Niñas de una escuela rural de Baradero con glifosato en el cuerpo y fumigaciones sin control
El 40 por ciento de los análisis en una escuela rural de Baradero dieron positivo de agrotóxicos. Las niñas y una docente tienen el herbicida glifosato en la sangre. Las organizaciones, asambleas y familias exigen que se alejen las fumigaciones a más de 1000 metros y...
Alto a la represión al pueblo ecuatoriano
Con profundo dolor, pena y hasta rabia, las organizaciones que nos reconocemos en la Alianza Biodiversidad (organizaciones que trabajamos por la soberanía alimentaria y los derechos de los pueblos desde Paraguay, Uruguay, Brasil, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia,...
¿Quiénes defienden a los que nos defienden?
Según la Relatoría Especial sobre la situación de los defensores de los derechos humanos, se usa la expresión “Defensor de los derechos humanos” para describir a la persona que, individualmente o junto con otras, se esfuerza en promover o proteger esos derechos. Esta...
China’s non-market practices, impact on the world, and what to do about it?
Download the full testimony. On 14 April 2022, Alicia Garcia Herrero gave testimony before the before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on China’s non-market practices. Below is an extract of this testimony. I want to thank you for the opportunity...
Discretion lets Croatia in but leaves Bulgaria out of the euro area in 2023
On 17 June 2022, the euro area’s finance ministers endorsed Croatia’s euro membership, based on assessments by the European Commission and the European Central Bank. Both institutions concluded that Croatia fulfils the conditions for euro adoption. They also judged...
A new kind of Belt and Road Initiative after the pandemic
Since President Xi announced China’s grand strategy, the Belt and Road Initiative, in Kazakhstan in 2013, it has grown so much in geographic and conceptual scope that it has become difficult to measure. Agreements setting out some form of formal affiliation with the...
Como a Colômbia venceu
Fuente : Outras palavras Pela primeira vez na história da Colômbia um candidato de esquerda ganhou as eleições presidenciais. Pela primeira vez, uma mulher negra e da classe trabalhadora (mineira e empregada doméstica) foi eleita vice-presidente. O continente...
A propósito de «capital vilão»
O CADTM publica um comentário de Jean Nanga a propósito da noção de «capital vilão», contida num interessante estudo intitulado La financiarisation du paludisme en Afrique. Le Burkina Faso, capitaux voyous et moustiques génétiquement modifiés [A Financeirização do...
37 mortos na fronteira da Europa: o acordo Espanha-Marrocos sobre imigração mata!
O trágicos acontecimentos de 24 de junho de 2022, na fronteira entre Nador e Melilha, em Marrocos, remetem com violência para o desastre das políticas migratórias securitárias. Os 37 mortos e as centenas de feridos do lado dos emigrantes, bem como os do lado das...
Rançon de l’indépendance d’Haïti : entretien avec Camille Chalmers
Entretien avec Camille Chalmers, économiste, professeur d'université et directeur de la Plateforme haïtienne de plaidoyer pour un développement alternatif (PAPDA) en Haïti, réalisé le 6 juin 2022, suite à la publication d'articles dans le New York Times sur l'héritage...
L’UE veut-elle (vraiment) la paix en Colombie ?
L'Union européenne (UE) qui a appuyé le processus de paix en 2016 en Colombie, favorise, d'autre part, un modèle commercial qui attise les violences. A l'heure où la guerre en Ukraine l'interroge dans ses fondements mêmes, l'Europe peut redevenir un réel acteur de...
Rivalités mondiales autour de l’avenir d’internet
Adoptée en avril dernier à l'initiative des États-Unis, la « Déclaration sur l'avenir de l'internet » vise à resserrer les rangs autour d'une conception de l'internet « libre et ouvert » qui serait de plus en plus menacée par l'autoritarisme numérique de pays comme la...
Nueva era en las relaciones colombo-venezolanas, en el momento justo
Marcos Salgado | El contacto sostenido entre el mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro y el presidente electo de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, de cara a la reanudación de relaciones, los llevó a analizar la situación en la región fronteriza, diversos temas sobre la paz y la...
Festival de los ricos: desmantelados los órganos de control, no habrá límites a los precios
Horacio Rovelli | CLAE “Nos pasamos la vida hablando contra la inflación, todo gobierno (y todo ministro de Economía) lo primero que promete es combatir la inflación. Y, si uno se fija bien, el ataque a la inflación va dirigido al incremento de los costos, o sea al...
