Mexico Leads Campaign Against US Embargo of Cuba
Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed over the weekend to lead a worldwide movement to end the 61-year US embargo of Cuba.
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Biden Outpaces Trump on Oil and Gas Permits
Although US President Joe Biden vowed on the campaign trail to phase out federal leasing for fossil fuel extraction, his administration approved more permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands in its first two years than the Trump administration did in 2017 and 2018.
Battling for Democracy in Peru
Civil society groups in Peru are calling for a national strike against the unelected interim President Dina Boluarte, while international progressives, including current and former Latin American leaders, see the hand of rightwing groups and the US government behind the attempted overthrow of the popular will.
US Deploying Nuclear-Capable B-52s to Australia
In a move that critics are calling a “dangerous escalation,” the United States is reportedly preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers to northern Australia, where they would be close enough to strike China.
EU Urged to Denounce Israel’s Apartheid
Leading human rights organizations have urged European Union (EU) officials to “publicly and unequivocally denounce” Israel’s disregard for international law and its apartheid system during this week’s EU-Israel Association Council meeting.
UN Chief Blasts Morally Irresponsible PR Industry
During his wide-ranging plea for fundamental change delivered this week at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced public relations and advertising firms for enabling the fossil fuel pollution currently destroying the planet.
Warren Blasts “Unconscionable” US$740 Billion Pentagon Budget
“We continue to overinvest in defense while underinvesting in public health and so much more.” That’s what US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) said during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Kathleen Hicks, President Joe Biden’s nominee for deputy defense secretary.
GameStop Trading Curbs Reveal Wall Street Hypocrisy
“The moment regular folks beat [Wall Street] at their own rigged game, it’s SHUT IT DOWN.” US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) expressed the views of many progressives as the country and the world absorbed the impact of the “short squeeze” on GameStop and other stocks.
Rich Nations Hoarding Covid Vaccines
“I need to be blunt: the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure—and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world’s poorest countries.”
Argentina Passes Millionaire’s Tax for Covid-19 Recovery
Lawmakers in Argentina have approved a new one-time levy on the country’s richest citizens to raise money to address the devastating health and economic consequences of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
