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.
Continue readingJeremy Corbyn: Now, Let Us Talk Peace
All wars end in a negotiation of some sort – so why not now?
Continue readingWestern-Led Globalization Might End, but the New Globalization Might Have an Eastern Face
The end of “the second great age of globalization” might be upon us.
Continue readingUkraine and the Global Economic War: Is This Barbarism or Civilization?
The West’s actions against Russia since the war in Ukraine could signal an emerging new order that shuns the U.S. for weaponizing the dollar and Western control over the global financial system.
Continue readingHunger Stalks Central Asia as the Ukraine War Unfolds
Rising food prices and financial turbulence have set the alarm bells ringing across the region.
Continue readingThe West’s Fanaticism Over Blaming ‘Evil’ Putin Misses the Point—and an Opportunity for a Lasting Peace
Pointing fingers won’t help—an attitude shift is what the world needs now.
Continue readingCentral Asia Struggles With the Consequences of Russia’s War
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has already begun to have a negative economic impact on the five Central Asian republics.
Continue readingDon’t Forget the Refugee Crisis After the Fighting Stops
The cruelly inadequate U.S. policy for aiding refugees continues. While the United States has offered aid to help other countries welcome Ukrainian refugees, our own annual refugee cap remains at just 125,000. Instead of welcoming refugees with open arms, our current efforts hold them at arm’s length.
Continue readingUnderstanding the War in Ukraine
The Russia-Ukraine war began in 2014, not 2022.
Continue readingHow Pakistan Could Find a Development-First Path to Peace in Balochistan
The surge in cases relating to disappearances of Baloch activists highlights the urgency for Pakistan to resolve the grievances felt by the people of the region.
Continue readingThe War-Profiteering Gangsters Will Kill Us All Unless We Unite Against Them
Western media simplifies the conflict in Ukraine in ways that divide us. But what if instead, we chose to unite against those who profit from all wars throughout the world?
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?
Continue readingThe Terrible Fate Facing the Afghan People
The UN has warned that about half the population of the country are “facing a record level of acute hunger.”
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 readingCan Israel Stop the World from Saying ‘Apartheid’? Concealing the Suffering in Palestine
“Israel’s civilian administration and military authorities, as well as governmental and quasigovernmental institutions, are involved in the enforcement of the system of apartheid against Palestinians,” Amnesty International concluded.
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