Cuba, sanctions, vaccines

I thank @POTUS for taking steps to reverse Trump’s cruel anti-Cuban policies and restore Obama-Biden’s approach of mutually beneficial engagement. We ask he ensure sanctions do not harm Cuba’s efforts to share COVID vaccines with low-income countries around the world. pic.twitter.com/9bLlc8IgTk
— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) June 16, 2022

The US Dollar May Be the Next Casualty of the Ukraine War

From the IMF to Goldman Sachs, concerns that US sanctions on Russia could undermine the dollar’s global dominance are growing.

Source: The US Dollar May Be the Next Casualty of the Ukraine War

How to End the War in Ukraine: a Solution Beyond Sanctions

George WuerthnerRestoring the Grizzly to the Southwest: Aldo Leopold’s Escudilla, RevisitedGeorge Ochenski

Source: How to End the War in Ukraine: a Solution Beyond Sanctions – CounterPunch.org

Heroic Venezuela

Venezuela heroically faced a brutal empire in the XIX century and is heroically defying yet another in the XXI century. Its past triumph fuels its courage

Source: Heroic Venezuela – CounterPunch.org

Afghanistan Facing ‘Total Collapse’ as Biden Refuses to Release Central Bank Assets

“If the Afghan economy is not resuscitated, the severity of the current humanitarian crisis will only deepen, with dire consequences for life and limb of ordinary Afghans,” warned one aid group.