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Brazil and Argentina are making plans for a Latin American currency called the Sur, to “boost regional trade and reduce reliance on the US dollar”. Lula had pledged it while running for president.Geopolitical Economy
Brazil and Argentina preparing new Latin American currency to ‘reduce reliance on US dollar’

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – January 22, 2023
by Tony Wikrent
Strategic Political Economy
How Much Income Do You Need to Be Rich?
[Of Dollars And Data, The Big Picture 1-19-2023]
Based on the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances, what are the top 10%, top 5%, and top 1% of household incomes in the U.S.? We take a high level overview of how much income the highest earning households make so that you can determine for yourself what it means to be rich…
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The Stable Diffusion version of “The Death of Sardanapalus”
By Nancy Snyder / CounterPunch On Tuesday, January 10, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the matter of Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union 174. If Glacier Northwest prevails, the Supreme Court ruling will make it far easier for alleged labor disputes that result in damage to company property, to […]
The post Is SCOTUS on the Verge of Dismantling Labor and the Administrative State in One Blow? appeared first on scheerpost.com.
Reducing a humanitarian crisis to an issue of “border security” puts real solutions out of reach.
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Peru has large reserves of copper, gold, zinc, silver, lead, iron, and natural gas. After a coup overthrew left-wing President Pedro Castillo, the US ambassador, CIA veteran Lisa Kenna, met with mining and energy ministers to discuss “investments”. Europe is importing Peruvian LNG to replace Russian energy.
The post Peru’s Natural Resources: CIA-Linked US Ambassador Meets With Mining and Energy Ministers to Talk ‘Investments’ appeared first on scheerpost.com.
Scotland has no shortage of dreadful right wing judges, but as the very epitome of reactionary conservatism, one gobsmacking judgment from Perth Sheriff Michael Fletcher stands out. In a major rowing back of Scotland’s right to roam legislation contained in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, Sheriff Fletcher ruled that plebs must not be allowed […]
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