The Daily Shaarli

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June 24, 2024

The Invisibles: About mass persecution of dissidents in Ukraine
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“We insist on respect for human rights,” Chilean President Gabriel Boric made such a message at the peace summit in Switzerland. Indeed, the current Russian-Ukrainian military conflict has catastrophic humanitarian consequences and the issue of respect for human rights within the framework of this conflict is perhaps the main issue.

In Saskatchewan, Poilievre allies with tycoons who treat province like ‘fiefdom’
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The Breach | Saskatchewan’s richest family, which has a history of purchasing influence, hosted Pierre Poilievre for a private fundraiser

Fixing the climate – it just ain’t profitable – Michael Roberts Blog
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Why is the climate target not being met? Why is the necessary finance not forthcoming? It is not the cost price of renewables. Prices of renewables have fallen sharply in the last few years. The problem is that governments are insisting that private investment should lead the drive to renewable power. But private investment only takes place if it is profitable to invest.

Is the Reign of the Dollar Coming to an End?: The Twenty-Fifth Newsletter (2024)
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The Tricontinental | Though the Dollar-Wall Street regime remains significantly powerful, de-dollarisation and possibilities of a shifting global order are being driven by US economic weakness, the aggressive use of illegal sanctions by the US and its Global North allies, and the growing political and economic strength of the Global South through platforms such as BRICS.