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On left, speakers at the Ukraine Recovery Conference held July 4-5 in Lugano, Switzerland. On right, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky / credit: Multipolarista

West Prepares to Plunder Post-war Ukraine with Neoliberal Shock Therapy

Jake Kallio and Benjamin Norton August 3, 2022 Jake Kallio and Benjamin Norton

Western governments and corporations met in Switzerland to plan neoliberal economic policies to impose on post-war Ukraine, calling to cut labor laws, “open markets,” drop tariffs, deregulate industries, and “sell state-owned enterprises to private investors.” Jake Kallio and Benjamin Norton report for Multipolarista.

200 Million Strike in India Against Right-Wing Narendra Modi Government’s Policies

Peoples Dispatch March 31, 2022 Peoples Dispatch

Living standards of India's working people have deteriorated because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government's lack of sufficient policy interventions during the pandemic, People's Dispatch reports.