Month: April 2022

Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt: Ukrainian debt, Argentina and IMF, Sri Lanka

According to the IMF, Ukraine’s war-ravaged economy could shrink by up to 35% this year if Russia’s invasion becomes a protracted conflict. This will have serious consequences on the Ukrainian popular classes who are reeling under serious difficulties. At the end of 2021, Ukraine was already burdened with $94 billion in public debt on its… Read More Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt: Ukrainian debt, Argentina and IMF, Sri Lanka

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SUZAN KANOO: Systemic Change Is Coming to the Arab World Thanks to Gen Z Women

Even as the pace of modernization in the Arab world shows some signs of acceleration, we all must recognize that deep-rooted cultural norms around women’s roles and rights are slow to evolve. Guess who is going to change that? The women of Generation Z. I was an Arab Muslim girl in an American school in… Read More SUZAN KANOO: Systemic Change Is Coming to the Arab World Thanks to Gen Z Women

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Chris Hedges: Let Us Now Praise Amazon Unionists / Workers in New York Vote to Form Amazon’s First-Ever Union in U.S.

Let us honor those workers who stood up to Amazon, especially Chris Smalls, described by Amazon’s chief counsel as “not smart, or articulate,” who led a walkout at the Amazon warehouse at Staten Island JFK8 at the beginning of the pandemic two years ago to protest unsafe working conditions. He was immediately fired. Amazon’s high-priced… Read More Chris Hedges: Let Us Now Praise Amazon Unionists / Workers in New York Vote to Form Amazon’s First-Ever Union in U.S.

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Sri Lanka faces medical emergency as economic crisis hits drug supplies

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has deteriorated into a medical crisis, with the top medical union declaring a national health emergency over a life-threatening shortage of drugs. On Tuesday the country’s most powerful trade union, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), called a meeting and declared a medical crisis as doctors and hospitals reported a widespread… Read More Sri Lanka faces medical emergency as economic crisis hits drug supplies

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Under Myanmar’s junta, art has become an act of resistance

A bold new exhibition by a young Myanmar artist challenges people not to turn away from dead babies and brutalised women in conflict zones overlooked by the world’s media. The London show, ‘Please Enjoy Our Tragedies’, is by Sai, a multimedia artist who blocks out his last name for security reasons. Some of Sai’s work will… Read More Under Myanmar’s junta, art has become an act of resistance

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Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times. By Marcus Markou

Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times screened at the following festivals throughout 2017 and 2018 – winning the following awards. Los Angeles Film Awards Paris Play Film Festival – WINNER BEST SHORT LA Shorts Awards Mindfield Film Festival, Albuquerque – WINNER BEST SHORT San Luis Obispo International Film Festival – WINNER BEST NARRATIVE SHORT New… Read More Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times. By Marcus Markou

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Green Sources generated 38% of global Electricity in 2021, for 1st Time Exceeding Coal

The Ember energy analysis shop, which prioritizes ending the use of coal to combat the climate emergency, has issued a new report on where we stand with green energy. Among their important findings is that all low-carbon sources of energy were responsible for 38% of the world’s electricity last year, for the first time outstripping coal (36%). This is… Read More Green Sources generated 38% of global Electricity in 2021, for 1st Time Exceeding Coal

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The latest UN report blasts Israeli apartheid re: Palestinians, Demands Countries Take Action

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk has issued one of his strongest condemnations yet of Israeli apartheid in a report to the 49th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council for Agenda Item 7; the session which, claims Israel, singles it out unfairly. Referring to various statements, including those of former Israeli ministers and officials in state… Read More The latest UN report blasts Israeli apartheid re: Palestinians, Demands Countries Take Action

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Bharat Bhushan: Media persecution in J&K is a misguided venture

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration and the security forces are doing themselves a great disservice by creating an extremely coercive eco-system for journalists in the Union Territory (UT). Those administering the UT are rapidly losing out on the critical feedback that could make the system more stable. An apocryphal story amongst journalists in Srinagar… Read More Bharat Bhushan: Media persecution in J&K is a misguided venture

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