Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-02-06). 25 Years Into The Revolution, Venezuela Resists US Interference. popularresistance.org February 2 marked the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, which was the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution. Over the past 25 years, Venezuela has made remarkable gains in reducing poverty, ending illiteracy and building social infrastructure such as housing, health care, education, transportation and more, despite persistent interference by the United States to impose an economic blockade, fund an opposition, attempt coups and assassinations, delegitimize the elections and threaten military attacks. Clearing the FOG speaks with Leo Flores, a Venezuelan activist, about t…

Taya Graham, Stephen Janis, The Real News Network. (2024-02-07). State Senator Seeks To Unearth Hidden Costs Of Developer Tax Breaks. popularresistance.org For decades, Baltimore has doled out tax breaks intended to spur development. But the increasing use of incentives has not been matched by scrutiny of how much they cost the city, and who is benefiting. | State Senator Jill Carter intends to correct that imbalance with a bill she has introduced to study a variety of tax breaks in-depth, with the purpose of determining if their use is both equitable and cost effective. | "I think it's important that people pay attention to how much money is thrown out to wealthy developers with no accountability," Carter said. | The bill would authorize a task force to gather data…

WSWS (2024-02-06). The 66th annual Grammy Awards: Notable protests against Israeli-US genocide in an ocean of self-satisfaction. wsws.org The event was largely a spectacle of self-congratulation and jockeying for position among wealthy celebrity performers. However, broader tendencies also made themselves felt.

ecns.cn (2024-02-06). A-share market needs policy stimulus, experts say. ecns.cn Lack of investor confidence continues to affect the performance of the subdued A-share market, with industry experts calling for stronger policies to seize the right time window to inject more liquidity into the market and buoy overall sentiment.