Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:
After announcing a shut-down of the Israeli-Hamas war, President Joe Biden’s farewell speech warned of “a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a few ultra-wealthy people… an oligarchy is taking shape in America. Of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead.”
He focused on the tech-industrial complex. Google searches for the meaning of “oligarch” spiked after Biden’s warning.
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