawsuit filed by hundreds of villagers in Phichit province, who accused the Australian-owned Chatree Gold Mine of causing toxic contamination through its operations. The Bangkok Civil Court found the company liable and ordered compensation for affected residents.
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-mining-lawsuit-environment-gold-australia-a6b322cd209abc8dfd240a06c8f233a4

More than 3,000 No Kings protests set for Saturday
Progressive political groups, labor unions and human and civil rights organizations expect Saturday's nationwide demonstrations to surpass last year's No Kings rallies in June and October. The Twin Cities will serve as the flagship event, according to organizers, with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, Jane Fonda and Bruce Springsteen scheduled to perform or speak at the State Capitol in St. Paul.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/24/bruce-springsteen-joan-baez-no-kings-twin-cities

FDA flags misleading claims for cancer drug by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong
The warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration takes issue with a TV advertisement and a separate podcast episode promoting Anktiva, the lead product of ImmunityBio Inc. The drugmaker is one of several biotech firms acquired by Soon-Shiong, who also owns the Los Angeles Times.
https://apnews.com/article/patrick-soonshiong-immunitybio-anktiva-cancer-ebb9a297655dced61487b0317e320307

Portland Public Schools shortens school year in budget-cutting agreement with teachers union
Portland Public Schools is turning four days that were originally intended for instruction, grading or paid time off into furlough days, effectively ending the school year early and condensing the calendar in an effort to patch a budget hole first made public last month.
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/22/portland-public-schools-shortens-schol-year/

‘Kristi Noem 2.0’: Two Democrats Join Republicans in Confirming Mullin to Lead DHS
The confirmation vote came amid reports that senators are on the verge of a deal to end the month-long shutdown at DHS, which has left TSA workers unpaid. In the wake of ICE agents’ deadly shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Democratic lawmakers have demanded reforms to the immigration enforcement body as part of any DHS funding deal.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/mullin-confirmed-dhs

USC cancels gubernatorial debate after excluding candidates of color draws flak
The University of Southern California (USC) canceled its planned gubernatorial debate Monday night – less than 24 hours before the event – after much criticism over the formula used to determine participants. USC released a statement late Monday night, saying while it stands by its "data-driven" formula to determine who has more viability to become California's next governor, it acknowledged concerns over the criteria, and that it's created a "significant distraction from the issues that matter to voters." The debate was co-sponsored by KABC-TV Los Angeles and Univision.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/governor-election-califronia-usc-debate/3865647/

Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 amid slowing Fortnite engagement
The Cary, North Carolina-based video game publisher said in a memo to employees that the job cuts are not related to artificial intelligence. Rather, they stem from industry-wide challenges such as slower growth, weaker spending and tougher cost economics. Games like Fortnite are also competing for people’s attention against social media and other forms of online entertainment.
https://apnews.com/article/epic-games-layoffs-fortnite-video-games-6a15e7c3f7916ecba10150a767295549

Built on sand: Trump’s war shatters Labour’s hopes of economic ‘stability’
To the backdrop of bombs raining down in the Middle East, Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently reassured Parliament that “stability” is the “single most important precondition for economic growth”. This is not good news for the British ruling class. Due to long-term underinvestment in infrastructure and industry, British capitalism is not in a strong position to weather this storm. Even before the war in Iran, the UK economy failed to grow at all in January. And things are only set to get worse for British capitalism and its hapless helmsmen.
https://communist.red/built-on-sand-trumps-war-shatters-labours-hopes-of-economic-stability/

There Was No “Right Way” to Attack Iran
When Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA director John Ratcliffe went before Congress last week, they were grilled about the war in Iran. The nature of the grilling was revealing, as many Democrats seem focused on impropriety or strategic errors in warmaking rather than the warmaking itself. Some Democrats pressed Gabbard and Ratcliffe about whether Iran actually posed a meaningful threat to the United States. Gabbard, in particular, was evasive on this point. She’s repeatedly said that it did not, but now she’s committed to staying in Donald Trump’s good graces, no matter the hypocrisy and humiliation involved. Other Democrats, though, only seemed to be concerned with giving the administration a hard time about how they’re waging the war. Did Trump understand that Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz? If not, why not? Did he understand how extensive Iran’s retaliation might be against American assets in the Gulf monarchies? If not, why not? Did Gabbard and Ratcliffe not brief him appropriately, or did Trump just not listen? At times, the grilling seemed about as high-stakes as mid-level managers being dressed down in a quarterly performance review, where the company’s goals are taken for granted and only management’s competence is in question.
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/united-states-iran-war-trump

The Autobiography of Mother Jones: Chapter XII – How the Women Mopped Up Coaldale
In Lonaconia, Maryland, there was a strike. I was there. In Hazelton, Pennsylvania, a Convention was called to discuss the anthracite strike. I was there when they issued the strike call. One hundred and fifty thousand men responded. The men of Scranton and Shamokin and Coaldale and Panther Creek and Valley Battle. And I was there. In Shamokin I met Miles Daugherty, an organizer. When he quit work and drew his pay, he gave one-half of his pay envelope to his wife and the other half he kept to rent halls and pay for lights for the union. Organizers did not draw much salary in those days and they did heroic, unselfish work. Not far from Shamokin, in a little mountain town the priest was holding a meeting when I went in. He was speaking in the church. I spoke in an open field. The priest told the men to go back and obey their masters and their reward would be in Heaven. He denounced the strikers as children of darkness. The miners left the church in a body and marched over to my meeting. “Boys,” I said, “this strike is called in order that you and your wives and your little on may get a bit of Heaven before you die.” We organized the entire camp. The fight went on. In Coaldale, in the Hazelton district, the miners were not permitted to assemble in any hall. It was necessary to the strike in that district that the Coaldale miners be organized.
https://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/jones/ch12.htm


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