The N.Y. governor resigned Tuesday, effective in 14 days. This article published last year shows how Andrew Cuomo got away with a lot more, namely hurting the state’s poor in deference to his rich backers, Joe Lauria reported.
The public sentiment is that the “stimulus” was largely looted, writes Busi Sibeko in this argument for ending austerity.
The U.S. expects Australia to follow its foreign policy commands but has rejected a desperate plea for excess vaccines as Sydney remains in lockdown and the U.S. wastes a million doses.
The authors say the pandemic changed the nation’s criminal justice system in two major ways.
Gareth Porter on the Pentagon deceiving and manipulating civilian leaders in the Cold War; Lori Wallach on greed hindering the global vaccine rollout; and Joe Lauria on the myths that mislead many on Julian Assange.
The facility’s colonial mindset is an ever-present reminder that “aid is dead,” writes Suhail Omar.
The continent is in the throes of a third wave of the pandemic and a WHO official said the rise in shipments shines a “light at the end of the tunnel that must not be snuffed out again.”
The more than 400 signatories include former heads of state, politicians, intellectuals, scientists, members of the clergy, artists, musicians and activists.
The rich have become so rich that just selling to the rich can make you the world’s richest person, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Aviva Chomsky says the recycled policies of Biden and Harris are destined to spark yet more crimes in Central America such as Berta Cáceres’ murder.
