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1.2% of adults have 47.8% of the world’s wealth while 53.2% have just 1.1%

August 23, 2023 Michael Roberts
Every year, I bring to the attention of readers of my blog the results of the latest Credit Suisse Wealth Report.  It is produced by economists Anthony Shorrocks (with whom I graduated at university), James […]
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Ecuador and Guatemala go to the polls under a shadow of violence and political uncertainty

August 21, 2023 Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell
August 20 — Today 2 important elections took place in Latin America, with the general elections in Ecuador and the presidential runoff in Guatemala. Two countries with no common border but shared problems and inhabitants […]
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What’s behind the U.S. military surge in West Asia?

August 20, 2023 Robert Inlakesh
In a significant move that sent worrying ripples across West Asia, the U.S. military has discreetly dispatched over 6,000 troops to the region, igniting tensions and triggering debates on regional stability. While the surge of […]
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As Senegal organizes troops to invade Niger, violence mars ‘constitutional order’ within its own borders

August 19, 2023 Tanupriya Singh
Senegal began “regrouping” its forces in the region of Thiès at the start of this week after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the activation of a standby force for a potential […]
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Human Rights Watch blesses foreign military intervention into Haiti

August 19, 2023 Kim Ives
Just as missionaries preceded and prepared the ground for the sword-wielding conquistadors during Europe’s bloody conquest of the Americas, today, “human rights” groups are the imperial forerunners, attempting to politically and ideologically justify the coups, […]
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African Union will not back ECOWAS intervention in Niger

August 18, 2023 Pavan Kulkarni
The African Union (AU) said on Wednesday, August 16, that it will not support the military intervention that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is planning, with the backing of France and the […]
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Don’t let ‘anti-nuke’ be just another holiday

August 14, 2023 Tsukuru Fors
We need to be shouting ‘No Nukes’ from the rooftops of every building every single day throughout the year. The A-bomb memorial week is behind us. An inclination is to put our “No Nukes” placards […]
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All Africans should condemn the call for an ECOWAS-led military invasion of Niger

August 10, 2023 Black Alliance for Peace
Black Alliance for Peace statement: The Africa Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and the U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) condemn the threats of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) […]
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Mass rally in Niamey backs Niger’s military leaders as ECOWAS-led intervention looms

August 9, 2023 Tanupriya Singh
Approximately 30,000 people gathered in Niger’s capital of Niamey on August 6, as the country faced a looming threat of military intervention led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc. However, […]
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Atomic bombs: Oppenheimer, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the USSR

August 8, 2023 Stephen Millies
“Oppenheimer” has become a Hollywood blockbuster. The movie’s main character is the liberal, cultured, physicist and war criminal, J. Robert Oppenheimer. For obvious reasons, it hasn’t been shown yet in Japan, where there are thousands […]