The Global North and its corporate executives have wielded the concept of “corruption” against the Global South, whose social wealth it injects into the Continent of Sleaze.
Vijay Prashad: The Eighth Continent of Sleaze
Tag: Corruption
The Bongo Family’s 56-Year Rule Over Gabon
Elections in the country during the dynasty’s decades in power were followed by protests, then security force crackdowns and ultimately silence, writes Douglas Yates. Until Wednesday, when the Bongo regime was finally overthrown.
Patrick Lawrence: The Mess Democrats Have Made
The party’s willingness to let Biden run again is all too suggestive of what dangers and disorders may come between now and Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Sinking Billions — Undergunned & Overpriced
Missing records, billions in over-runs and flawed ships. Michelle Fahy reports on how the Australian Defence Department’s new BAE frigates project is a boondoggle for the British weapons-maker.
Austerity & a New Cold War With China
Vijay Prashad says the expanding IMF-driven debt crisis, which has converted the idea of “financing for development” into “financing for debt servicing,” bears watching while China waives debt to 17 African nations.
Servant of the Corrupt
Pedro Gonzalez details the connections among Zelensky, oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and Washington, D.C.
Britain & Australia’s Grab for Resources in Afghanistan
A little-known aspect of the disastrous Western occupation was how U.K. and Australian companies sought to access the country’s $3 trillion worth of untapped minerals, writes Antony Loewenstein.
Mainstream US Politics & Pretend Revolutions
A power structure built upon economic injustice will never permit economic justice, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
BEIRUT EXPLOSION: It Is Late, But it Is Early Morning if We Insist
The explosion is the cherry on top of the horrors of a 30-year post-civil war political structure that saw militia leaders turn in their fatigues for business suits, writes Vijay Prashad.
State Dept-Funded Transparency International Silent on Jailed Transparency Activist Julian Assange
Patrick Maynard connects U.S. and U.K. influence to the indifference of the West’s top anti-corruption NGO toward the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder.