African Feminisms–a Decolonial History: an Interview with Rama Salla Dieng
An interview with the Senegalese scholar-activist about feminist activists in Africa and their work, struggles and lives.
Abraham Wodaje Kebede on the Ground in Ethiopia
US Security state media has generated an avalanche of propaganda about the imminent collapse of the Ethiopian state this week. Black Agenda Report talks to Abraham Wodaje Kebede, an Ethiopian software engineer who lives in Seattle and frequently travels to Ethiopia.
American Slavery and Global Capitalism
For those living in the United States who wish to wage a struggle against capitalism and Western economic supremacy, it is important to understand the history of Southern slavery – as the origins of capitalism lie in it.
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World Development under Monopoly Capitalism
An examination of the data used and the claims made in the World Bank report, Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains. While the report portrays global value chains as contributing to poor countries’ development, its data shows the opposite.
As Violence Against Muslims Escalates, Online Hindutva Propaganda Pushes Economic Boycott
Social media propaganda, complete with hashtags, trends and concocted videos, seems to have one single aim: to boycott Muslim-owned and run businesses.
Cuba Accelerates Vaccine Drive
Cuba has now become the first country in the world to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as two, and is among the few countries worldwide to be vaccinating under 12-year-olds. By the end of the year the island will be among the first countries in the world to fully vaccinate its population.
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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.
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.
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Wendell Berry on Capitalism, Advertising, Greed, and the Good Life
“We live in a time when technologies and ideas are adopted in response not to need but to advertising, salesmanship, and fashion. The first duty of writers who wish to be of any use even to themselves is to resist the language and the ideas of sales talk, no matter from whose mouth it issues.”
Food and the Struggle for Africa’s Sovereignty
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the stark reality of Africa’s extreme dependence on imports to feed our populations.