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Abortion in Cuba vs US shows which country is truly democratic
Cuba, USA

Abortion in Cuba vs US shows which country is truly democratic

In Cuba, abortion and all healthcare is free, and enshrined in a constitution democratically voted on by the people. In the US, nine unelected, life-long judges control society based on a 1787 constitution written by slaveowners. By: Calla Walsh A May Day 2022 rally in La Habana, Cuba When I connected to wifi for the first time in five days, a notification appeared on my phone announcing that the US Supreme Court had voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that makes access to abortion a legal right. Like most people when they heard the news, I felt shock waves run down my body. It was a draft opinion, but if the consensus holds, abortion will likely become illegal immediately or very quickly in 13 US states. This is despite the fact that nearly t...
US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control ‘compatible left’
USA

US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control ‘compatible left’

During the first cold war, the CIA poured money into funding and cultivating a pro-imperialist, anti-communist “compatible left.” Today, the US government uses social media to censor anti-war news outlets and activists. By: Stansfield Smith The oligarchic rulers of the United States use many tools to disrupt and disorganize the anti-war and anti-imperialist left. This article addresses three tactics: corporate control of the news media, which gives the ruling class free reign to spread disinformation and fake news against foreign and domestic targets;foundations, which are financed by governments and corporations in order to fund and promote a “compatible left” to counter the anti-imperialist left;domination of social media and the internet to censor dissident voices. S...
Puerto Rico: between colonialism, racism and slavery on July 25
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: between colonialism, racism and slavery on July 25

July 25 is the date of the US invasion of Puerto Rico, and also the day of the creation of the “commonwealth.” Racism keeps it in a state of colonial impotence, based on court cases from the era of slavery. By: Antonio A. Camacho Camacho (Se puede leer este artículo en español aquí.) Despite the harsh reality that Puerto Rico is neither free, nor associated, nor a state, July 25 marks the day of the creation of the constitution of the “Free Associated State,” or commonwealth, of Puerto Rico. I write this article with the purpose of revealing some details about the Anglo-Saxon-supremacist jurisprudence that gave rise to and govern this colonial territorial status. Before we travel back in time, let me point out that Section 2 of Article 3 of the United States constit...
Bhadshah Khan’s Afghan World Peace Movement
Afghanistan, India, Pakistan & Kashmir

Bhadshah Khan’s Afghan World Peace Movement

Is not the Pashtun amenable to love and reason? He will go with you to hell if you can win his heart, but you cannot force him even to go to heaven – Badshah Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Bacha Khan or Badshah Khan, and honorably addressed as Fakhr-e-Afghan, was a Pashtun, Indian freedom fighter, independence activist, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against British colonial rule in India. by Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould If anyone today could name a historical figure connected to the origin of non-violent resistance against political oppression, it would most likely be India’s Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi virtually defined the idea of non-violent resistance in his struggle to free India from British colonial rule. But in 1929, a...
US gov’t is world’s worst violator of freedom of press, not its protector
Human Rights, USA

US gov’t is world’s worst violator of freedom of press, not its protector

From the persecution and torture of journalist Julian Assange to mass censorship of independent media outlets by US government contractors in Silicon Valley, Washington’s attacks on freedom of the press hurt every country and person on Earth. By: Benjamin Norton A US government propaganda poster from the 1940s (Se puede leer este artículo en español aquí.) The US government employs many strategies to try to justify its intervention in the internal affairs and violation of the sovereignty of foreign nations. Chief among these deceptive tactics is Washington’s weaponization of accusations that its adversaries violate the freedom of expression. This is quite ironic, given that the United States is the world’s leading violator of press freedoms, according to any consist...
How Russia thwarted US imperial plans in Ukraine and beyond
Russia, Ukraine, USA

