The social impact of lockdowns has unequally been borne by women, with many having to leave the workforce due to mounting pressure of looking after families and home schooling of children.
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The COVID-19 pandemic demands that all nations cooperate to vaccinate the entire global population—a goal that can’t be achieved using the usual rules of which countries win and which ones lose.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Laid Bare the Struggles and Exploitation That Domestic Workers Face
While domestic workers number in the tens of millions—constituting a major proportion of India’s workforce—their labor is not formally recognized, and they lack essential rights and guarantees.
Continue readingIndia’s Right-Wing Government Is So Hungry for Profit It Will Risk a Famine for the Country
Greed and ideology set the table for a catastrophe.
Continue readingUnderstanding the Complicated Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup in Myanmar
The ‘new cold war’ between the U.S. and China has deepened the instability that has marked Myanmar’s history since 1962.
Continue readingHow 800 Families Descended From Slaves Could Be Pushed Out by a Bolsonaro-U.S. Base Deal in Brazil
Expansion of the Alcântara Launch Center could mean the removal of quilombola families and another affront to Brazilian sovereignty.
Continue readingWhy U.S. Political Scientists Are Arguing That Evo Morales Should Be the President of Bolivia
A recent study released by U.S.-based researchers disproves allegations made by the Organization of American States that electoral fraud was committed by Evo Morales’ party in the 2019 Bolivian elections.
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Following a massive national strike organized after elections were postponed for a third time in Bolivia since the coup d’état, Vijay Prashad and Manuel Bertoldi discuss the future of Bolivian democracy.
Continue readingPolicing Is Irrelevant for Public Safety—Here Are Some Alternatives That Are Proven to Work
Society doesn’t need a large group with a license to kill.
Continue readingTear Down the Racist Statues, End Racist Debt and Pay for Reparations
The cancellation of racist debt and the payment of reparations must be central demands in the anti-racist, anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggle.
Continue readingA Universal Appeal for Humanity to End Militarism and Stop War
Why the Bouficha Appeal stands for the aspirations of people who want an end to militarized violence on earth.
Continue readingWhat on Earth Is the U.S. Doing by Bombing Somalia?
For several years, Washington reverted to largely ignoring the ongoing Somali tragedy.
Continue readingHow the Cuban Peoples’ Fight Against Colonialism Prepared It for the Coronavirus
In the midst of the current pandemic—though it still suffers under Washington’s callous blockade—Cuba has again led the way with humanitarian assistance.
Continue readingAs the World Tackles the COVID-19 Pandemic, the U.S. Raises the Pressure on Venezuela
The U.S. Department of Justice presented charges related to drug-trafficking against Nicolás Maduro and other Venezuelan government officials in a press conference today.
Continue readingElon Musk Is Acting Like a Neo-Conquistador for South America’s Lithium
The billionaire is leading the scramble for Bolivia’s lithium resources under a coup government.
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