Soberanía alimentaria y derechos campesinos para acabar con el dilema del hambre
La soberanía alimentaria demanda una transformación estructural, económica, social y política, que priorice el derecho universal a la alimentación por sobre la propiedad privada de la tierra y los medios de producción y comercio.
Campesinos vuelven a ocupar tierras tras operativo de desalojo en San Pedro
Unas 140 familias campesinas reocuparon las tierras en las que residen desde hace 13 años, tras un operativo de desalojo registrado esta semana en San Vicente, Departamento de San Pedro.
Presentación de amparo mapuche contra megaminería en Río Negro
En el día de la fecha, miércoles 1 de diciembre de 2021, las comunidades mapuche Pulam Lafken, Amulen Che, Ragiñ Plang Curra Mew, Pilquiniyeu del Limay, Ancalao, Newen Ñuke Mapu, Mariano Solo y Ñanco Newen, en conjunto con los referentes de la Zona Andina en la...
L’Union européenne et les États-Unis, un an après
Read the full piece published in French by Le Grand Continent.
What to watch in 2022: China’s economic outlook
This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound of Economics. ZhōngHuá Mundus is a newsletter by Bruegel, bringing you monthly analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe. Check the previous editions of ZhōngHuá Mundus Sign up for the...
The Global Gateway: a real step towards a stronger Europe in the world?
On 1 December 2021, the European Union unveiled the Global Gateway, its plan to support infrastructure development around the world. This would mobilise €300 billion between 2021-2027 for connectivity projects, notably in the digital, climate and energy, transport,...
Porquê anular os créditos detidos pelo BCE sobre os países da Zona Euro?
Desde que a pandemia de coronavírus começou a ter impacto na Europa, as dívidas públicas na Zona Euro aumentaram em média 20 %. A razão é simples: em vez de taxarem 1 % aos mais ricos e às grandes empresas, como pediram o CADTM e outros (ver petição), os governos...
Carta Política do CADTM Internacional 2021
(Versão discutida e aprovada na Assembleia Mundial da Rede CADTM, a 15 de novembro de 2021, em Dacar, e editada pelo Secretariado Internacional Partilhado da rede CADTM) Preâmbulo Em 1989 foi lançado em Paris o «apelo da Bastilha»: o texto convida todas as forças...
Carta de funcionamento 2021
Carta de Funcionamento do CADTM Internacional – versão emendada pela Assembleia Mundial do CADTM, reunida em Dacar (Senegal) de 13 a 16 de novembro de 2021. I – Preâmbulo 1. A rede CADTM é um movimento internacional que luta pela abolição das dívidas ilegítimas, pela...
De l’altermondialisme aux nouveaux mouvements sociaux et citoyens : l’internationalisation de la contestation, ses limites et quelques-uns de ses défis
En 2021, le Forum social mondial (FSM) a fêté son vingtième anniversaire. Sa dernière édition s'est tenue, crise sanitaire oblige, de manière virtuelle, du 23 au 31 janvier . En 2001, l'organisation de cet événement à Porto Alegre (État de Rio Grande do Sul,...
La victoria de Xiomara Castro en la Honduras de la « democracia oligárquica »
El triunfo de Xiomara Castro cambia el panorama político hondureño y abre un « giro a la izquierda » en la nación centroamericana. ¿Logrará Honduras quitarse de encima el peso del autoritarismo y la corrupción sobre los que descansaba el gobierno de Juan Orlando...
De l’« aide » à l’« investissement public global »
Le récent G7 et ses promesses de vaccins aux pays pauvres démontrent que les pays riches demeurent dans une logique d'« aide » inadaptée aux enjeux du 21e siècle. Le concept d'« investissement public global » suppose un renversement de logique : que tous les pays...
Lo efímero y el éxito de los medios argentinos ante la complicidad del Estado con el delito
Víctor Ego Ducrot La muerte y el delito narrados como hechos fugaces, tal cual un espectáculo de pirotecnia, un festival de fuegos artificiales, pero en estado de virtual eternidad, que nos capture el sentido del asombro, y hasta del disfrute. Con dramatismo poético...
