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Mexico’s leftist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used the US government’s “Summit for Democracy” to indirectly call out Washington’s hypocrisy: “The oligarchy reigns with the façade of democracy”, he said, calling for “greater equality” and “separation of economic and political power."

The post Mexico’s AMLO Calls Out US ‘Oligarchy’ at Biden’s Democracy Summit appeared first on scheerpost.com.

A new recycling plant in Mexicali raises legal and ethical concerns.

The post America’s ‘Waste Colonialism’ in Mexico appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Hugh Pope finds out why Iraqi Kurds who have migrated to Europe are on their way back to their unpredictable home country

Senior Economist Miguel Faria e Castro and Data Scientist Lowell Ricketts discuss their research on the relationship between the pandemic and the wave of retirements in recent years.

The US wants African minerals for its goal of becoming the world’s cleantech superpower, but it cannot compete with Beijing economically on the continent. 

Solidarity and well done NEU teachers for standing firm as others w Teachers have resoundingly rejected the government’s insulting and almost entirely unfunded pay ‘offer’ and agreed further strikes for 24 April and 2 May. The government’s ‘deal’ represented a huge real-terms pay cut and would have placed an even greater burden on schools that […]

Europe’s warm winter likely only delayed its pain as importers may soon have to pay up for spot supply to beat competition from the Asian market.

I was at the optometrist the other day getting my regular eye test and all the person doing the test wanted to talk about was whether we were heading into recession. I think he was toying with buying a new apartment to live in and was trying to assess risk with the rising interest rate…

Another tour de force by Michael Hudson on how debt dynamics create oligarcies, how the Fed stoked thebank crisis, and the multipolarity push.

Why do all the bank notes in the US look the same? Confusing!

During the first lockdown, I thought I was uniquely prepared for it. I was wrong.

Recent charges against Donald Trump have split observers worldwide, lawmakers in the USA, members of the Republican Party and even Trump’s family. read now...

"An exclusive opportunity for hot air enthusiasts"

The post Goop Fans Are Snapping up Tiny Containers of Air From Gwyneth Paltrow’s Court Case appeared first on The Shovel.

From Iraq War veterans to a young Mike Tyson and her own brother’s battle with AIDS, Grinker’s photographs open a window from the personal into the political.

The post The Chris Hedges Report: Photographer Lori Grinker’s Portraits Don’t Just Capture Her Subjects—They Capture History appeared first on scheerpost.com.

Despite insisting that Julian Assange has been held captive for too long, the Albanese Government still won't intervene while the AUKUS pact keeps us in lockstep with the U.S. read now...

“Liberal voters were too scared to go out to polling booths”

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Anthony Albanese’s decision to press ahead with buying nuclear submarines despite the astronomical $368 billion cost is a demonstration of his abject commitment to the system.

The post Editorial: Nuclear subs spending shows scale of Labor’s commitment to running the system appeared first on Solidarity Online.

Anthony Albanese has unveiled proposed constitutional changes to introduce an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, as well as “design principles” for the body itself.

The post Voice wording and new details still leave it a powerless advisory body appeared first on Solidarity Online.

Queensland’s Labor government has passed new right-wing law and order measures that will increase already disgraceful levels of Indigenous over-imprisonment.

The post Queensland Labor set to throw more Indigenous kids in prison appeared first on Solidarity Online.

The Royal Commission into the Liberals’ Robodebt scheme has exposed the scale of lies and cover up that went into defending an illegal policy designed to punish the poor.

The post Robodebt scandal shows how far government and public officials will go to punish the poor appeared first on Solidarity Online.

French workers are staging a mass, rolling strike wave against President Macron’s attempt to force people to work longer before they can retire.

The post Mass strikes sweep France as workers fight Macron’s pension plan appeared first on Solidarity Online.

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The lawyers: DONALD TRUMP HASN’T surrendered to authorities yet. But his lawyers are already fighting — with themselves. Days after the former president’s indictment at the hands of Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg, some of Trump’s lawyers are taking aim at Joe Tacopina, his co-lead defense attorney in the Bragg case.  A source familiar with the matter and another person close to Trump tell Rolling Stone that a number of Trump’s other current lawyers have privately described Tacopina as “dumb” and a “loudmouth.”  Tacopina is no stranger to made-for-tabloid drama: He has a lengthy track record of repping high-profile clients, such as Meek Mill and baseball legend Alex Rodriguez, as well as securing hard-to-land wins. But he’s also had some equally high-profile flameouts, including an acrimonious parting with his ex-client, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik. In recent days, as a Trump attorney, Tacopina has also become a more and more familiar face on cable television — and not always to the ex-president’s benefit.

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