Mastodawn

I fully agree. Unfortunately, unless the UN has a mechanism for imposing meaningful sanctions on Western nations that profited from the African Slave Trade I don’t think anything meaningful will come from this. I can think of one nation in particular that will never accept any responsibility for its crimes…

https://apnews.com/article/un-vote-africa-slavery-trafficking-reparations-a7497cdb7d24a89eedb50beb683adc0f

#africandiaspora #slavery #uspol #USPolitics #EuropeanPolitics #useconomy #reparationsnow #capitalism

UN calls for reparations to remedy 'historical wrongs' of slavery

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs.” The resolution also urges “the prompt and unhindered restitution” of cultural items to their countries of origin without charge. This includes artworks, monuments, museum pieces, documents and national archives. Wednesday's vote in the 193-member world body was 123-3, with 52 abstentions. Argentina, Israel and the United States were the three members voting against the resolution. The United Kingdom and the 27 members of the European Union were among those that abstained.

AP News

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈29m ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/116297038511490077

Yikes!

#USEconomy

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LFpete 1d ago

@Tengrain
Amen: "There is a club, and we're not in it."

#USeconomy #DHS #TSA #ICE #SAVEact

World news | The Guardian 1d ago

Trump’s war in Iran exposes US’s shift from a global guardian to an arbiter of chaos https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/trump-war-in-iran-us-shift-global-chaos #UsisraelWarOnIran #GlobalEconomy #UsEconomy #DonaldTrump #Economics #Iran #UsPolitics #Business #Oil #EnergyIndustry #UsNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews

Trump’s war in Iran exposes US’s shift from a global guardian to an arbiter of chaos

The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itself

The Guardian

The Japan Times 1d ago

Health care and AI are fueling U.S. growth, with health care jobs shielding young workers from AI-driven layoffs, but the economy remains narrowly concentrated and vulnerable to labor-market shifts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/25/world/health-care-not-only-job-in-town/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #healthcare #ai #artificialintelligence #useconomy #worldeconomy #jobs

Health care can’t be the only job in town — but it is

Health care is a labor-intensive industry that's become more central to the economy as baby boomers retire.

The Japan Times

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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊5d ago

Even if there is no overall recession in the US economy in the near future, the mounting debt, dwindling savings, and weakening labor market that Americans already deal with will compound the negative economic effects of Trump's war in Iran.

To those of lower incomes especially, the near future may very well *feel* like a recession.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/business/us-economy-oil-prices-inflation-iran-war-americans.html

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ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊5d ago

"Those higher costs are hitting at a time when many families are struggling with mounting debt and dwindling savings, and when a weakening labor market has sapped workers' bargaining power and made them nervous about their job security."

"The most immediate impact...will be on consumers."

(Whose spending, by the way, makes up a great percentage of US GDP)

Consumer sentiment has already dropped since the start of Trump's #Iran war.

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