Se fue Ángela Merkel, llegó el socialdemócrata Olaf Scholtz: ¿cambiará algo en Alemania y Europa?
Isabella Arria La asunción del socialdemócrata Olaf Scholtz marcó el fin de 16 años (cuatro mandatos) de gobierno de la conservadora Angela Merkel, quien estuvo a nueve días de batir el récord de longevidad en el poder de Helmut Kohl. Sholz, de 63 años, fue apoyado...
Pedro Castillo sobrevivió a otro intento destituyente parlamentario en Perú
Mariana Álvarez Orellana| La última intención derechista de destituir al presidente peruano, Pedro Castillo, naufragó entre el rechazo masivo en las calles y la decisión de la mayoría de los partidos de negar su apoyo al intento destituyente, pero la amenaza está...
The Non-Winter of Our Discontent
Here’s hoping by the time this column hits print, Montana in December will look more like what it’s supposed to look like — namely, blanketed in snow with temperatures to match. While the “nice weather” may seem fine to the new in-migrants flooding the state, for long...
Why Ethan Crumbley’s Parents Could Be Charged With Murder
On Guns, Attack Dogs, and Lethal Schoolkids… On the 6th of January 2001, two Presa Canarios got loose in a hallway of a San Francisco highrise apartment building. The dogs, owned by Cornfed Schneider of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, had been abused and were known...
Why I Oppose the Saudi Weapons Deal
Sanders’s remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate in support of a joint resolution disapproving a $650 million arms sale to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thank you, M. President. Let me begin by thanking my colleagues Senator Paul and Senator Lee for their years of...
How the Hart–Celler Act Changed America
The 1960s effort to end discriminatory quotas sowed the seeds of the political conflicts over immigration that are still with us today.
Brazil Turns on Bolsonaro
As the 2022 campaign nears, many of the myths that made Bolsonaro appealing have been washed away by the grim realization of what he has always been: a huckster, most notable for his abrasiveness and authoritarian posturing.
Belabored: Supply Chain Chaos, with Charmaine Chua
A discussion on global shipping, just-in-time manufacturing, and why fixing the supply chain means rethinking endless growth.
A Christmas Tale: The Downing Street Party, Laughter And Bigger State Crimes
Huge media coverage has been devoted to allegations, and now serious evidence, that a Christmas party was held at 10 Downing Street on 18 December 2020. London was then in a strict lockdown with social events banned, including parties. In leaked footage obtained by...
What Britain did to Ireland 100 years ago haunts today’s UK
File Photo: © Getty Images / Charles McQuillan The final cut in partitioning Ireland came with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 100 years ago. That colonial division of a nation, conducted as a fait accompli by British rulers, continues to have harmful...
Will the WTA Cancel Tennis Tournaments in the USA?
Currently, the West and its monopoly media are inordinately fixated on an allegation of a crime against an individual in another country, a country that is denigrated as a threat. The alleged crime serves as a pretext to punish that individual’s country, as if the...
El Senado de Magario
Una por una, las bancas seccionales bonaerenses que se renuevan. El crecimiento del Frente de Todos permitió ingresar a los legisladores necesarios para quitarle el quórum a la oposición. La entrada El Senado de Magario se publicó primero en El Cohete a la Luna.
No todo es negociable
No hay acuerdo posible si el FMI pretende imponer la reducción del gasto público para alcanzar el superávit fiscal y la disminución del crecimiento económico. La entrada No todo es negociable se publicó primero en El Cohete a la Luna.
Justicieros de identidad reservada
La protección oficial para una patota gaucha en El Bolsón confirma la consolidación de una coalición programática de derechas, opuesta a la propiedad comunitaria de los pueblos originarios. La entrada Justicieros de identidad reservada se publicó primero en El Cohete...
