umbertino Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 A tragedy pushed to the shadows: the truth about China’s Cultural Revolution It is impossible to understand China without understanding this decade of horror, and the ways in which it scarred the entire nation. So why do some of that era’s children still look back on it with fondness? Thu 19 Jan 2023 06.00 GMT by Tania Branigan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/tragedy-pushed-to-the-shadows-truth-about-china-cultural-revolution 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 MEPs call for blacklisting of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Ministers under pressure to pass ban but some fear it could lead to collapse of nuclear talks Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Thu 19 Jan 2023 12.45 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/19/meps-call-for-blacklisting-of-irans-revolutionary-guards 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 The worst thing about Davos? The Masters of the Universe think they are do-gooders Will will the world’s most cutthroat plutocrats and cold-blooded status-seekers stop trying to convince us they have a heart of gold? Thu 19 Jan 2023 11.16 GMT Hamilton Nolan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/19/davos-masters-of-the-universe Note: I read somewhere that Davos is currently being stormed by lots of escorts....Male & female.....Prostitution is legal in Switzerland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 End Medical Debt: Fight Grows to Stop Hospitals from Suing Patients, Garnishing Wages, Ruining Credit January 18, 2023 https://www.democracynow.org/2023/1/18/bernie_sanders_medical_debt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 Debt ceiling only the latest Republican attempt to hold workers hostage January 18, 2023 10:31 AM CST By Mark Gruenberg https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/debt-ceiling-only-the-latest-republican-attempt-to-hold-workers-hostage/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Uber’s lobbying activities in France face inquiry after Guardian investigation Uber files project revealed that company identified Emmanuel Macron as key ally David Pegg Fri 20 Jan 2023 12.28 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jan/20/uber-lobbying-activities-in-france-face-inquiry-after-guardian-investigation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Rape survivor wins case against ‘cruel and inhumane’ state of Bolivia An international court found that Brisa De Angulo, who was abused at 15, had her rights violated during the judicial process Dan Collyns in Lima Fri 20 Jan 2023 13.45 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jan/20/survivor-brisa-de-angulo-wins-case-against-cruel-and-inhumane-state-of-bolivia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 As independent media blossoms in Cuba, journalists face a crackdown ‘Chilling’ new criminal law penalizing internationally funded journalism comes as repression in the country is on the rise Ed Augustin in Havana Fri 20 Jan 2023 10.15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/independent-media-cuba-journalists-crackdown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 What I tell my Black Jewish children about Kanye West, antisemitism and race Claims of ‘Black antisemitism’ are a dangerous distraction. The truth is the fates of Black and Jewish Americans are linked Fri 20 Jan 2023 14.00 GMT Jason Stanley https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jan/20/antisemitism-race-black-americans-jews-kanye-west 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Keenan Anderson: BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Demands Justice for Cousin’s Death After LAPD Tasing January 20, 2023 https://www.democracynow.org/2023/1/20/keenan_anderson_patrisse_cullors_lapd_violence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 When the people have nothing to eat, they eat the rich January 19, 2023 10:10 AM CST By Vijay Prashad https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/when-the-people-have-nothing-to-eat-they-eat-the-rich/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2023 Illegally fired workers could win more dollars via NLRB ruling January 19, 2023 10:26 AM CST By Mark Gruenberg https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/illegally-fired-workers-could-win-more-dollars-via-nlrb-ruling/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Top Tennessee pair fired after damning review of state’s execution protocol Report revealed multiple executions in recent years carried out without proper testing of lethal injection drugs Maya Yang Sat 21 Jan 2023 11.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/21/tennessee-officials-fired-lethal-injection-protocol What is it like to survive an execution by lethal injection? Alabama’s corrections department has bungled the procedure on three recent occasions, with IV teams failing for hours on end, adding immense distress to a difficult situation Ed Pilkington in New York Wed 28 Dec 2022 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/28/lethal-injection-surviving-execution-attempt-alabama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 ‘Attack on freedom’: Israel moves to claw back state funds from critical films Culture minister’s attack on two documentaries set in Palestinian territories part of campaign to silence dissent, film-makers say Noa Yachot Sat 21 Jan 2023 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/attack-on-freedom-israel-moves-to-claw-back-state-funds-from-critical-films Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Dozens injured and police stations attacked as protests continue in Peru Police in Lima use teargas on demonstrators, with authorities claiming massive fire at historic building was ‘duly planned’ Staff and agencies Sat 21 Jan 2023 05.47 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/dozens-injured-and-police-stations-attacked-as-protests-continue-in-peru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Lula to visit Amazon amid vow to tackle Yanomami Indigenous crisis Move comes after country’s minister for Indigenous people says issue is an ‘absolute priority’ Tom Phillips in Brasília Sat 21 Jan 2023 01.31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/brazil-indigenous-minister-sonia-guajajara-yanomami-crisis-illegal-miners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Iran: fears grow of security crackdown in Zahedan as anti-regime protests persist Checkpoints have sprung up and armed police flood the streets in the restive city where dozens of civilians were killed last year Deepa Parent Fri 20 Jan 2023 18.10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jan/20/iran-fears-grow-of-security-crackdown-in-zahedan-as-anti-regime-protests-persist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics: Union numbers up, union density down January 20, 2023 9:55 AM CST By Mark Gruenberg https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/bureau-of-labor-statistics-union-numbers-up-union-density-down/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Lula fires 40 soldiers who opened doors for coup supporters January 20, 2023 9:59 AM CST By Roger McKenzie https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/lula-fires-40-soldiers-who-opened-doors-for-coup-supporters/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 Fossil fuel interests spent millions to push climate denial, misinformation around COP27 January 20, 2023 10:21 AM CST By Climate Nexus https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/fossil-fuel-interests-spent-millions-to-push-climate-denial-misinformation-around-cop27/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 America in Decline? World Thinks Again Bolstered by a strong response in Ukraine, the U.S. is once again the talk of Davos By Matthew Kaminski 01/20/2023 11:42 AM EST https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/01/20/us-davos-ukraine-00078771 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Revealed: scores of child asylum seekers kidnapped from Home Office hotel Call for inquiry after Observer investigation uncovers scale of trafficking by criminal gangs Mark Townsend Home Affairs Editor Sat 21 Jan 2023 18.14 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/21/revealed-scores-of-child-asylum-seekers-kidnapped-from-home-office-hotel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Lula sacks head of Brazilian army after far-right insurrection Júlio Cesar de Arruda reportedly stopped police detaining suspected rioters who took refuge outside army headquarters Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Sat 21 Jan 2023 21.58 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/21/lula-sacks-head-of-brazilian-army-for-protecting-8-january-insurgents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Police violently raid Lima university and Machu Picchu closed amid Peru unrest Students say they were beaten and thrown out of dormitories as authorities crack down on protests against president Dan Collyns in Lima Sun 22 Jan 2023 11.39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/peru-police-make-violent-raid-on-limas-san-marcos-university Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Ageing planet: the new demographic timebomb India is about to overtake China as the most populous country, but as birthrates fall we’re facing life in a greyer world. Are we ready for the physical, political and financial challenges ahead? Emma Graham-Harrison and Justin McCurry in Tokyo Sun 22 Jan 2023 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/22/ageing-planet-the-new-demographic-timebomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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