(2024-02-16). Lula llama desde Etiopía a invertir en países pobres. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que la inversión es "el retorno más seguro y rápido para el crecimiento de un país".
(2024-02-17). Judge laughing verdict on Donald Trump $364 million fraud case sparks outrage. albawaba.com A New York judge who ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $364 million in a civil fraud case has sparked outrage among Trump's supporters and critics alike after he shrugged, laughed and smirked to the camera in court.Judge Arthur Engoron, who presided over the 2 Ω-month trial, issued a blistering decision that accused Trump and his company of engaging in a "yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated the former president's wealth".Engoron also barred Trump from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity for three years.N…
(2024-02-16). Russia: Origin and consequences of the debt repudiation of February 10, 1918. cadtm.org
(2024-02-16). Why the 1953 cancellation of German debt won't be reproduced for Greece and Developing Countries. cadtm.org
(2024-02-16). Why the Marshall Plan ? 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 (…) | – | / |
(2024-02-16). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
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(2024-02-17). Russia: Origin and consequences of the debt repudiation of February 10, 1918. cadtm.org
(2024-02-17). Why the 1953 cancellation of German debt won't be reproduced for Greece and Developing Countries. cadtm.org
(2024-02-17). Why the Marshall Plan ? 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 (…) | – | / |
(2024-02-17). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
| A typical articulation of the terrain of infrastructure financing (…) | – |
(2024-02-16). Palestinian groups call for emergency global actions against Israeli genocide. workers.org 
Palestinian organizations working together in the resistance issued the following statement Feb. 15, 2024, calling for global actions Feb. 16-18 in response to the Zionist aggression and the genocidal war against the Palestinian people. It was posted by the Resistance News Network. O our steadfast Palestinian people, O masses of . . . |
(2024-02-16). How Three New Museums Are Teaching the World About a Paradigm Shift in Our Understanding of Human Origins. pressenza.com New findings and significant advances in research have scientists rethinking our origins, and museums around the world are working to catch the public up. | By April M. Short | Breakthrough anthropological and scientific findings have allowed researchers to better trace the outlines, and begin to fill in the blanks, of the human evolutionary story in recent decades. We're now able to trace the long threads of the social and cultural processes that produced today's world. Humanity has the potential to be stronger and more resilient as we use our history as a guide to understand ourselves and visualize the future.
(2024-02-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Red flags for heart failure during pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Deaths from heart disease in women who are pregnant or delivered a baby within one year has increased over the previous 30 years. Dr. Demilade (Demi-lad-ay) Adedinsewo (Ah-ded-in-shay-woah) a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the red flags for heart failure during pregnancy and how healthcare professionals are working to detect the condition earlier. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PsJJKSjOf1U Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…
(2024-02-16). Heart attack symptoms in women are often different than men. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Sweating, nausea, dizziness and unusual fatigue may not sound like typical heart attack symptoms. However, they are common for women and may occur more often when resting or asleep.Unlike with men, pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest are not always severe or even the most prominent heart attack symptom in women. That's why women need to understand their unique symptoms while also working to reduce their risk of heart disease. "It's…
(2024-02-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Closing the gaps in cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 2024 could mark a grim milestone in the battle against cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society announced that, for the first time ever, new cancer cases could exceed the 2 million mark. Early detection and the right treatment are among the best weapons to fight cancer. However, today many people don't have equitable access to cancer care because of systemic barriers and health disparities. Mayo Clinic is working to change that with strategic initiatives aimed at health…
(2024-02-16). DC's 2024 Crime Bill Is More War On The Black Working Class. popularresistance.org The "Secure DC" Omnibus bill is the latest attempt by DC's local government to impose law and order, while ignoring the root issues that lead to street-level crime and advancing the war against the Black working class. After passing unanimously by the DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, the new crime bill was voted on and unanimously passed on February 6, 2024, by the full council. Pan-African Community Action (PACA) contends that Black people in the U.S are a domestic colony, an internal colony that is enforced by a massive police presence meant to control and keep us exploited for our lab…
(2024-02-16). The Unrepentant West: Germany's Olaf Scholz and the Right to Commit Genocide in Gaza. counterpunch.org 
