Who Pays the Price for the Return of German Militarism?
Germany and the EU Embrace Military Keynesianism
The Entry of a New German Left Party Shakes up the Country
The Roar of a U.S. Warplane Over a Civilian Irish Airport
The use of the airport as a U.S. forward operating base began in 2002-2003, and this transformation “was, and still is, deeply offensive to the majority of Irish people,” according to a Shannonwatch report.
Continue readingWhy Our Electricity Prices Can’t Be Left to Bogus ‘Free Markets’
The so-called electricity markets were created to help private capital, not people. It is time that we wind up such bogus electricity markets and return all such public services to the people, to be run cooperatively for their benefit.
Continue readingMendel’s Genetic Revolution and the Legacy of Scientific Racism
Scientific advances are not always linear; they zigzag in unexpected ways. This is particularly true of genetics, which has a dark history of being coopted into eugenics and race science.
Continue readingSouth Africa’s Energy Crisis Escalates
Behind rolling power cuts loom deep-seated socioeconomic issues worsened by the rich countries of the world.
Continue reading$2 Trillion for War Versus $100 Billion to Save the Planet
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
Continue readingThe United States Contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a Private Corporation
A new infrastructure scheme announced at the G7 Summit echoes the goals of the earlier Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Continue readingWhy Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana?
An interview with Kwesi Pratt Jr., a journalist and leader of the Socialist Movement of Ghana.
Continue readingThe Rise of NATO in Africa
NATO’s war in Libya was its first major military operation in Africa, but it was not the first European military footprint on the continent.
Continue readingThe U.S. Unilateral Sanctions Against Russia Will Produce a Global Food Disaster
As the U.S. and the G7 deny the negative effect of sanctions against Russia, they damage the world’s capability of avoiding a global food disaster.
Continue readingEurope Is at a Crossroads of Neoliberalism and What People Actually Want
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Continue readingEurope Is Sleepwalking Into Another World War
Seeing through non-European lenses, Europe and United States stand haughtily all but alone, probably capable of winning one battle, but on their way to certain defeat in the war of history.
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?
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