Amy Goodman
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Protesters in Lebanon call for "the downfall of the rule of the bank"
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October 30, 2019
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4:14Now PlayingIn Lebanon, nationwide protests have entered their 13th day, drawing over a million people into the streets. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned on Tuesday, but the demonstrations continue and calls have escalated for the resignation of all top government officials. Lara Bitar, independent journalist based in Beirut and co-founder of independent media workers collective Al-Murasila, links these protests to a longer history of discontent in Lebanon, especially on the point of income inequality. "Since the beginning of this year, there have also been demonstrations because of recently passed austerity measures," Bitar says. "And also because Lebanon has one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios at almost 150%, making Lebanon the third-most indebted country in the world. … Servicing of this debt primarily benefits the wealthy at the expense of their very poor. There is a lot of anger on the streets."
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