On February 8, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Washington on an official visit, aimed at working jointly with the United States to make "sure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself". If such a statement was made soon after the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation of October 7, one may cognize its logic, based
(2024-02-16). How Arab States Are Helping Israel Commit Genocide. mintpressnews.com Palestine's Arab neighbors seem to have taken a bold stance on Israel's genocide of Gaza in a public show of solidarity with Palestinians. But behind those strong words, states like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE are quietly assisting Israel. | These four nations are working together to circumvent the actions of one of the few regional actors who are challenging Israel concretely: Yemen's Ansar Allah. In a bid to alleviate pressure on Israel from the Ansar Allah (a.k.a the Houthi) blockade of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan have established land corridors, ensuring cargo destined for the ap…
(2024-02-17). DA Fani Willis' relationship with Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade started years ago. albawaba.com Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is facing a challenge to her credibility and authority in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 other defendants.Willis and Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor working on the case, have admitted to having a personal relationship that began after Wade was hired in November 2021. However, a former friend and co-worker of Willis, Robin Yeartie, testified on Thursday that she saw Willis and Wade hugging and kissing prior to November 2021, contradicting their statements.DA Fani Willis is FURIOUS, and I don't blame her. The optics o…
(2024-02-17). The WHO and the inability of capitalism to prevent future pandemics. wsws.org The international working class must assimilate the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, above all the inability of capitalism to organize on a global scale to address the current pandemic and prevent future ones.
(2024-02-17). Former Thai prime minister Thaksin to be released on parole. wsws.org Thaksin will no doubt use his influence to bolster the tattered image of his Pheu Thai party which leads a government that will impose new burdens on working people and ruthlessly crush any opposition.
(2024-02-16). Genocide: How Treacherous Arab States are Complicit with Israel. libya360.wordpress.com Mnar Adley Palestine's Arab neighbors seem to have taken a bold stance on Israel's genocide of Gaza in a public show of solidarity with Palestinians. But behind those strong words, states like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE are quietly assisting Israel. These four nations are working together to circumvent the actions of one…
(2024-02-16). Imperialism and Resistance in the Red Sea. libya360.wordpress.com Jesse Harasta Jesse Harasta describes the complex dynamics of contemporary imperialism and resistance. Understanding a world system divided into Core, Semi-Periphery and Periphery is essential to the workings of global capitalism. Harasta argues that Gulf states have engaged in an active imperial re-peripheralization of the Horn of Africa. Since the beginning of the 2023 Israeli…
(2024-02-16). Strategic integrated projects. sanews.gov.za Strategic integrated projects | By Nomonde Mnukwa | It is often said that water is life, and this is indeed the case as no life can be sustained without water. However, very few people give a second thought about the infrastructure required to ensure clean, drinkable water. | In South Africa government is undertaking a massive infrastructure investment and build programme in the form of Strategic Integrated Projects (SIPs), which are aimed at improving the quality of life for all South Africans. | Government is working to transform key sectors of our economy such as electricity, rail, ports and telecommunications…
(2024-02-17). Outlining Existential Challenges Facing World, Secretary-General Stresses Need for 'Global Economy That Works for Everyone, Everywhere', in Remarks to Security Forum. reliefweb.int Countries: Libya, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Sudan, Ukraine, World, Yemen | Source: UN Secretary-General | SG/SM/22135 | Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks to the Munich Security Conference today: | It's a pleasure to be here in Munich. | As the title of our discussion implies, today's global order is not working for everyone. In fact, I would go further and say: it's not working for anyone. | Our world is facing existential challenges, but the global community is more fragmented and divided than at any time during the past 75 years. | Even the cold war era was, in some…
(2024-02-16). Update 211 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine. reliefweb.int Country: Ukraine | Source: International Atomic Energy Agency | International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts are continuing to closely monitor the staffing situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. | Earlier this week, on 13 February, the IAEA team visited the ZNPP's training centre and its simulators, where they observed staff training, including main control room operators receiving additional simulator training for other units than those where they were working. The IAEA experts were informed that the ZNPP is extending these opera…
(2024-02-17). It is dark before the dawn, but Israeli settler colonialism is at an end. mronline.org 
The idea that Zionism is settler colonialism is not new. Palestinian scholars in the 1960s working in Beirut in the PLO Research Centre had already understood that what they were facing in Palestine was not a classical colonial project.
