NATO Admits it Wants ‘Ukrainians to Keep Dying’ to Bleed Russia, Not Peace
NATO sees Ukrainians as mere cannon fodder in its imperial proxy war on Russia.
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Mexicans Mobilize in Support of President AMLO’s Electricity Reform; Also – AMLO Wins Recall Referendum
The electricity reform promoted by president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) seeks to nationalize Mexico’s energy industry by rolling back the process that opened it up to foreign and private investment in 2013. Also: 90% the voters back AMLO to remain in office until the end of his term.
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2022 Election in the Philippines: Repression and Resistance
With national elections approaching in the Philippines on May 9, there has been a rise in human rights abuses, and so the need for international solidarity is more pressing. A report by a US activist who visited Philippines in solidarity with the democratic movement there.
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Reflections on the Effects of Globalization on Healthcare
Multilateral and bilateral institutions as well private philanthropy have had an outsized role in shaping the global health policy agenda. This piece traces the changes globalization has brought to global health governance.
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Why the Popular Movement in Argentina Against the Debt and the IMF Is Important
The “financial vultures” who are tightening the noose of indebtedness in order to gain still greater advantages at a historic moment when humanity is suffering sanitary, humanitarian and ecological disasters, must be denounced.
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A Former Economist at Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Explains Why the Country Went from Boom to Bust
Toward the end of the civil war, in 2006, the government tried to jumpstart growth by borrowing heavily and attracting foreign capital by propping up the rupee. It led to a external debt crisis, which spiralled out of control from the crisis in Ukraine.
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How Did Amazon Workers Win So Big?
America’s wealthiest, most powerful, and fiercest anti-union corporation — with the second-largest workforce in the nation (union-busting Walmart being the largest) — lost out to a group of warehouse workers who voted to form a union, by a remarkable 2,654 to 2,131 on April 1.
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Progressive Coalition Campaigning in Colombia Promises Real Change – 2 Articles
In Colombia, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez have registered as presidential and vice-presidential candidates, respectively, on behalf of the Historic Pact coalition for elections taking place on May 29. They have a good chance of winning, and transforming Colombia.
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23 Years After the NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia: Lessons for Today
NATO’s military intervention resulted in thousands of deaths, apart from the destruction of 25,000 residential buildings, 600 kilometers of railroads, nearly 40 bridges, 100 schools and kindergartens, 30 hospitals and 14 airfields. The material damage is quantified at about 100 billion dollars.
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The End of Dollar Hegemony
This interview focuses on the impact of US sanctions and Russian countersanctions on the position of the dollar and US economic power.
