On June 11, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic)—a country of 7 million in Southeast Asia—said it had temporarily prevailed over COVID-19. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that his country had “gained an important victory in the first ...
The rules of the global economy got us into this mess. But rules can change. (Common Dreams) The global economy is collapsing. When the pandemic began, experts at the International Monetary Fund predicted that we would ...
The first oil tanker that came from Iran’s Bandar Abbas port into the Caribbean is called Fortune. The tanker entered Venezuelan waters on May 24 and was then escorted by the Venezuelan Navy and Air Force ...
(David Swanson) John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and this TED Talk, has a new book called Touching the Jaguar. You can pre-order it here and get an online workshop and other bonus materials that I haven’t ...
“The World Bank will be deeply involved, and we are preparing for that, but the situation is still troublesome on the ground.” Both global lenders, the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ...
As trade disputes threaten to upset the balance of the world economy, Indonesia held the annual meeting between the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. On Sunday, the annual meeting of the International Monetary ...
A 21-year-old woman is pushing gender standards in Libya through the development of her app, Yummy, which allows Libyan women to sell home-cooked food “Every cloud has a silver lining,” the saying goes. To testify ...
Republicans Sabotaged Net Neutrality! CATCH THIS RESISTANCE PODCAST Listen⇒KVoice of Resistance This is your Resistance podcast. On this episode we marvel at what strange times we are in, as a pro-choice, pro-gun control Democrat got ...