Europa, de supuesto aliado a socio sumiso de las apetencias estadounidenses
Álvaro Verzi Rangel| CLAE La estrategia de Estados Unidos para contrarrestar a Rusia a través de Europa está lejos de ser evidente, ya que no solo Ucrania, sino Europa misma se está convirtiendo en el lugar de la guerra de poder entre las dos potencias, que bien puede...
The WTO After the 12th Ministerial Conference
Last week’s WTO 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva concluded with pro-corporate, anti-worker, and anti-development outcomes on all major issues of access to medicines, agriculture, digital trade, and the future of the WTO itself. The spin of “unprecedented...
Two Evils vs. One People-United
Although approximately 82% of American voters favor the rights of women to some form of legal abortion the Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Let’s remember that number because it’s a number not too unlike the other poll numbers that suggest majority...
Latin America’s New New Left
Perhaps the most radical statement from Gustavo Petro, the newly elected president of Colombia, has been his promise to keep fossil fuels in the ground. Petro has said that he will not issue any new licenses for hydrocarbon exploration, will stop fracking pilot...
Foreign Policy
A preview of our summer issue.
Build a Better Internet
An interview with Ben Tarnoff, the author of Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future.
Lula’s Second Act
If the former Brazilian president returns to office this fall, the countries with the largest economies in the region will all be governed by left-wing leaders for the first time in history.
How Many Concussions from Capitalists Can Americans Take?
America… just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable. — Hunter S. Thompson, “September,” Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail...
Blind to Addiction
The post Blind to Addiction first appeared on Dissident Voice.
Stalled Out on the Road to Damascus, Syria
The pump don’t work ’cause the vandals took the handles — Bob Dylan, “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” 1965 A lot of folks, including this writer, were surprised to learn in the Spring of 2018 that the United States had a significant troop presence on Syrian soil. Of...
Desacuerdos entre ricos y pobres
Hubo euforia en la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) ante los resultados de su Conferencia Ministerial de Ginebra. Pero La Vía Campesina Internacional los consideró decepcionantes.
TRICOTA
Tres excepcionales voces femeninas —mis favoritas—, sacándole el jugo a un clásico de George y Ira Gershwin.
Un poderío con pies de barro
A pesar de la retórica triunfalista del relato oficial, los cuatro meses de guerra convencional en Ucrania han contribuido a desnudar los pies de barro del poderío militar norteamericano.
Luz verde en el Congreso a la regulación del cannabis medicinal
La votación sale adelante, con los votos en contra de PP y Vox, y el cannabis con fines terapéuticos será una realidad en seis meses.Temas: Actualidad, Cannabis medicinal, Legalización del cannabisLeer artículo completo
La pandemia mejoró la calidad del aire en 2021, pero no lo suficiente
El informe 'La calidad del aire en el Estado Español 2021' constata una reducción generalizada y sin precedentes de la polución debido a la disminución de la movilidad por la pandemia. A pesar de ello, toda la población española ha respirado aire contaminado en...
La Fiscalía Anticorrupción pide abrir juicio contra Iberdrola por inflar los precios
Pide penas de cárcel para cuatro directivos y 85 millones de euros de multa por provocar una subida del precio de la energía en 2013.Temas: El Salmón Contracorriente, Energía, Iberdrola, Electricidad, Crisis energéticaLeer artículo completo
China and the US strategy of bait and bleed
The United States has been tightening a noose around Beijing for the past decade and a half, writes William Briggs.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and the Pentagon recruitment drive
The link between the entertainment industry and the military industrial complex has never been more evident than in the promotion of the latest offering in the Top Gun franchise, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Universal white male perspective is destructive, says Mexican Tzotzil filmmaker
Tamara Pearson spoke to Xun Sero, a filmmaker from Mexico’s southern Chiapas state on the release of his new film, Mamá, which premiered in Mexico this month.
