(2024-03-30). Comment] Offline: Russia's atrophy. thelancet.com Henry E Sigerist's Socialised Medicine in the Soviet Union is an epitaph of hope. Published in 1937, Sigerist opens with a sincere inscription: "To the young medical workers in whose hands the future of medicine lies I dedicate this book." He believed that the best example of progress in post-revolutionary Russia was to be found in medicine. In the early years of Vladimir Lenin's rule, the Soviet Union focused on building heavy industry and collectivising agriculture. But by the 1930s, "The tension has lessened, life has become easier, and ever increasing attention is paid to the well-being of man." Sigerist admi…
(2024-03-30). Australian Greens MPs, unionists sign on to demand Russian anti-war activist Boris Kagarlitsky's freedom. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-30). Ex US Senator and pro-Israel stalwart Joe Lieberman dies. newarab.com 