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Still bleeding Africa dry
From slavery to colonialism to the modern era of ‘full-spectrum dominance,’ the West has never released its grip on the continent or its people, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Workers mine cobalt without equipment in Democratic Republic of Congo
Schools are at breaking point, argues NASUWT general secretary MATT WRACK — we urgently need investment in our kids’ futures
MIKE SCOTT assesses the AI threat to jobs in the first of a pair of articles on the problems it poses
Without energy and without a strategic partner, Cuba is currently fighting for its survival. While the population is literally sitting in the dark, the Trump administration is trying to definitively break the socialist project through economic blackmail. What lies ahead for the island, asks MARC VANDEPITTE
A setback for IG Metall at Tesla’s Berlin plant has ignited claims of intimidation and raised fears for the future of collective bargaining and workplace democracy, says TONY BURKE
The question for the media, in the US and across the globe, says ROGER McKENZIE, is will they do their job fearlessly and call Donald Trump out?
THE current scramble between the major powers for influence over African nations is a battle for the natural resources that exist on the continent which are vital to sustaining the economies and lifestyles of the West.
Stripped down to bare bones: it’s a question of safeguarding and increasing profits.
The US, at least, can’t be accused of pretending anything other than profits are its main motivator. The US doctrine of full-spectrum dominance has been clear about this since it was adopted in 1997.
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