“Woman, Life, Freedom”: Syrian Women Are Rising Up Against Patriarchy
Syrian women are building on the legacy of Kurdish feminism to lead a political and cultural transformation.
-
-
Print Edition | Russia | USA | World Politics
The Second Cold War Is More Dangerous Than the First
Twenty years ago, Noam Chomsky published a bestselling book called Hegemony or Survival. Since then, the stark choice he posed has only become more urgent. Depending on how humanity responds to the challenges of ecological destruction and imperialistic war, in the coming decade that terrifying question “Hegemony or survival?” may well be answered.
-
Democracy or Apartheid: You Can’t Have Both
It is insulting for Israelis to launch this “democracy” movement when Palestinians have been ignored for decades. If the United States truly wants to spread democracy around the world, we must stop funding such blatant human rights violations. You simply cannot have it both ways.
-
French Strikes and Popular Mobilizations Continue, Contesting Not Only Retirement Rollback, But Also Police Brutality and Authoritarian Politics
France has reached a new stage with the 2023 demonstrations. Some are comparing the present situation to 1968. The difference between 1968 and 2023 is that today there are no vanguard parties like the left in 1968, that ultimately betrayed the struggle. The other difference is that …
-
Between Elite Infighting and State Violence, Kenyan Masses Forge Their Own Struggle
Thousands of people took to the streets in Nairobi again this week to protest the government of President William Ruto. The protests have been called for by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has tapped into public anger against rising costs of living.
-
The Intertwined Food and Climate Emergencies: Culpability
Contrasting images come to mind when it comes to hunger and climate: a world in which a child under age ten dies of hunger every five seconds and the oligarchs of agri-food and finance decide every day who on this planet will die and who will live. This article is about loss of both morality and of thinking.
-
China | Economy | Online Blog | Russia | USA | World Economy | World Politics
The Dollar Is in Trouble! Here Are 7 Signs that Global De-Dollarization Has Just Shifted Into Overdrive
For decades, the U.S. dollar was the undisputed king of global currencies, but now dramatic changes are happening. Much of the planet is preparing for a future in which the U.S. dollar will be far less important than it is right now.
-
France: On the Frontlines of the War Against Austerity
The French masses have raised the banner of class struggle in what is becoming the first major battle against austerity after the pandemic. Working people across the world should pay attention.
-
The Indigenous People, Again
It is not strange that the US, Canada, and Australia do not sympathize with the Palestinians because they themselves were settlers too who wiped out whole cultures and confiscated their land.
-
The Pentagon’s Budget from Hell
The Pentagon has rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024: a stunning $842 billion. That’s the highest level requested since World War II, except for the peak moment of the Afghan and Iraq wars, when the United States had nearly 200,000 troops deployed in those two countries.
