shahidbolsen (47)in #coronavirus • 4 years ago10 points on the Coronavirus phenomenonThe Stock Market collapse was not caused by the Coronavirus; it was caused by companies selling off shares that had…shahidbolsen (47)in #coronavirus • 4 years agoEverything about Coronavirus is a money issueThis is a pandemic, it is a crisis, we are told. It is about saving lives, we are told, the economy will just have to…shahidbolsen (47)in #covid19 • 4 years agoNew York's higher percentage of young Covid19 patients? Blame Medicaid and budget cutsNew York has gotten quite a bit of attention lately in the #Coronavirus coverage because, apparently, the city’s…shahidbolsen (47)in #coronavirus • 4 years agoPlaying with the lights in LondonUK Power Networks, which provides electricity to the southeast and east of England, including London,has warned…shahidbolsen (47)in #covid19 • 4 years agoThe dangerous act of walking outsideLook at how far they have pushed us in an incredibly short period of time, through irrational fear; to the point that…shahidbolsen (47)in #coronavirus • 4 years agoBoiling the frogThe characteristics of Totalitarian regimes in normal circumstances make them highly efficient in emergencies. Issues…shahidbolsen (47)in #coronavirus • 4 years agoCorona CapitalismFollowing the financial crisis of 2008-2009, Central Banks around the world, including the US Federal Reserve lowered…shahidbolsen (47)in #islam • 5 years agoIf non-Muslims think Islam is a political ideology, and not a religion; that is our faultResponding to a livestream interview yesterday between Dalia Mogahed and Asma T. Uddin about the latter's new book…shahidbolsen (47)in #interpol • 5 years agoInterpol Abuse is out of controlI work for a legal firm based in the UK, we focus on the plight of foreigners arbitrarily detained, falsely accused…shahidbolsen (47)in #interpol • 5 years agoAbusive HSBC Red Notice against British national revoked by InterpolWhen British citizen Robert Urwin was stopped in the Ukraine on an Interpol Red Notice, he thought it had to be a…shahidbolsen (47)in #activism • 5 years agoThe flaw of corporate power consolidationWhether in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, the US or Europe…what essentially has to happen is for liberation struggles to…shahidbolsen (47)in #marvel • 5 years agoTo hell with superheroesIn terms of pop culture, I know I am definitely going to be in the minority on this. But the growing popularity of…shahidbolsen (47)in #starbucks • 5 years agoThe coup against Howard SchultzStarbucks CEO Howard Schultz was forced to resign last April because segments of the population used their power of…shahidbolsen (47)in #economy • 5 years agoThe view from the throneMilitary conflict appears very different depending upon your vantage point. How you perceive the battlefield when you…shahidbolsen (47)in #economy • 5 years agoGETTING COMPANIES TO PECK THE RIGHT BUTTONActivist campaigns that target corporations conventionally focus on trying to change the operational practices of…shahidbolsen (47)in #economy • 5 years agoECONOMIC DRIVERS OF CONFLICTIt is not true, of course, that human beings are motivated in what they do exclusively by material interest. I don’t…shahidbolsen (47)in #egypt • 5 years agoEgypt's Military Inc inextricably tied to MNCsIf you think that the Egyptian Army Incorporated is a self-sufficient, independent economic empire, think again.…shahidbolsen (47)in #anarchy • 5 years agoThe aftermath of false victoriesOpposition groups generally, I think, grossly underestimate the combined resources available to state and private…shahidbolsen (47)in #anarchy • 5 years agoDid Wikipedia just predict the future?A quick search in Arabic of Egyptian Minister of Defence Muhammad Ahmad Zaki by a friend of mine led him to the Arabic…shahidbolsen (47)in #anarchy • 5 years agoSacrificing Sisi?When Sisi concluded the $12 billion loan agreement with the IMF in November 2016; giving the IMF a 20 year managerial…