La OCDE pide a los países medidas “dolorosas” para financiar las pensiones
La Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico pide en un informe medidas que lleven al retraso en la jubilación o el ajuste en las cuantías de las pensiones. Temas: Actualidad, PensionesLeer artículo completo
La tasa de incidencia se dispara hasta los 290 casos por 100.000 habitantes
El aumento en la incidencia del Covid es especialmente agudo en Navarra, País Vasco y Aragón y entre menores de 12 años. Temas: Actualidad, CoronavirusLeer artículo completo
La democracia del siglo XXI tiene que incorporar “la comunidad” como un poder separado
En los últimos 40 años se produjo una transformación de primera importancia en la dinámica de las sociedades que está convirtiendo el diseño de gobernanza de una sociedad democrática en una caricatura de su propósito. Esta transformación consiste en la emergencia de...
60th anniversary of the birth of the Papuan state: Betrayal and resurrection
December 1, 2021, marks 60 years since the state of West Papua came into being. But Papuans are still struggling to achieve their independence, writes Yamin Kogoya.
Honduras rises up to reclaim its democracy
Delegates from the Progressive International Observatory witnessed the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras on November 28.
Honduras: Next steps after historic left victory
Following Xiomara Castro’s victory in the Honduran elections, Bertha Zúniga Cáceres, Coordinator of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), spoke to Peoples Dispatch about what this means for people’s movements in the country.
Uberto Pasolini racconta una scena di Nowhere special
“Qui vediamo un padre trattare con degli sconosciuti l’adozione di suo figlio. Mi interessava che lo spettatore non capisse subito questa situazione, ma gradualmente”, spiega il regista del film. Leggi
Nello specchio del Re Granchio
Il film di Alessio Rigo de Righi e Matteo Zoppis racconta la leggenda di Luciano, dalla Tuscia alla terra del fuoco: un po’ favola, un po’ western, un po’ pittura. Leggi
I verdi vogliono cambiare la politica estera tedesca
Annalena Baerbock, leader dei verdi, sarà la nuova ministra degli esteri di Berlino. Vorrebbe una Germania più europeista e meno arrendevole di fronte alla Russia e alla Cina. Leggi
Le naufrage de la France… et de l’Europe !
Le mercredi 24 novembre 2021, 27 migrants périssent dans la Manche. Entre Calais-Dunkerque et la Grande-Bretagne. La Manche est devenue, à son tour, un cimetière à ciel ouvert. Le lendemain, le […]
Mort de 27 migrants à Calais : réactions hypocrites de l’UE – Le monde vu d’en bas #33
Dans ce nouveau numéro, Saïd Bouamama revient sur le bilan dramatique du naufrage de migrants dans la Manche et sur les mouvements sociaux en Guadeloupe et en Martinique, ainsi que […]
Israël supplie le monde de continuer à payer ses factures de l’occupation
Israël demande que le monde continue de faire fonction d’ONG privée de l’Autorité palestinienne – autrement dit, que les contribuables américains, européens et japonais continuent de financer l’occupation. Un […]
At a Time of Crisis in the Supply Chain, Workers Have Enormous Power
The solution to the supply chain crisis is not rocket science: build unions, raise living and working standards, and shorten logistics workers’ hours at higher pay. The Ever Given container ship caused a global supply chain crisis when it got stuck in the Suez Canal...
The Indian Farmers’ Movement Has Shown Us How to Fight Narendra Modi
A heroic struggle has stopped Narendra Modi's government from ramming through regressive farm laws. Modi is still deeply entrenched in power, but the farmers have shown that mass mobilization can pose a bigger challenge to his rule than parliamentary games. Farmers...
The Mainstream Abortion Rights Movement Needs a Complete Rethinking of Strategy
Abortion rights in the United States are in greater danger than any time since Roe v. Wade — and the abortion rights movement’s national leadership has proven incapable of mounting the kind of strategy needed to protect it. That needs to change. Roe v. Wade is on life...
Help us rekindle the night, support La Quadrature du Net
Help us rekindle the night, support La Quadrature du Net Surveillance has invaded all the spaces in our lifes. Our connected computers are rife with advertising trackers, our phones are pocket spying devices, street cameras are starting to observe and analyse our...
