(2024-02-13). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org
(2024-02-13). Cashing in on Racist Bail. counterpunch.org 
Most Americans have not considered "cash bail" as critical to equality and freedom. The term is an esoteric one but is increasingly central to the ongoing battle over racial capitalism, policing, and mass incarceration, especially in an election year as critical as 2024. Here's what cash bail means: When arrested by police on suspicion of
(2024-02-12). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org
(2024-02-13). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
| A typical articulation of the terrain of infrastructure financing (…) | – |
(2024-02-13). Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, killed in car crash. ecns.cn Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a car crash along with his coach at around 11 p.m. Sunday local time in Kenya, according to the Associated Press.
(2024-02-12). In 2021, 66-Year Old US Pilot Lelon Albert Lewis Crashed a Small Airplane Hours After Receiving His Second Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-02-12). Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, killed in car crash. ecns.cn Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a car crash along with his coach at around 11 p.m. Sunday local time in Kenya, according to the Associated Press.
(2024-02-12). Limpopo police investigate fatal crash. sanews.gov.za Limpopo police investigate fatal crash | The Limpopo Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General, Thembi Hadebe, has ordered an immediate probe into the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash that claimed seven lives on the R101 between Mookgophong and Mokopane in the Waterberg District in the early hours of Sunday. | The accident involves members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and a sedan motor vehicle. | According to reports, a Renault sedan collided head-on with a Toyota light delivery van, which was traveling from Mookgophong towards Mokopane. | All five people in the Renault sedan and two passe…
(2024-02-13). Venezuela Denounces Argentina and US for Theft of EMTRASUR Boeing 747. orinocotribune.com
(2024-02-13). ABD kargo uàßaƒüƒ±na el koydu Venezuela'dan ilk tepki geldi: Utanàß verici bir operasyon. yenisafak.com ABD Adalet Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±ndan yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamada, Amerika'nƒ±n yaptƒ±rƒ±m uyguladƒ±ƒüƒ± ƒ∞ranlƒ± ≈üirketlerden Mahan Hava Yollarƒ±'nƒ±n Venezuelalƒ± kargo ≈üirketine sattƒ±ƒüƒ± Boeing 747 kargo uàßaƒüƒ±nƒ±n, Arjantin'den ABD'ye getirildiƒüi belirtildi. | Aà߃±klamada, Haziran 2022'de, ABD'nin talebiyl…
(2024-02-13). Some 300 firearms seized every day in Brazil in 2023. plenglish.com Brasilia, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) At least 279 firearms were seized on average every day in Brazil in 2023, according to statistics from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, quoted by the web portal R7. In total, 101,841 weapons were located by the security forces in the states and the Federal District.
(2024-02-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Closing the gaps in cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 2024 could mark a grim milestone in the battle against cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society announced that, for the first time ever, new cancer cases could exceed the 2 million mark. Early detection and the right treatment are among the best weapons to fight cancer. However, today many people don't have equitable access to cancer care because of systemic barriers and health disparities. Mayo Clinic is working to change that with strategic initiatives aimed at health…
(2024-02-13). Hamas says Israel's Rafah massacre 'genocidal' as regime uses 'banned weapons'. presstv.ir Hamas says Israel's deadly attack on Rafah was a "deepening of genocide" against the Palestinian people.
(2024-02-12). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. transcend.org 8 Feb 2024 – Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons…
(2024-02-12). EU's Top Diplomat Slams US for Continuing to Arm Israel. news.antiwar.com Josep Borrell, the European Union's top foreign policy official, took a swipe at the US on Monday for claiming it's concerned about civilian casualties in Gaza while still supplying weapons to Israel to support the slaughter of Palestinians. Borrell was referencing President Biden calling Israel's military operations in Gaza "over the top" while not changing …