Imperialism as an Abiding Phenomenon
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Imperialism as an Abiding Phenomenon

ByPrabhat Patnaik

There is a common misconception that the term imperialism is no longer relevant now. The essence of the relationship of imperialism lies in the control over the world’s resources, including land-use, by the metropolitan powers. Neo-liberal globalisation has meant that control over these third world assets have been returned to metropolitan capital.

Why Protests Erupted in Mali, With People Demanding France Out
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Why Protests Erupted in Mali, With People Demanding France Out

ByKribsoo Diallo

Thousands of demonstrators took to Mali’s streets on January 14. What is the general context in which these demonstrations took place? What are the positions of the actors in the crisis? How did international actors react, including France and Russia?

Bathed in Pesticides: the Narrative of Deception
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Bathed in Pesticides: the Narrative of Deception

ByRosemary Mason and Colin Todhunter

The volume of pesticide use and exposure is occurring on a scale that is without precedent and world-historical in nature. Agrichemicals are now pervasive as they cycle through bodies and environments. The herbicide glyphosate has been a major factor in driving this increase in use.

America’s Impressive History of Bioweapons Attacks Against Its Own People
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America’s Impressive History of Bioweapons Attacks Against Its Own People

ByLee Camp

The Military Intelligence Industrial Complex of the USA are serial murderers of our own citizens. They performed hundreds of experiments on unsuspecting Americans, and yet no one went to prison, and the organizations responsible continue to enjoy budgets of hundreds of billions of dollars a year.

Whales Will Save the World’s Climate—Unless the Military Destroys Them First
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Whales Will Save the World’s Climate—Unless the Military Destroys Them First

ByKoohan Paik-Mander

While the Pentagon has committed to transitioning to biofuels for all its trucks, ships and aircraft, its plan to reduce emissions ignores the Pentagon’s continuing role in the annihilation of whales, in spite of the miraculous role that large cetaceans have played in delaying climate catastrophe and maintaining healthy marine ecosystems.