AI Regulation: The EU should not give in to the surveillance industry lobbies
Although it claims to protect our liberties, the EU’s draft text on artificial intelligence (AI), presented by Margrethe Vestager, actually promotes the accelerated development of all aspects of AI, in particular for security purposes. Loaded with exceptions, resting...
Drones are back, so are we
On 20 July 2021, the government proposed a new security bill which will, among other things, authorize police drones, the same drones that our collective efforts managed to reject four times last year. The government is rushing to undermine our precious victories...
Unapologetic support for abortion rights must be a pillar of the Left
This week the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization–the case that will determine the fate of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, and more broadly, the fate of Roe v. Wade.
Dossier No. 47: New clothes, old threads
The Western world lives in discontent. Progressive models have failed to maintain the levels of politicisation, mystique, capacity to question, transformative purpose, and possibilities of concrete changes for the masses.
Watch “Marx is Back”, Episode 1: Bourgeois and Proletarians
“Marx is Back” a mini-series about the Communist Manifesto is now on youtube. Subtitles available.
Governments Must Ensure Right of Clean air to Every Citizen
Delhi can learn from the German city Leipzig and the Chinese capital Beijing, which have shifted the reliance on automobiles by strengthening their public transport systems.
IAF Chopper Carrying CDS Bipin Rawat Crashes in Forest Area in TN; 4 Killed, 3 Injured
The chopper crashed in a forest area, reportedly due to poor visibility following heavy fog, official sources said.
Army Made no Attempt to Identify Naga Civilians Before Shooting, Tried to ‘Hide’ Bodies: Police Report
Prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 were clamped in Mon town to control the situation but it continues to be tense and volatile, the report added.
Argentina: se amplía el Centro de Documentación e Investigación de la Cultura de Izquierdas (CeDInCI)
El CeDInCI es el gran archivo de las izquierdas argentinas y latinoamericanas constituido en 1998 como una ONG sin fines de lucro. La entrada <font color=#dd3333>Argentina</font>: se amplía el Centro de Documentación e Investigación de la Cultura de...
La victoria de Xiomara Castro en la Honduras de la democracia oligárquica – Por Daniel Vásquez
Los conceptos vertidos en esta sección no reflejan necesariamente la línea editorial de Nodal. Consideramos importante que se conozcan porque contribuyen a tener una visión integral de la región. Por Daniel Vásquez* El domingo 28 de noviembre, los hondureños salieron...
Colombia: Los caminos de los justicia – Por William Ospina
Por William Ospina* “Qué extraña es nuestra manera de castigar” -decía Nietzsche- “no redime al criminal, al contrario, envilece más que el crimen mismo”. De todas las preguntas que nos plantea la condición humana, tal vez ninguna debería desvelarnos tanto como los...
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Descolonizações | por Mireille Fanon Mendès France e Nelson Maldonado-Torres A atualidade de Fanon, 60 anos depois O pensamento do filósofo que propôs libertar a subjetividade negra. Sua obra convida a ir além das críticas e lamentos -- e demolir os “evangelhos”...
A atualidade de Fanon, 60 anos depois
Por Mireille Fanon Mendès France e Nelson Maldonado-Torres, em El Salto | Tradução: Rôney Rodrigues “Por último, em um terceiro período, chamado de luta (dite de combat), o colonizado – depois de haver tentado se perder no povo, se perder com o povo – vai, ao...
Dowbor: o complexo desafio das políticas sociais
Arte: Basquiat > Este texto é o terceiro capítulo da obraO pão nosso de cada dia, de Ladislau DowborEditora Autonomia Literária | 202 págs. | R$ 35> O lançamento aconteceu no último dia 14. Assista a entrevista de Dowbor a Antonio Martins> Outras Palavras...
Philippine Groups Find Toys’ Labeling Wanting, Tell Consumers to Seek Properly Labeled and Non-Toxic Toys
December 6, 2021. Two non-profit advocacy groups found the mandatory labeling of toys awfully wanting eight years after Republic Act 10620 was signed into law and two years after its Implementing Rules and Regulations were belatedly promulgated, prompting them to…...
