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Iran punished for ‘vile’ treatment of women
The US initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission.
A war has raged in Great Lakes region for decades and we can no longer ignore
The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have expanded their attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Behind the ‘economic policy’ façade, it’s class war
Inflation, that ‘problem’ torturing capitalist economies these days, offers us the first example of such policies
The West is experiencing a contraction of its power, not necessarily its decline
The war in Ukraine is accelerating its contraction and history shows that irreversible decline often follows
Climate change: $2-trillion for weapons versus $100-billion to save the planet
The West seems more fixated on spending on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.
Ukraine: A conflict soaked in contradictions
There are wars in Africa and Asia and some are rarely commented on in the media, so why is Ukraine different?
The American political process is disconnected from economic reality
While the Democrats and Republicans use an outdated political playbook, people need protection from the capitalist system itself
Xiomara Castro’s win in Honduras could address the country’s endemic corruption and violence
After more than a decade of violent repression and undemocratic rule that emerged after the 2009 ouster of Manuel Zelaya, a new leader takes the reins of the Central American…