Fossil Fuel Industry Subsidized at Rate of $11 Million Per Minute, IMF Finds
Fossil fuel subsidies trigger a vicious circle that leads to higher production, higher consumption, and higher emissions.
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As Coronavirus Spreads, IMF Cancels 6 Months of Debt Payments for 25 Poorest Nations
The International Monetary Fund approved $500 million on Monday to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world’s most impoverished countries so they can help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
The End of a Cocaine-Fueled Presidency? Juan Orlando Hernandez Faces Regime Change in Honduras
Honduras has been the epicenter of the Central American exodus and northward migration since the U.S.-backed coup 10 years ago and the ultra-violent repression by President Juan Orlando Hernandez’s regime, as well as its ultra-neoliberal policies.
Fantastic Didactic Weekend Flick Pick (May 26-28, 2017): Four Horsemen (2012) [director: Ross Ashcroft] (VIDEO)
‘Four Horsemen’ is an award-winning, critically acclaimed British documentary feature film directed by Ross Ashcroft, released in the UK on March 14, 2012. The film criticizes the system of fractional reserve banking, debt-based economy and political lobbying by “too big to fail” banks, which it regards as a serious threat not only to liberal, Western-style democracy, but to the entire Western civilization itself.