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Below Zero in Haiti, 20 Years into The Ottawa Initiative – Jafrikayiti
Adding to a long history of foreign conferences on “fixing Haiti” with catastrophic consequences, the Ottawa Initiative on Haiti (OIH) took place near my hometown on January 31-February 1, 2003. At the invitation of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s Liberals, the event brought together officials from the United States, France, and the Organization of American States to discussContinue reading “Below Zero in Haiti, 20 Years into The Ottawa Initiative – Jafrikayiti”
Dollar value of resources to be debated as final stage of treaty annuities trial begins | CBC News
The final stage of a complex trial over the payment of treaty annuities in northern Ontario kicked off Monday with one group of plaintiffs pursuing negotiations and the other in court. — Read on http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/robinson-treaties-third-stage-trial-1.6731274
Cuban President mourns the death of poet Teresa Melo
Granma reported the death of Cuban poet Teresa Melo Rodríguez, who passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023. The First Secretary of the Central … Cuban President mourns the death of poet Teresa Melo
Family Demands Access to Investigation After Private Autopsy Reveals Police Shot Environmental Activist Over 13 Times – Southern Center for Human Rights
Family Demands Access to Investigation After Private Autopsy Reveals Police Shot Environmental Activist Over 13 Times – Southern Center for Human Rights — Read on http://www.schr.org/family-demands-access-to-investigation-after-private-autopsy-reveals-police-shot-environmental-activist-shot-over-13-times/
Jamaica willing to take part in military intervention in Haiti, PM says | Reuters
Jamaica would be willing to take part in an international military deployment to Haiti, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told lawmakers on Tuesday, saying the Caribbean island country could also support its neighbor on electoral reforms. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/world/africa/jamaica-willing-take-part-military-intervention-haiti-pm-says-2023-02-01/
Burkina Faso, Mali eye federation after expelling French soldiers | Africanews
The two Sahel neighbors are also battling international sanctions after military coups toppled civilian governments — Read on http://www.africanews.com/2023/02/02/burkina-faso-mali-eye-federation-after-expelling-french-soldiers/
Patti Smith Remembers Tom Verlaine | The New Yorker
Patti Smith remembers her friend, who possessed the child’s gift of transforming a drop of water into a poem that somehow begat music. — Read on http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/13/he-was-tom-verlaine
[WE LUV U BIG MIKE] An extraordinary requiem for a rapper
An extraordinary requiem for a rapper — Read on edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx
Neoliberalism’s Colonial Origins (Essay) – Money on the Left
For those who have studied the history of colonial Africa through its fiscal and monetary dimensions, the similarities between colonial macroeconomics and neoliberal macroeconomics are striking. One might be tempted to see the neoliberal era as an avatar of colonialism. Actually, the main principles underlying the fiscal and monetary paradigm of… — Read on moneyontheleft.org/2021/06/14/neoliberalisms-colonial-origins/
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