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Broad economic sanctions, often portrayed as a less violent alternative to war, are responsible for an estimated 564,000 deaths each year – most of them children under the age of five – according to a new study published on 25 July in the Lancet Global Health.

The research analyzed data from 152 countries over a 10-year period and found the mortality toll of sanctions to be comparable to that of armed conflict.

Authored by economists Francisco Rodriguez, Silvio Rendon, and Mark Weisbrot, the study underscores the devastating impact of sanctions on public health and essential infrastructure. 

By targeting key economic sectors such as finance and energy, sanctions restrict access to critical imports like medicine, food, and parts for water and electrical systems, causing widespread suffering without the visible devastation of bombs and missiles.

The US, which imposes more sanctions than any other country, has increasingly turned to these measures as a tool of foreign policy. While often justified as a nonviolent means of pressuring adversaries, experts argue that the resulting human cost is anything but peaceful.

“Sanctions are becoming the preferred weapon of the United States and some allies – not because they are less destructive, but because the toll is less visible,” Weisbrot wrote in a commentary for the Los Angeles Times. “They kill silently, without the political cost of war.”

July 25, 2025.

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Her Twitter here

Lifesaving surgery funding! She is just a little over $1,000 away from the required amount

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तंबाकुंच्या चाकीला ऊब आली // TOBACCO EMBERS (1982) dir. YUGANTAR

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"I had not thought that her kind of love, the kind of love which she requires and which I seemed unable to give her, was so important that its absence would drive out the other kind of love… the kind of love I require, and which I had thought, in my folly, was by far the greater part of love."

The Browning Version (1951) dir. Anthony Asquith

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Get organized

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This is unbelievably evil.

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Chris Smalls is finally released.

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Lobbyists are the scum of the earth

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27-70 vote on blocking arms sales to Israel at THIS stage of the genocide. 20 of those Nays being democrats. I know the system isn’t going to save us but this shit is so fucking infuriating every time

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Woah it’s crazy how like community is all we have

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it feels silly complaining about it because in the grand scheme of things it’s not a big deal at alllll but it’s so annoying telling people you’re ace because it’s like. but not like that.

Cjjdwifbwidhisdbwidjwvnsjdbwjdbsjdbdjd I think most people probably don’t have the Online Connotations in their head… or at least I hope not. Bc that would suck for you guys 😭

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i seriously think abetting the surveillance state is a moral failing. this is about ring cameras and other such devices

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The only ace person I’ve met in real life is actually really genuinely a great person and kind of an inspiration to me. So idk what’s with all the ones online but be more like the one I know

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Is this supposed to be a good thing

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I feel like this