2024-01-30: News Headlines

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-01-30). Neoliberalism Plunges Ecuador Into A State Of Crisis; US Escalates Militarism. popularresistance.org On January 7, Adolfo Macias, known as "Fito", a leader of an Ecuadorian drug cartel, escaped from prison, which sparked uprisings across the country. In response, President Daniel Noboa declared a national state of emergency and decreed that the country is in a state of internal conflict, listing 20 gangs as terrorist groups. Clearing the FOG spoke with Alex Main of the Center for Economic Policy and Research about the conditions that have led to growing poverty, insecurity and violence in Ecuador. Main explains how the United States is exploiting the current situation to justify sending US weapons and military p…

Rick Baum (2024-01-30). Wealth of Musk Compared to the Income of Shohei Ohtani and a Tesla Assembly Line Worker. counterpunch.org Many people do not like reading articles containing numbers. Doing so is necessary to be able to grasp the extent of the wealth of the world's wealthiest individual, Elon Musk. Comparing Musk's wealth with the future income of baseball player Shohei Ohtani and that of a newly hired assembly line worker at the Tesla Fremont,

_____ (2024-01-29). How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions from Developing Countries. transcend.org 14 Jan 2024 – A case in point: When Ecuador placed a windfall tax on foreign oil operations, French and U.S. companies filed claims—and were awarded more than $800 million.

_____ (2024-01-29). Nonviolent Strategy to Halt the Genocide in Gaza, Liberate Palestine and Defeat the Global Technocracy. transcend.org 24 Jan 2024 – In accordance with its long-planned, detailed and comprehensive blueprint labeled 'The Great Reset', the Global Elite is currently implementing its program to reshape world order, kill off a substantial proportion of the human population, enclose the Commons 'forever', transfer all remaining wealth to the Elite and enslave those left alive in one of their technocratic 'smart city' prisons.

albawaba (2024-01-29). Dubai housing prices could crash down. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — Dubai has seen a big surge in real estate sales, especially after the COVID Pandemic, with 2023 seeing a boost in property sales compared to 2022, especially from Russian buyers who took to Dubai in hopes to protect their assets after the Russia-Ukraine war started early 2022 according to The Media Line, later followed by a trend of Chinese buyers, seeing UAE's market as a target for wealthy customers, according to property agency Knight Frank, which added expectations for the city to become a major hub comparable to New York City, London and Singapore.However, a report by Reuters sheds light on…

albawaba (2024-01-29). Bernard Arnault Overtakes Elon Musk to become the world's richest person! albawaba.com ALBAWABA – French billionaire Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of the global luxury goods conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy), which includes brands like Louis Vuitton, has surpassed Elon Musk, the CEO of the American electric car company Tesla, to become the world's richest person.Arnault's net worth and family wealth increased to $207.8 billion after a $23.6 billion rise on Friday, according to Forbes magazine, as reported by the Indian site "Live Mint."In contrast, the net worth of Tesla's CEO reached $204.5 billion, while the market value of LVMH reached $388.8 billion on Friday, compared to Tesl…

Rosalind English (2024-01-30). Sanctions can be imposed on British subject. ukhumanrightsblog.com Philips v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2024] EWHC 32 (Admin) This application for judicial review raised an interesting and novel question. Could a private individual, a British citizen, be designated under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018? The claimant, a British journalist, had reporting on the Donbas region of …

CADTM International (2024-01-30). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-01-30). HK-listed China Evergrande ordered to liquidate. ecns.cn Real estate developer China Evergrande Group was issued a winding-up order on Monday after failing to convince the High Court in Hong Kong that it had a working restructuring plan and that its assets were sufficient to cover its debts.

Eric Toussaint, Maxime Perriot (2024-01-30). Is there a debt crisis in the South and what is recommended by the CADTM? cadtm.org Maxime Perriot: In an article published in December 2023 you claimed in the wake of a World Bank report that "developing countries" were trapped in a new debt crisis, yet the Financial Times and other sources point out that in the first two weeks of 2024 several so-called developing countries managed to easily refinance their debt. What is actually the situation?
| The three developing countries that managed to sell sovereign bonds all produce oil and gas
| Éric Toussaint: The three countries (…) | – |

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-30). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-30). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

CADTM International (2024-01-29). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint, Maxime Perriot (2024-01-29). Is there a debt crisis in the South and what is recommended by the CADTM? cadtm.org Maxime Perriot: In an article published in December 2023 you claimed in the wake of a World Bank report that "developing countries" were trapped in a new debt crisis, yet the Financial Times and other sources point out that in the first two weeks of 2024 several so-called developing countries managed to easily refinance their debt. What is actually the situation?
| The three developing countries that managed to sell sovereign bonds all produce oil and gas
| Éric Toussaint: The three countries (…) | – |

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-29). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-29). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

ecns.cn (2024-01-29). Hong Kong court orders seriously indebted China Evergrande to wind up. ecns.cn The seriously indebted real estate developer, China Evergrande Group, was order to be liquidated by a Hong Kong court on Monday, China Media Group (CMG) reported.

Rachel Evans (2024-01-30). Jubilee Lake co-op and the fight for affordable leisure. greenleft.org.au Putting holiday destinations under communtiy control could create low-cost alternatives for working people suffering under the cost-of-living crisis. Rachel Evans reports.

