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The war in Ukraine continues to escalate, threatening to mutate into a thermonuclear war, which would result in the extermination of life on earth. The United States and NATO have played a central role in this conflict, that began in 2014 with the U.S.-engineered Maidan coup.
The Indian economy was already in crisis before the Ukraine War. However, the rulers are putting all the blame for this on the Ukraine war, an “act of God”, as it were. That provides them a ready alibi, and diverts from the already alarming condition of the people before the impact of the war.
All indications are that the contingency planning that Russia had worked out to pull through a severe sanctions regime is paying off. The ruble’s recovery has been absolutely astounding. Plus: extract from – “US Narrative Won’t Survive Defeat in Donbass”.
The Ukraine crisis naturally shows specific national features. But it is also the manifestation of an escalating U.S. international military policy which is created by the economic weakening of the U.S. while it continues to have military strength.
The government in Nepal says that the economic situation is not as bad as it is in Sri Lanka, but the opposition insists on measures to prevent a crisis. With the ruling coalition not on a firm footing in Parliament, political instability threatens to hobble economic recovery.
Key components of an alternate agriculture system should be diversification of production on agricultural lands, enhancing agrobiodiversity, integration of animal husbandry and multi-crop cultivation, crop rotation, and the protection and promotion of resilient local seed and plant varieties.
In this book, Amin argues that the story of capitalism emerging from endogenous European characteristics of rationality and triumph – which continues to dominate social theory – is distorting. It disguises the true nature of the capitalist system, including the role of imperialism and racism in its history.
A summary of the basic structure of Pakistan’s politics indicates that even if Imran Khan loses the vote, as he is likely to do, his successor will be no better. None of the contenders offers an alternative to Pakistan’s hyper-corrupt status quo.
The Russian Ministry of Defence’s offer of surrender terms to the personnel of the extreme nationalist neo-Nazi battalions and foreign mercenaries in the Azovstal iron and steel works in Mariupol indicates that the battle of Mariupol is about to end.
Some companies are implementing shorter workdays while others are opting for shorter workweeks increasing productivity. Meanwhile, Belgium in mid-February announced a package of labor reforms that includes affording workers the right to request a four-day work week.
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