2024-04-15: News Headlines

A Radical Guide (2024-04-15). Disabled Communists and Anarchists: Disability Action Research Kollective. indybay.org In January, we posted a Call for Submissions for a project inviting volunteers to write and submit a short, single-paragraph biography about radicals with disabilities. That project is still underway, and the creator of the call has shared the first product, Disabled Communists and Anarchists: Disability Action Research Kollective, and this note is below.

The Independent (2024-04-15). World Bank: African economies projected to grow by 3.4 % in 2024. independent.co.ug However, the growth is insufficient to have a significant effect on poverty reduction ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Increased private consumption and declining inflation are supporting an economic rebound in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the recovery remains fragile due to uncertain global economic conditions, growing debt service obligations, frequent natural disasters, and escalating conflict and violence, according to …

GRAIN (2024-04-15). Oil palm in Latin America: monoculture and violence. cadtm.org The global oil palm craze
| Oil palm plantations are rapidly gaining ground in Latin America, driving communities from their lands and causing deforestation, violence, and poverty.
| Global production of palm oil has increased by almost 600% from 14.72 million tonnes in 1994 to 80.58 million tonnes in 2021. The cultivation area has also expanded drastically from 7.86 million hectares in 1994 to 28.91 million hectares in 2021. [1] The multiple uses of palm oil, together with its relatively low (…) | – | / |

newarab (2024-04-15). Pro-Palestine Kazib sues French TV for 'terrorism' claims. newarab.com Anasse Kazib, the Franco-Moroccan ex-presidential candidate, is facing "terrorism" accusations over his pro-Palestine stance. He has decided to sue his accusers, starting with France's most-watched television channel, BFMTV. | Last week, Christophe Barbier, an editorialist at BFMTV, questioned Elsa Marcel, Kazib's lawyer, about her support for the politician who "endorses Hamas, terrorism, raping women and killing children." | During the interview, Marcel denied the accusations against the Marxist politician, insisting that he "does not support Hamas" but instead "supports the Palestinian people's liberation a…

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