Since the Cuban Revolution triumphed in 1959, the United States has been at odds with the island’s independent path.
Continue readingFour Straight Years of Nonstop Street Protest in Haiti
Haitians have once again taken to the streets in recent weeks, targeting the banks and NGOs that have taken over the island since the 2010 earthquake.
Continue readingMendel’s Genetic Revolution and the Legacy of Scientific Racism
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.
Continue readingMexico’s President Gives Joe Biden a Big History Lesson
Latin American nations are putting themselves on the front line for the sovereignty of certain countries, and are backing progressive processes in others.
Continue readingRejecting War Is Not Enough—Racism Curdles Peace
The othering of non-white, non-European people serves to diminish the reality of their suffering.
Continue readingThe People’s Summit for Democracy Offers a Progressive Vision to Counter U.S. Dominance in the Region
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.
Continue readingEurope Is at a Crossroads of Neoliberalism and What People Actually Want
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Continue readingJeremy Corbyn: It’s Not Enough to Resist—We Have to Build, Too
We don’t face multiple separate crises. The system itself is the crisis and must be overcome, replaced and transformed.
Continue readingWhy ‘Bolivia Is the Center of the World’ for People’s Movements
We are poor and far from powerful centres of economic and political decision-making. But, we live in the centre of the most important battles—fought from our smallest trenches, communities, neighborhoods, cities, jungles and forests.
Continue readingJeremy Corbyn: Now, Let Us Talk Peace
All wars end in a negotiation of some sort – so why not now?
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 readingThe United States’ Recent Failures in War and Fighting Racism Should Serve as a Warning to Its Allies
Biden’s efforts to revive multilateral support for the U.S. empire have been fumbled on many fronts.
Continue readingOn 9/11, It’s Time for a Reckoning and Reflection of Decades of Failed U.S. National Security Policy
The steady militarisation of U.S. foreign policy has hampered its ability to address real security concerns that threaten not just American people but the entire planet.
Continue readingIf You Grew Up With the U.S. Blockade as a Cuban, You Might Understand the Recent Protests Differently
The six-decade U.S. blockade of Cuba was made worse under the administration of Donald Trump. Joe Biden can lift these measures and immediately improve the lives of the 11 million living in Cuba.
Continue readingWhy Delivery Workers Across the Planet Are Rising Up Against Exploitation
Even before the crisis of the pandemic, food delivery companies have seen their profits skyrocket while their so-called “self-employed” workers suffer rights violations and were banned from unionizing.
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