by John P. Ruehl | Jun 22, 2022 | Africa, Burkina Faso, China, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Europe, Food, Health Care/Medicine, History, Human Rights, India, Japan, Kenya, Middle East, Niger, Nigeria, North America, Politics, Russia, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Trade, Turkey, Ukraine, United Nations, War, Yemen
The effects of the war in Ukraine have brought much of the world’s attention to energy prices. But food insecurity is also rising and will likely get worse.
by Sheila Xiao and Manolo de los Santos | May 27, 2022 | Activism, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Cuba, Economics, Elections, Gender, Health Care/Medicine, History, Honduras, Human Rights, Immigration, Joe Biden, Labor, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Politics, Prison Reform, Social Justice, South America, Trade, Trinidad and Tobago, United Nations, United States, Venezuela, Voting Rights, War, Women's Rights
Biden’s insistence on continuing the U.S. policy of exclusion and aggression against Latin America has made his summit a failure before it has even begun.
by Jeremy Corbyn | May 15, 2022 | Activism, Asia, Chile, Climate Change, Community, Economics, Egypt, Environment, Europe, Food, Health Care/Medicine, Human Rights, Immigration, India, Labor, Laos, Politics, Russia, Social Justice, South America, Sudan, Trade, Ukraine, United Nations, War
We don’t face multiple separate crises. The system itself is the crisis and must be overcome, replaced and transformed.
by Rosa Miriam Elizalde | May 13, 2022 | Activism, Climate Change, Community, Cuba, Economics, Health Care/Medicine, History, Human Rights, Politics, Trade, United States, War
What made the explosion at the Havana hotel stand out was the solidarity of Cuba’s citizens. Two hours after the blaze, the line of volunteers in front of blood banks, polyclinics and hospitals exceeded thousands, and most of them were young people.
by Nontobeko Hlela | May 3, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Angola, Asia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Climate Change, Comoros, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Economics, Environment, Eswatini, Europe, Health Care/Medicine, History, Human Rights, Identity Politics, India, Japan, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, North America, North Macedonia, Politics, Russia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Social Justice, South Africa, South America, Tanzania, Tech, Trade, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Venezuela, War, Zambia, Zimbabwe
As the United States escalates its new cold war against Russia and China, there is now an urgent imperative to reject this cold war mentality of wanting to divide the world along old acrimonious lines.
by Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad | Apr 18, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Asia, Central America, China, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Europe, Food, Germany, Health Care/Medicine, History, Honduras, Human Rights, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Politics, Russia, Science, Social Justice, Somalia, South Africa, South America, Sri Lanka, Tech, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, War, Yemen
As countries in the Global North push to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Global South has overwhelmingly pushed for a perspective of dialogue and peace. Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad reflect on the need to create a fresh Non-Aligned Movement.
