The war hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months is the most striking example.
Continue readingThe Western Allied Nations Bully the World While Warning of Threats From China and Russia
When the U.S. illegally invaded Iraq, none of the Western press called it ‘aggression.’”
Continue readingToday’s Crisis Over Ukraine
Today we face an avoidable crisis that was predictable, actually predicted, willfully precipitated, but easily resolved by the application of common sense.
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 readingThe Blockade Against Cuba Turns 60
One fails to understand how it has been possible for the U.S. to act against millions of people for so long, with so much irrational hatred.
Continue readingThe Hypocrisy of the ‘Diplomatic Boycott’ of the 2022 Beijing Olympics
Which human rights matter enough to put politics above sports? For decades, the United States and its European allies have gotten to decide the answer at their convenience.
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 readingWhy Poorer Nations Aren’t Falling for Green-Washed Imperialism
The world’s wealthiest countries make a big show of fighting climate change without offering poorer countries the finances to switch to renewable energy.
Continue readingWhy Biden Shouldn’t Use the ‘Summit for Democracy’ to Start More Cold Wars
A renewed cold war with Russia and China would reinforce the nationalist and militarist factions in all countries.
Continue readingCuba: Five Years After Fidel
A reflection on what has happened in Cuba in the five years after the death of the country’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.
Continue readingAs the Planet Wants to Go Green, France Has a Nuclear Habit It Just Cannot Kick
With one of every three lightbulbs in France being lit by the yellow-cake uranium from Niger, its armies have garrisoned the Sahel, from Mauritania at one end to Chad at the other, as part of Operation Barkhane. War is what turns on the lights in France.
Continue readingThe U.S. Has an Unhealthy Obsession With Cuba
Through USAID, the U.S. government has funneled millions of dollars into Cuban opposition groups as part of their desperate attempts to overthrow the revolution.
Continue readingHow U.S. Interference in Cuba Creates a False Picture of Its Society
The latest in the determined campaign to overthrow the Cuban revolution will likely be on November 15, as U.S.-funded groups and U.S. officials have taken to social media to build hype around alleged “civil liberties” protests.
Continue readingChile Is at the Dawn of a New Political Era
The search for the new era in Chile has two important avenues: the writing of the new constitution, which is what the 155 members of the Constitutional Convention are doing, and the presidential election to be held on November 21, 2021.
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