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Der moderne Kolonialismus kommt im Gewand der Entwicklungshilfe daher – Schweizer Monat

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By Alex Gladstein
| schweizermonat.ch
Die Geschichte beginnt in den 1980er-Jahren in Bangladesch. Wo einst fruchtbare Reisfelder die Bevölkerung ernährten, breiten sich heute Garnelenfarmen aus – finanziert von Weltbank und IWF. Auf Druck der Kreditgeber bohrten Bauern Löcher in Deiche, fluteten ihre Felder mit Salzwasser und züchteten Garnelen für den Export. Die Devisen sollten helfen, Auslandsschulden zu tilgen. Zurück blieb zerstörtes Ackerland – und der Verlust der eigenen Ernährungssicherheit.
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Donald Trump is not the bitcoin president Original

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By Alex Gladstein, Joel Silver, Marcus Chong, Robert Taylor
| Reason Verified
Cryptocurrencies He’s the stablecoin president, seeking to expand the monetary power and borrowing capacity of the U.S. government. | (Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/Newscom) Donald Trump took the stage about an hour and a half behind schedule—the Secret Service needed time to secure the room—but the audience didn't seem to mind.
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Is Bitcoin Good for Democracy?

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By Felix Maradiaga, Alex Gladstein
| journalofdemocracy.org
Bitcoin is an indispensable tool for political dissidents in the most repressive environments, argue Alex Gladstein and Félix Maradiaga in two recent Journal of Democracy online exclusives. When dictators weaponize the financial system and obstruct all avenues of dissent, this open-source, decentralized, censorship-resistant digital currency helps activists keep their operations running.
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