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fromFuturism
6 days ago

The Ultra-Wealthy Are Demanding to Pay Higher Taxes

Wealthy individuals are publicly urging governments to tax the ultra-rich to reduce extreme inequality and address related social, environmental, and public-health harms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Nostalgia is not a strategy': Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump

The rockstar banker was a fixture at summits, where he spoke beside business leaders and the political elite, espousing the values of international cooperation and the need for open economies and shared rules. But after less than a year as prime minister of Canada, Carney offered a blunter assessment of the world on Tuesday: the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.
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Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

The existence of hunger is a political choice

States must end hunger through multilateral reform, tax justice including taxing the superrich, and public investment to reduce inequality and fund sustainable development.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

China is eyeing superpower status via Africa and the Caribbean. But are they partners or pawns?

China is building global influence through decades of cultural outreach and major economic investment in Africa and the Caribbean to challenge Western dominance.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 months ago

Healthy environment ruled a human right by world's top court

"Climate change treaties establish stringent obligations on states," he said, adding that failing to comply with them was a breach of international law.
US news
fromThe Cipher Brief
6 months ago

America's Moonshot Moment in AI

Jesse Owens' gold medal victories at the 1936 Berlin Olympics exemplified American repudiation of Nazi ideology, representing a vital stance against tyranny. Today, America’s approach to the AI race against China must similarly reflect this mindset. President Xi Jinping aims to exploit technological dominance to impose his vision of global governance and restrict individual freedoms. American policymakers recognize the perceived AI Race between the U.S. and China, understanding the need for the U.S. to win but questioning how to effectively achieve that victory.
US politics
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US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
7 months ago

John Kerry: We are living in a new era of flat-earthism there are people trying to sell the idea that climate change is a hoax'

John Kerry emphasizes the urgent need for laws governing the high seas to combat illegal activities and environmental crises.
fromtime.com
7 months ago

The World is Looking to Europe to Resist,' Says French Foreign Minister

Barrot emphasized that despite the absence of U.S. leadership at the U.N. Oceans Conference, numerous American organizations and cities still actively participated, showing a commitment to global discussions.
US news
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromenglish.elpais.com
8 months ago

From the Sahel to Myanmar, Moscow military forum strengthens Kremlin's networks in Africa and Asia

Moscow hosts global delegations to address security concerns while promoting Russian interests and weapons in unstable regions.
fromTruthout
8 months ago

Is the DOGE Playbook Going Global?

As front-page headlines heralded Trump's unusual first 100 days, Paris Marx highlights how billionaire Elon Musk has significantly impacted governance through the Department of Government Efficiency.
US politics
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
9 months ago

U.N. Orders Agencies to Find Budget Cuts, Including via Staff Moves From N.Y.

The UN is drawing up budget cut plans in anticipation of reduced U.S. funding.
fromNatural Health News
9 months ago

"Old Man in a Chair": The COVID-19 pandemic was a carefully orchestrated scheme for global control

Vernon Coleman accuses governments of engineering elderly deaths via lockdowns and argues the pandemic was exploited for global control by elites.
Alternative medicine
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