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The Modi-Adani Tango: Unprecedented Concentration of Power and

6Oct

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India

The Modi-Adani Tango: Unprecedented Concentration of Power and

Posted by: John Phoenix On 16 September, the day before the 72nd birth anniversary of Narendra Modi, his closest capitalist friend Gautam Adani had briefly become the world’s second richest person according to Forbes’ Real Time Billionaires List before being pushed back to the third position. With a net worth of $152.2 billion, his closest global rivals are French business magnate Bernard Arnault and American entrepreneur and founder of e-commerce platform Amazon Jeff Bezos, while American entrepreneur and CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla, Elon Musk stays put at the top of the list with a net worth of $273.2 billion. Adani is now the richest Asian and within India he has left Mukesh Ambani way behind at the second spot trailing him by more than $50 billion. Starting as a...

India: Prisoners of Conscience Under Modi Regime

6Oct

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Human Rights, India

India: Prisoners of Conscience Under Modi Regime

Posted by: John Phoenix After spending 711 days in detention, Siddique Kappan was granted interim bail on 9th September. He is still in jail, for there is another criminal case pending against him, in which he is yet to get bail. A journalist by profession, Kappan, was arrested by the police when he was en-route to cover the rape and murder of a young Dalit woman at Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. Slapped with unsubstantiated charges by the police, labelled an anti-national and vilified by the right wing for speaking truth to power, Kapan reflects a story arch familiar to many, who like him are a part of a growing community of political prisoners in India. Since the BJP’s rise to power in 2014, the list of people -ranging from human rights activists to lawyers, and journalists to students –...

Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate praised Hitler: Millionaire Rodolfo Hernández goes to runoff

6Oct

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Colombia

Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate praised Hitler: Millionaire Rodolfo Hernández goes to runoff

A far-right hundred-millionaire real estate mogul who called himself a “follower” of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Rodolfo Hernández, won second place in round one of Colombia’s presidential elections. He will compete against center-left candidate Gustavo Petro in a runoff vote in June. ByBenjamin Norton Colombia's far-right presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández Colombia held the first round of presidential elections on May 29. Center-left candidate Gustavo Petro won in a landslide, with 40.32% of the vote. The candidate who came in second place, with 28.15%, is an extreme-right demagogue named Rodolfo Hernández, who has proudly referred to himself as a “follower” of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Hernández, a real estate mogul with an estimated $100 million in wealth, ra...

Colombia elections: Left wins historic victory against narco-regime

6Oct

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Colombia

Colombia elections: Left wins historic victory against narco-regime

Colombia’s left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro won round one of the May 29 elections. He will compete against far-right hundred-millionaire real estate mogul Rodolfo Hernández in a runoff on June 19. ByBenjamin Norton A rally for Colombia's left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro in Bogotá Colombia’s presidential candidate Gustavo Petro of the left-wing Pacto Histórico coalition won round one of the May 29 elections in a landslide. He will compete against a far-right hundred-millionaire real estate mogul, Rodolfo Hernández, in a runoff vote on June 19. Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton spoke with with members of the anti-imperialist Troika Kollective in Colombia to discuss the election and the political situation in the country. Video https://w...

US govt’s Summit of the Americas fails: Boycott by presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala

6Oct

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Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, USA

US govt’s Summit of the Americas fails: Boycott by presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala

As the US government’s Summit of the Americas opens in Los Angeles, California, the presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala have refused to attend, protesting the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. ByBenjamin Norton The US government’s Summit of the Americas started on June 6 in Los Angeles, California. And the event proved to be a major diplomatic failure for the Joe Biden administration. Washington refused to invite the socialist governments of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. So to protest this exclusion, the presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, and Honduras boycotted the summit. Guatemala’s president also chose to skip the conference. This means heads of state representing Latin American countries with a total population of more than 200 million pe...

Mexico’s President AMLO condemns US blockade of Cuba as ‘genocide’ and ‘tremendous violation of human rights’

6Oct

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Cuba, Mexico, USA

Mexico’s President AMLO condemns US blockade of Cuba as ‘genocide’ and ‘tremendous violation of human rights’

Mexico’s left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denounced the illegal US blockade of Cuba as a “type of genocide” and “tremendous violation of human rights.” ByBenjamin Norton Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in his June 6, 2022 press conference Mexico’s left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has condemned the illegal US blockade of Cuba as a “type of genocide” and “tremendous violation of human rights.” At his daily press briefing on the morning on June 6, López Obrador was asked about his decision to boycott the US government’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. The Mexican president, known popularly by the acronym AMLO, explained that he refused to attend in order to protest Washington’s...

ALBA secretary: Summit of the Americas is ‘failure,’ US ‘empire is losing its power’

6Oct

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USA

ALBA secretary: Summit of the Americas is ‘failure,’ US ‘empire is losing its power’

The secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA), Sacha Llorenti, discusses Latin America and the Caribbean’s rebellion against the US government’s exclusionary Summit of the Americas, and growing efforts at regional integration against imperialism. ByBenjamin Norton Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton interviewed the secretary of the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA), Sacha Llorenti, about Latin America’s rebellion against the US government’s Summit of the Americas. Presidents of eight countries in the region boycotted the conference, which opened in Los Angeles, California on June 6. Llorenti discussed ALBA’s alternative summit in Cuba, efforts at achieving economic and political integration of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the importance of unity against imperialism...

Venezuela and Iran sign 20-year cooperation plan, Maduro pledges joint ‘anti-imperialist struggle’

6Oct

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Venezuela

Venezuela and Iran sign 20-year cooperation plan, Maduro pledges joint ‘anti-imperialist struggle’

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro visited Iran and signed a historic 20-year cooperation agreement involving energy, technology, and trade. He pledged solidarity against Western aggression in a joint “anti-imperialist struggle for a better world.” ByBenjamin Norton Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11, 2022 Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Iran and announced a 20-year cooperation agreement, pledging to more closely integrate the countries’ economies and work together in a joint “anti-imperialist struggle for a better world, of international respect and peace, without hegemonies.” Maduro signed the pact with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11. It was described by the Vene...

Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?

5Oct

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Colombia

Colombia’s first ever left-wing president: Gustavo Petro wins historic election. What does it mean?

Gustavo Petro won Colombia’s June 19 election, becoming its first ever left-wing president. We analyze what this means for Latin America, the US, Venezuela, the military, paramilitary groups, the powerful oligarchy, and social movements. ByBenjamin Norton Gustavo Petro won Colombia’s presidential election on June 19. This will make him the first left-wing leader in the South American nation’s history. In the video, podcast, and written analysis below, Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton discusses Petro’s historic victory, what it means for Colombia, Latin America, and the world, and how difficult it will be for him to govern. Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/RORUdBlmmss?feature=oembed Podcast https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%...

Venezuelan’s view on Gustavo Petro victory in Colombia, US sanctions, Iran pact

5Oct

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Colombia, Iran, USA, Venezuela

Venezuelan’s view on Gustavo Petro victory in Colombia, US sanctions, Iran pact

A leftist Venezuelan journalist discusses the victory of left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro in Colombia’s presidential election, the easing of a few US sanctions, and Venezuela’s 20-year cooperation agreement with Iran. ByBenjamin Norton Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton speaks with Venezuelan journalist Jesús Rodríguez Espinoza, editor of independent news outlet the Orinoco Tribune, about the victory of left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro in Colombia’s presidential election, the easing of a few US sanctions, and Venezuela’s 20-year cooperation agreement with Iran. You can read the Orinoco Tribune at orinocotribune.com Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/wpouWfsvLYI?feature=oembed Podcast https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi...