(2024-06-03). The Milei Effect: The 'Lion' Against Argentina's Soup Kitchens. orinocotribune.com Since Javier Milei's administration as president of Argentina began in December 2023, he made the decision to no longer send food to soup kitchens. The women who are in charge of cooking for the people who benefit from these places say that they don't get anything: no rice, no pasta, no grains. | This uncovered a large-scale scandal when it became known that the government of El León (Milei) has held more than 5 thousand tons of food in warehouses, while the country is experiencing the worst food, employment and social crisis in history. Poverty grows and as the soup kitchens stopped receiving help from the gover…
(2024-06-03). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.
(2024-06-03). South Africa elections: ANC loses 30-year majority; Communists warn of right-wing threat. peoplesworld.org South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) party will not consider any demands from possible coalition partners that President Cyril Ramaphosa step down, a top official said on Sunday. This came after the ANC lost its 30-year-old majority after a stinging result in Wednesday's election. South Africa has now been plunged into a series of negotiations …