Tag: world economy
India and the future of the planet
India’s economic and energy production model is not a threat to the world, but it is a threat to India itself, particularly its most marginalized people.
How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Greek Debt Crisis
The recent crisis in Greece offers yet another illustration of Wall Street’s powers of persuasion and predation as Goldman Sachs has profited from Greece’s debt. This is now an issue of morality, don't you think?
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Eight reasons why now is a good time for a Ukraine ceasefire and peace...
People all over the world are calling for a Christmas truce, harkening back to the inspirational Christmas Truce of 1914.
Hype about Democrats passing the torch: Don’t get fooled again
While Pelosi quickly endorsed Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to replace her as leader, an overall closer look reveals a problematic record.
Putting ‘profits over people’, Senate rejects paid sick leave for rail workers
Forty-two Republicans—and serial Democratic obstructionist Joe Manchin of West Virginia—voted down Rep. Jamaal Bowman's (D-N.Y.) proposal to include seven paid sick days in the tentative contract.
Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to violently overthrow US gov’t
The case marks the first time in nearly three decades that a federal jury has convicted defendants of seditious conspiracy.
The Fed’s inflation mistake continues
Most of the pain is borne by people who are already struggling to keep up with rising prices: lower-wage workers and the poor.