by Prabir Purkayastha | Sep 16, 2022 | Chile, Economics, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, History, India, Politics, Russia, Trade, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, War
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.
by John P. Ruehl | Sep 10, 2022 | Africa, Algeria, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Economics, Europe, France, Germany, History, Italy, Mali, Politics, Senegal, Spain, Trade, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, War
The recent visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Algeria is an attempt by Paris to hold on to the economic and cultural control it once had over its former colonies.
by John P. Ruehl | Sep 4, 2022 | Activism, Belarus, China, Cuba, Economics, Eritrea, Europe, History, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Libya, Lithuania, Middle East, Nicaragua, Politics, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Trade, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, Venezuela, War
While Ukraine has received enormous aid from around the world since the Russian invasion began in February, open support for Russia should not be dismissed.
by Evelyn Leopold | Aug 27, 2022 | China, Economics, Ethiopia, Food, France, India, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, Social Justice, Trade, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, War
The United Nations helps design a deal to ship foodstuffs blocked in Ukraine ports.
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 Evelyn Leopold | Jul 23, 2022 | Canada, Europe, France, Gender, Health Care/Medicine, Human Rights, Law, New Zealand, Politics, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, Women's Rights
The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a pattern of American exceptionalism that harms people in both the U.S. and the rest of the world.
