The Realism of Bernie Sanders’ Climate Policy
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The Realism of Bernie Sanders’ Climate Policy

Naomi Klein, Sivan Kartha   As Bernie Sanders brings his plans for a Green New Deal to Iowa, one part is proving most resonant: the idea that, as our economy rapidly shifts to renewable energy, power companies should be publicly owned and controlled, and the biggest polluters should help underwrite the costs.   Interestingly, this…

Palestine: We Thought the House Was Empty
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Palestine: We Thought the House Was Empty

Vijay Prashad   On 13 November 2019, as part of its deadly attack on the people of Gaza, Israeli armed forces bombed a building in the Deir al-Balah neighbourhood of Gaza City. That strike killed eight people: Rasmi Abu Malhous (age 45), Miriam Asoarka (age 45), Yoseri Asoarka (age 39), Sim Mohamed Asoarka (age 13),…

Colombian National Strike Continues
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Colombian National Strike Continues

Tanya Wadhwa   The resistance of the Colombian people, against the right-wing government of President Iván Duque and his policies of neoliberalism, war and violence, continues.   On November 27, under the banner of ”Against Duque’s neoliberal package, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Monetary (IMF) and the World Bank. For…

The Rising Fight Against Neo-Liberalism in Chile
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The Rising Fight Against Neo-Liberalism in Chile

Alison Bodine   Chile despertó! (Chile Has Woken Up!) Piñera, renuncia! (Piñera Resign!) These are some the powerful chants that have echoed throughout the streets of cities small and large in Chile during mass protests that began in October 2019. Poor, working and oppressed people and students have united to demand dignity and human rights…

 Argentina’s President-Elect Alberto Fernandez Rejects Remaining IMF Money
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 Argentina’s President-Elect Alberto Fernandez Rejects Remaining IMF Money

Countercurrents Collective   Argentina’s leftist president-elect Alberto Fernandez said Tuesday that he would renounce the remaining $11 billion tranche of the country’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan as soon as he takes office next month.   Outgoing center-right President Mauricio Macri agreed a massive $57 billion loan package last year, but the austerity measures he…

Nobel Economist Calls for Ending Obsession With GDP
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Nobel Economist Calls for Ending Obsession With GDP

Jon Queally   Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz is warning the world that unless the obsession many world leaders have with gross national product (GDP) comes to end, there will be little chance of adequately fighting back against the triple-threat of climate destruction, the scourge of financial inequality, and the crises of democracy now…

Latin America and the Caribbean: Between the Neoliberal Offensive and New Resistances
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Between the Neoliberal Offensive and New Resistances

For quite a few years, the people of Latin America and the Caribbean have been confronted by a new advance of imperialism and capitalism, which has revived a process of recolonization in the region. The agenda of ‘reforms’ driven by these various neoliberal and neofascist projects is mirrored from country to country. As these projects…