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Flattening the curve or flattening the global poor? How Covid lockdowns obliterate human rights and crush the most vulnerable

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Marketed as life-saving public health measures, lockdowns triggered death and economic devastation on a global scale while doing little to slow the spread of Covid-19. Now, they’re back with a vengeance. … Read More >Flattening the curve or flattening the global poor? How Covid lockdowns obliterate human rights and crush the most vulnerable

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European states’ policies are responsible for migrant deaths – ex-UN rapporteur

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On this episode, we speak to the former UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau. He discusses the closing of borders over Omicron coronavirus variant fears and why the strategy will likely be ineffective, the death of 27 migrants in the English Channel and why the policies of European states are responsible for the deaths of the migrants, why migrant crises and the business of illegal smuggling is a recent phenomenon, and much more … Read More >European states’ policies are responsible for migrant deaths – ex-UN rapporteur

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What Washington won’t tell you about inflation (Full show)

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The politicians, lobbyists and think tanks, i.e. the grifters in Washington, DC, seem primarily interested in regurgitating partisan talking points and justifying a status quo where they can continue to fail the public while secure in their own livelihood. But Faran Fronczak takes us from droughts in the Americas to Europe’s energy crisis to the exploding price of corn to the outrageous expense of your Thanksgiving turkey. … Read More >What Washington won’t tell you about inflation (Full show)