IN DEPTH: Economist Michael Roberts analyses 'the New Washington Consensus,' a strategy seeking to sustain US economic hegemony at home and abroad.
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More voices raised against US sanctions and coup backing in Latin America
After US representatives sign a letter to President Biden critising the damage of sanctions of Latin America, Logan Williams calls for greater international solidarity with progressive movements in the region.
US lawmakers urge President Biden lifts sanctions on Latin America
"We urge you to act swiftly to lift the failed and indiscriminate economic sanctions that were imposed by the prior administration" - 21 US lawmakers urge Biden to lift sanctions on Latin America.
Interest rates up, economy down – Micheal Roberts
"The impact of central bank rate hikes has not been so much on driving down inflation as on accelerating economies into a slump" - in depth analysis from Michael Roberts.
First Republic Bank Collapse and the case for public ownership – Micheal Roberts
The collapse of the First Republic Banks and others present a powerful argument for public ownership - Economist Michael Roberts' analyses the banking crisis.
Julian Assange – 11 years in confinement
"It’s 13 years since Julian Assange leaked grisly details of the American and British occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. And he has now spent 11 years in confinement for it."
“Bigger than Roe” – Report on Madison reproductive justice march
US reproductive justice organisers Tessa E. and Dayna Long report on the "Bigger Than Roe" March and Rally in Madison, Wisconsin.
US politicians urge Biden to condemn Peruvian coup regime
“The signatories call upon the Biden administration to condemn the countless number of human rights violations being perpetrated by state forces in Peru.”
Mexico’s President AMLO’s firm stance pays off at home and abroad
Mexican President AMLO's defence of social welfare, political integrity, and sovereignty in Latin America has been abundantly clear. In recent months his stance both at home and abroad has become even bolder.
the struggle continues across the US for abortion rights post-Roe
A look at the ongoing struggles for abortion rights across the US after the overturn of Roe v. Wade this year .