The Daily Shaarli

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January 10, 2022

Tariq Ali: ‘Democracy is largely a set of rituals now’
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"There is no socialist blueprint. If you think there is a socialist blueprint, then you will only be a utopian. The formation of economic policies has to be done with the collaboration of those on whose behalf you are going to change structures."

Texas scientists develop a ‘people’s vaccine,’ offer it free to the world
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Offering their vaccine with no patent and no strings attached, Drs. Peter Hotez and Maria Elena Bottazzi say, “This is no time for profiteering.”

Putin and Xi plot their SWIFT escape
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Pepe Escobar | Russia and China's announcement of an independent financial trading platform will free nations under US sanctions from western intrusion into their commercial activities.

When Canada’s Housing Bubble Pops, It Will Cause Misery and Ruin
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John Clarke | The price of Canadian homes has increased faster than those of any other member of the OECD. Rising interest rates now threaten to bring the market crashing down, destroying the lives of millions in the process.

Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’
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A National Labor Relations Board ruling sheds light on a highly secret anti-union campaign at Google, that a top executive explicitly described as an initiative to “convince [employees] that unions suck."

Unlocking U.S. sanctions: China signs construction & energy deals with Cuba
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Beijing is slowly unpicking Washington’s foreign policy, sanction by sanction, country by country.

What a Socialist Response to Inflation Should Look Like
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Hadas Thier | A left economic agenda must push back against the inflation panic to demand higher wages and increased social spending — while guarding against real inflation threats through targeted price controls and other policies that protect working people’s pockets.