Above Photo: Major existing and planned natural gas pipelines supplying Russian gas to Europe. Samuel Bailey. It may be premature somewhat to consider economic consequences of the Ukraine war with the Russian invasion still less than a week old. However, certain outlines of where things are going are nonetheless possible. With that caveat, the following represent some early considerations of the likely—in some cases already occurring—economic consequences of the war for Russia, European Union, and the USA. Economic Consequences for Russia The immediate effect on the Russian economy in the initial days was a sharp fall in its stock and financial […]
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Above photo: Venezuelans line up for water. Michael Fox/DW. NOTE: Sanctions Kill also created a toolkit that you can use to educate yourself and others about what sanctions are, why they are illegal and how they impact people within sanctioned countries and the United States. In recent decades, the US has increasingly used sanctions as an instrument of foreign policy. Some 39 nations and territories are under direct or indirect sanctions. Most of these sanctions are not authorized by the United Nations Security Council and many of them are enacted by the US alone. They are called “unilateral coercive measures” at […]
Republican National Convention protesters and counterprotesters clash at the Resist RNC 2020 protest rally at Marshall Park on Aug. 24 in Charlotte, N.C. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Octavio Jones/Getty Images Republican National Convention protesters and counterprotesters clash at the Resist RNC 2020 protest rally at Marshall Park on Aug. 24 in Charlotte, N.C. Octavio Jones/Getty Images United States politicians are no strangers to using unkind language against their opponents. It’s a trend that dates back to at least 1800 when, during the presidential campaign, Thomas Jefferson hired James Callender to slime John Adams. But Alexander Theodoridis, who teaches […]
Reports surfaced on 16 October that a teacher who had taught freedom of speech and showed cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad to his students had been decapitated in the north-west suburbs of Paris, and that police chased down and fatally shot the main suspect, a Moscow-born Chechen teenager. A Tunisian MP is being investigated for allegedly attempting to justify the decapitation of a French teacher in a gruesome terror attack this week, reports DW. The independent MP Rached Khiari’s remarks made on social media, as well as his position in parliament would be probed, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office […]
As the US presidential election approaches, the Democratic party is ramping up speculation about “Russian interference”, with Moscow allegedly attempting to undermine the campaign of Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Joe Biden warned there would be “consequences” for Russian President Vladimir Putin for “violation of our sovereignty” when asked by MSNBC host on allegations that Russia is conducting “interference [in the US presidential election] to hurt you and cause chaos”. “My message to Vladimir Putin is that if I get elected, I’m coming”, Biden said. “Because here’s the deal, it’s a violation of our sovereignty. I made it clear before, and I’ll […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105613/76/1056137614_0:161:3072:1889_1200x675_80_0_0_d52a4ea3171522eb27931ea3e2a2d266.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Aleksandra Serebriakova. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202008181080207722-norway-says-its-early-to-discuss-consequences-for-relations-with-russia-after-spying-allegations-/ It was reported on Monday that the Norwegian Police Security Service had arrested a citizen for allegedly meeting with a Russian intelligence officer and disclosing state secrets. The man in question is said to have denied the charges of espionage. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said that a more thorough investigation was needed before the government could officially respond to the arrest of an Oslo resident accused of meeting with someone described as a “Russian intelligence officer” and disclosing state secrets, according to her comments to national broadcaster NRK. “As of now, […]
The Consequences Of Inequality Can Be Fatal By Richard D. Wolff, Economy for All. August 3, 2020 The Consequences Of Inequality Can Be Fatal2020-08-032020-08-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/food-distribution-in-massachusetts-e1596480330385.jpg200px200px Above photo: People wait in line to get food distributed by the National Guard in Chelsea, Mass., on April 16. Harvard researchers found areas with more poverty, people of color and crowded housing had higher mortality rates for the coronavirus. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images. The effects of Covid are much greater for the poor and even the middle class than the rich. This is not a biological phenomenon, but an economic one. Capitalism, as Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the […]
The UN’s top human rights official has condemned Israel’s plans to take over parts of the occupied West Bank, warning that the move would undermine peace efforts, and saying: “Annexation is illegal. Period.” Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Chile, described Israel’s annexation project as contrary to international law regardless of “whether it is 30 percent from the West Bank or 5 percent.” She urged Israel to halt its plans, warning that the shockwaves of such a move would “last for decades” and cause lasting damage for both sides. “This is a highly […]
As activists across the United States have united behind the slogan “defund the police,” with some using that to mean shifting a share of funding to social services while others call for the elimination of policing altogether, a new study points to the danger of an abrupt or haphazard withdrawal of policing. In a working paper released this month by Harvard economist Roland Freyer and researcher Tanaya Devi, the pair found that in five major cities where deaths of African-Americans in police-involved incidents went viral and state and federal authorities subsequently placed police departments under investigation, homicides and other forms of […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov blasted attempts by the United States to selectively interpret the contents of the nuclear deal on Iran in its favor, saying they could lead to serious consequences. Ryabkov said that he considered “outrageous” US attempts to selectively interpret in its favor certain provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), including on the restoration of UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran. “These actions are out of line with Resolution 2231. And if these actions are continued, it will inevitably lead to a serious crisis of the UN Security Council and undermine […]
Russia Today: Arguing that Palestine doesn’t “qualify as a sovereign state” and that the International Criminal Court lacks jurisdiction over Israel, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened “consequences” for any “illegitimate” probes. Following his trip to Israel this week, Pompeo issued a brief statement, denouncing the ongoing efforts by the ICC to investigate allegations of war crimes against Palestinians, including the use of live ammunition against protesters, the demolition and shelling of civilian homes and infrastructure, and forcible relocations as part of Israel’s settlement projects in the occupied territories. “The United States reiterates its longstanding objection to any illegitimate ICC […]
Arguing that Palestine doesn’t “qualify as a sovereign state” and that the International Criminal Court lacks jurisdiction over Israel, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened “consequences” for any “illegitimate” probes. Following his trip to Israel this week, Pompeo issued a brief statement, denouncing the ongoing efforts by the ICC to investigate allegations of war crimes against Palestinians, including the use of live ammunition against protesters, the demolition and shelling of civilian homes and infrastructure, and forcible relocations as part of Israel’s settlement projects in the occupied territories. “The United States reiterates its longstanding objection to any illegitimate ICC investigations,” […]