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  •  | Jean Louis Mazieres Pierre Soulages 1919 162x 240 1972 Montpellier Musée Fabre CC Flickr httpswwwflickrcomphotosmazanto43198476475 | MR Online

    The urgent need to repudiate debt

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on April 6, 2023 by Anaïs Carton (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    It is now time to react concerning the issue of debt cancellations and repudiations.

  •  | Colonial 5 Franc CFA note 1926 recto by nebedaay is licensed with CC BY NC SA 20 To view a copy of this license visit httpscreativecommonsorglicensesby nc sa20 | MR Online

    How France continues to dominate its former Colonies in Africa

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on April 26, 2021 by Ndongo Samba Sylla, Fanny Pigeaud and Chris Dite (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  | (Posted Apr 27, 2021)

    In France’s former African colonies, imperialist monetary policies from Paris continue to cripple domestic economies and undermine democracy. Colonialism in Africa won’t have meaningfully come to an end until true economic sovereignty is allowed to flourish.

  •  | Series title Ecuador Progress and limits of resistance to the policies of the World Bank the IMF and other creditors | MR Online

    Resistance against the policies imposed by the World Bank, the IMF and other creditors between 2007 and 2011

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on April 15, 2021 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    Ecuador provides an example of a government which officially decided to investigate the process of indebtedness so as to identify illegitimate debt and suspend its repayment.

  •  | Guillermo Lasso | MR Online

    From Rafael Correa to Guillermo Lasso via Lenin Moreno

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on April 14, 2021 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    On 11 April 2021, Guillermo Lasso (52,4%), the right-wing candidate, defeated Andres Arauz, the candidate supported by Rafael Correa and part of the Left, by 52.4% vs 47.6% in the second round of ballots for the presidential election.

  •  | Ecuadors poisoned loans from the World Bank and the IMF | MR Online

    Ecuador’s poisoned loans from the World Bank and the IMF

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on March 31, 2021 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    Ecuador provides an example of a government which officially decided to investigate the process of indebtedness so as to identify illegitimate debt and suspend its repayment.

  •  | The Paris Commune of 1871 banks and debt | MR Online

    The Paris Commune of 1871, banks and debt

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on March 18, 2021 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    150 years ago, on 18 March 1871, the Paris Commune was born.

  •  | Thomas Piketty | MR Online

    Thomas Piketty and Karl Marx: Two totally different visions of Capital

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on March 9, 2021 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    In his book Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty has gathered his data meticulously and provided a useful analysis of the unequal distribution of wealth and income, yet some of his definitions are somewhat confusing and even questionable.

  •  | In memory of Patrice Lumumba assassinated on 17 January 1961 | MR Online

    In memory of Patrice Lumumba, assassinated on January 17, 1961

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on January 17, 2021 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    On 17 January 2021, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961).

  •  | Illicit Financial Flows Africa is the worlds main creditor | MR Online

    Illicit Financial Flows: Africa is the world’s main creditor

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on November 5, 2020 by Milan Rivié (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  | (Posted Jan 18, 2021)

    Contrary to the dominant discourse, it is actually the case that the 54 African states finance developed countries and not the other way round.

  •  | Climate and environmental crisis | MR Online

    Climate and environmental crisis: Sorcerer’s apprentices at the World Bank and the IMF

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on December 23, 2020 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    In December 2020, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the signature of the Paris Agreement on Climate, the UN General Secretary sounded the alarm because the situation has fundamentally worsened. In this article we analyze what the World Bank and the IMF have done in connection with the environmental crisis and climate change.

  •  | The World Bank HQ Main Complex Atrium wikimedia | MR Online

    From Paul Wolfowitz (2005-2007) to David Malpass (2019-…): the U.S. President’s men control the World Bank

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on September 14, 2020 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    In 2020, the World Bank (WB) and the IMF are 76 years old. These two international financial institutions (IFI), founded in 1944, are dominated by the USA and a few major allied powers who work to generalize policies that run counter the interests of the world’s populations.

  •  | Reply to the letter by Philippe King of the Belgians about Belgiums responsibility in the exploitation of the Congolese people | MR Online

    Reply to the letter by Philippe, King of the Belgians, about Belgium’s responsibility in the exploitation of the Congolese people

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on July 8, 2020 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    On 30 June 2020, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the former Belgian Congo’s independence, the news went viral over the planet: Philippe, King of the Belgians, had conveyed regrets for the colonial past, and particularly for the time when Leopold II owned the Congo as a personal possession (1885-1908), to the Congolese head of state and to the Congolese people.

  •  | CC   bcedu | MR Online

    Another look at the Federal Reserve’s panic in September 2019 and solutions to the crisis

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on October 28, 2019 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    You may recall that from 17 September 2019, the United States Federal Reserve injected massive amounts of liquidity into banks due to a quite abnormal situation on the repo market.(1) The repo market designates a mechanism used by banks to obtain short-term financing. They sell securities they hold in repurchase agreements (repo).

  •  | The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank | MR Online

    The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on July 22, 2019 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    In 2019, the World Bank (WB) and the IMF will be 75 years old. These two international financial institutions (IFI), founded in 1944, are dominated by the USA and a few allied major powers who work to generalize policies that run counter the interests of the world’s populations.

  •  | The mountain of corporate debt will be the seed of the next financial crisis | MR Online

    The mountain of corporate debt will be the seed of the next financial crisis

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on April 13, 2019 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    What have they done with the money? Have they invested in research and development, in production, in the ecological transition, in creating descent jobs, warding off climate change? Not at all!

  •  | CC   Flickr   EuroCrisisExplained | MR Online

    The challenges for the European left regarding debt and the banks

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on January 23, 2019 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    The policy of Quantitative Easing (QE) has been implemented by the ECB since 2015 in the wake of what the Fed had done in the U.S. from 2008 to 2014. It consists of massively purchasing private and public debt securities from banks in the Eurozone and from corporations.

  •  | Photo by KRIS AUS67 CC Flickr | MR Online

    Adam Smith and the Yellow Vest Movement

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on December 23, 2018 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    It is sad to see how completely misrepresented Adam Smith (1723-1790) is when pundits call upon him to vindicate neoliberalism and the status quo. It seems many have not really bothered to read his works.

  •  | The Challenges for the Left in Europe and the Eurozone Photo by Rawpixel CC | MR Online

    The challenges for the Left in Europe and the Eurozone

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on September 20, 2018 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    The policies dictated by the European leaders have six fundamental objectives; Bail-out the private banks with public funds, preserve the Eurozone perimeter, bring neoliberal policies to bear more heavily on Greece, reinforce a Europe-wide authoritarian form of governance and more.

  •  | Resistance is futile CC   Flickr   Lily Rhoads | MR Online

    We struggle against illegitimate public and private debt which are at the core of the capitalist system

    Originally published: CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) on April 6, 2018 (more by CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt))  |

    What we are fighting is a capitalist system that destroys nature.

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