(2022-03-19). [Correspondence] Is stenting equivalent to endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis? — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In the ACST-2 randomised trial1 we compared carotid endarterectomy (CEA) with carotid artery stenting (CAS). The discussion of its findings drew on two other sources of evidence; first, the procedural hazards seen in large population registries, and second, our meta-analysis of all the properly randomised trials. For in comparing these two procedures, the differences in their immediate hazards and the differences in their long-term effects on stroke incidence are both important. Hence, for both these outcomes the treatment differences should be assessed reliably.
(2022-03-19). [Articles] Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa (the Sisonke study): results from a single-arm, open-label, phase 3B, implementation study. thelancet.com The single-dose Ad26.COV2.S vaccine shows effectiveness against severe COVID-19 disease and COVID-19-related death after vaccination, and against both beta and delta variants, providing real-world evidence for its use globally.
(2022-03-18). Russia, Ukraine, and the Race Problem. orinocotribune.com By Danny Haiphong — Mar 9, 2022 | The American public are inundated with anti-Russian war propaganda that is worse than in the days of the Red Scare. | Russia has been the subject of intense outrage in the West following its decision to wage a military offensive against Ukraine. The military operation caught many by surprise. While the Western foreign policy establishment exploited the development as a "told you so" moment, the general public was thrown into a state of utter confusion. A particularly comforting explanation for the conflict has been a singular and decontextualized "Russian aggression." At the…
(2022-03-18). Washington Rushes To Hide Its 'Octopus' NED Funding In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Despite the attempt to hide this sponsorship, an 80-page document showing US government NED funding for hundreds of Ukraine groups has been leaked. Now posted on several sites this document allows us a window into some of the internal U.S. influence since the CIA orchestrated Kiev coup of 2014. Many of the allocations have to do with anti-Russian propaganda, usually in the name of 'transparency', human rights, 'independent journalism', monitoring and so on. | For example, the list shows us that a Ukraine group 'InformNapalm', set up "to debunk myths and expose secrets of the Russian hybrid war" and which claims t…
(2022-03-18). War in Ukraine: Dispatch of weapons and propaganda. mronline.org 
Italian Lieutenant General Fabio Mini: "Negotiate, stop being only focused only on one thought and on propaganda, help Ukraine to coming to her senses and provide Russia a chance to get out of the tunnel of the encirclement syndrome—not with plain talks but with concrete acts".
(2022-03-18). Senado autoriza a pdte. mexicano a opinar sobre revocación. telesurtv.net Hasta ahora, el mandatario mexicano no podía dar su criterio debido a una prohibición de las autoridades electorales.
(2022-03-18). Thai Volunteers Poisoned by Western Media Sign up for Ukraine Fight. journal-neo.org 
As Russia's special operations continue in Ukraine so does the West's propaganda war against it. The propaganda is particularly effective but also particularly predictable in terms of who will be drawn in by it and become hysterical because of it. This includes right-wing extremists from across the Western world but also the many US-sponsored "pro-democracy" …
(2022-03-18). Shireen Al-Adeimi on Yemen, David Arkush on Fed Climate Veto. fair.org 
Sanaa, Yemen (cc photo: Yahya Arhab/European Pressphoto Agency) | This week on CounterSpin: It's worth our while to think about why everyone we know is talking about Ukraine and Russia's unlawful incursion—and equally worthwhile to ask why the same principles of concern don't seem to apply in other cases. Those feelings don't have to fight. But to hear Yemen is not a rhetorical device. It's a country of human beings in c…
(2022-03-18). Oliver Stone Criticizes Stephen Sondheim for Promoting Lone JFK Assassin Theory in Broadway Musical "Assassins" covertactionmagazine.com One of the most daring politically themed plays disappoints in repeating CIA disinformation while distorting history Stephen Sondheim's Assassins is …
(2022-03-18). Fact Check: Miami Is The Least Affordable City In America, Worse Than New York City. moguldom.com Nicknamed "The Magic City," Miami has become much less magical for natives and local residents who are being pushed out of their homes due its status as the least affordable city in the country. A longtime standout for its enormous wealth gap, Miami ranks among the most expensive cities, and it's one of the top-ranked …
(2022-03-18). Chinese official accuses U.S. of fabricating lies about life in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Yusupjan Memet on Thursday accused anti-China forces in the United States and some other Western countries of fabricating lies and fallacies about the so-called "forced labor".
(2022-03-18). Lowkey smeared by pro-Israel group in elite UK college. electronicintifada.net Rapper's Cambridge talk postponed because of lobby pressure.
(2022-03-18). Ukrainian Leftist Criticizes Western War Drive with Russia: US is Using Ukraine as 'Cannon Fodder'. orinocotribune.com 
By Yuliy Dubovyk — Mar 14, 2022 | A left-wing peace activist raised in Ukraine explains how the US government created the crisis, backing two coups in a decade, fueling a devastating civil war, and exploiting his nation as a proxy against Russia. | I am a Ukrainian-American. I grew up and spent over half of my life in Ukraine, although now I live in the United States. I wanted to explain my thoughts on the ongoing crisis with Russia, because mainstream corporate media outlets don't ever share perspectives like mine. | It is definitely a stressful time, for obvious reasons. Fortunately, my family and friends…
(2022-03-18). Waukegan, Illinois police face no charges after forcing false confession from teenage boy. wsws.org Charges against 15-year-old Martell Williams were dropped after his family provided evidence he was playing in a high school basketball game the evening of the incident—at a city 20 miles away.
(2022-03-18). Extradition Looms For Assange After Court Refuses To Hear His Appeal. popularresistance.org The British judicial system has erected still another barrier to Julian Assange's freedom. On March 14, the U.K. Supreme Court refused to hear Assange's appeal of the U.K. High Court's ruling ordering his extradition to the United States. If extradited to the U.S. for trial, Assange will face 17 charges under the Espionage Act and up to 175 years in prison for revealing evidence of U.S. war crimes. | With no explanation of its reasoning, the Supreme Court denied Assange "permission to appeal" the High Court's decision, saying that Assange's appeal did not "raise an arguable point of law." The court remanded the c…