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Continue readingHow Pakistan Could Find a Development-First Path to Peace in Balochistan
The surge in cases relating to disappearances of Baloch activists highlights the urgency for Pakistan to resolve the grievances felt by the people of the region.
Continue readingThe War-Profiteering Gangsters Will Kill Us All Unless We Unite Against Them
Western media simplifies the conflict in Ukraine in ways that divide us. But what if instead, we chose to unite against those who profit from all wars throughout the world?
Continue readingUkraine: A Conflict Soaked in Contradictions and New Patterns in War and Media
There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?
Continue readingFrance Withdraws From Mali, But Continues to Devastate Africa’s Sahel
French troops have now begun to leave Mali, but they are not returning to France.
Continue readingThe Terrible Fate Facing the Afghan People
The UN has warned that about half the population of the country are “facing a record level of acute hunger.”
Continue readingHow China Became an Olympic Boogeyman for the West
The history of the Olympic Games shows both the struggle by China and the Global South to be accepted by the U.S. and other imperialist nations, as well as alternative models to it.
Continue readingChina’s Olympic Battle for Legitimacy: The Prehistory of the 2022 Beijing Games
Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms: to heal the scars of both exploitative Western colonialism and civil war.
Continue readingCan Israel Stop the World from Saying ‘Apartheid’? Concealing the Suffering in Palestine
“Israel’s civilian administration and military authorities, as well as governmental and quasigovernmental institutions, are involved in the enforcement of the system of apartheid against Palestinians,” Amnesty International concluded.
Continue readingThe Geopolitics Behind Spiraling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe
Markets do not solve the problem of energy pricing. What is required is planning and long-term investments in infrastructure.
Continue readingMorocco Drives a War in Western Sahara for Its Phosphates
Far from peace, the Abraham Accords are going to accelerate a return to war in this part of Africa.
Continue readingThe Smearing of Emma Watson
A classic blunder and smear against an outspoken activist.
Continue readingAre Western Wealthy Countries Determined to Starve the People of Afghanistan?
The UN has issued “the largest ever appeal for a single country for humanitarian assistance.”
Continue readingRight-Wing Hate Speech Runs Rampant in India’s Elections
The upcoming elections in three Indian states will be a contest between the BJP’s polarizing, violent, Islamaphobic messages and efforts to create a more plural, more democratic India.
Continue readingThere’s a Nonsensical Propaganda Campaign to Make China Look Bad in Uganda
Beijing has denied media allegations that it is scheming to ‘take over’ Entebbe Airport by way of a BRI loan.
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