Break the Silence, Free Congo
François Kamate, a young climate and human rights defender from Democratic Republic of Congo, speaks on the current security, humanitarian, and ecological crises in the DRC.
Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
Death of Petrodollar Is a Biden Legacy
The Saudi royals never forget or forgive. They also have infinite patience and their own concept of time and space. And last Sunday, June 9, they struck. In great royal style, last Sunday, Riyadh simply let the 50-year-old petrodollar agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia to expire.
Need to Rebuild the Left to Stop the Surge of Europe’s Far Right – 2 Articles
‘Rebuilding the Left Is Crucial to Stemming the Surge of Europe’s Far Right’: Europe has been lurching further to the right to the point that the far right has now become mainstream and normalized. Also: ‘European Parliament: Only the Left Can Stop the Far-Right’.
Capitalism | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA
Hindipendence: Is the Philippines Really Free from the U.S. War Machine?
As we reflect on the upcoming Philippine Independence Day celebration on June 12, it is difficult to discern true Philippine sovereignty when the reality is that the Philippines is a semi-colony, with the country still ruled by and dependent on the power and capital of the United States.
Korean Atomic Bomb Victims Seek Justice
On June 8th, 2024, in Hiroshima, Japan, ‘The International People’s Tribunal On The 1945 Atomic Bombings’ met with the goal of holding the United States accountable for the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Systemic Poverty Is a Huge Hindrance to China’s Economy
Despite China’s rapid economic development, systemic poverty, driven by low wages, high living costs, and inadequate social safety nets, continues to hinder the nation’s economic progress and quality of life for its citizens.
Where’s the Water?
Climate change is clobbering water resources and testing the nerves of the world, especially megacities.
A World of Inequality
A central feature of neo-liberal capitalism, which has ruled the global economy since the 1990s, is to deepen and widen inequalities. It makes a tiny minority indecently richer while leaving the majority in the lurch.
Homelessness a Permanent Feature in the USA; Housing a Right in Cuba – 2 Articles
‘Housing, Not Handcuffs: The Moral Response to Homelessness’: The city of Grants Pass, Oregon, USA has outlawed resting or sleeping anywhere on public property with so much as a blanket to survive in cold weather, even when no beds in shelters were available. Also: ‘I Witnessed an Alternative to the U.S. Homelessness Crisis in Socialist Cuba’.
“A Moment of Truth”: The U.N. Secretary-General’s Clarion Call on Climate
“We are at a moment of truth. The truth is … almost ten years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the target of limiting long-term global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is hanging by a thread”, says the Secretary-General.