The Daily Shaarli

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June 29, 2021

‘Turning right, repressing left’: How Venezuela’s Maduro shifted course | MR Online
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In the face of a prolonged and deep economic and political crisis, Venezuela’s government has embarked on a “turn to the right” in economic policy, while resorting to repression against the left.

“Eyebrow-raising”: Loblaw monitoring unions alongside cyberthreats, natural disasters as “risks” ⋆ The Breach
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Company documents show Canadian grocery giant has “mitigation strategies” for union organizing within its workforce

Geopolitics, profit, and poppies: how the CIA turned Afghanistan into a failed narco-state
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The war in Afghanistan has looked a lot like the war on drugs in Latin America and previous colonial campaigns in Asia, with a rapid militarization of the area and the empowerment of pliant local elites.

Canada building global network of military bases in aggressive shift ⋆ The Breach
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Documents reveal Canadian plan influenced by strategy of U.S.-led counterinsurgency throughout Global South

US, EU, Canada Impose Conditions for Possible Sanctions ‘Review’
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Washington and its allies demanded Caracas show “meaningful progress” in talks with Guaidó and upholding “international standards for democracy.”

The regional threat of civil war in Afghanistan
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Dialogue among Kabul, Beijing and Islamabad is central to any hope for peace