2023-04-18: News Headlines

Ernst Wolff (2023-04-17). World Economic Forum: The Global Shadow Elite. globalresearch.ca

Yanis Varoufakis (2023-04-18). Blow up the banking system! A free account for all is possible. indybay.org Harsh austerity policies for the vast majority of people and state socialism for bankers, both practiced at the same time in Europe and the U.S. after 2008 – this had two consequences, as they have characterized the financialized capitalism of the past 14 years. First, this course poisoned the West's money.

The Lever (2023-04-18). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Josie and the Pussycats (w/ Shannon Amabile). levernews.com On this week's MVC, Rivka and Frank are joined by psychotherapist and cinephile

Lee Camp (2023-04-17). Imagining A World Beyond Capitalism, with David Cobb. mintpressnews.com In this hour-long interview, former Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb discusses radical politics, community organizing, sustainable development, climate change, racial justice, the protests in France, indigenous sovereignty, and building power to confront the ruling class.

Mario Hernández (2023-04-17). Funcionarios norteamericanos visitan Argentina con el ojo puesto en China. globalizacion.ca La región necesita resistir la dominación estadounidense y negociar en bloque con China, para recuperar soberanía y revertir su regresión económica (Claudio Katz en "Integración, soberanía y socialismo en América Latina"). | Dos semanas después del encuentro entre Joe Biden y…




ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Tallest tree in karst area of China found in Guangxi. ecns.cn A 72.4-meter-tall Parashorea chinensis (Shorea wangtianshuea)"ÄÄtree was recently discovered at a karst peak cluster depression of Nonggang National Nature Reserve, Ningming County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, becoming the tallest tree found in the country's karst area. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Japan Coast Guard aircraft makes crash landing in Oita. ecns.cn A small plane of the Japan Coast Guard on Tuesday morning made an emergency landing in Japan's coastal prefecture of Oita, with no casualties reported, according to local media.

Michael Hudson (2023-04-18). Why the US Bank Crisis is Not Over. indybay.org There must always be a financial crash at some point. That is because interest-bearing debt grows exponentially, but the economy follows an S-curve and then turns down. And when the economy turns down… the magnitude of financial claims on the economy exceeds the ability to pay.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). 2 injured as coast guard plane crashes in SW Japan. ecns.cn A light aircraft belonging to the Japan Coast Guard crashed in the southwestern prefecture of Oita, injuring the crew members onboard, local media said Tuesday.

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). UPDATED: First German Leopard 2A4 Tank Destroyed By Ukrainian Soldiers. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageUPDATE: The tank was damaged as a result of a collision with another tank. | Polish Army Reserve Officer Piotr Pavelka commented on the incident: Ukrainian soldiers who are still training on the Polish Leopard 2A4 just drove into each other. Apparently, something went wrong, that one of the tanks drove another on the armor, and the one who drove on the armor crashed into the tower, tearing it out of the hull. Well, to be honest, I don't remember such clumsy car control anywhere else. | The p…

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Tallest tree in karst area of China found in Guangxi. ecns.cn A 72.4-meter-tall Parashorea chinensis (Shorea wangtianshuea)"ÄÄtree was recently discovered at a karst peak cluster depression of Nonggang National Nature Reserve, Ningming County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, becoming the tallest tree found in the country's karst area. "ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). Japan Coast Guard aircraft makes crash landing in Oita. ecns.cn A small plane of the Japan Coast Guard on Tuesday morning made an emergency landing in Japan's coastal prefecture of Oita, with no casualties reported, according to local media.

Michael Hudson (2023-04-18). Why the US Bank Crisis is Not Over. indybay.org There must always be a financial crash at some point. That is because interest-bearing debt grows exponentially, but the economy follows an S-curve and then turns down. And when the economy turns down… the magnitude of financial claims on the economy exceeds the ability to pay.

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). 2 injured as coast guard plane crashes in SW Japan. ecns.cn A light aircraft belonging to the Japan Coast Guard crashed in the southwestern prefecture of Oita, injuring the crew members onboard, local media said Tuesday.

Anonymous103 (2023-04-17). UPDATED: First German Leopard 2A4 Tank Destroyed By Ukrainian Soldiers. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageUPDATE: The tank was damaged as a result of a collision with another tank. | Polish Army Reserve Officer Piotr Pavelka commented on the incident: Ukrainian soldiers who are still training on the Polish Leopard 2A4 just drove into each other. Apparently, something went wrong, that one of the tanks drove another on the armor, and the one who drove on the armor crashed into the tower, tearing it out of the hull. Well, to be honest, I don't remember such clumsy car control anywhere else. | The p…

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.3 pct in March. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in March, down 0.3 percentage points from February, official data showed Tuesday.

Cynthia Papermaster (2023-04-18). Friday 4/28: East Bay Premiere: "SF Rage Against the War Machine" documentary/ Benefit for CODEPINK. indybay.org East Bay Media Center, 1939 Addison St., Berkeley.

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-17). Lockheed Martin Got $106 From the Average Taxpayer, While Renewables Got Just $6. truthout.org The average U.S. taxpayer in 2022 spent over four times as much on Pentagon contractors than on primary and secondary education, according to the annual Tax Day analysis published in recent days by the Institute for Policy Studies' National Priorities Project. NPP found that, on average, American taxpayers contributed $1,087 to Pentagon contractors, compared with $270 for K-12 education. |

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-18). Saudis Release More Houthi Prisoners, Relief Ships Dock in Hodeidah. news.antiwar.com The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Monday released more Houthi detainees as part of a unilateral prisoner release as the prospect for a peace deal between the warring sides continues to grow. According to AP, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said 104 Houthi detainees were released. The step came a day after the Houthis …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-04-17). OPEC: Saudis Aren't Afraid of the US Anymore. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-18). U.S., NATO pump weapons to Ukraine for own interests, says Irish EU lawmaker. ecns.cn While China presented to the world a peace plan to the Ukraine crisis, "the U.S. and NATO haven't wanted the war to stop" for their own interests, Mick Wallace, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), has said.

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