In Iraq la crisi del carburante alimenta contrabbando e proteste
A causa della distruzione delle raffinerie nel paese manca la benzina. Parte del poco carburante disponibile viene contrabbandato in Iran, che è alle prese con la stessa crisi. E questa penuria rischia di innescare nuove proteste. Leggi
La siccità minaccia l’agricoltura e la produzione energetica
La crisi idrica ha provocato tre miliardi di danni ai raccolti. Si va verso la dichiarazione dello stato d’emergenza nazionale. Leggi
Intanto nel mondo
Quasi quattrocento attivisti lgbt+ arrestati in Turchia, la polizia sudafricana indaga sulla morte di ventuno ragazzi in un locale notturno, la Nasa effettua un lancio spaziale da un sito commerciale in Australia. Leggi
Moi, journaliste fantôme au service des lobbies…
« On m’a commandé un article pour dézinguer Ruffin. Je l’aime bien, moi, Ruffin… Je réponds quoi ? » Il y a quelques mois, on recevait un coup de fil de Julien, un […]
Mediapart et ses gros ciseaux
Le saviez-vous? Médiapart a de gros ciseaux. Aussi gros que la bêtise, l’information biaisée et le manque d’éthique professionnelle, tous réunis dans le même lieu. Oui, Mediapart, le canard […]
Inquiétant précédent en Europe : le crédit social digitalisé, progrès ou recul des libertés ?
La pandémie qui a touché la planète il y a plus de deux ans a engendré de très nombreux bouleversements sous différents angles. Parmi ceux-ci, l’industrie du numérique et de […]
Democrats Say They Want to Defend Democracy — but They’re Boosting Far-Right Republicans
The Democrats are boosting Trumpian candidates in GOP primaries with the hope that they’ll be easier to beat in the general election. It’s an incredibly dangerous and stupid political gambit. A protester waves a Trump 2024 flag in front of the Pennsylvania State...
We Are in a Unique Moment of Labor Upsurge That Requires Rethinking the Old Organizing Rules
Amazon and Starbucks workers have upended the old common sense for how to organize unions. Union leaders need to retool their organizing tactics to fit a moment when workers are leading the way. Amazon Labor Union president Chris Smalls speaks at the Labor Notes...
Jeremy Corbyn to Jacobin: Now Is Not the Time for Retreat
In an interview with Jacobin, Jeremy Corbyn talks about the need to rebuild the trade unions, internationalism, and why socialists can’t afford to be on the defensive. Jeremy Corbyn gives a speech during a demonstration against the government's plans to deport asylum...
Collective complaint against the Technopolice
Three years ago, La Quadrature du Net started an initiative called « Technopolice » to gather information relating to all technologies deployed by the police in our cities. Today, we have come to a point where the combination of these technologies creates a state of...
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...
The Supreme Court, rights, and judicial abdication
The Supreme Court Justices have left town for the summer. Their sense of justice departed a few months ago, along with their fidelity to the history and text of the Constitution.
Ian Menter Raymond Williams and Education: History, Culture, Democracy
In the 1950s and early 1960s, a group of remarkably talented left-wing intellectuals (almost all men) emerged in Britain, focusing both upon the radical interpretation and development of the core disciplines of the humanities: literature and history, and to a lesser...
At Bonn climate talks, rich nations stab poor countries in the back — again
The rulers of rich nations are like arsonists who, after lighting the fire, prevent anyone calling the fire brigade. An example of this took place at the Bonn Climate talks that finished on June 16.
Spanish Government Approves New Draft Bill on Transgender Rights
If the draft Bill is approved by lawmakers, all Spanish nationals above 16 years old will be able to change their gender and name by stating their desire to do so twice within a period of four months
Mapping Faultlines: Springtime for BRICS?
In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recent BRICS summit.
Indian U-17 Women’s Team Goes Down 0-2 To Mexico at Torneo Tournament in Italy
The Indian U-17 women’s football team underwent a steep learning curve in Italy, opening with a 0-7 loss against the hosts, followed by a 1-3 loss to Chile and a 0-2 defeat against Mexico. With just three months left for India to prepare for the FIFA U-17 Women’s...
Cinco países de la región confirmaron casos de viruela del mono
Perú es uno de los últimos países de Latinoamérica en detectar el primer caso de viruela del mono El ministro de Salud, Jorge López, anunció la tarde del domingo la detección del primer caso confirmado de viruela del mono en el Perú. Se precisó que se trata de un...
El Parlamento Andino sería cómplice de una ocupación militar – Por Aida García Naranjo Morales
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. Asistí a Colombia invitada como ex ministra de estado por la Coalición...
Perú | Congreso promulgó ley que permite a padres de familia censurar contenido de textos escolares
La Ley N° 31498, publicada en el diario El Peruano, especifica que “los padres de familia participen en este proceso de elaboración de programas y contenido de materiales textos y recursos educativos para la educación básica mediante los comités, asociaciones, entre...
Cinema: Corpo livre, corpo cativo
Por José Geraldo Couto, no Blog do Cinema do Instituto Moreira Salles Vistos em conjunto, os filmes de Helena Ignez, como atriz e/ou diretora, são uma extensa – e intensa – ode à liberdade do corpo, em especial do corpo da mulher. Uma pequena amostra desse cinema...