Why Poorer Nations Aren’t Falling for Green-Washed Imperialism
The world’s wealthiest countries make a big show of fighting climate change without offering poorer countries the finances to switch to renewable energy. By Prabir Purkayastha Fighting global warming is not just about providing a path to net-zero carbon emissions…...
Russia-Africa Relations: “Geopolitical Arena with Many Players Operating”
As preparations are underway for the second Russia-Africa summit planned for 2022, African leaders, politicians, academic researchers and experts have been discussing several aspects of the current state of Russia-Africa relations. They, most often, compare it with a...
A política da vacinação reconsiderada • Jorge Varela
O último texto de Pedro Levi Bismarck [1] levanta um ponto que é central para os dilemas que nos enfrentam hoje em dia. No texto é-nos dito que a oposição às medidas em curso é “a expressão de uma “resistência” que não é apenas de natureza sanitária, mas é, antes de...
«My own private body»: política da vacinação • Pedro Levi Bismarck
A recusa do processo de vacinação por um segmento considerável da população na Europa (mas também nos EUA) e as manifestações que cruzaram vários países europeus no passado fim-de-semana contra as medidas de confinamento e, particularmente, contra as medidas de...
Mark Fisher. O fim do mundo precisa de banda sonora • João Oliveira Duarte
Não sigas o velho e bom, segue antes o novo e mau - Brecht A época, como aparentemente se crê, é pouco dada a qualquer tentativa de definição – com diferentes velocidades, com diferentes tempos, descentrada, é com dificuldade que se pode continuar a utilizar certos...
Se aprobó el matrimonio igualitario: un paso histórico
El Congreso de Chile aprobó este martes la ley de matrimonio igualitario, una iniciativa que se comenzó a trabajar hace más de cuatro años y que logrará, finalmente, equipar los derechos y obligaciones de las personas para casarse y adoptar. El proyecto de ley fue...
Estados Unidos, ¿qué lo hará caer?
https://www.facebook.com/marcelo.colussi.33 https://www.facebook.com/Marcelo-Colussi-720520518155774/ https://mcolussi.blogspot.com/ “El aumento de los trastornos por consumo de drogas en los últimos 20 a 30 años es un síntoma de problemas sociales y económicos mucho...
Perverso festín electoral colombiano
Cada contienda electoral, con el correr del tiempo y la progresiva irresponsabilidad e inmoralidad de los dirigentes políticos, devino en un festín de conciencias y subasta anticipada de lo público. Ahí se negocian compromisos, patrimonio público, presupuestos y...
Cops on campus are a threat to students of colour
The June 2020 BLM protests in London. Photo credit: Socialist Appeal Catalysed by the brutal police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, 2020 was a year of unprecedented anti-racist mobilisation, including in the UK. Protests here sparked a range of responses, from...
GM ‘designer babies’: breakthrough or nightmare?
Photo: Lunar Caustic In late 2018, when He Jiankui announced that he had created the world’s first genetically modified (GM) babies, part of the worldwide outrage was motivated by the hope that we would not have to deal with this issue for at least ten years. Since...
‘Smart’ borders and the surveillance of refugees
A remote surveillance camera along the US-Mexico border fence in southern Texas, 2013 (Credit: Donna Burton) The digital transformation of our world has impacted all areas of life, and migration is no exception. Social media platforms and map or translation apps on...
Nicaragua: Una revolución traicionada, una democracia aplastada
A quienes firmamos este texto nos llama la atención el silencio de algunas izquierdas ante la deriva antidemocrática en Nicaragua.Quienes firmamos este texto tenemos fuertes vínculos con Nicaragua, algunos construidos durante los ochenta y otros más recientes. Nuestra...
EEUU: Oleada de huelgas
Hace treinta y cinco años, el mes pasado, octubre de 1986, el gigante fabricante de equipos agrícolas John Deere despidió a los miembros en huelga de United Auto Workers. Este suceso, que siguió a los cierres patronales de los empacadores de carne de Hormel Foods y...
