Anti-French sentiment has increasingly been on the rise across the Sahel and North Africa due to its role in destabilizing the region with military interventions.
Continue readingThe Global Inflationary Tsunami Is Made in the U.S., Not Ukraine
Inflation, which is cutting workers’ real earnings in the United States, is creating a crisis in the Global South.
Continue readingWhat Do Americans Care About? Not a Cold War With Russia and China
A foreign policy for the middle class must find a way to curb our adventures abroad so that Americans can rebuild democracy and strength at home.
Continue readingWill the Samarkand Spirit Revive the Word ‘Mutual’ in World Affairs?
Despite countries that attended the SCO summit not seeing eye to eye on various issues, they have built trust with each other and are interested in cementing diplomatic and economic ties.
Continue readingHow Russians Read the Conflict in the Caucasus
The developments in the Caucuses are no less dramatic than in Ukraine. And once again the German and EU hypocrites are up to their necks in it.
Continue readingWhy Our Electricity Prices Can’t Be Left to Bogus ‘Free Markets’
The so-called electricity markets were created to help private capital, not people. It is time that we wind up such bogus electricity markets and return all such public services to the people, to be run cooperatively for their benefit.
Continue readingAn Open Letter to Mrs. Olena Zelenska From Roger Waters
“My heart bleeds for you and all the Ukrainian and Russian families, devastated by the terrible war in Ukraine.”
Continue readingDid the West ‘Bring War’ to Ukraine? One Expert Makes the Case
An international security researcher makes the case.
Continue readingThe Most Important Election in the Americas Is in Brazil
Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections in Brazil to be held on October 2. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will have ramifications across the globe.
Continue readingWashington Wants a New Cold War—But That’s a Bad Idea
Cold War is America’s comfort zone. We won the last one. We wear the white hats. It’s democracy against authoritarianism. And we’ve got the biggest and best military. Who could object?
Continue readingUkraine Is a Wake-Up Call for Europe
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe has lost control of its political destiny, economy, and environment.
Continue readingSanctions Fuel the Fire at Cuba’s Matanzas Oil Storage
The U.S. blockade of Cuba fuels the fire that rages on in the country, despite denials by authorities in the United States.
Continue readingThe WTO Opts for Greed and Profits Over Providing Vaccinations for All People Worldwide
The health of all people is being sacrificed to Big Pharma profits and rich countries’ saber-rattling sanctions. Meanwhile, other countries are capable of meeting the world’s vaccine needs.
Continue readingThe West Is Experiencing a Contraction of Its Power, Not Necessarily Its Decline
By the middle of the last century, the West had shrunk so much that several newly independent countries made the decision to align themselves neither with the West nor the Soviet bloc.
Continue reading$2 Trillion for War Versus $100 Billion to Save the Planet
The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
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