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Like oil in the twentieth century, lithium is the ‘white gold’ of the twenty-first. Demand for this key element is driving economic growth based on the ‘renewable’ energy provided by
The Republic of Colombia celebrated elections on May 31. Two candidates — Iván Cepeda on the left and Abelardo de la Espriella on the right — advanced to the final
Strong support for Palestine and Palestinian workers was obvious at the recently concluded Labor Notes conference in Chicago. This bi-annual conference of labor activists took place on June 12-14 at
In the span of one month, May 2026, one of Canada’s oldest mining firms, Sherritt International, was distressed by US regulatory lawfare and strong-armed into accepting a buy offer from
Let us, if only briefly, give thanks for the peacemakers, whatever their poor qualifications and whatever folly drove them to war in the first place. On June 15, the secretariat
Bolivia is at breaking point. For over forty days, the cities of La Paz and El Alto, along with the regions of Oruro, Potosí, and Cochabamba, have been strangled by
Although the U.S. labor movement is sometimes depicted as hawkish and xenophobic, this characterization ignores its repeated attempts to grapple with the global problem of war. On June 9, 2026,
Quick! What do these exciting stories have in common? Educators bringing a new fighting spirit to their unions, from Los Angeles to Chicago to Massachusetts. Members overthrowing corrupt leaders in
In the southern Iranian city of Minab, where the heat rises from the earth in shimmering waves and the reality of imperialism lingers in every port and military installation, a
Last week’s SpaceX IPO made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire, despite the fact that the company has lost tens of billions of dollars since it was founded almost 25
Among the familiar sea of Israeli flags at the Jerusalem Day Flag March last month, another symbol caught my eye: a light-blue banner bearing the image of the Temple Mount,
The international community’s approach to conflict resolution has undergone a profound and dangerous structural shift, moving away from the pursuit of political settlements toward the permanent administration of crisis. This
