(2022-04-03). Mayo Clinic earns highest score on LGBTQ Health Equality Index survey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Rochester earned 100 —the highest score possible —on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Health Equality Index survey. These locations have been recognized as "Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare" for 2022. With numerous different locations as a factor, Mayo Clinic Health System did not participate. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S., working to achieve equality for LGBTQ people. The Foundation uses its…
(2022-04-03). Kazakhstan detains foreign agent plotting attack on president. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Kazakhstan's special services have detained a foreign intelligence agent who was plotting an assassination of the Kazakh President, the press service of the republic's National Security Committee reported on Sunday.
(2022-04-03). Rights or Power: TANC Organizing Committee on SF's 'Right to Organize'. indybay.org 'Right to organize' legislation limits its nominal goal and solidifies conditions unfavorable to mass tenant power.
(2022-04-03). Civilians From Mariupol Share Their Testimonies With Foreign Journalists. southfront.org
(2022-04-03). Moscow poised to offer support to Minsk if Belarus attacked. en.mehrnews.com Russia remains ready to provide the required support to Belarus in case of an attack on it, and Moscow will view such actions as aggression against itself, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
(2022-04-02). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. peoplesdispatch.org The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertiliser, and fuel prices to War in the 'breadbasket of the world': | Russia and Ukraine together
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…
(2022-04-02). Sanctions on Russia boomerang — Biden promises food shortages. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders March 31, 2022 March 27 "Food shortages — it's going to be real," President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. "The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It's imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well." This ominous warning, reported around the world, was delivered at a NATO press conference. As Biden spoke, workers' actions in Spain, Greece, Italy, France and Germany confronted soaring prices for fuel and food. From truckers to farmers on tractors, roads were blocked. Fishing people organized on boats. The pric…
(2022-04-02). Venezuela Applauds UN Resolution against Coercive Measures. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has applauded the United Nations Human Rights Council's adoption of a resulution against unilateral coercive measures. | On Friday, April 1, the Human Rights Council of the United Nations adopted a resolution on "the negative impacts of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights" with a large majority. The resolution was approved by the UN human rights body with 27 votes in favor, 14 against, and 6 abstentions. | The Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, wrote on Twitter, "We applaud the adoption, by a large majority in the UN Human Rights Council, with 27 votes in f…
(2022-04-02). Russian Warplanes Resume Airstrikes On ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | The Russian Aerospace Forces have resumed its combat operations against ISIS cells in the central region of Syria after a short halt. | On April 1 and 2, Russian warplanes carried out more than 30 airstrikes on the terrorist group's areas of influence in the eastern countryside of Homs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said tha…
(2022-04-02). Greater Idlib: Syrian Artillery Strike Kill Or Wound Four HTS Militants. southfront.org 
© Sputnik / Iliya Pitalev | On April 2, a militants of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) was killed and three others were wounded when the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) artillery shelled positions of the terrorist group near the town of al-Fatterah in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | Al-Fatterah is located in al-Zawiya Mount, in the southern countryside of Idlib. The town is known to be a stronghold of HTS, the de-facto ruler of Greater I…
(2022-04-02). Venezuela respalda adopción de resolución contra medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net La resolución presentada planteaba las "Repercusiones negativas de las medidas coercitivas unilaterales en el disfrute de los derechos humanos".
(2022-04-02). MPS Students Launch Campaign For Fresher Food, More Options, Better Pay For Cafeteria Workers. popularresistance.org Calling attention to the lack of fresh food in their lunches at Milwaukee Public Schools, student leaders have launched a "school lunch justice" campaign outside the district's central offices.The students are part of Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES), the multiracial youth arm of Voces de La Frontera, an advocacy organization for the rights of immigrants and workers. Villanueva said YES surveyed more than 1,000 MPS students and found that the quality of school lunch was the "most pressing issue" with the school environment.
