by Vijay Prashad | Sep 17, 2022 | Activism, Afghanistan, Africa, Economics, Europe, Germany, History, Human Rights, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Law, Middle East, Politics, Social Justice, Trade, United States, War
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.
by Prabir Purkayastha | Sep 16, 2022 | Chile, Economics, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, History, India, Politics, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, War
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.
by John P. Ruehl | Sep 10, 2022 | Africa, Algeria, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Economics, Europe, France, Germany, History, Italy, Mali, Politics, Senegal, Spain, Trade, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, War
The recent visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Algeria is an attempt by Paris to hold on to the economic and cultural control it once had over its former colonies.
by Prabir Purkayastha | Aug 10, 2022 | Activism, Africa, China, Europe, Germany, History, Identity Politics, Immigration, India, Law, Science, Social Justice, United Kingdom, United States
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.
by Brian Kamanzi | Jul 22, 2022 | Activism, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Europe, Food, France, Germany, History, Human Rights, Interview, Labor, Politics, Science, South Africa, Tech, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, Women's Rights
Behind rolling power cuts loom deep-seated socioeconomic issues worsened by the rich countries of the world.
by Murad Qureshi | Jul 13, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Bangladesh, Climate Change, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Environment, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Middle East, Nigeria, Russia, Social Justice, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Yemen
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