WSWS (2024-01-30). Nazi Town USA: US public television examines the German-American Bund in the 1930s. wsws.org The real relationship of forces, above all the role of the working class, are missing from this account.

albawaba (2024-01-29). Thomas Tuchel hints at possible move to LaLiga. albawaba.com Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel admits he is interested in a future move to the Spanish League (LaLiga).This comes just hours following Xavi Hernandez's announcement where he revealed he will be leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.Tuchel is being linked with the Barca job, as he himself is facing a difficult time at Bayern who trail leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.The German coach responded by saying, as quoted by Tribal Football: "Moving abroad is something that continues to attract me and Spain has an extraordinary league."From my point of view, and based on my experience working with Spanish…

Australian Council for International Development (2024-01-29). oPt: Foreign aid peak welcomes interim ruling on Gaza war. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: Australian Council for International Development | The Australian Council for International Development welcomes today's interim ruling by the International Court of Justice on the Gaza war. | "ACFID urges Australia to amplify global calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire to stop the bloodshed," ACFID CEO Marc Purcell said. | "The humanitarian situation in Gaza is beyond dire. Palestinians trapped in the enclave without food, water, medicine or shelter are in desperate need of lifesaving aid now. | "The aid and humanitarian sector has been working tirel…

cameron orr (2024-01-29). Forward together: For pre-convention discussion. cpusa.org Editor's note: The CPUSA National Committee adopted the document below at its January 27th meeting to frame its preconvention discussion. It's the first of three, the second of which will be on the role of the party. The third will be on the international situation. | The U.S. is in the midst of a deep systemic crisis, perhaps the most severe since the Civil War and the Great Depression. It is a political, economic, social, cultural and ideological crisis of the capitalist system. Confidence in government is at an all-time low, while working-class anger at mounting inequality is at an all-time high. Gaza, Ukra…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-29). Doctor Just Back from Gaza: Cutting UNRWA Funds Is "Unconscionable" as Hospitals Barely Functional. democracynow.org In Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Thaer Ahmad, an emergency room physician who spent three weeks volunteering at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, he describes how he saw UNRWA providing key aid to Palestinians displaced by Israeli attacks, including a shelter "packed with families and children" dependent on UNRWA to provide their daily meals. He says it is "unconscionable" to cut off their lifeline as hospitals are no longer able to provide basic medicine and care, and many people have died because they are "overwhelmed." He also discusses the impact of the war on medical staff, who are working without pay, s…

Nick Harper (2024-01-29). Will U.S. Congress approve a new border deal? america.cgtn.com A group of U.S. senators has reportedly reached a bipartisan immigration deal that could eventually lead to tighter border security with Mexico. | However, the proposal still needs approval from Congress, with former president Donald Trump working behind the scenes to urge Republicans to strike down the agreement.

midwesternmarx (2024-01-29). The Entry of a New German Left Party Shakes up the Country By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com In October 2023, 10 members of the German parliament (Bundestag) left Die Linke (the Left) and declared their intention to form their own party. With their departure, Die Linke's parliamentary group fell to 28 out of the 736 members of the Bundestag, compared to the 78 members of the far-right Alliance for Germany (AfD). One of the reasons for the departure of these 10 MPs is that they believe that Die Linke has lost touch with its working-class base, whose decomposition over issues …

presstv.ir (2024-01-30). In Gaza, famine will be 'inevitable' due to UNRWA funding cuts. presstv.ir "Famine was imminent," and now "inevitable," said Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, on Sunday.

Robert Inlakesh (2024-01-30). The West's Defunding Of UNRWA Has Nothing To Do With Oct 7. thelastamericanvagabond.com The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is responsible for aiding the Palestinian refugee population and is especially vital to the people of Gaza — now suffering an Israeli imposed famine — has suddenly been defunded by Western nations. The move to withdraw funding comes as an immediate response to Israel's allegation that

Democracy Now! (2024-01-29). Democracy Now! 2024-01-29 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 29, 2024; Drone Strike Kills 3 U.S. Troops in Jordan; Risk Grows of Regional War over Israeli Assault on Gaza; Palestinians Charge Genocide in U.S. Court; Biden, Blinken Sued for Backing Israel's War on Gaza; Chicago ER Doctor Just Back from Gaza Says Patients, Medical Staff Face Catastrophic Conditions; Despite Looming Gaza Famine, U.S. Halts UNRWA Funding After Israel Claims 12 U.N. Staff Aided 10/7 Attack | Headlines for January 29, 2024; Drone Strike Kills 3 U.S. Troops in Jordan; Risk Grows of Regional War over Israeli Assault on Gaza; Palestinians Charge Genocide in U.S. Court; Bid…

Leila Warah (2024-01-29). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 115: Israel pushes Gazans further south; U.S threatens further regional violence. mondoweiss.net The U.S. government threatens further regional violence on the heels of drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. Human rights groups slam countries for pulling funding for UNRWA as Palestinians in Gaza face famine and starvation.

Staff (2024-01-29). Despite Looming Gaza Famine, U.S. Halts UNRWA Funding After Israel Claims 12 U.N. Staff Aided 10/7 Attack. democracynow.org On the same day the U.N.'s highest court accepted South Africa's case alleging genocide in Gaza, Israel accused 12 employees with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, of taking part in the Hamas attack on October 7. The United States and at least 10 other nations have now suspended funding to the agency, which retains a staff of over 13,000 and provides essential aid to most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents. "It's the worst possible reaction to these allegations," says Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council. He calls for an investigation but s…

Editor (2024-01-30). Human Rights Officials Warn Aid Cuts Make Gaza Famine 'Inevitable'. scheerpost.com

presstv.ir (2024-01-30). US government employees to stage hunger strike for Gaza in protest at Biden's Israel support. presstv.ir A group of workers from more than two dozen US government agencies are planning to stage a one-day hunger strike on Thursday in protest of Joe Biden's policy toward Gaza.

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