The Cost of Military vs Climate Spending
Over the next ten years, the US is projected to spend on the military more than 14 times what Biden plans to spend to address climate change.
Capitalism | Online Blog | USA
Why Record Numbers of Workers are Quitting and Striking
Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs – because they have had enough. The resignations ought to be viewed hand in hand with another powerful current: a growing willingness by unionized workers to go on strike.
Powell Lied, People Died; Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
The process of seeking justice for the victims of Nazism has been long and difficult, but at least it’s still pursued. The process of seeking justice for the victims of Powell, Rumsfeld and other architects of the Iraq war that led to deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis hasn’t even begun.
AFRICOM: An Extension of U.S.-European Colonialism and Genocide
Report of a webinar hosted by the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP): “AFRICOM at 13: Building the Popular Movement for Demilitarization and Anti-Imperialism in Africa.” It featured voices from countries most affected by AFRICOM, including internationally-known activists for liberation.
Does Capitalism Make Us Crazy?
Life under capitalist rule is perilous. We can’t survive on our own, and we can’t rely on society to support us. The only way to end social suffering is to fight for a socialist society that supports all its members without exception.
The Violent Video from a Recent Eviction Drive Should be a Moment of Reckoning for Assamese Society
In a state with a tortured history of anti-immigrant resentment, every policy decision can have potentially seismic effects. Assam needs a strong movement to counter the actions of a casteist, communal state.
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China’s Fortune Cookie Crumbles
With China’s increasing wealth, Western investors want some of the action. However, the Chinese are acutely aware that with Western investment comes inequality. This interview examines the steps Beijing is beginning to take to tackle this.
COVID19 | Print Edition | USA
They Didn’t Have to Die: U.S. Capitalism Fails to Contain Covid-19
There’s nothing equal about disease under capitalism. It wasn’t inevitable that one out of 35 people older than 85 in the U.S. died of COVID-19.
How Corporations Won the War on Terror
Based on a report he did on the subject for the Center for International Policy and Brown University’s Costs of War Project, Pentagon specialist William Hartung offers a vision of wartime “success” that may be unparalleled amid the catastrophe of this country’s endlessly losing wars.
Iran’s SCO Membership Is a Big Deal
Two big regional developments took place last week — the announcement of the AUKUS, security alliance of three “maritime democracies” on September 15; and Iran’s accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as full member on September 17.