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 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 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 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 readingSouth Africa’s Energy Crisis Escalates
Behind rolling power cuts loom deep-seated socioeconomic issues worsened by the rich countries of the world.
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.
Continue readingCuba Should Be Removed from the U.S. List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
There is a streak of vindictiveness that runs through U.S. policies against Cuba, an island that proved during the pandemic that its revolutionary health process cares for people.
Continue readingThe United States Contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a Private Corporation
A new infrastructure scheme announced at the G7 Summit echoes the goals of the earlier Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Continue readingThe United States Extends Its Military Reach Into Zambia
An interview with Dr. Fred M’membe of the Socialist Party.
Continue readingWhy Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana?
An interview with Kwesi Pratt Jr., a journalist and leader of the Socialist Movement of Ghana.
Continue readingWhy Peace and Disarmament Are at the Heart of Nonalignment
Massive spending by states on military production and destruction is a criminal waste of resources. The priorities of humanity are the fight against inequality and poverty.
Continue readingStorms at the Summit of the Americas
Meanwhile, the People’s Summit for Democracy stands up for the people of Latin America, and against the U.S. policy of isolationism.
Continue readingThe Rise of NATO in Africa
NATO’s war in Libya was its first major military operation in Africa, but it was not the first European military footprint on the continent.
Continue readingCuba’s Nonalignment: A Foreign Policy of Peace and Socialism
In Cuba, “nonalignment” has never meant being neutral, and has always meant being opposed to attempts to divide humanity.
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