The Cuban Missions

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce At the end of 2019, the United Nations (UN) qualified as “forced labor” the conditions in which Cuban doctors work, “as well as other professionals…” who are part of the internationalization Missions that, since 1963, the Cuban government deploys abroad. In November …

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IMF World Economic Outlook 2022

Rising Caseloads, A Disrupted Recovery, and Higher Inflation The global economy enters 2022 in a weaker position than previously expected. As the new Omicron COVID-19 variant spreads, countries have reimposed mobility restrictions. Rising energy prices and supply disruptions have resulted in higher and more broad-based …

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Comparative Statistics of the USA, the UK, Japan, and China, 2000-2021.

TheGlobalEconomy.com Measure: percentSource: The World BankDefinition: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes …

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The Cult of Personality*.

Manuel Suárez Mier Dogmas lead to ideological schisms, for there will always be exegeses opposed to the official version, as the history of applied socialism shows. The Dutch historian Frank Dikötter has just finished an essential book in these times when aspiring autocrats are sprouting …

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Refugees, Migrants, and Policies at TED.

The US asylum rule “Remain in Mexico” requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico instead of the U.S. while their claims are resolved. This policy is subject to debate in court as the Biden administration terminated it, and Texas and Missouri sued demanding it to …

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