How Russia thwarted US imperial plans in Ukraine and beyond

After 1991, with the overthrow of the Soviet Union, Western countries were convinced that Russia was defeated. But in Ukraine and beyond, Moscow is winning – and the US and Europe are in marked decline. ByAntonio Camacho Negrón (Se puede leer este artículo en español aquí.) History testifies, time and time again, that the United States and Europe have always viewed Russia as coveted prey, and more so as a powerful opponent to their expansionist pretensions. Without a doubt, for various reasons that we will detail later, Russia has today become the top geopolitical-military threat to Western hegemonic aspirations. Since 1904, with the publication of the “Heartland Theory” by English geographer Halford Mackinder, Russia has acquired great importance in the geopoli...
How China and its anti-neoliberal globalization challenges US-led imperialism and its Monroe Doctrine
China, USA

How China and its anti-neoliberal globalization challenges US-led imperialism and its Monroe Doctrine

The hegemony of US imperialism led to a global consolidation of capitalism. But the rise of China and its model of productive, anti-neoliberal globalization offers an opportunity for Latin America, and the world, to challenge neocolonialism. By: Elias Khalil Jabbour Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff meets with China's President Xi Jinping in 2014 These remarks were delivered at the International Manifesto Group panel “Summit of the ‘Americas’ vs. CELAC: Whither the Monroe Doctrine @ 200?“ https://www.youtube.com/embed/C6ZOhj-9BCw?feature=oembed What is the historic place of the US government’s so-called Monroe Doctrine almost 200 years after it was first pronounced? The immediate answer is simple: none. It has no place. It is a neocolonial doctrine th...
With Western imperial decline, capitalism is in crisis – a new phase is emerging
USA

With Western imperial decline, capitalism is in crisis – a new phase is emerging

Posted by: John Phoenix The energy crisis in Europe, proxy war in Ukraine, rebellion in the Global South, and expansion of the BRICS reflect the decline of Western imperialism and growing cracks in the capitalist world system. By: João Romeiro Hermeto The feeble and tired capitalist elites in the West, drunk with their own power, numbed to human pain, incapable of human empathy, have been shown to be naked – emperors with no clothes. As the US and European empires are in decline, their collective ignorance has been exposed. And their attempt to erase past crises and crimes has become clear. The major imperialist wars of the 20th century appear for the ruling class to be simple phantoms of individual failures within a otherwise healthy system based on merit, pride, freedom,...
At UN, Bolivia presents revolutionary 14-point socialist program to transform world
Bolivia

At UN, Bolivia presents revolutionary 14-point socialist program to transform world

Posted by: John Phoenix Bolivia’s leftist President Luis Arce used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly to propose a revolutionary 14-point program to transform the world. By: Benjamin Norton Luis Arce (Se puede leer este artículo en español aquí.) Bolivia’s President Luis Arce used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly to propose a revolutionary 14-point socialist program to transform the world. “Today we find ourselves facing a wide-ranging, systemic capitalist crisis that increasingly endangers the life of humanity and the planet,” he warned. https://youtu.be/Kqzrvo_vC68 Arce continued: “We should not only reflect on the economic, social, food, climate, energy, water, and trade crises, but also identify with ...
In fiery UN speech, Honduras condemns colonialism, neoliberalism, coups, corporate exploitation
Honduras

In fiery UN speech, Honduras condemns colonialism, neoliberalism, coups, corporate exploitation

Posted by: John Phoenix In her first UN speech, Honduras’ left-wing President Xiomara Castro denounced colonialism, “neoliberal injustice,” and the foreign corporations that have exploited her country. Calling for multipolarity, she declared, “Never again will we carry the stereotype of a banana republic.” By: Benjamin Norton Xiomara Castro (Se puede leer esta nota en español aquí.) Honduras’ new left-wing President Xiomara Castro delivered a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly denouncing colonialism, “neoliberal injustice,” and the foreign corporations that have exploited her country. Calling for a multipolar world, the Honduran leader declared, “Never again will we carry the stereotype of a banana republic. We will put an end to monopolies ...