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The US-Led War on Drugs, Now in Its 51st Year, Just Hit a Major Snag in Colombia
After a million deaths in Latin America, Washington’s staunchest ally in the region, Colombia, just called time on the US’ “irrational war against drugs”.More
Digital Dollar and Digital Euro Just Took a Big Step Closer to Becoming a Reality
As the US government begins setting up the regulatory guardrails for a digital dollar, the EU forms a consortium, including Amazon and large EU banks, to develop a prototype for a digital euro.More
EU Hipocrisy Hits Dizzying New Heights as Commission’s Scandal-Tarnished President Pledges to Wage Global Fight on Corruption
Given EC President Ursula von der Leyen’s apparent allergy to basic transparency, she is the last person in Brussels to be leading the EU’s roll out of so-called “corruption sanctions”. More
Political Violence is on the Rise Again in South America
Political violence is back with a vengeance in South America, as death threats abound, coups d’états are foretold and assassination attempts are carried out.More
Big Banks in Australia and Canada are Leading the Way on Digital Identity
Canadian and Australian lenders will be the perfect guardians of people’s digital identity, thanks to their high levels of public trust. At least so say the banks.More
7 Reasons Why Naked Capitalism Deserves Your Money
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The Race for Lithium is Heating Up in Latin America
As the US remains “grossly unprepared” to meet the exponential increase in demand for lithium, it stakes a claim to Argentina’s massive deposits of “white gold.” All for Argentina’s benefit, of course. More
China Just Gave a Foretaste of One of the Biggest Dangers of Biometric Surveillance Systems
Like just about anything on the Internet, biometric surveillance systems are eminently hackable as well as prone to human error.More
Europe’s Energy Crisis is Tipping Legions of Small Businesses Over the Edge
After reeling from one crisis to another, Europe’s heavily indebted and deeply debilitated small businesses — the backbone of the economy — face the ultimate threat from energy shortages and soaring prices. More
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