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Africa Watch: IMF Deal: Cry, My Beloved Zambia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday published the conditions attached to the newly agreed programme with the Zambian government. The conditions are incredible, unbelievable, heartless and basically make for very sad reading. They are even more incredible than I predicted in my radio appearance on Hot FM last December. I spent this morning reading theContinue reading “Africa Watch: IMF Deal: Cry, My Beloved Zambia”

Genocide, Historical Amnesia and Italian Settler Colonialism in Libya—An Interview with Ali Abdullatif Ahmida – MERIP

In the late 1920s, the Italian fascist regime implemented a campaign of ethnic cleansing in eastern Libya to create more land for Italian settlers and quell armed resistance to colonization. Ali Abdullatif Ahmida’s new book, Genocide in Libya: Shar, a Hidden Colonial History, examines this forgotten case of settler-colonial violence. Jacob Mundy talks to AhmidaContinue reading “Genocide, Historical Amnesia and Italian Settler Colonialism in Libya—An Interview with Ali Abdullatif Ahmida – MERIP”

Justice 4 Jackson. Help us fix Jackson’s Water System and Build more autonomy and people power in the city.  — Cooperation Jackson

Call to Action Statement from Cooperation Jackson. We are demanding the State and Federal Government completely overhaul Jackson’s water treatment and delivery systems. And asking our allies to help us build autonomous infrastructure to help us end various dependencies on the racist state apparatus. Join the call. Spread the word. — Read on cooperationjackson.org/announcementsblog/justice4jackson

Tens of thousands protest in Prague against Czech government, EU and NATO | Reuters

An estimated 70,000 people protested in Prague against the Czech government on Saturday, calling on the ruling coalition to do more to control soaring energy prices and voicing opposition to the European Union and NATO. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/world/europe/tens-thousands-protest-prague-against-czech-government-eu-nato-2022-09-03/

Photos: Haitian protesters call for the PM to resign | Protests News | Al Jazeera

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Monday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. It was the second such protest this month. — Read on http://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/8/30/photos-haitian-protesters-call-for-the-pm-to-resign

Scientists’ warning to humanity on tree extinctions – Rivers – PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET – Wiley Online Library

Scientists’ warning to humanity on tree extinctions – Rivers – PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET – Wiley Online Library — Read on nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.10314

The White Sands discovery only confirms what Indigenous people have said all along — High Country News – Know the West

Once again, the media has excluded Indigenous peoples from our own story. — Read on http://www.hcn.org/issues/53.11/indigenous-affairs-archaeology-the-white-sands-discovery-only-confirms-what-indigenous-people-have-said-all-along/

Inside Fog Data Science, the Secretive Company Selling Mass Surveillance to Local Police | Electronic Frontier Foundation

A data broker has been selling raw location data about individual people to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, EFF has learned. This personal data isn’t gathered from cell phone towers or tech giants like Google — it’s obtained by the broker via thousands of different apps on Android and iOS app stores asContinue reading “Inside Fog Data Science, the Secretive Company Selling Mass Surveillance to Local Police | Electronic Frontier Foundation”

MoA – Europe’s Economic And Social Suicide – Provoked by The U.S. And Helped Along By Europe’s Leaders

MoA – Europe’s Economic And Social Suicide – Provoked by The U.S. And Helped Along By Europe’s Leaders — Read on http://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/europes-economic-and-social-suicide-provoked-by-the-us-and-helped-along-by-europes-leaders.html