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: neocolonialism
The UN & War in Ukraine
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies highlight a few of the numerous speeches urging diplomatic resolution of the war at this year’s General Assembly.
When Thatcher Met Mandela
As soon as Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 27 years, in still apartheid South Africa, U.K. officials lobbied him for business interests, declassified files show, reports Mark Curtis.
SCOTT RITTER: A ‘Dangerous, Bloody & Dirty Game’
Vladimir Putin’s address at the Valdai Club last week, coming on the heels of the Biden administration’s release of its National Security Strategy, shows how the battle lines have been drawn.
The Geopolitics of Inequality
The geopolitics of inequality persist, writes Vijay Prashad, even though industrial production has moved from the Global North to the Global South.
The Oligarchic Empire Is Actually Easy to Understand
A globe-spanning power structure loosely centralized around the U.S. orchestrates murder at mass scale to ensure perpetual domination. Caitlin Johnstone says it’s that simple.
The British Cabal Behind a Gulf Dictatorship
Senior figures in the British establishment have secretly served as “privy councillors” to a highly repressive dictatorship in the Gulf state of Oman, Phil Miller reports.
Nigeria’s Ecological Emergency
No amount of clean technology, industrial growth or boosts to GDP will avert the economic and climate crises inextricable to profit-driven extraction, writes Lee Wengraf.
Passing as a Refugee
For those who are stateless, “fraud” can allow for the smuggling of truths into administrative lies, writes Keren Weitzberg.
COVID-19: Africa Should Focus on Tax Evaders, Not Debt Payment
The financial response to the pandemic lies with the digital giants, the champions of tax evasion, writes Léonce Ndikumana. He also recommends raising taxes on companies benefiting from the virus, such as the pharmaceutical sector.