British involvement in the South American country’s counter-insurgency conflict thus began long before it became publicly known, writes John McEvoy.
UK Prepared for Coup in Colombia by Training Military in Psychological Warfare
Month: November 2021
Britain’s Hidden Hand in Brazil’s 1964 Coup
Newly released files show the U.K. had a role in ushering in the brutal 21-year military dictatorship, reports John McEvoy.
COP26: Why Compromise Our Lives?
The UN climate treaty has forged an intimate partnership with the very corporations that have created the climate crisis, writes Vijay Prashad.
FW de Klerk: South Africa’s Last Apartheid President
The man who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela was driven by pragmatism, not idealism, writes Christi van der Westhuizen.
Promoting World Peace, Not Glorifying War
After Armistice Day was rebranded Veterans Day by U.S. Congress, it quickly morphed into an occasion for honoring the military, says the group Veterans’ For Peace.
COP26: Climate Groups Cautiously Welcome US-China Pledge
The 16-point declaration was released amid the UN climate meeting in Glasgow and as Biden and Xi prepare for a virtual meeting expected next week.
COP26: Capitalism’s Only Plan for Climate Is Collapse
Governments and companies are actively engaged in not only not cutting emissions, but also in effectively increasing them, writes João Camargo.
COP26: Bill Gates’ Magical Thinking on Agriculture
It’s just plain wrong to say the only way to grow food is with synthetic fertilizers, writes Timothy A. Wise.
COP26: How to Pay the Rich Nations’ Climate Debt
These funds exist, says Léonce Ndikumana. They can be found where multinationals and multi-millionaires are hiding them.
COP26: Draft Communique Ripped as ‘Polite Request’
“This draft deal is not a plan to solve the climate crisis, it’s an agreement that we’ll all cross our fingers and hope for the best,” Greenpeace International said.