The Ukraine War’s Collateral Damage
The war in Ukraine has already caused massive death and destruction some 13 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes, and an estimated one-third of the country’s infrastructure has been destroyed.
How Latin American Women are Winning the Battle for Abortion Rights
Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico have legalized or decriminalized abortion. Could Chile be next?
The Nakba Never Ended, and Palestinian Resistance Hasn’t Either
Palestinians continue to resist the continued attempts to displace, dispossess, and expel them from their native land by the Israeli state
In the Wake of Russian Victory in Mariupol
Thank God, Russia eschews any triumphalism over the surrender of the so-called neo-Nazi Azov regiment in the Azovstal factory complex in Mariupol.
Is Bangladesh Heading Toward a Sri Lanka-like Crisis?
Like Colombo, Dhaka has also taken on massive foreign loans to embark on what critics call “white elephant” projects. The economic turmoil in Sri Lanka should serve as a cautionary tale, say experts.
The Nations of Latin America and the Caribbean Unite in Boycott of Biden’s Summit of the Americas – 2 Articles
Leaders of over a dozen countries in the region have condemned the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela from the Summit; Also – Mexico Leads in Opposing the Cuba Blockade and US Imperialism.
A History of Naked Imperialism Continues as Biden Approves Somalia Redeployment
Biden has reversed Donald Trump’s withdrawal of US forces from Somalia and will redeploy Special Operations Forces. It is just the latest move in a long history of destructive US-UK meddling in the Horn of Africa.
Why the Son of a Dictator Won the Philippine Presidential Election
The Marcos victory was largely a democratic outcome in the narrow electoral sense. The challenge for progressives is to understand why a runaway majority of the Philippine electorate voted to bring an unrepentant, thieving family back to power after 36 years.
Sri Lanka: No Agreement with the IMF!
A Sri Lankan delegation will travel to Washington next week to try to secure up to $4 billion from the IMF to help the island nation pay for food and fuel imports as well as stem defaults on its debt. Eric Toussaint highlights the potential risks of an IMF bailout.
Why ‘Bolivia is the Centre of the World’ for People’s Movements
We are poor and far from powerful centres of economic and political decision-making. But, we live in the centre of the most important battles—fought from our smallest trenches, communities, neighbourhoods, cities, jungles and forests.