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Emely Deleon and six other CASA activists were arrested this Friday. Photo CASA.   Moments ago [Friday, April 7th], I got arrested with six other CASA activists on the steps of the Maryland State House, calling on the Senate to pass the Access to Care Act. Passed with great support…

We at GHRC express our profound sadness at last week's news of the tragedy in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. On the night of March 27, 39 human beings perished in a fire inside a provisional detention center near the border between the US and Mexico. The detention center–run by the Mexican…

Photo: Bestfinancetime.com By Isaac Cohen* Almost nobody anticipated that the stress among some regional banks in the United States and a global bank would push down oil prices. It should be recalled, last year the war in Ukraine pushed oil prices to more than $120 dollars per barrel, with gasoline…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! A grand jury in Manhattan has indicted Donald Trump on more than 30 criminal counts related to hush-money payments Trump made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. The charges come four-and-a-half years after Trump’s former personal attorney and fixer, Michael…

Photo Google. By Isaac Cohen* Despite recent turbulence among some regional banks, the central bank of the United States reiterated, last week, its strong commitment to returning inflation to its declared objective of 2 per cent, approving the ninth consecutive increase in the federal funds interest rate to 4-3/4 to…

Foto: cortesía Democracy Now! In financial news, First Citizens Bank announced it will purchase a large portion of the assets of the failed Silicon Valley Bank. Seventeen former branches of SVB will now operate as First Citizens banks. The FDIC took over SVB earlier this month after a run on the bank caused it to collapse…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! President Biden designated two new national monuments Tuesday, in Nevada and Texas, protecting over 500,000 acres of land from new development. Spirit Mountain, or Avi Kwa Ame, in Nevada is a sacred site for the Fort Mojave Tribe and others. Indigenous and environmental advocates have…

Photo: dreamstime By Isaac Cohen* The art of economic policy making consists in choosing between objectives that may contradict each other. For instance, the US Congress mandates the central bank to pursue both employment and price stability. However, to achieve both objectives may generate one of the best-known trade-offs if…

Beneficiaries of remittances in Cuba have the possibility of receiving them directly in their bank accounts in foreign currency, from Metropolitano, BPA and Bandec banks.   U.S. company Western Union reestablished the sending of remittances to Cuba from all over the United States this March 3. The member of the…

Foto Google. By Isaac Cohen* The release last Friday of February’s better than expected employment figures was darkened by news of financial turbulence emanating from some regional banks. Another month of vigorous job creation is evidence that the US economy remains strong, despite the monetary policy tightening that the central…