(2024-02-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Red flags for heart failure during pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Deaths from heart disease in women who are pregnant or delivered a baby within one year has increased over the previous 30 years. Dr. Demilade (Demi-lad-ay) Adedinsewo (Ah-ded-in-shay-woah) a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the red flags for heart failure during pregnancy and how healthcare professionals are working to detect the condition earlier. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PsJJKSjOf1U Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…
(2024-02-17). Heart attack symptoms in women are often different than men. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Sweating, nausea, dizziness and unusual fatigue may not sound like typical heart attack symptoms. However, they are common for women and may occur more often when resting or asleep.Unlike with men, pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest are not always severe or even the most prominent heart attack symptom in women. That's why women need to understand their unique symptoms while also working to reduce their risk of heart disease. "It's…
(2024-02-17). Celebrating the gift of life: Cousins raise awareness for organ donation on National Donor Day. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lisa Brown, 53, of Jacksonville, suffered from severe pelvis and back pain for years. She later learned that her bladder wasn't working due to follicular cystitis, a rare and non-specific inflammatory disease of the bladder, and inflammatory pseudotumor of the bladder. In 2017, her bladder was removed using robotic-assisted surgery and replaced with a "neobladder" that was attached to her ureters, which are the tubes that carry urine produced by the kidneys. Unfortunately, ongoing challenges…
(2024-02-16). It Is Dark Before the Dawn, But Israeli Settler Colonialism Is At an End. socialistproject.ca 
Professor Ilan Pappé spoke at Islamic Human Rights Commission's (IHRC) annual Genocide Memorial Day in London, UK, on 21st January 2024, on the need to understand that the genocide of Palestinians we are currently witnessing, as brutal as it is, is also the demise of the so-called Jewish state. We need to be ready to imagine a new world beyond it. | The idea that Zionism is settler colonialism is not new. Palestinian scholars in the 1960s working in Beirut in the PLO Research Centre had already understood that what they were facing in Palestine was not a classical colonial project. They did not frame Israel as…
(2024-02-16). Available for Distro! Order Your "How to Get Ready for a Demonstration" Zines! itsgoingdown.org 
Announcing a new title for distro pertaining to tips and advice on getting ready for successful demonstrations. In a random act of late night spontaneity, the hardworking humans and felines of Blackbird Publishing and Distribution decided to print 3,000 full color, 20-page booklets of the recently posted, "How to Get Ready for a Demonstration: Tips…
(2024-02-16). To the Extent that the UN Functions as an Arm of Western Power, it Should Not Exist. libya360.wordpress.com 'Israel operates under a climate of absolute impunity,' says Craig Mokhiber, former top UN official. Since the start of Israel's war on Gaza the United Nations has been under pressure. More than 85 percent of the Gazan population is currently homeless and living in dire conditions, while the UN remains in political gridlock. Three weeks…
(2024-02-17). Correspondence] Economic crises and cancer care in Pakistan—timely action saves lives. thelancet.com Cancer treatment is often ignored during economic crises; Sri Lankans are still striving to stabilise their health-care system.1 Currently, the health systems in low-income and middle-income countries are least prepared to operate independently in emergencies and combat global cancer inequities. Alarmingly, in Pakistan, political turmoil has contributed to a catastrophic decline in the economy and looming bankruptcy.2 Being the world's fifth most populous country (with a population of >232 million people), due to depleting reserves, rising inflation, and calamitous recent floods, the value of currency in Pakis…
(2024-02-16). Defusing The Derivatives Time Bomb: Some Proposed Solutions. popularresistance.org This is a sequel to a Jan. 15 article titled "Casino Capitalism and the Derivatives Market: Time for Another 'Lehman Moment'?", discussing the threat of a 2024 "black swan" event that could pop the derivatives bubble. That bubble is now over ten times the GDP of the world and is so interconnected and fragile that an unanticipated crisis could trigger the collapse not just of the bubble but of the economy. To avoid that result, in the event of the bankruptcy of a major financial institution, derivative claimants are put first in line to grab the assets — not just the deposits of customers but their stocks an…
(2024-02-16). NGOs demand ceasefire in Gaza and more aid for Palestinians. plenglish.com Ramallah, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Friday for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a massive increase in humanitarian aid to prevent famine in the territory, which is home to more than two million Palestinians.
