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We are entering a new space age in which billionaires can leave this world, which they are destroying, hoping to find another world to conquer and destroy.
Continue readingTwilight of the 20-Year Occupation of Afghanistan: U.S. Soldiers Sent to Kill and Die—For What?
The Biden administration has announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. What effect did the war have on those who served?
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The six-decade U.S. blockade of Cuba was made worse under the administration of Donald Trump. Joe Biden can lift these measures and immediately improve the lives of the 11 million living in Cuba.
Continue readingThe United States Tries to Take Advantage of the Price Cubans Are Paying for the Blockade and the Pandemic
Cuban government officials and activists have reiterated their demand for an end to the blockade imposed by the US which over six decades has cost Cuba $147.8 billion in damages.
Continue readingChina Pulls Itself Out of Poverty 100 Years Into Its Revolution
In 1949, China was one of the world’s poorest countries, but now its economy is on the road to ‘high income’ status.
Continue readingHow a U.S. Congressman Took on the U.S. Blockade Against Venezuela
Local activists persuade Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern to take action and help stop the U.S. sanctions against Venezuela.
Continue readingPeace in Colombia Should Mean Land Reform and an End to Hunger
The accords put in place a plan for integrated agrarian reform and democracy, as well as restitution for the victims of the long war.
Continue readingHow Getting a Vaccine in India Is a ‘Privilege’ Especially For Those in Rural Areas
Indian states have been left to compete with each other in the global market for vaccine procurement.
Continue readingIs Colombia’s Military Displacing Peasants to Protect the Environment or Sell Off Natural Resources?
Corporations, not wildlife, stand to benefit from the emptied lands.
Continue readingHow Modi’s Privatization Agenda Fueled the COVID-19 Disaster in India
India’s incompetent, vainglorious leadership, combined with the right-wing belief in magical capitalism, has led to the disaster that the country is now facing.
Continue readingWhy One State in India Is Showing Promising Signs of Democracy as the World Goes More Authoritarian
In Kerala, the re-elected Left government has prioritized making life better for all, even during crises—contrasting sharply with Narendra Modi’s right-wing central government’s devastating mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic.
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