Se perfila un nuevo régimen de crecimiento débil en el que aumentará la presión sobre el trabajo y la naturaleza
La segunda reunión semestral de 2021 del FMI y el Banco Mundial se realizó a mediados de octubre. Si bien los precios de la energía y las principales materias primas aún no habían despegado, el tono ya era sombrío.
Americans Need a Conspiracy Theory They Can All Agree on
A deeply divided country: there is no common conversation in the United States today – one person’s conspiracy theory is another’s truth. No subtlety of thought survives in the culture of unreason. Public space is populated with poseurs, cutouts, and imposters. Public...
U.S. Government Threatens Writers With Heavy Fines if They Continue To Write for Sanctioned Russian Outlet
By Natylie BALDWIN Establishment institutions usually start their implementation of censorship and the throttling of press freedom by going after individuals and outlets that are small and/or not well liked by a cross-section of the public. The obscurity or general...
What Putin Really Told Biden
By Pepe ESCOBAR So Russian President Vladimir Putin, by himself, and United States President Joe Biden, surrounded by aides, finally had their secret video link conference for two hours and two minutes – with translators placed in different rooms. That was their first...
Biden Shouldn’t Use the Summit for Democracy to Start More Cold Wars
Katrina vanden Heuvel Growing tensions with Russia and China only reinforce the nationalist and militarist factions in all countries. The post Biden Shouldn’t Use the Summit for Democracy to Start More Cold Wars appeared first on The Nation.
Crumbling Constitution
Kirk Maynard We the people. The post Crumbling Constitution appeared first on The Nation.
Elizabeth Hardwick’s Life of the Mind
Sarah Wang The first biography of the critic and novelist examines the personal costs of devoting oneself to intellectual pursuit. The post Elizabeth Hardwick’s Life of the Mind appeared first on The Nation.
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Who feels secure? Racial capitalism and global security
In today’s world, security is overwhelmingly understood in the narrow terms of policing. But what if instead of handing guns to people to aim at each other, we were to give them access to food, healthcare, housing, and other basic goods that constitute material...
An unjust transition
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Da Bruxelles a Minsk. L’arduo sovranismo della Polonia
Il conflitto sullo Stato di Diritto fra l'UE e la Polonia è stato di recente proiettato in una dimensione geopolitica con la crisi dei migranti aperta dalla Bielorussia, con esiti difficili da prevedere anche per quanto riguarda le spinte sovraniste di quel Paese, in...
Israele e il sistema spia Pegasus
Il telefono del giornalista Jamal Khashoggi, assassinato a Istanbul tre anni fa, era controllato dal sistema spia Pegasus del gruppo NSO. Così l’attività dell’azienda israeliana è diventata nota al grande pubblico. Ma ciò non ne ha impedito la prosecuzione per...
Dove ci porta il PNRR?
Abbiamo un Piano. Anzi, addirittura un Piano quinquennale, il PNRR. Ma è bene non farsi illusioni. Il vero piano sembra quello di rafforzare il dominio del mercato, del privato sul pubblico, con l’aiuto di più ingenti risorse pubbliche. Questo l’esito dell’analisi...
Most Americans Look Favorably on Global Governance
Amid all the flag-waving, chants of “USA, USA,” and other nationalist hoopla that characterize mainstream politics in the United States, it’s easy to miss the fact that most Americans favor global governance. Although a great many Americans do feel a sense of...
Why Is U.S. Military Spending Increasing to New, Outlandish Levels?
Although critics of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan to increase funding for U.S. education, healthcare, and action against climate catastrophe say the United States can’t afford it, there are no such qualms about ramping up funding for the U.S....
The Fate of Cassandra: Dire Predictions Go Unheeded
In ancient Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess who was able to predict the future but unable to convince others to act upon her prophecies. The fate of Cassandra seems particularly relevant today, for there has been ample warning about three developments that...