(2022-04-02). Rise of violence, deterioration of rights sparks month-long actions among health workers in Haiti. peoplesdispatch.org Health workers in major public hospitals in Haiti continue to strike over bad working conditions, as others join them to protest a hike in gang violence and kidnappings…
(2022-04-02). Under cover of war, Kyiv attacks political rights, unions. themilitant.com Eleven Ukrainian political parties were suspended and barred from campaigning by President Volodymyr Zelensky's government March 20 on trumped-up charges of having "links with Russia." The majority are small left parties, like the social democratic Social Movement, but the ban also includes the Opposition Platform for Life, which placed second in recent elections and currently holds 44 seats in the 450-person Ukrainian parliament. | Like the permanent ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine imposed in 2015, these suspensions are part of a broader campaign by the capitalist rulers against the labor and political rig…
(2022-04-02). Under cover of war, Kyiv attacks political rights, unions. themilitant.com Eleven Ukrainian political parties were suspended and barred from campaigning by President Volodymyr Zelensky's government March 20 on trumped-up charges of having "links with Russia." The majority are small left parties, like the social democratic Social Movement, but the ban also includes the Opposition Platform for Life, which placed second in recent elections and currently holds 44 seats in the 450-person Ukrainian parliament. | Like the permanent ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine imposed in 2015, these suspensions are part of a broader campaign by the capitalist rulers against the labor and political rig…
(2022-04-02). US-EU Sanctions Hit Latin America's Banana Growers. popularresistance.org Russia is a large consumer of the Latin American banana—but western sanctions have dealt a devastating blow to farmers who can no longer get their products to market. | For Ecuador, the world's largest exporter of bananas, the setback has been disastrous. Around 25% of Ecuador's banana exports go to Russia and 90% of all bananas consumed in Russia come from Ecuador. However, commercial ships carrying the bananas can no longer reach the port of St. Petersburg due to sanctions imposed by the US and EU. The sudden drop in demand has left producers with excess supply. Prices have collapsed as a result. | Richar…
(2022-04-02). Latin America in the New Global Economy. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News We spoke to Ecuadorian economist Juan Fernando Terán about Western sanctions, the Ukraine war, and how Latin America can protect its economy. Who is paying the price of western sanctions on Russia? Ecuador's banana industry has collapsed without the Russian consumer market? Juan F. Terán: Countries that export food and agricultural goods are…
(2022-04-02). Tunisia, President Saied Turns Into Dictator. Parliament Dissolved. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | Tunisia is one step away from the abyss. Plenipotentiary President Kais Saied dissolved parliament. The legislative assembly was suspended on July 25 last year. In fact, on that date, with the removal of the premier, Hicham Mechichi, and the suspension of Parliament led by the president's main political rival, the leader of Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, the last phase of the Tunisian crisis began. | Step by step, Saied built an autocratic regime, repla…
(2022-04-02). Tunisia, President Saied Turns Into Dictator. Parliament Dissolved. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | Tunisia is one step away from the abyss. Plenipotentiary President Kais Saied dissolved parliament. The legislative assembly was suspended on July 25 last year. In fact, on that date, with the removal of the premier, Hicham Mechichi, and the suspension of Parliament led by the president's main political rival, the leader of Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, the last phase of the Tunisian crisis began. | Step by step, Saied built an autocratic regime, repla…
(2022-04-02). Large Explosion Rocks US Base In Northeastern Syria Key Oil Filed. southfront.org 
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provide security support during mission on Sept. 9, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Syria. (Cpl. Gabino Perez/Marine Corps) | On April 2 morning, a large explosion rocked the US-led coalition main base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor. | Sada al-Sharqieh, a local news blog, shared a photo showing dark smoke rising from the base, which is known as the Green Village, after the explosion.ÿ&…
(2022-04-02). Large Explosion Rocks US Base In Northeastern Syria Key Oil Filed. southfront.org U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provide security support during mission on Sept. 9, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Syria. (Cpl. Gabino Perez/Marine Corps) | On April 2 morning, a large explosion rocked the US-led coalition main base in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria's Deir Ezzor. | Sada al-Sharqieh, a local news blog, shared a photo showing dark smoke rising from the base, which is known as the Green Village, after the explosion.ÿ&…
(2022-04-02). Iran declares Sunday as first day of fasting Ramdan month. en.mehrnews.com The office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has declared Sunday, April 3, as the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
(2022-04-02). Europe has no robust alternative to paying for Russian gas in rubles – expert. tass.com Leonardo Paz Neves of the Fundacao Getulio Vargas foundation believes, the new payment rules for Russian gas will cause no turmoil on the global energy market…
(2022-04-02). Michigan State Police trooper suspended after punching handcuffed man on video. nationofchange.org The Saginaw County Prosecutor's Office will review the investigation to determine whether criminal charges will be filed against the suspended trooper.
