Thursday, April 4, 2024

How The Opium Trade Fueled Global Capitalism

 https://youtu.be/8p7rIsp-JSs?si=TWsR8O6mUZvJbn9P

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The Truths of Our American Empire Héctor Tobar

 https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/04/18/the-truths-of-our-american-empire-jonathan-blitzer/?utm_medium=email

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Florida's Recent Supreme Court Ruling and 2024 Presidential Politics:

1). “Florida & Abortion, Explained: Everything you need to know on the two state Supreme Court rulings”, Apr 02, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/florida-and-abortion-explained >.

2). “Abortion, Every Day (4.3.24): 80% of Texas women don't know the extent of the state's abortion ban”, Apr 03, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-every-day-4324 >.

3). “The Giant Threat Lurking Behind Florida’s November Abortion Vote”, April 02, 2024, Mark Joseph Stern, Slate, at < https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/florida-november-abortion-vote-desantis.html >.

4). “Florida Will Now Be Ground Zero for the Abortion Wars in 2024”, April 01, 2024, Mark Joseph Stern, Slate, at < https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/florida-abortion-ban-constitutional-amendment-2024-desantis.html >.

5). “Democrats dream of turning Florida blue with abortion rights boost”, April 02, 2024, Yacob Reyes, Axios, at < https://www.axios.com/2024/04/02/florida-abortion-referendum-democrats >

6). “Florida Supreme Court upholds strict abortion bans while giving voters a say in November: The state high court’s ruling upholds the state’s previous abortion laws but also could deliver a stunning blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Republicans”, April 01, 2024, Politico, at < https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/01/florida-supreme-court-abortion-ruling-00150006 >

7). “The Anti-Abortion Endgame That Erin Hawley Admitted to the Supreme Court”, March 27, 2024, Dahlia Lithwick & Mark Joseph Stern, Slate, at < https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/03/abortion-ban-erin-hawley-supreme-court.html >


8). “Republican Officials Openly Insult Women Nearly Killed by Abortion Bans: Red states would rather let a patient die than let her terminate a dangerous pregnancy. And they’re barely pretending otherwise”, Jan 9, 2024. Dahlia Lithwick & Mark Joseph Stern, Slate, at < https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/republican-abortion-bans-pregnant-women-deaths.html >

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

The Ongoing Crisis in Global Trade and Power, Has the U.S. Arrived at its “Suez Moment”: Triggered by the Houthi Situation in the Red Sea where Shipping Traffic Lines up to Pass Through the Suez Canal.

1). “Notes from the Editors”, (First Entry – Discussion of Various Statements by Richard Haas), The Editors, Monthly Review, April 2024 (Volume 75, Number 11), at < https://monthlyreview.org/2024/04/01/mr-075-11-2024-04_0/ >

2). “China is winning the battle for the Red Sea: America has retired as world policeman”, Feb 11, 2024, Nathan Levine, UnHerd, < https://unherd.com/2024/02/china-is-winning-the-battle-for-the-red-sea/ >.

3). “The Red Sea Crisis Proves China Was Ahead of the Curve: The Belt and Road Initiative wasn’t a sinister plot. It was a blueprint for what every nation needs in an age of uncertainty and disruption”, Jan 20, 2024, Parag Khanna, Foreign Policy, at < https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/20/url-red-sea-houthis-china-belt-road-suez-trade-corridors/ >. A copy of this is provided in this post in case there is trouble accessing it without a subscription.

4). “As Red Sea shipping attacks continue, pressure grows for China to act”, February 13, 2024, Nong Hong, ICAS, Originally published at South China Morning Post, at < https://chinaus-icas.org/research/as-red-sea-shipping-attacks-continue-pressure-grows-for-china-to-act/ >

5). “How Houthis threaten US control over global shipping: A powerful symbol of the US-led global security order is increasingly under threat by the Yemeni rebel group”, Jan 25, 2024, John P. Ruehl, Asia Times, Originally published at Globetrotter, at < https://asiatimes.com/2024/01/how-houthis-threaten-us-control-over-global-shipping/ >.

6). “Geopolitical Risk in the Red Sea”, Jan 12, 2024, Silvia Boltuc, SpecialEurasia, Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598,fvv Volume 38 Issue 7, at < https://www.specialeurasia.com/2024/01/12/geopolitical-risk-in-the-red-sea/ >.

7). The Baltimore bridge collapse is only the latest — and least — of global shipping’s problems: From drought in the Panama Canal to the Houthis in the Suez to pirates off Somalia, we’re all paying the price”, Mar 27, 2024, Caroline Houck, Vox, at < https://www.vox.com/2024/3/27/24112995/baltimore-bridge-collapse-dali-shipping-panama-houthis >

8). “Red Sea Crisis shakes up global maritime security landscape”, Feb 4, 2024, Wang Xu, China Military Online, at < http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/OPINIONS_209196/Opinions_209197/16285041.html >.

This is a collection of 8 articles, that I selected from the plethora of material that is on the web concerning these issues.  I tried to pick some from the left, some from the right, and even number 8, a press release from a person associated with the Chinese Military itself.

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A humanitarian catastrophe ~~ TESNIM ZEKERIA AND JUDD LEGUM APR 3

 https://substack.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.td7TpMh5ERVAv1UFVqVwHKlzPAqbBOsWf0p2uad-xUM?

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Lead in the drinking water is still a problem in the U.S. — especially in Chicago

 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/01/1241470280/lead-pipes-plumbing-water-contamination?link_id=11&can_id=6116ca33763503c65b77bb3be6082932&source=email-manhattan-da-makes-trump-regret-attacking-judge-2&email_referrer=email_2263766&email_subject=trump-apologizes-to-country-for-big-lie

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The left, the far-right and climate chaos

 https://climateandcapitalism.com/2024/03/27/the-left-the-far-right-and-climate-chaos/

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Monopoly Round-Up: How Chain Restaurants and Hotels Collude to Screw You ~~ Matt Stoller

 https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYmlnbmV3c2xldHRlci5jb20vcC9tb25vcG9seS1yb3VuZC11cC1ob3ctY2hhaW4tcmVzdGF1cmFudHM_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWVtYWlsLWhhbGYtcG9zdCZyPXJvdmhrJnRva2VuPWV5SjFjMlZ5WDJsa0lqbzBOalV4TURFNE5Dd2ljRzl6ZEY5cFpDSTZNVFF6TVRNM09UTXhMQ0pwWVhRaU9qRTNNVEU1TXprNE9UVXNJbVY0Y0NJNk1UY3hORFV6TVRnNU5Td2lhWE56SWpvaWNIVmlMVEV4TlRJMElpd2ljM1ZpSWpvaWNHOXpkQzF5WldGamRHbHZiaUo5LjhRM3RuVTUzVzZJTm1GMkpFLWRfR2JuVnMzeW8zejhqTFBNTk1jbTVIOHMiLCJwIjoxNDMxMzc5MzEsInMiOjExNTI0LCJmIjp0cnVlLCJ1Ijo0NjUxMDE4NCwiaWF0IjoxNzExOTM5ODk1LCJleHAiOjE3MTQ1MzE4OTUsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0wIiwic3ViIjoibGluay1yZWRpcmVjdCJ9.MbOaVrncmBalvU8fqdJlBg-MjkDn7FZXhZYdPPnLT2M?

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I Could Not Stay Silent: Annelle Sheline Resigns from State Dept. over U.S. Gaza

 https://youtu.be/nRI-MtoSD_E?si=NXnXZBIpDMe8yYev

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Various Levels of Protection for Bridge Piers Written by dmorista

 Various Levels of Protection for Bridge Piers Written by dmorista