Nigerian Protesters Stay on the Streets Defying Armed Thugs
Protests have continued in Nigeria since October 8 demanding the abolition of the infamous SARS police units – despite armed thugs attacking protestors in many cities.
Nation-wide Strike in Colombia: Trade Unions, Indigenous People, Women, Students Join Hands
Amidst the increase in the numbers of massacres and murders of social leaders, a nation-wide strike has gripped Colombia since October 21.
Thailand’s Free Youth Movement Defies Regime with Nightly Mobilisations
A week after the Thai regime issued an emergency decree banning gatherings of more than five people, the Free Youth student-led democracy movement has been staging nightly mass gatherings around the country.
Chile: The Rebirth of Hope
In a referendum held on October 25 in response to a year-long protest demanding a new constitution for the nation, an overwhelming majority of Chileans have voted to rewrite the Pinochet-era constitution.
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The Sino-Russian Alliance Comes of Age — Part 3
The leaderships in Moscow and Beijing have clearly done their homework while building their alliance attuned to the 21st century.
Why We Focus on Africa
Africa can’t demonstrate independence and power because the entire continent has a giant U.S. military boot on its neck.
A Prize Auction
In a world where environmental degradation is threatening to destroy the planet and there is a world economic slump not seen since the 1930s, the Nobel Prize givers recognise the work of two economists on how to make the auctions of commodities, land and services more efficient.
Time’s Most Influential Indigenous Activist: ‘Capitalism Destroys The Whole Planet’
Nemonte Nenquimo, lauded by Leonardo DiCaprio for her work protecting Ecuador’s Amazon, speaks about her life, activism and motherhood.
The Political Economy of Intellectual Property
The dramatic expansion of intellectual property rights represents a new stage in commodification that threatens to make virtually everything bad about capitalism even worse.
How India’s Leader Modi Is Changing Laws to Help Imperialists Dominate the Country’s Agriculture
Foreign investors and multinational companies have been pushing countries like India to become food-import-dependent and divert land devoted to food grain toward crops that imperialist countries can’t grow.