Daily Archives: January 7, 2022

2022-01-07: News Headlines

rebekah (2022-01-06). Selling Out Democracy for Political Influence. inequality.org

SAM (2022-01-06). Worshiping Markets, Genuflecting to Grand Fortune. inequality.org

sputniknews (2022-01-06). UK MPs Slam Verdict in Colston Statue Case as 'Woke', Argue it Legitimises Vandalism. sputniknews.com The statue of the English merchant, who was involved in the enslavement of over 80,000 people in Africa, including children, was toppled and dumped in a harbour by demonstrators on 7 June 2020 during global protests against racial inequality. The incident sparked a debate on which statues should remain standing across the UK.

Emir Sader (2022-01-06). Lula's Standing Rose in 2021 while Bolsonaro and the Third Way Ran out of Steam. orinocotribune.com By Emir Sader — Dec 29, 2021 | The first characteristic of Brazil in 2021 was the reversal of optimism regarding economic reactivation and favorable economic projections for 2022. On the contrary, throughout the year the economic recession took root, to the point that the Central Bank of Brazil had to substantially raise interest rates. | Unemployment remained at the high levels of the previous year, but what increased greatly was the number of precarious workers. Today we can say that the vast majority of Brazilians who earn some kind of income do not do so with a formal contract. That is, they have no job…

Sharon Akunda (2022-01-06). Breaking: Brig Gen Mark Kodir dead. plusnews.ug The Regional Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation for Moyo District, Brig Gen Mark Kodir is dead, the army has announced. The retired senior military officer died on Thursday at Victoria Hospital, according to Defense spokesperson, Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso. Without giving further details on the cause of his death, Byekwaso said, "We condole with the …

Matt Sedlar (2022-01-06). El año 2022 será un muy buen año económico. cepr.net The Virginian-Pilot | Daily Press | Palm Beach Post | Real Clear Politics | Chattanooga Times Free Press | Wealth Creation Investing | The News-Herald | The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | The Free Lance-Star | The Cincinnati Enquirer | Klamath Falls Herald and News | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Las Vegas Sun | Lima News | The Frederick News-Post | New Canaan Advertiser | Edwardsville Intelligencer | Jacksonville Journal-Courier | The Seattle Times | New Castle News | The Herald Review | West Central Tribune | Hartford Courant | Bangor Daily News | The Tribune-Democrat | The Quad City Times | The Columbian | Forosocuella…

sputniknews (2022-01-06). Top British Law Firm Pays Record Fine Over 'Serious Breaches' of Anti-Money Laundering Rules. sputniknews.com The fine came as Mishcon De Reya, which is known for representing the wealthy, prepares to go public on the London Stock Exchange and is expected to seek a value of about £750 million ($1.01 billion).

Moderator (2022-01-06). U.S. Billionaires Saw $1 Trillion Wealth Boom in 2021 Alone. scheerpost.com (Pixabay) | By Jake Johnson / A new analysis out Tuesday

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-06). Women in the Haitian Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Tristan Graham The 1791 slave uprising of Saint-Domingue was the largest and most successful slave revolt in modern history. It transformed one of the wealthiest colonies in the world into a new nation led by the black leaders of the Revolution. Because Saint-Domingue was a French colony, the French Revolution was inextricably linked to the…

David Swanson (2022-01-06). There Will Be Many Acts of Kindness on the Way Down. warisacrime.org I live in a wealthy country, the U.S., and in a corner of it, a part of Virginia, not yet hit hard by fires or floods or tornados. In fact, until Sunday night, January 2nd, we'd had rather pleasant, almost summerlike weather most of the time since summer. Then, Monday morning, we got several inches …

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