Wednesday, September 04, 2024

Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth

Putin’s next coup. Elections in three eastern German states are likely to usher in Russia-friendly parties Politico


How human rights are disappearing before our eyes


Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is a Myth

A full-throated critique of the claim that capitalism benefits the poors.


Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid, of European Social Media Censorship

Dollar General warns poorer US consumers are running out of money FT

 

As Much Power As the President: How Billionaires Became More Influential than World LeadersLiterary Hub


Tax Refund on the Spot Blacktown - exact accounting


Suicide rates in England and Wales reach highest level since 1999 Guardian


Far right is very real threat, says Keir Starmer BBC


UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns Politico


Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says.“The IAEA chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has previously warned that Tehran has enough uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels to make ‘several’ nuclear bombs if it chose to do so. He has acknowledged the U.N. agency cannot guarantee that none of Iran’s centrifuges may have been peeled away for clandestine enrichment.”


23&Me is collapsing: turns out, all that precious DNA data is worthless Sasha Latypova


All the news on Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest The Verge


The Geopolitical Fallout of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s Arrest Foreign Policy


Musk’s X banned in Brazil after disinformation rowBBC


Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ school book ban Guardian