Bruce Baigrie highlights AMLO’s battle against privatization and suggests it offers a model for South Africa, in particular, to follow.
The Mexican Energy Option
Category: Africa
Staying Out of Troubled Waters
Humberto Márquez reports on the new international non-alignment trend triggered by the war in Ukraine.
Africa, the Collateral Victim of a Distant Conflict
Memories of older forms of colonialism sharpen the way that many Africans view their treatment now, writes Vijay Prashad.
Mali & the French Project in Africa’s Sahel
Despite all the talk of trade, Vijay Prashad says the real focus of the G5 Sahel was always going to be security.
Kenyans Petition British Prince
Their families were brutally evicted by the British empire to make way for tea plantations, Phil Miller reports. Now they want the crown to apologize and make reparations.
UKRAINE: Nonalignment & the Global South
Nontobeko Hlela sees an urgent imperative in rejecting a Cold War mentality of dividing the world along old acrimonious lines.
UKRAINE: Cost of War in Africa & Global South
As the West is busy dealing with its own economic woes while cutting off Russian exports, little heed is being paid to those suffering the most, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Investing in Guns or People?
For an explanation of the massive inflationary wave that is now cresting on the world and causing widespread suffering and instability, Vijay Prashad turns to U.S. economic policy.
US Imposes Flawed Food System on the World
Compounded by Ukraine, food prices will continue to climb as the consolidated global agricultural system faces problems it can’t handle, writes Jim Goodman.
IMF Loans Forcing Austerity on Crisis-Ravaged Nations
IMF pandemic-related loans are forcing developing nations to implement austerity measures that fuel further impoverishment and inequality, an Oxfam analysis finds.