This is an ominous number, especially as 2020 was a Covid year. Odd that no one is picking up on it.
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National Politics
Nick Turse: When Is a Coup Not a Coup? When the U.S. Says So.
The Pentagon refuses to call the overthrow of Niger’s president a coup — a move that could affect military assistance and a U.S. drone base. Read HERE
EU politics
Common Space: Independence campaigners speak out from Catalonia about Spanish political repression
Leading independence campaigners say ‘Catalonia needs Scotland’ as they defend democracy Read here
Austerity
rfi: Self-employed workers in France join strike over pension reform
Representatives of more than 16 professions including doctors and lawyers have joined strike action to defend their self-funded pension schemes which they say the government’s pension reforms ignore. Read here
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