The class struggle is alive and well, writes Vijay Prashad. Although one of the weaknesses of our time is that massive mobilizations have not been easily converted into political power.
There Is Wealth, But No Life in the Factories
Category: Economy
Ukraine’s Big Mistake
From criminality during Perestroika and privatizations to the problem with Russia’s “imperialist war” designation, Natylie Baldwin discusses a wide range of subjects with the author of The Catastrophe of Ukrainian Capitalism.
You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors
Digital technology can be used to solve so many human dilemmas, writes Vijay Prashad. And yet, here we are, at the precipice of a conflict to benefit the few over the needs of the many.
Chris Hedges: The Enemy from Within
The war industry, a state within a state, disembowels the nation, stumbles from one military fiasco to the next, strips us of civil liberties and pushes us towards suicidal wars with Russia and China.
Report: Exploiting Ukraine War for LNG Expansion
In an investigation targeting the “shock doctrine” practices of the gas industry, Greenpeace is calling on policymakers in both the U.S. and EU to move away from expanding LNG infrastructure before it’s too late.
Lithium in Bolivia — A Looming Clash of Views
Mario Orospe Hernández says a rapid escalation of lithium extraction in the Bolivian Andes conflicts with the beliefs of Indigenous communities who call the region home.
Chilean President Plans to Nationalize Lithium Industry
Gabriel Boric says the initiative, which will be sent to Congress later this year, is designed to boost the economy of the nation, which has some of the world’s largest reserves of the high-demand metal.
10 Years Ago Today: Garment Workers Perished in Bangladesh
One day after the Rana Plaza collapse in April 2013, Taslima Akhter photographed the ruins in what she saw as an act of remembrance, writes Vijay Prashad.
SCOTT RITTER: Syria Comes in From the Cold
After the Chinese-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Araba and Iran, another diplomatic coup is unfolding in the Middle East. This one is orchestrated by the Russians.
EU’s Ukraine Grain Policy Hits Eastern Europe
Governments including Poland and Hungary are balking at the effects of tax-free cheap grain from Ukraine on their domestic markets, Peoples Dispatch reports.