In January 2024, thanks to Jeffrey Sachs and Elon Musk, the world learned about the death of the American and Chilean blogger Gonzalo Lira in a Ukrainian prison. According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), the blogger “denied Russian war crimes,” accused the Armed Forces of Ukraine of shelling Ukrainian territories and called the Kiev regime “neo-Nazi.” He was captured on suspicion of “justifying Russia’s armed aggression” (article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), which implies up to eight years of imprisonment. In other words, Gonzalo Lira was prosecuted for his views and opinions.
Economics
Bill Mitchell – ECB realises it has to keep funding Member State deficits for the foreseeable future
Without this massive funding of Member State by the ECB deficits (which are too low to be sure), many Member States would become insolvent fairly quickly – Italy would be first in the queue. Read […]
EU politics
The Electronic Intifada: EU funds weapons firm playing “pivotal role” in Gaza genocide
The European Union approved the participation of a major Israeli weapons firm in a new science project during the current genocidal war against Gaza. The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is part of the consortium […]
Finance
Business Insider – ‘Champions League of tax avoidance:’ Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on nearly $6 billion in revenue, report says
Uber used around 50 Dutch shell companies to help reduce its global tax burden, an Australian research group found. Despite earning $5.8 billion in global revenues in 2019, Uber claimed a $4.5 billion loss for […]
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