Geopolitics
Al Jazeera: Nearly 200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Palestinian authorities say 180 bodies recovered from Nasser Medical Complex so far as Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza Read HERE
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Geopolitics
The Cradle – More claims of ‘Hamas mass rape’ proven false: Report
A new Haaretz report debunks several fabricated claims that Hamas committed rape on 7 October, including that nails were driven into a woman’s groin Read HERE
Geopolitics
AP: Palestinian soccer renews call for sanctions against Israel at FIFA congress amid Hamas conflict
Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month. Read HERE
EU politics
The Kyiv Independent: Border Guard: Polish farmers renew blockade at 2 border crossings with Ukraine
Protesting Polish farmers have temporarily renewed the blockade of trucks at the Korczowa-Krakovets and Medyka-Shehyni crossings on the Ukrainian border, Ukraine’s Border Guard Service said on April 18. The farmers began blocking trucks at several […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Why is Brussels supporting Ukraine?
So all the talk of Russia becoming a threat to NATO seems to be obfuscation and one wonders why the European leaders are so intent on spending billions of euros supporting the Ukraine when they […]
EU politics
Yanis Varoufakis: Germany Is Banning Pro-Palestinians
Yanis Varoufakis was scheduled to deliver a video message to a Palestine conference in Berlin on Friday — but police shut down the event. Varoufakis tells Jacobin how the Germans silenced him and why they’ve now banned […]
Finance
Paolo Gerbaudo – The Electric Vehicle Developmental State
BYD exemplifies transformations in Chinese industrial policy. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Ellen Kantarow: Israel Is Committing One of History’s Great Crimes in Gaza
Since October 8, I’ve been riveted by the genocide in Gaza being perpetrated by the Israeli military, which had prepared for it in a retrospectively unsettling fashion by decades of dehumanizing Palestinians. Read HERE Photo: […]
Financial Institutions
Darren Bush, Mark Glick, Gabriel Lozada, Hal Singer: Overdraft Fees, Credit Card Late Fees, and the Lump of Profit Fallacy
Predetermined profit margins and prices hidden in the back end of a transaction are really just market failures. Read HERE Photo: Scheinwerfermann/Public Domain
EU politics
Politico – Don’t assume von der Leyen is coming back
The European Commission President’s path to a second term may not be as straight-forward as it first seemed. Read the article HERE.