(2024-02-16). Expert warns: Gaza faces unprecedented famine in decades as Israel tightens grip. nationofchange.org Experts alarm over the rapid deterioration of life in Gaza, citing Israel's stringent blockade as a catalyst for a famine crisis unseen in modern history.
(2024-02-16). oPt: UNICEF State of Palestine Humanitarian Situation Report (Escalation) – 07 February 2024. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Israel, occupied Palestinian territory | Source: UN Children's Fund | Please refer to the attached file. | Reporting Period: 25 January to 7 February 2024 | Highlights | ‚Ä¢ The risk of famine in Gaza is increasing by the day, particularly for an estimated 300,000 people in northern Gaza who have been predominantly cut off from assistance and where food security assessments show the greatest needs, according to WFP. The UN warns that humanitarian aid reaching Gaza city is "not enough to prevent a famine." | ‚Ä¢ At least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip are unaccom…
(2024-02-16). World: Global Weather Hazards Summary February 16 — 22, 2024. reliefweb.int 
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Source: Famine Early Warning System Network | Please refer to the attached file. | Abnormally dry conditions worsen in much of Southern Africa; floods contin…
(2024-02-17). No One Uninvolved — The Grayzone live. youtube.com 
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the untimely death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the US-Israeli assault on multilateral institutions seeking to prevent famine in Gaza, the renewal of US starvation sanctions on Syria, and the looming catastrophe in Rafah.
(2024-02-16). How Israel's sadistic 'hunger games' target starving Gazans. newarab.com 
An investigation by Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab's Arabic-language sister edition, documents how
(2024-02-16). Dodging Biden's Moral Collapse Is No Way to Defeat Trump. counterpunch.org 
For more than four months, President Biden has been the main enabler for Israel's mass murder of Palestinian people in Gaza. Every day, hundreds of civilians are killed by U.S. weaponry and, increasingly, by hunger and disease. The cruelty and magnitude of the slaughter are repugnant to anyone who isn't somehow numb to the human agony.
(2024-02-17). Hamas warns of talks pullout unless Gaza aid increased. newarab.com 
"The movement intends to suspend negotiations until aid is brought into northern Gaza," a senior source in the Palestinian group told AFP. | "Negotiations cannot be held while hunger is ravaging the Palestinian people," he said, asking not to be identified as he is not authourised to speak on the issue. | Talks have been held in the Egyptian capit…
(2024-02-16). Rio de Janeiro prepares to host G20 Foreign Ministers meeting. america.cgtn.com 
Next week, the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting will take place at Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro. This is the first major meeting of the G20 under Brazil's presidency. | The year-long agenda will focus on President Lula da Silva's key priorities: hunger, sustainable development, and global governance. Lucas Padilha, President of Rio's G20 committee, emphasizes the crucial role of Brazil, particularly Rio, in 2024. | CGTN's Lucrecia Franco spoke to Padilha about the city's readiness for both the upcoming ministerial meeting and the November G20 heads of state summit, also scheduled to be held in Rio de Janeir…