Antiwar Resistance Within the Military During the Vietnam War
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Antiwar Resistance Within the Military During the Vietnam War

ByDavid Cortright

This article, first published on October 17, 2017 by the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee, seeks to tell the truth and learn the lessons of the US war in Indochina, and of the broad, diverse protest movement that ended the war.

They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They are Lying About Ukraine
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They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They are Lying About Ukraine

ByChris Hedges

The proxy war in Ukraine is designed to serve U.S. interests. It enriches the weapons manufacturers, weakens the Russian military and isolates Russia from Europe. What happens to Ukraine is irrelevant.

Is the End of Western Financial Dominance in Africa on the Horizon or Will the History of Libya Repeat Itself?
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Is the End of Western Financial Dominance in Africa on the Horizon or Will the History of Libya Repeat Itself?

ByJón Karl Stefánsson

Countries across Africa recently took a major step towards economic independence from the West by launching an insurance system that will allow them to conduct inter-state trade without the involvement of the U.S. dollar or other Western currencies. But memories of Libya are a source of worry.

Greek Coastguard Tried to Tow Hundreds of Migrants to Italy, Capsized the Vessel
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Greek Coastguard Tried to Tow Hundreds of Migrants to Italy, Capsized the Vessel

ByMartin Kreickenbaum

On June 14, a fishing vessel carrying hundreds of refugees, the Adriana, sank off the Greek port city of Pylos. Roughly 600 people, including children, drowned. It has now been revealed that the sinking of Adriana was an act of mass murder.

2.4 Billion People Did Not Have Constant Access to Food, Hunger Stunts 148 Million Children, Says UN Report
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2.4 Billion People Did Not Have Constant Access to Food, Hunger Stunts 148 Million Children, Says UN Report

ByCountercurrents Collective

Approximately 2.4 billion individuals, largely women and residents of rural areas, did not have consistent access to nutritious, safe, and sufficient food in 2022, said UN’s latest report. As many as 783 million faced hunger, and 148 million children suffered from stunted growth.

Lessons in Freedom: Agroecology, Localization and Food Sovereignty
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Lessons in Freedom: Agroecology, Localization and Food Sovereignty

ByColin Todhunter

Industry figures and scientists claim pesticide use and GMOs are necessary in ‘modern agriculture’. But this is not the case: there is now sufficient evidence to suggest otherwise. It is simply not necessary to have our bodies contaminated with toxic agrochemicals.

The Deplorable Work Conditions Behind Harrods’ $7,000 ‘Ambootia Snow Mist’ Darjeeling Tea
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The Deplorable Work Conditions Behind Harrods’ $7,000 ‘Ambootia Snow Mist’ Darjeeling Tea

BySaurav Sarkar and Rupam Deb

The story of tea is a story of interconnected continents and expanding systems of capitalist and imperialist exploitation stretching their tendrils across the globe over the course of hundreds of years—and the people bearing the brunt of it all have always been the workers on the plantations.