Davos and the Melting World Economy
As billionnaires meet in luxury, Oxfam publishes a staggering condemnation of capital’s failure to meet humanity’s needs.
Argentina: Shock Therapy, Resistance, and the Role of the Left
With Congress likely to approve Milei’s neoliberal agenda, the only limits to his onslaught will come through mass mobilization, coordinated strike activity, and other forms of social unrest.
Seeds of Life: Guatemala Beyond Elections
As a new government takes office despite repeated attempts to undermine its ascent, Indigenous leaders reflect on the indefinite national strike in defense of democracy and the struggles that still lie ahead.
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Sunsetting the War on Terror — Or Not: The Stubborn Legacy of America’s Response to 9/11
There is certainly one lasting lesson from the war on terror: once powers previously outlawed or at least restrained in the name of fair, just, and responsible laws and norms become codified and implemented, the road back to normalcy is tantamount to impossible.
2023’s Unexpected and Unexplained Warming – And What 2024 Might Have in Store
A discussion on why 2023 was so exceptionally warm and what that might entail for our estimates of where 2024 will end up.