Colombia’s Left Has a Strong Showing in the Legislative Elections
Amid a regional right-wing turn, the country’s left consolidated its political project, positioning itself well for the upcoming presidential elections.
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After Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising, the Country’s Communists Face a Crisis of Relevance
Nepal’s communist parties have not just lost seats in parliament but also the spirit of social and economic justice.
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Fukushima at 15
Fifteen years after the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the disaster has not yet been brought under control. The three melted reactors remain so radioactive that they destroy the robots sent to explore the damage. No one knows exactly where the melted fuel is located or how deep it has burrowed below the reactors’ concrete pedestals, possibly into the ground.
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The Detached Cruelty of Air Power
Tracing a historical line from 1937 to modern conflicts, Solomon contends that air campaigns—particularly in Gaza—sanitise killing and allow operators to remain insulated from the carnage.
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Capitalism, Cigarettes, the Environment, and the Common Good
Capitalism has never had problems with putting profits before the common good, the achievement of which should be the main aim of politics. The conservative economist Milton Friedman put it well, that “the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.”
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Could Capitalism Have Thrived Without Colonialism? A Commentary on Vivek Chibber’s Jacobin Radio Interview
The author argues that capitalism could not have thrived without colonialism. He contends that industrial, global capitalism was inextricably linked to, and dependent on, the super-exploitation, racialised expropriation, and structural plunder of colonial territories.
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Why Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands; In Defence of Nicolás and Cilia – 2 Articles
‘Tactical Retreats: Why Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands’: Just as the false claims of betrayal on January 3 are now easily disproved, so too are the claims of betrayal in the two months since. Also: ‘Venezuela: Defense of Nicolás and Cilia’.
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Washington and Tel Aviv Launch War on Iran When Peace Was Within Reach; Mass Protests in US – 5 Articles
‘Regime Change in the Iran War, But Which One?’; ‘Iran Prepared for an Existential War. How Much Are Trump and Israel Willing to Gamble?’; ‘Iran Attacked by the US and Israel When Peace Was Within Reach’; ‘The US/Israeli Attack Was to Prevent Peace Not Advance It’; ‘Mass Movement Mobilizes Against Trump’s War on Iran’.
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The War on Iran, and India
What are the implications for India of the US-Israel attack on Iran? To understand this, we need to place this development in the context of the present world situation, and India’s political economy within that.
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The Collapse of ‘Modi Magic’: Failures at Home and Embarrassment Abroad – 3 Articles
‘The Modi Magic Lies Dismantled’: While the swagger is gone, Modi is now unwittingly parading his failures before the nation. Also: ‘Prime Minister Modi Humiliated India During His Visit to Israel’; and: ‘Cowards Then and Cowards Now’.
