Lessons from a Historic Act of Disarmament in Kurdistan
After decades of armed struggle, the PKK is laying down its weapons and beginning a new nonviolent chapter in the Kurdish independence movement.
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What is BRICS and Where is it Going?
From July 6 to 7, BRICS held its 17th annual summit in Rio de Janeiro. Against the backdrop of growing global polarization and open threats from the United States, the summit signalled that BRICS is no longer just a talking shop; it is becoming a force Washington can’t ignore.
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‘The US has Decided to Redraw the Map of the Middle East’: A Conversation with Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Tariq Ali speaks to La France Insoumise leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon about Gaza, the US war drive against China and the French far-right.
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Challenging the Media Myth of Latino Machismo
Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world. But the English-language media flatters itself by one-sidedly portraying machismo as a particularly Latin American malady, all the while overlooking significant feminist gains made in the region.
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The Global North Lives Off Intellectual Rents
Despite rapid technological innovations, Global South countries remain trapped in Global North-dominated intellectual property regimes designed to extract endless rents through patents and licensing fees – stripping them of wealth and stunting their development.
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How Sustained Resistance is Saving One of the Earth’s Most Critical Rainforests from Corporate Greed
As profit-driven exploitation imperils Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, some unique conservation strategies are working to save it.
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Risks of Geologic Disposal of Weapons Plutonium
The United States currently plans to bury about one third of its plutonium stockpile in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), a geologic repository mined 650 meters below the surface. Preparation to dispose of this material is well underway, but key questions about this approach remain unresolved.
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Can Carbon Dioxide Removal Save the Climate?
Beyond wishful thinking: Can technology stop global heating by sucking CO2 out of the air?
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Capitalism’s Rolling Back of Welfare Spending
NATO countries are increasing their military expenditures to protect a crumbling Western imperialist order by using force against all countries that are seen as possible challengers to this order. And so they are cutting back on welfare expenditures on workers.
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Venezuela’s Communal Project – 2 Articles
‘Juan Lenzo: “We Need to Integrate the Communal Economy to Face the Capitalist Maelstrom”’: A Venezuelan activist takes stock of the Communard Union’s present strengths and challenges, particularly in consolidating a communal economy. Also: ‘Venezuela’s Communal Project: An Interview with Ángel Prado’.
