Defending the Legacy of Chile’s 2019 Uprising
The social movement left is having an outsized impact on Chile’s Constitutional Convention — combined with pressure from the streets, another Chile is possible.
Mexico Got Rid of a Prominent Columbus Statue. Neo-Colonial Economic Policies Should Fall Next
The statue of an indigenous woman will soon replace a prominent statue of Christopher Columbus in the heart of Mexico City. While is a strong symbolic attack on colonialism, the Mexican government should do more to challenge neo-colonialist policies driven by today’s foreign powers.
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Wendell Berry on Capitalism, Advertising, Greed, and the Good Life
“We live in a time when technologies and ideas are adopted in response not to need but to advertising, salesmanship, and fashion. The first duty of writers who wish to be of any use even to themselves is to resist the language and the ideas of sales talk, no matter from whose mouth it issues.”
Food and the Struggle for Africa’s Sovereignty
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the stark reality of Africa’s extreme dependence on imports to feed our populations.
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The Never Ending Cycle of Nuclear Insanity
Until the U.S. steps forward and leads the effort, nuclear warfare will always be with us. And annihilation of the human species will always hover over us as a real, increasingly probable result.
The Radical Ernest Hemingway
From fighting alongside communists in the Spanish Civil War to backing revolutionaries in Cuba, this interview highlights the radical side of writer Ernest Hemingway.
Pentagon Paid the Arms Industry at least $4.4 Trillion Since 9/11
Brown University’s Costs of War Project released a new report Monday detailing post-9/11 spending by the Pentagon. The study found that of the over $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since the start of the war in Afghanistan, one-third to one-half went to private military contractors.
A 9/11 Reflection: Remember “Their” Crimes, Forget “Ours”
“We must never forget” 9/11 when “America was attacked”; but we are not supposed to know or care about American crimes and atrocities within and beyond North America.
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Legacy of Entangled Affair Between Imperialism, Racism, Slavery
To legitimize slavery and its atrocities, western imperialism birthed racism, idea of superiority of Whites over Black people.
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Canadian Imperialism in Africa
Scratch the surface of African history and you’ll find Canadian involvement in colonial rule. This country’s role in the impoverishment of Ghana and Africa in general deserves far greater attention.