A Primer on the Petrodollar and the War on Iran
This newsletter is a primer on some of the key concepts needed to understand the global financial system in the context of the illegal war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran.
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The Empire of Cannibals
Trump is not the problem—the system that produced him is.
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Flowers Bloom on Soldiers’ Graves: Lessons in Power and Consequence
The Trump administration profoundly misunderstands power as being synonymous with violence. But we can learn a lesson about real power from a humble source — flowers.
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… Or We’ll Kill You
Do this, or we will kill you is capitalism’s default position. This will be so no matter what temporary changes might come to be. We ignore this truth at our peril.
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What Kind of Democracy? Africa’s Struggle Against a System That Kills and Extracts – 2 Articles
‛Africa Was Not Given Democracy. It Was Given a System Designed to Fail’: Africa’s democratic decline is not a failure of culture or capacity — it is the logical outcome of a system designed from the beginning to extract, not liberate. Also: ‛Ibrahim Traoré: We Do Not Want a Democracy That Kills’.
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Remembering Chornobyl
Probably the most heinous crime, other than the avoidable accident itself and its immediate coverup, is the way that the Chornobyl nuclear power disaster in Ukraine, 40 years old this week, has been used to downplay and normalize the long-lasting health impacts caused by that April 26, 1986 explosion.
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Reparations for Slavery: a Legitimate Struggle
The struggle for reparative justice is a legitimate struggle that unites the peoples of the Global South with a shared history of colonization and that unites the racialized and discriminated peoples of the world.
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Lula’s Battle for a 40-Hour Work Week
After 45 years, a bill to reduce Brazil’s work week from 44 to 40 hours is finally approaching a floor vote.
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Together March Against the Far Right Breaks Records – 2 Articles
The Together Alliance march against the far right on Saturday, 28 March, was probably the biggest anti-fascist protest in British history. It was comparable to some of the early Palestine solidarity demonstrations.
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Cuba Does Not Stand Alone
Throughout the world, but especially in Latin America, populations have responded with demonstrations for Cuba’s right to self-determination, humanitarian aid drives, petitions and delegations to the island.
