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10 Things You Need to Know about Ukraine
Harper's Vote Grubbing Policy on UkraineWhat's Really at Stake in Ukraine? Ukraine agrees to 50% gas price hike amid IMF talks Ukraine's interim government says it will raise gas prices for domestic consumers by 50% in an effort to secure an International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid package. An official at Ukraine's Naftogaz state energy company said the price rise would take effect on 1 May, and further rises would be scheduled until 2018. Ukrainians are accustomed to buying gas at heavily subsidised rates. But the IMF has made subsidy reform a condition of its deal.
Meet the Americans Who Put Together the Coup in KievBy Steve Weissman, Reader Supported News [unpublished]
Venezuela
Who is dying in Venezuela? A revealing NYT correction
In Venezuela, Street Protests Harper Can Get Behind
Who In Ukraine Will Benefit From An IMF Bailout?Economists Michael Hudson and Jeffrey Sommers discuss how provisions in an IMF deal like cuts to gas subsidies and pensions will hurt the average Ukrainian citizens and benefit kleptocrats
NATO, Russia, and the View from Mars
Tanks massing on Ukraine's border? What happens if you actually go and take a look? Few Signs of War Plans in Russian Border Town
Why do we have to learn about events in Venezuela through corrections in the newspapers?
Analysis | How the Western media is getting (almost) everything wrong about Venezuela
Meanwhile near Syria: Did Powerful Elements in Turkey Plan a False Flag Attack to Drag the Country into War with Syria? Controversy and intrigue fuel a growing political storm in Turkey.
Congratulations to Professor Iymen Chehade, whose class was reinstated! Unusual Sources interviewed Prof. Chehade during his campaign for academic freedom.
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