(2021-03-22). Lack of Full Statehood Rights Continues to Cause Harm to D.C. Residents. aclu.org Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is holding a hearing on a bill to establish statehood for Washington, D.C. Since the last congressional hearing on statehood in September 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic, protests in D.C. after the killing of George Floyd, and the insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol building have all highlighted how the lack of full statehood rights continues to cause serious harm to the health and safety of D.C. residents. These events underscore the urgency with which our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C. | Historically, Congress has tre…
(2021-03-22). Panama's Judges Perpetuate Inequality in Reproductive Rights. telesurenglish.net The Ombudsman's Office rejected a ruling by Panama's Supreme Court (CSJ) which validates unequal conditions for female sterilization in public institutions. | RELATED: | Women can only access voluntary sterilization in public hospitals if they are above 23 years old and have at least two children. Men can do so with no condition starting at 18 years of age. | The Social Development Ministry, the Women's Institute, and the Assoc…
(2021-03-22). Biden's New Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is Unprecedented…More for Her Climate Warrior Politics Than Her Identity. counterpunch.org 
In her farewell address to the House of Representatives, New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland said to her colleagues about her new role as interior secretary, "I have the opportunity to make a real difference for communities everywhere by addressing climate change, protecting voting rights, [and] fighting for racial, environmental, and economic justice." It was a
(2021-03-22). Shattered Lands: A Short History of the Syrian Conflict. counterpunch.org 
When the Arab Spring came to the Middle East ten years ago, most on the left welcomed the protests, except in Libya and Syria largely out of geopolitical concerns. If the world was made up of opposing camps, you had to support Washington's enemies even if their secret police were torturers and their governments little
(2021-03-22). A Mob Is Coming for Your Voting Rights. juancole.com ( Otherwords.org ) — In February, Texas Senator Ted Cruz ran off to a luxury resort in sunny Cancún, Mexico during the deep freeze that devastated millions of his constituents. But I wasn't mad that Ted fled. What upset me was that the government let him back into our country. Cruz is, after all, the …
(2021-03-22). Applying Sanctions To Russia and China Is Unwise, Lavrov Says. telesurenglish.net Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday noted that diplomatic relations with China are at their best moment ever while also condemning Western sanctions against both nations. | RELATED: | He highlighted that bilateral ties have reached an unprecedented level thanks to the "Treaty on Good Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation" which laid the foundations for a new type of relationship between Russia a…
(2021-03-22). It's Time to Give D.C. the True Autonomy and Self-Governance That Comes With Statehood. commondreams.org Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of D.C. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-03-22). Omar urges end to prison contracts to fix 'abuse-ridden' immigration detention system. zcomm.org Representative calls on Biden administration to phase out contracts between ICE and local jails and prisons…
(2021-03-22). UN experts call for 'effective investigation' into Hezbollah critic's murder. middleeasteye.net 
UN experts call for 'effective investigation' into Hezbollah critic's murder | UN officials say government should seek international technical assistance in probe into killing of Lokman Slim | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 19: 35 | A memorial ceremony for Lokman Slim in garden of family residence in Beirut, 11 February (AFP) | UN human rights experts have raised concerns over the integrity of the Lebanese government's pro…
(2021-03-22). Pacifica CRD 3/22/21 Covid, Amazon Billions and Workers' Rights. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy focuses on the medical conditions of Mumia Abu-Jamal and also the struggle of the Bessemer Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are voting this month for a union.
(2021-03-22). Progressive sections in Poland denounce attack on LGBT activists. peoplesdispatch.org LGBT rights groups in Poland along with other progressive sections have denounced an attack on LGBT activists in the city of Gdansk. On March 17, around thirty masked men attacked a training session of the Homokomando Trójmiasto sports group in Gdansk. Two of the athletes were injured and had to be taken to hospital. A police complaint was subsequently filed by the sports group. Homokomando leadership stated that the attack was carried out by right-wing terrorists who wanted to curtail LGBT activism in Poland. | Homokomando is a sports club in Poland which engages LGBT people and supporters to train and play toge…