The narrative about the Venezuelan government’s shift towards a neoliberal economic policy has been going on for some time now and has been promoted by the mainstream media.
If we pay attention to nonviolent struggles, they will multiply: the ball is in our court.
Are we incapable of imagining nonviolent alternatives? First, we invite you to watch the following video about monkeys, bananas and the ladder. It makes us think that many of the basic issues that we accept without any questioning or verifying, [are issues that] we...
ClientEarth files climate risk lawsuit against Shell’s Board with support from institutional investors
ClientEarth files world-first derivative action in High Court of England and Wales Claim alleges Shell Board mismanaging climate risk, breaching company law Institutional investors with over 12 million shares in the company support the claim ClientEarth has today...
“Watershed” agreement: Farmers, water suppliers and communities work together to protect forests and water sources
In Bolivia, 24,000 farmers in cooperation with communities and public water suppliers protect more than 600,000 hectares of forest from deforestation, exploitation, and the interests of mining companies—and thus protect the regional water supply in the long term. The...
Latin America Is Working to End the Monroe Doctrine
History seems to show some partial benefit to Latin America in moments when the United States was otherwise distracted, as by its Civil War and other wars. This is a moment right now in which the U.S. government is at least somewhat distracted by Ukraine and willing...
Nord Stream terror attack: The plot thickens
Seymour Hersh’s bombshell report on how the United States government blew up the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September continues to generate rippling geopolitical waves all across the spectrum.
Researchers warn of climate ‘doom loop’ as impacts forestall Green Energy transition
"It's too late to avoid the climate storm altogether," said a study co-author. "Our ability to steer out of the storm is frustrated by having to manage the impacts of the storm on the ship."
ACTION ALERT: NYT Book Review in denial on Japanese persecution in World War II
The Times should issue an immediate correction and apology.
Germany: Reactions to peace manifesto
What happened? Even Gregor Gysi has now signed the “Manifesto for Peace” by Sahra Wagenknecht and Alice Schwarzer.
The agony of liberal Zionism
Among my Israeli friends there used to be many liberal Zionists. They sought social justice, supported peace initiatives with the Palestinians, and otherwise believed in Israel’s progressive roots. Indeed, in its pioneer years, Zionism, while engaged in colonization...
Ukraine hawk who heads European Commission has a Nazi pedigree she does not want you to know about
Her father Ernst Albrecht, President of the German state of Lower Saxony from 1978 to 1990, brought unrehabilitated Nazis into his administration and carried out a black-flag terrorist operation designed to discredit the left-wing Red Army Faction.
European parliament member Clare Daly on Nordstream pipeline attack
European parliament member Clare Daly on Nord stream pipeline attack February 20, 2023 | Newswire