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Latin America and the Caribbean: Year 2022 in Review

Roger D. Harris Marxism-Leninism Today
In short, western and particularly US domination of the world financial order considerably limits the possibilities for the new Pink Tide administrations to develop their economies successfully. A near monopoly of 96% of the region’s trade continues to be denominated in US dollars.

As Nurses Strike, Hospital CEOs Pocket Millions

Matthew Cunningham-Cook The Lever
As nurses from two New York hospitals fight for better treatment, the executives in charge have been boosting their own pay and slashing charity care.

How Kevin Did It

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
The secret deals may be juicy, but the real threats to the republic are the public positions of his party.

I’m a Restaurant Critic. Am I Fueling Gentrification?

Soleil Ho San Francisco Chronicle
Restaurant critics don’t talk about gentrification--a process whereby longtime residents of underserved neighborhoods are displaced in favor of more affluent ones, new businesses and amenities-but this critic discusses their possible role in it.