Economic sanctions kill people by weakening the economy in public and private sectors, causing job and income loss, and by reducing people’s access to food, medicine, medical supplies and health care
H. Patricia Hynes
Refugees at the US-Mexican Border
The title of a recent New York Times video deodorizes the US attempt to overthrow President Maduro of socialist Venezuela and replace him with a hand-picked member of the Venezuelan elite, capitalist class
Where will the funding for improved education, nutrition, physical exercise and crime reduction come from, given our federal budget loots education, environment, health and housing while expanding military spending?
Wars may end, bases may close, but our toxic military footprint remains as a poisonous legacy for future generations
In the northern Great Plains, likely the richest wind regime in the world, the potential of tribal wind power exceeds 300 gigawatts across six states
One hallmark of Cuba’s achievements is its free health care system, recognized as one of the best in the world, as well as the primary care it provides in poor communities throughout the world
Our hope for turning the tide will come from local, community-based campaigns and actions
Our agenda, going forward, is laser clear: rebuilding civil society in small, local groups and community organizations
During the ten years of aerial chemical warfare in Vietnam, U.S. warplanes sprayed more than 20 million gallons of herbicide defoliants, chief among them Agent Orange.