Equador: as razões da nova revolta
Por Anahí Macaroff, no Nuso | Tradução: Rôney Rodrigues Atualização: Ontem (22/3), o governo equatoriano se recusou a revogar o estado de sítio – sob o pretexto de “deixar a capital indefesa” – e as condições de diálogo propostas pelos movimentos indígenas. Há 10 dias...
Erveiros e benzedeiras na linha de cura
O corpo é muitas coisas. Não há nada de “natural” no corpo. Ele é compreendido de muitas maneiras, dependendo de quem o pensa. Para algumas culturas ele é um receptáculo das almas: pode baixar nele a alma humana, mas também a de um deus, a de um jaguar, a de uma...
Anti-NATO in Madrid
Four days before the NATO summit in Madrid and by way of a “welcome”, the “Summit for Peace. NATO NO” prelude to the demonstration against NATO and the wars, which will be held on Sunday 26th and of which we… Álvaro Orús Andreu
‘Nonviolent’ Deaths in War
Despite the waning coverage of the war in Ukraine by the mainstream media, the fighting nonetheless persists. The U.S continues to send billions of dollars in weapons to Ukraine, sanctions on Russia persist as the world suffers inflation and a… Carter Myers-Brown
Chile: “Marcha del Orgullo de Género” (Gender Pride March)
Text and photos: Riccardo Marinai Once again, the diversity and sexual difference event has taken place in the LGBTIQ+ Pride tour along the Alameda amidst multicolours, joy and music. Little by little, diversity and sexual difference groups have conquered an…...
Ucrânia: o capital em guerra
++ • caderno #10 • Ucrânia: o capital em guerra • A Guerra dos Mundos • Franco “Bifo” Berardi • Para lá da Guerra e da Paz • Luhuna Carvalho • Notas provisórias sobre os recentes acontecimentos na Ucrânia • David Harvey • Guerra e Choque • Pedro Levi Bismarck • A...
O futuro realmente existente
++ #35 • Primavera 2022 • O futuro realmente existente artigos • Notas sobre Tafuri, militância e sindicalização • Marianela D’Aprile & Douglas Spencer • Bem-vindo ao futuro realmente existente • João Pedro Cachopo • Guerra e demência (senil) • Franco “Bifo”...
Notas sobre Tafuri, militância e sindicalização • Marianela d’Aprile & Douglas Spencer
A arquitectura, ligada a sistemas de poder político e dependente de grandes quantidades de capital, não tem sido imune às mudanças políticas dos últimos quatro anos. Os EUA sofreram um pico de novas construções durante o mandato de Trump, e em 2021, mesmo com o...
La crisis mundial y el gobierno de Boric
Para nadie es desconocido que en toda crisis de un régimen político, las posiciones de “izquierda” y “derecha” se polarizan y el “centro” debilitado y sin identidad se vuelve necesario para evitar el quiebre definitivo. En otras palabras, cuando un sistema en...
El triunfo retórico de la estrategia militar norteamericana en Ucrania
El inminente colapso de las fuerzas militares de Ucrania ante el avance ruso en toda la región del sur y este del país expone la inexistencia de un plan norteamericano que contemple la posibilidad de resolver el conflicto a través de una negociación. En su lugar, se...
Hacia una sociología de los pueblos originarios del Perú
Desde un enfoque sociohistórico, después del descubrimiento de América y la posterior conquista del Perú por parte de los españoles a partir de 1532, los llamados pueblos indígenas fueron sometidos a explotación e incluso exterminio, pues los conquistadores vinieron...
How trans rights activists changed Argentina
Illustrations by Cressida Knapp. Archive images show Karina Urbina protesting in 1991 (top); Diana Sacayán receiving her DNI from Fernández de Kirchner in 2012 This is the story of #FuriaTravesti: a collective of people who faced persecution and brutality at the hands...
Mick Lynch media mania – the appeal of workers’ power
Workers on the picket line, photo from the RMT ‘I’m a working-class bloke leading a trade union dispute’ was just one of Mick Lynch’s memorable quotes in a flurry of television news appearances surrounding the first UK-wide national rail strike action for thirty...
‘I feel trapped in violence that extends from Palestine to the UK’
Rally at Sheffield Hallam University in January 2022 in response to the university’s suspension of Shahd. Credit: Robert Carter Shad Abusalama has been made a refugee more than once. Even before she was born, she was made a refugee. ‘The home is amazing, it’s an...
