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Daniel Noboa’s government in Ecuador is characterized by the implementation of neoliberal austerity policies dictated by the IMF, the violent repression of…
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As U.S. President Donald Trump surely intended, his “20-point Gaza plan” succeeded in upstaging calls by many other world leaders at the UN General…
When the images of dead Palestinian children become a punchline on a television show, where the host, guest, and the audience engage…
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Once upon a time the Iranian government was under the thumb of and in service to the interests of the United States…
On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the…
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The term “Global South” gained popularity in the 1990s as a neutral alternative to “Third World,” which had become outdated and derogatory.…
In 2017, I visited the House of Flowers in Belgrade, Serbia, the mausoleum that holds the remains of Yugoslavia’s once-indomitable leader, Josip Broz Tito, and his…
I live in Rochester, New York, now. I’ve called this city home for the past 20 years. But I come from a…
Canada’s NDP needs to rekindle the anti-capitalist thinking and activist energy that spurred its creation. That logic has shaped my campaign’s recently…
Few people have stopped to ask why a mere flag can be the cause of so much anger. In my opinion the…
The Nazi holocaust did not begin with The Wannsee Conference. Prior to the German invasion of the Soviet Union, representatives of the racial…
For generations, Americans have been taught that the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. Politicians across the spectrum speak of…
Trump posts a video. In it, Trump and Vance are band members for The Grim Reaper. And the Reaper is, well—wait for…
Morocco is currently—Autumn 2025—witnessing a broad youth-led mass protest wave that has brought back to the political arena fundamental questions about social…
Even for the generally rather inflexible Germans, home office work—or working from home (WFH)—has long become the new normal for many workers.…
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Do human rights still matter in a divided and dangerous world? Does the fact that they are violated invalidate them as tools…
The promise of a green transition has become a key narrative of our time. Despite persistent climate denialism, governments, corporations, and multilateral…
On 23 September 2025, US President Donald Trump delivered a dramatic address, explicitly threatening those allegedly involved in drug trafficking to the…
As a proudly Autistic person, I can say that, rightfully, there has been much ridicule and outrage among decent and thoughtful people…
Words fail me – but they’re all I have, or so it seems as I sit here at a table in my…
What is happening in Italy regarding Gaza is unprecedented in the history of solidarity between the country and any other international cause…
“They sowed fear in us, we grew wings,” goes the song in Spanish by Vivir Quintana, about women in Mexico resisting femicide.…
During a large part of the post-World War II history of American foreign policy, national security meant international security—that is, defense of…
Conceptual Clarifications I am a social scientist and, as such, I feel obliged to address the issues I discuss with objectivity, though…
The 1974 film The Parallax View concludes with a silhouette of a man with a gun in front of a doorway revealing…
Introduction Artificial intelligence is one of the most prominent innovations of the modern digital revolution. It has provided tremendous possibilities for enhancing…
In August 1971, Richard Nixon announced the suspension of the dollar’s convertibility into gold. This closed a cycle that had begun with…
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For decades the rightwing movement at all levels has been massively funded, far more than moderate, left, or progressive organizations, political think…
Since October 7, the world has heard no end to pronouncements from Benjamin Netanyahu alleging perils of international terrorism and great battle…
In the 1840s, a million people in Ireland died of starvation in a famine called the An Gorta Mór aggravated by British…
In India’s contemporary socio-political landscape, everyday spaces have become sites of symbolic contestation. This includes grand temple rituals, city name changes, language…
Webster’s dictionary defines ignorance as ‘ The Lack of knowledge or information’. Not in a mean or disparaging manner, this writer realizes…
Few progressives will be unaware of the contribution feminists have made to public life. They have not just added to the wellbeing…
Why republish the text “For an ecosocialist degrowth,” which was already published in several languages more than three and a half years…
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Europe is on the war path with grandiose plans for building a war economy akin to the American military-industrial complex. As always,…
The United Nations is often regarded as the global community’s foremost symbol of peace and problem solving. Each September, world leaders gather…
