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 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.
by Brian Kamanzi | Jul 22, 2022 | Activism, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Europe, Food, France, Germany, History, Human Rights, Interview, Labor, Politics, Science, South Africa, Tech, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, Women's Rights
Behind rolling power cuts loom deep-seated socioeconomic issues worsened by the rich countries of the world.
by John P. Ruehl | May 12, 2022 | Canada, China, Economics, History, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Politics, Russia, Science, Tech, Thailand, Trade, Ukraine, United States, War
While the war is enhancing great-power rivalries, smaller countries’ space agencies–and companies–are stepping forward.
by Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad | Apr 18, 2022 | Activism, Africa, Asia, Central America, China, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Europe, Food, Germany, Health Care/Medicine, History, Honduras, Human Rights, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Politics, Russia, Science, Social Justice, Somalia, South Africa, South America, Sri Lanka, Tech, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, War, Yemen
As countries in the Global North push to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Global South has overwhelmingly pushed for a perspective of dialogue and peace. Roger McKenzie and Vijay Prashad reflect on the need to create a fresh Non-Aligned Movement.