(2022-04-02). US blacklists 120 organizations from Russia, Belarus. tass.com A document uploaded to the US Federal Register says those organizations were determined to be "acting contrary to the national security interests or foreign policy of the United States"
(2022-04-02). Turkish forces shell northern Syrian city of Ayn Issa, injuires reported – TV. tass.com Artillery and mortar fire was coming from the border security zone, created by the Turkish troops in 2019, Syria's Alikhbaria TV reported…
(2022-04-02). Iran declares Sunday as first day of fasting Ramdan month. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) — The office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has declared Sunday, April 3, as the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
(2022-04-02). Globalism's First Victim. NATO's War on Yugoslavia: David Orchard. globalresearch.ca David Orchard led the anti-war campaign across Canada relentlessly mobilizing support against NATO's war on Yugoslavia. | March 24, 2018 commemorates the 19th anniversary of NATO's war on Yugoslavia. | This article was originally published by Toronto's National Post on June 23, …
(2022-04-02). Michigan State Police trooper suspended after punching handcuffed man on video. nationofchange.org The Saginaw County Prosecutor's Office will review the investigation to determine whether criminal charges will be filed against the suspended trooper.
(2022-04-02). Globalism's First Victim. NATO's War on Yugoslavia: David Orchard. globalresearch.ca David Orchard led the anti-war campaign across Canada relentlessly mobilizing support against NATO's war on Yugoslavia. | March 24, 2018 commemorates the 19th anniversary of NATO's war on Yugoslavia. | This article was originally published by Toronto's National Post on June 23, …
(2022-04-02). Why the US culture of colonial extraction is making people sick and destroying the planet. nationofchange.org Rupa Marya, a physician and musician, studies how social structures impact health. She says colonial capitalism fractures the critical relationships that keep us healthy.
(2022-04-02). Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic Healthcare cardiologist explains link between diabetes, heart disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — The number of people worldwide with diabetes is rising and with diabetes comes a higher risk for heart disease. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the connection between these two serious, chronic diseases. People with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely than the general population to die from cardiovascular causes, leading physicians to recognize the need to reduce heart disease risk in…
(2022-04-02). Russian Iskander Missile Strike Killed 100 Ukrainian & Foreign Fighters In Kharkiv (Video). southfront.org 
An Iskander-K cruise missile. Illustrative image. | The Russian military attacked Kharkiv's defense headquarters on March 31, killing more than 100 nationalists and Western mercenaries, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced on April 2."As a result of a high-precision strike with the Iskander operational-tactical complex on the defense headquarters in the city of Kharkiv on March 31, the elimination of more than 100 nationalists and mercenaries from Western countries was conf…
(2022-04-02). Three Turkish-backed Syrian Militants Killed In New Round Of Infighting In Northern Aleppo (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On April 1, heavy clashes broke out between militants of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement and others from the al-Shamiya Front in the Turkish-occupied town of al-Awlan in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The clashes broke out when the unit controlling al-Awlan under the banner of al-Shamiya Front, defected returning to its original faction, Ahrar al-Sham. The defection was the result of a disagreement between the unit's commander and the leadership of al-Shamiya. | The al-Shamiya Front responded…
(2022-04-02). Three Turkish-backed Syrian Militants Killed In New Round Of Infighting In Northern Aleppo (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image. | On April 1, heavy clashes broke out between militants of the Ahrar al-Sham Movement and others from the al-Shamiya Front in the Turkish-occupied town of al-Awlan in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The clashes broke out when the unit controlling al-Awlan under the banner of al-Shamiya Front, defected returning to its original faction, Ahrar al-Sham. The defection was the result of a disagreement between the unit's commander and the leadership of al-Shamiya. | The al-Shamiya Front responded…
(2022-04-02). Russian Iskander Missile Strike Killed 100 Ukrainian & Foreign Fighters In Kharkiv (Video). southfront.org An Iskander-K cruise missile. Illustrative image. | The Russian military attacked Kharkiv's defense headquarters on March 31, killing more than 100 nationalists and Western mercenaries, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced on April 2."As a result of a high-precision strike with the Iskander operational-tactical complex on the defense headquarters in the city of Kharkiv on March 31, the elimination of more than 100 nationalists and mercenaries from Western countries was conf…
(2022-04-02). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.
(2022-04-02). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.
(2022-04-02). Why the US culture of colonial extraction is making people sick and destroying the planet. nationofchange.org Rupa Marya, a physician and musician, studies how social structures impact health. She says colonial capitalism fractures the critical relationships that keep us healthy.