Bolsonaro Is Leaving Office, But His Far-Right Movement Is Here to Stay
The narrow loss for the outgoing Brazilian president despite his devastating presidency is merely a symptom of the conservative tide sweeping Latin America.
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Ethiopia Nears Victory in its Civil War, U.S. Scrambles to Control the Outcome
War between Ethiopia and the TPLF may be coming to an end, but the US is using sanctions to have the final word despite the apparent defeat of its proxy.
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Why is the Global South Still Poor?
In the years following World War Two, as numerous direct colonies won formal independence, there was a widespread hope, that political independence would lead to significant economic progress. It didn’t happen, as the imperialists modified their techniques of exploitation.
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Poverty of the Political Mind
If the U.S. is to redeem itself with a vision of justice, it’s time for a deep and humble acknowledgement of the breadth and depth of poverty in the richest country in human history.
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A New Vision for American Agriculture: The Just and Equitable Transition Toward Agroecology
As we enter a pandemic-induced economic recession and global climate crisis that will continue to intensify, with disproportionate impacts on frontline and vulnerable working class communities, there is an urgent need to fundamentally transform agricultural production.
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Russia’s Forgotten Nuclear Disaster
The accident at Mayak in 1957 was measured as a Level 6 disaster on the International Nuclear Event Scale, which places the Kyshtym disaster behind Chernobyl and Fukushima (both Level 7s) as the third-most significant nuclear disaster ever. It is certainly the least well-known.
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Racism—the Strange Fruit of Capitalism
To eradicate racism, we have to get to the source of the problem. The strange and bitter fruit of racism will disappear from society only once we tear out the whole capitalist system, root and branch.
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Gandhi’s Life and Struggle: Impact of Jesus Christ
Gandhi succeeded in uniting all people of all religions. This was because he saw religion as morality, as values. He learnt from all religions. One of his core beliefs was from Jesus Christ: the doctrine of love; love not only for your neighbour but also for your enemy.
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As We ‘Beautify’ Our Country, Our Children Inherit the Results of Our Sham Green Clearances
While we may not be around to watch our children enjoy or squander what we saved, nature’s wrath will prove to be more or less instant.
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Freebie Capitalism
Bad loan problems at state-run banks have so far been resolved through massive taxpayer-funded bailouts. There must be a revaluation of a broken credit culture that virtually protects big borrowers.
