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.

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.

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.

Reaching for Guns & Money

Oct. 9 — the date in 1967 when Che Guevara was murdered — should be celebrated as the International Day to Abolish the CIA, writes Vijay Prashad.