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Technocracy now: The US is working to turn Lebanons anti-corruption protests against Hezbollah
Khalek, Rania
http://thegrayzone.com/2019/12/01/us-working-lebanon-corruption-protests-hezbollah/Date Written: 2019-12-01 Publisher: The Gray Zone Year Published: 2019 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX23959 The movement was spurred by the levying of regressive taxes and the persistence of a corrupt neoliberal order that has mismanaged the economy and hollowed out the public sector while enriching a handful of elites amid a looming economic collapse. Though the protests remain focused on class issues and corruption, the US is increasingly determined to co-opt the movement for its own goals. Subject Headings |