ROB WARZYNIAK wades knee deep through a pile of ‘dead canaries’ of Trumpist policies which exacerbated the horrors of US capitalism domestically
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On cultural imperialism and a war that was never about women and girls
Many Western commentators seem to not understand that democracy, like women’s rights, is not a one-size-fits-all package, argues JULIAN VIGO
Women and teachers demonstrate inside a private school to demand their rights and equal education for women and girls, during a gathering for National Teachers Day, at a private school in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Without evidence or Nato consultations Berlin’s answer to the Leipzig incident is a rupture of relations. SEVIM DAGDELEN examines why
FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ introduces the background to a conference on defending Latin America’s sovereignty
The glacier collapse in Nepal is yet another warning that a warming planet is making Himalayan disasters more frequent and destructive – but the countries facing the greatest risks are often those least responsible, says LI YANG
Nick Blair is set to benefit from a hugely lucrative contract to ‘virtually’ train the British army for its next war. Like father, like son, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Even when tragedy strikes, Western media cannot resist the opportunity to turn it into a sordid propaganda opportunity, as the Nepal-China border tragedy shows, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ
Trade unions should be at the heart of the anti-racist push for reparations for the historic legacy and continuing impact of slavery, writes ROGER McKENZIE
THE 20-year US-led invasion and occupation of Afghanistan have been a complete disaster on every level.
For anyone who doubts the inefficacy of the US-led occupation of the country over the past two decades, listen to Richard Hanania, former research fellow at Columbia University, who clarifies the impact of the war and occupation of Afghanistan, vituperating the incompetence of the occupation as he concludes that the entire operation was a failure of immense proportions from the tactical to the economic.
By 2014, the US occupation in Afghanistan had cost more than the Marshall Plan that helped Europe recover after World War II.
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