“Without the press, Fidel Castro would be no more than an outlaw… isolated and ineffective,” said Herbert Matthews, who, as a profound connoisseur of Cuban and Latin American affairs, suspected that behind the iron censorship ordered by Batista in Cuba, there was a...
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How Canada benefits from instability in Ecuador
Ottawa appears largely unconcerned by Ecuador’s social and institutional decay.
What’s driving the rise in grocery prices–and what the Government can do about it
Skyrocketing grocery prices in America highlight how precarious our supply chains are, giving corporations ample opportunity to take advantage of consumers in the midst of minor supply shocks and major global crises. Unless we aggressively confront climate change,...
A word like peace is faster than the bullet of war: The Seventh Newsletter (2024)
On 26 January, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) announced the start of a massive military exercise called Steadfast Defender 2024 that will continue until the end of May.
Interview with Michael D. Yates on Labor—Organization, Negotiation, and Education (Parts 3 – 4)
Begin by Asking Questions about One’s Own Life Circumstances.
It is dark before the dawn, but Israeli settler colonialism is at an end
The idea that Zionism is settler colonialism is not new. Palestinian scholars in the 1960s working in Beirut in the PLO Research Centre had already understood that what they were facing in Palestine was not a classical colonial project.
Camilo Torres Restrepo: Priest, revolutionary, and guerrilla fighter
February 15 marks the anniversary of the assassination of Colombian revolutionary Camilo Torres by men led by General Alvaro Valencia Tovar.
Black Liberation and Anti-Imperialism: An interview with Austin Cole
Book Forum Editor, Roberto Sirvent, interviews Austin Cole about his community organizing work and political writing.
Arctic Sea ice loss: A world of trouble
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), over the past three decades the oldest, thickest ice (13-20 feet thick) has declined by a stunning 95 percent and 70 percent of Arctic sea ice is now thin “seasonal ice” that quickly melts in the...
Social crisis underlies Pakistan’s election upset
Pakistan’s stalemated election showed that its ruling class is unable to contain the cascading social crisis in the country, but a genuine alternative is lacking, argues John Clarke.
U.S. questions Pakistan election process amid Imran Khan allies lead
This comes as candidates aligned with imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan maintained a lead in election results thus far.
Analysis: How do the EU farmer protests relate to climate change?
From Berlin and Paris, to Brussels and Bucharest, European farmers have driven their tractors to the streets in protest over recent weeks.