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Trump’s tariffs to enrich the oligarchy
BRICS—initially founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and now joined by Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—is a coalition mainly of Global South countries. It is a counter to the G7 and NATO that offers an alternative to U.S. imperialist policies.
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Gaza ceasefire in jeopardy as Trump casts doubt on phase two and three
Hamas official tells MEE that group remains committed to agreement but ‘manipulation’ of truce may cause it to collapse.
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The mass deportation handoff, Biden to Trump
And the Booming Border-Industrial Complex.
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In Gaza ‘never again’ happened again as the powerful looked on
Following the ceasefire, Toufic Haddad reflects on the complicity & failures of global powers & institutions. We must keep mobilising against Israel’s crimes.
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China’s economy in 2024 continued to far outgrow the U.S.
China’s GDP growth of 5.0% in 2024 meant it successfully hit its GDP goal of “about 5.0%” for the year. More significantly for China’s strategic economic development, Figure 1 shows that it means its economic growth continues to be ahead of the target discussed at the time of the adoption of the 14th Five Year Plan of doubling GDP between 2020 and 2035.
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With zero evidence, NPR suggests Trump may ‘work for working class’ in second term
“Can Trump’s Second Act Work for the Working Class While Giving Back to His Super Donors?” asks NPR.com
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AI is bad for the environment, and the problem is bigger than energy consumption
The collective energy demand of data centres in the United States is so high that Microsoft recently reached a deal to reopen Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in American history.
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Trump reiterates plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza following Netanyahu meeting at White House
On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump in The White House during his second term. During the meeting, Trump doubled down on previous suggestions to remove Palestinians from Gaza.
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The Ayacucho Commune: The impact of the U.S. blockade on Amazonian Fisherfolk (Part III)
Communards living by the Orinoco River talk about the impact of U.S. sanctions on their work and lives.
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Unprecedented anti-fascist, anti-racist march against Milei
One million people mobilized in the City of Buenos Aires–according to the organizers–as a result of the fuse lit by the LGBT community.
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Trump’s threats expose Canada’s utter dependency on the U.S.
The immediate task for Canada should be to delink from the United States and the American Empire.
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In Syria, the lunatics are running the asylum
As the dust settles in regime-changed Syria, a new reality emerges–one where the victors are not liberators, but former Al-Qaeda warlords restyled in suits, shaking hands with world leaders, and reshaping the state in their own sectarian image.
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Venezuelan opposition diverted $116 million delivered by USAID
These funds were delivered during Guaido’s ‘interim government’ as ‘humanitarian aid’ through an NGO that belong to politicians who live without working abroad.
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Canadian hands in Congo drip with the blood of millions
Ottawa has stayed silent on Rwandan aggression while continuing to back Africa’s most ruthless regime led by Paul Kagame.
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Trump’s Executive Orders – The return of Cold War repression
In 1950, Nevada Democratic Senator Pat McCarran said he wanted to save the United States from communism and “Jewish interests.”
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The forever charade
Gitmo, Yesterday, Today… and Tomorrow
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In major expansion of U.S. nuclear buildup, Trump orders construction of nationwide missile defense system
The executive order “directs implementation of a next-generation missile defense shield for the United States against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missile, and other next-generation aerial attacks.”
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Amazon closures an act of economic terrorism
These closures are a cruel, anti-democratic attack on all workers that demand a strong response from unions across Canada.
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Thermonuclear Crack
Isn’t it high time we “augment” our nuclear force “posture”?
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U.S. media promotes military intervention In Venezuela
Writers and activists Francisco Dominguez and Roger D. Harris reflect on the piece in the NYT which openly calls for a military intervention to overthrow the government of Nicolás Maduro.