How Did a Fateful CIA Coup—Executed 55 Years Ago this February 24—Doom Much of Sub-Saharan Africa?
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How Did a Fateful CIA Coup—Executed 55 Years Ago this February 24—Doom Much of Sub-Saharan Africa?

55 years ago on this day, the fate of Africa was irrevocably altered when the CIA sponsored a coup d’état against Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, former Prime Minister of Ghana and Pan-Africanist visionary who was voted as “Africa’s Man of the Millennium.”

Understanding the Complicated Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup Myanmar
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Understanding the Complicated Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup Myanmar

Washington has been trying to push out China from Myanmar; however, both the military and NLD are committed to the strategic link with China. But it does not help that this “new cold war” has deepened the instability that marks Myanmar’s history since 1962.

Even the IMF Is Being Forced to Acknowledge the Value of Universal Vaccination
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Even the IMF Is Being Forced to Acknowledge the Value of Universal Vaccination

The IMF and the ICC, the self-avowed voice of big business, say that while the world economy is expected to recover in 2021, the rich countries could lose as much as $5 trillion if they don’t help vaccinate the rest of the world.

Chandra Singh Garhwali: World Peace Movement Will Never Forget the Soldier Who Refused to Fire on Unarmed Protestors
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Chandra Singh Garhwali: World Peace Movement Will Never Forget the Soldier Who Refused to Fire on Unarmed Protestors

He and his fellow soldiers will be always remembered for their courage and sacrifice in refusing to fire on peaceful protesters offering non-violent resistance. Thereby a new and glorious chapter was added and a new dimension was given to the history of non-violent struggles against injustice.

Why We Can’t Give Up on the Idea of a World Free from Nuclear Weapons
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Why We Can’t Give Up on the Idea of a World Free from Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear disarmament has a long history. In 1961, the U.S. and the USSR signed an agreement calling not only for “general and complete disarmament” but also that war should “no longer [be] an instrument for settling international problems.” Gone is that spirit. It needs to be revived.

The Arab Spring Ten Years On: “The People Demand the Fall of the Regime!”
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The Arab Spring Ten Years On: “The People Demand the Fall of the Regime!”

The 2011 Arab spring should be understood not as an epic mobilisation that ultimately failed but rather as the opening round of a longer-term process to build a new, democratic, equitable world where the people can lead dignified lives.