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Creating Dignified Livelihoods

My basic idea is taken from the last speech of Martin Luther King Jr.  It was given in Memphis, Tennessee, less than 24 hours before his assassination.  He was in Memphis to support a strike of the sanitation workers of…

Owners of the Argentine dictatorship, owners of the country

Walking through the little streets of Buenos Aires “that have that I don’t know why” is beautiful. Even after the neoliberal gale and the pandemic, which took away businesses and factories and families… Buenos Aires is attractive and captivating and,…

Russia writes off more than $20 billion in African debt

Moscow has written off more than $20 billion in debt accumulated by African countries during the Soviet era, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday. “It was not only an act of generosity but also a manifestation of pragmatism because…

Face 2 Face with Helga Zepp-LaRouche

On this show, we speak with Helga Zepp-LaRouche, about her Call for an Emergency International Conference to Reorganize the Bankrupt Financial System after Silicon Valley Bank and other banks collapsed. Helga is a political activist and widow of Lyndon LaRouche,…

PUV Modernization Program: Jeepney Phase-Out, a Threat to Filipino Jeepney Drivers and Commuters

Traditional jeepneys have been the “king of the road” in the Philippines for decades — the primary mode of transportation for ordinary Filipinos. They are far more affordable than riding a taxi, motorcycle taxi, or Transportation Network Vehicle Service (TNVS)…

India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal Quadrilateral cooperation

The sub-region has immense potential for economic growth and significant untapped economic potential for intra-regional trade. By Dr. Shakuntala Bhabani Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal (BBIN)  sub-regional initiative, which was endorsed way back in 1997 to strengthen the region’s pursuit…

Call for an Emergency International Conference to Reorganize the Bankrupt Financial System

By Helga Zepp-LaRouche (EIRNS) The tremors in the financial system felt around the world triggered by the run on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the United States, its subsequent closure and being put in receivership, are the clarion call for…

When 40 Global Leaders Bat for Prof. Yunus

Once a senior media columnist in Dhaka exclaimed that if one wants to witness how a lone Nobel laureate can be abused in his/her own country, come to Bangladesh. He referred to a brilliant University teacher of economics-turned revolutionary banker-turned…

A survey on Basic Income with results to take into consideration

This survey on various aspects of Basic Income among the population aged 16 and over living in Catalonia offers very interesting data that have not been asked about in previous surveys on Basic Income. A few technical details of this…

Why Student Debt Cancellation Is Reasonable, Not Radical

The right has narrowed the parameters of discussion on student debt forgiveness, and President Biden is not fighting back aggressively enough. We should, in fact, center the idea of fairness in this debate. By Sonali Kolhatkar “Nobody’s telling the person…

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