Category: Economics
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Argentina’s COVID Miracle Unlike the United States, which could spend one-quarter of its GDP protecting its economy from the COVID-19 fallout, Argentina entered the pandemic with the deck stacked against it. Yet, thanks to the current government’s policies to strengthen the real economy, the country has been enjoying a remarkable recovery. #COVID19 #argentina #economy #pandemic Covid: Half of…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Earth’s final frontier: China and the deep-sea gold rush set to cause environmental catastrophe For Yasuhara, given the unprecedented levels of ocean warming and the increased acidification of the sea, combined with ignorance of the destructive impact of deep-sea mining, this is the least appropriate moment to be embarking on large-scale destructive processes on an…
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Happy New Year, COVID19!
It’s Fucking New Year’s! It’s almost 2022. There are no hoverboards (no, not the ones that blow up!), A.I. robots, or flying cars. Instead, we are entering year three of the COVID19 pandemic. Since this thing started, we’ve lost 800k Americans, and the unofficial death toll may be much higher. We’ve lost millions of people…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Afghans arrive at Croatian border amid violence, freezing weather As people like Ali approach, however, rights workers say the facilities and oversight have not kept pace. There aren’t enough beds to temporarily house asylum seekers, they warn. And migrants testify that they are being turned away — perhaps illegally — in an increasingly violent manner. …
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
In Iraq, Christmas is becoming many Muslims’ favorite new holiday Christmas has been classified as a holiday in Iraq since 2018, but that designation was up for annual renewal. Now it’s permanent. This is relatively unusual in the Middle East. While they may celebrate Christmas in some way, only four other nations out of 20…
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Random Thoughts on Black Men: Part III
In 2017, I wrote a couple of pieces titled “Random Thoughts on Black Men.” In those articles, I questioned why some brothas fear dogs, why some brothas wear socks with sandals, some brothas feel the need to Hotep, or our colorism towards darker-skinned black women. I’m revisiting these thoughts once again. Today, I will give three random thoughts on…
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The Week in Stories Across the Globe
Afghan central bank moves to stabilise collapsing currency The abrupt withdrawal of foreign aid following the Taliban victory in August has left Afghanistan’s fragile economy on the brink of collapse, with prices for food, fuel and other basic staples rising rapidly out of reach for many. #afghanistan #banking #AfghanistanCrisis Feds bust ‘modern-day slavery’ ring amid new immigration enforcement…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Is President Xi Jinping undoing capitalism in China? In the last 40 years, China has become the only global economy to rival the U.S. But President Xi Jinping is cracking down on some of the private sectors, companies and individuals that led to the country’s prosperity. Lesley Stahl reports. #XiJinping #China #capitalism #Asia AWS appears to be down,…
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The Truth About Reverse-Racism
“Black people yelling “racism!” White people yelling “reverse racism!” Chinese people yelling “sideways racism!” And the Indians ain’t yelling shit, ’cause they dead. So everybody bitching about how bad their people got it: nobody got it worse than the American Indian. Everyone needs to calm the fuck down.” – Chris Rock Turn on the Faux News…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Ghislaine Maxwell accused of preying on young girls for Epstein to abuse The allegations at trial cover the period 1994 to 2004. Prosecutors allege Ms Maxwell was a “right-hand” partner for Epstein, helping to groom vulnerable teenage girls as young as 14 for abuse at his luxurious residences. #GhislaineMaxwell #Epstein #sexcrimes The World Health Organization warns of…
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