Everybody Wants to Hop on the BRICS Express
Eurasia is about to get a whole lot larger as countries line up to join the Chinese and Russian-led BRICS and SCO, to the detriment of the West.
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Whatever Happened to Liz Truss?
The most intriguing question with regard to Liz Truss’ resignation as the prime minister of Britain after a mere 44 days in office is this: what is it about her economic programme that the “market” (read “finance capital”) found unpalatable?
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Africa | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA | World Politics
How the U.S. Sanctions the Horn of Africa
Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia have suffered from a variety of U.S. interventions over many years. Proxy wars and unilateral coercive measures, sanctions, are the tools used to prevent these nations from finding a means of peacefully coexisting.
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The Bloody Crown – Africa, Empire and the British Royal Family
ROAPE’s contributors reflect on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the legacy of the British royal family and on the British empire in Africa.
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Imperialism Is at War with Our Planet—and We Need to Stop it
92% of the climate catastrophe engulfing the planet is caused by Global North, backed by the massive imperial army of NATO, that overthrows governments and brutally sanctions entire peoples who refuse to bow down. The climate movement in the Global North needs to realise this and embrace a path of international solidarity.
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Trickle Down Economics
The empirical evidence is just not there for the ‘trickle-down’ theory or the Laffer curve.
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The Search for New Time
Asked by an imaginary interlocutor (in Hind Swaraj) for historical evidence on what he called soul-force or truth-force, Gandhi replies that the continued existence of human life despite incessant wars was proof enough.
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Double Standards on Full Display with Western Sahara Occupation
When it comes to Western Sahara, the West’s collective silence can be called nothing but a double standard. An important reason is that many Western countries profit from the illegal exploitation of Sahrawi resources.
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The War Racket
A critique of the extensive network of politicians, corporations and institutions that keep the military at the front and centre of Western politics.
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To Argue With the King of Growth
The myth of growth in our culture, whereby we perceive the accumulation of material and financial wealth as a proxy for social progress and human well-being. The example of Washington state illustrates how modern society struggles to abandon the illusion of limitless expansion, even when it tries to do right by its citizens.
