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Turkish parliament ratifies Finland’s NATO membership

Finland asked to join the defence alliance in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Turkey was the last holdout.

From https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/30/turkish-parliament-ratifies-finlands-nato-membership

But Sweden is still in limbo

Sydney MP Alex Greenwich pushes for new protections for LGBTQ+ people after ‘hurtful’ Mark Latham tweet

Independent state MP says ‘I didn’t think I’d still be subjected to homophobic abuse’ as Labor minister calls for apology

From <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/31/mark-latham-tweet-sydney-mp-alex-greenwich-pushes-new-lgbtq-protections>

US education: The endless burden of deliberate ignorance

The ongoing Republican attacks on ‘woke education’ are adding to the existing burden on university lecturers like me to educate students on American racism.

Donald Earl CollinsVisiting Professor of African American History with Loyola University Maryland

From <https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/3/31/us-education-the-endless-burden-of-deliberate-ignorance>

Houston joins cities fighting potential state takeovers of school districts

From <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/houston-joins-cities-fighting-potential-state-takeovers-of-school-districts>

Population decrease is irreversible. How will we manage the decline of humanity?

From <https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-population-decrease-is-irreversible-how-will-we-manage-the-decline-of/>

Nevada lawmakers could grant water authority power to limit Las Vegas residents' water usage

From <https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-river-nevada-water-levels-shortage-bill-new-restrictions/>

Immigration restrictions are leading US employers to send more jobs offshore

By 

Brad Polumbo

March 18, 2023 06:36 AM

From <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/immigration-restrictions-are-leading-us-employers-to-send-more-jobs-offshore>

Americans Don’t Care About the Iraqi Dead. They Don’t Even Care About Their Own.

The U.S. has a long and disturbing habit of ignoring the violence it commits overseas as well as at home.

From <https://theintercept.com/2023/03/18/iraq-war-death-toll/>

By peter Maas

The Republican Plan to Make Voting Irrelevant

BY SHERRILYN IFILL

MARCH 24, 20235:45 AM

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