by Vijay Prashad | Sep 17, 2022 | Activism, Afghanistan, Africa, Economics, Europe, Germany, History, Human Rights, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Law, Middle East, Politics, Social Justice, Trade, United States, War
The use of the airport as a U.S. forward operating base began in 2002-2003, and this transformation “was, and still is, deeply offensive to the majority of Irish people,” according to a Shannonwatch report.
by Taroa Zúñiga Silva and Vijay Prashad | Sep 10, 2022 | Activism, Brazil, Chile, Economics, Elections, History, Human Rights, Interview, Labor, Law, Politics, Religion/Spirituality, Social Justice, South America
The new constitution was rejected as an expression of the growing discontent among Chileans regarding the general direction of social liberalism.
by Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva | Aug 18, 2022 | Activism, Argentina, Asia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Economics, Environment, Europe, History, Human Rights, Indigenous Resistance, Interview, Japan, Labor, Law, North America, Politics, Russia, Science, Social Justice, South America, Spain, Trade, United States
The people of Bolivia and Chile imagine a different kind of extraction: one that is controlled by those who live by the resources and one that does not destroy the earth.
by Prabir Purkayastha | Aug 10, 2022 | Activism, Africa, China, Europe, Germany, History, Identity Politics, Immigration, India, Law, Science, Social Justice, United Kingdom, United States
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.
by John P. Ruehl | Aug 5, 2022 | China, Economics, Europe, European Union, Law, Politics, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, War
Russia and the West have signaled their intent to commit to a long-term confrontation over Ukraine. While Russia has clearly felt the effect of sanctions, the EU remains vulnerable to Russian attempts to use energy to divide member states.
by Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva | Jul 30, 2022 | Activism, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Economics, Elections, Environment, History, Human Rights, Indigenous Resistance, Interview, Labor, Law, Politics, Science, Social Justice, Tech, Trade
About a third of the world’s lithium comes from Chile. The needs of the people of Chile seem to only come after the needs of the large corporations.
