Africa | Online Blog | USA | World Politics
‘The Cry Is “Lumumba Lives”—His Ideas, His Principles’
An interview with Friends of the Congo’s Maurice Carney about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba.
Why the Government of Venezuela has Resisted While Many Leftist Presidents Could Not
Chávez faced—and Maduro has continued to face—all the strategies, tactics, maneuvers, games, and schemes that the U.S. empire and its satellites and lackeys have successfully used throughout the rest of the continent, among other ploys that have been used in other parts of the world.
The Realities of Capitalist Denmark
It is not uncommon to see people point to Denmark as a socialist alternative. This article seeks to correct this misconception and demonstrate that capital accumulation is the guiding principle in Danish society.
World Bank Is No Friend of Working People or the Planet
Its policies facilitate the upward distribution of wealth, regardless of human and environmental cost.
Africa | Online Blog | Science
Did Humanity Really Arise in One Place?
New evidence is prompting researchers to rethink Homo sapiens’ origin story—and what it means to be human.
Modi Government’s Biggest Scam: Privatisation of LIC
It is going to have disastrous consequences for the crores of policy holders of the LIC; it is also going to adversely affect the Indian economy.
Adi Shankaracharya: An Advocate of Caste System Or a Liberal Hindu Thinker?
Critical remarks made by Kerala minister M.B. Rajesh about the Vedantic exponent were rebuked by the Union minister V. Muraleedharan. Excerpts from Shankara’s philosophy vindicate the former’s views.
When Elites Try to Change the World, it’s Not Usually for the Better for the Rest of Us
Bill Gates is pushing technology as a solution to climate change but he seems far more devoted to maintaining the current system. Protecting this system requires selling people the idea that the system is capable of solving climate change. Selling nuclear power is part of that larger sales job.
Capitalism | China | Online Blog | Russia | World Economy
By the Numbers: The De-Dollarization of Global Trade
Data suggests that US dollar reserves in central banks are dwindling, as is the influence of the US on the world economy. This presents a unique opportunity for regional currencies and alternative payment systems to enter the vacuum.
The French Working Class Organizes to Defeat Macron’s Pension Reforms
On January 10, all the major trade unions in France gave a joint call for protests against the proposals for pension reforms announced by the Macron-led government. Youth groups, including the Young Communist Movement of France, have also called for protests against the reforms.