Estados Unidos: El Tribunal ignora la ciencia
Este editorial de Science fue publicado el pasado 16 de mayo. Entonces era un comentario sobre un borrador. Ahora ya es una sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de EEUU. SP
¿Suplicantes o sujetos de derechos?
Necesitamos un cambio de rumbo urgente en las políticas sociales. Un cambio que pase por dignificar a las personas en situación de vulnerabilidad y convertirlas en sujetos de derechos, no sólo de deberes.
Elecciones andaluzas: un primer balance y algunas consecuencias del desastre
El diagnóstico de las elecciones autonómicas andaluzas no puede ser otro que una catástrofe. Cualquier intento de quitarle importancia, de reducirlo al ámbito andaluz o de no comprenderlo en el marco de las tendencias profundas de desgaste del gobierno de coalición...
Financing: China’s Long March
China has a chance to transform the world for the better. Though it is no open goal, she should take it to take her place in the van not only of BRI but of the nations of the world, which is at her feet. This article looks at the wider implications of NATO’s defeat in...
Explain It to Me, Please
If you want a war with Iran, Russia, China and Venezuela tell me why and how it would benefit Americans By Philip GIRALDI So Honest Joe Biden is now going to give another $1.2 billion to the Ukrainians on top of the sixty or so billion that is already in the pipeline,...
Western Officials Admit Ukraine Is Crawling With CIA Personnel
By Caitlin JOHNSTONE The New York Times reports that Ukraine is crawling with special forces and spies from the US and its allies, which would seem to contradict earlier reports that the US intelligence cartel is having trouble getting intel about what’s happening on...
Bad Guy With a Gun
Rob Rogers Casting your bullets. The post Bad Guy With a Gun appeared first on The Nation.
Fernanda Melchor’s Dark Morality Plays
Nicolás Medina Mora In her third novel, Melchor turns her allegorical powers in an even more explicitly political direction. The post Fernanda Melchor’s Dark Morality Plays appeared first on The Nation.
How Gayness Changed During My Lifetime
Benjamin Moser When I came out, I steeled myself to join a minority—only to find that my identity had become a marketing niche. The post How Gayness Changed During My Lifetime appeared first on The Nation.
Satoko Kishimoto elected mayor of Tokyo ward, Suginami City
Satoko Kishimoto at Asia-Europe Peoples Forum / Photo credit Asia-Europe Peoples Forum
The armed lifeboat: the dangers of militarising climate adaptation
Photo credit BBC World service (CC BY-NC 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/13107873474On 7 February 2022, Arizona’s attorney general, Mark Brnovich, released a legal opinion
Elecciones en Colombia
El próximo 19 de junio los colombianos asistirán a las urnas para definir, en segunda vuelta, al presidente de Colombia para el periodo 2022-2026. Luego de cuatro años de la administración de Iván Duque, que cierra su periodo presidencial con una desaprobación...
Il rifiuto del lavoro tra “miserie del presente e ricchezza del possibile”
Dal 2019 ad oggi sono circa un milione le persone che in Italia hanno deciso di lasciare il proprio lavoro. E molte di più in altri paesi dell’occidente. Ciò riapre il dibattito sul senso del lavoro (modo per guadagnarsi da vivere, attività necessaria per l’esistenza...
L’Europa e “i conti in ordine” dell’Italia
A breve, in Europa, i “falchi” ricominceranno a chiedere all’Italia di “mettere in ordine i conti” intendendo con ciò una riduzione della spesa pubblica. Non è questa la strada, almeno a sinistra. Ancora una volta, come un secolo fa, la sinistra per essere tale deve...
La Toscana vuole la competenza anche per l’energia
Il presidente della Toscana, appoggiato dalla ministra Gelmini, rivendica la competenza regionale in tema di energia. Forse non si è accorto della guerra. Ma, intanto, due domande si affacciano: chi decide la politica energetica del Paese? e, poi, se l’autonomia...
Russia’s Justifications for Its War in Ukraine Don’t Hold Up
The Russian government’s justifications for its war in Ukraine―the largest, most destructive military operation in Europe since World War II―are not persuasive. Although, in defending the Russian invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s primary emphasis has been...
Imperial Nostalgia and Its Perils
Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline. The Russian empire provides a striking illustration of this phenomenon. Traditionally referred to as the...
Imperial Nostalgia and Its Perils
Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline. The Russian empire provides a striking illustration of this phenomenon. Traditionally referred to as the...