Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson joins Money on the Left to discuss his Modern Monetary Theory-inspired “cli-fi” novel, The Ministry for the Future (2020).
Thousands participated in the Sept. 19 demonstration. In a show of support, the AFL-CIO rented the then-new D.C. subway system for a day to provide free rides for the marchers. However, there was almost no on-the-ground follow up or work actions, and no coordinated response from other unions in the industry especially pilots.
Pressure to prevent Morales from running in the election in 2019 mounted early, but it failed. The opposition—with the full backing of the U.S. government—tried to undermine the October 2019 election by painting it as fraudulent. With no real evidence, the military—with a green light from Washington, D.C.—moved against Morales, sending him into exile.
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Western media incite anti-Asian racism when they join in Cold War against China April 10, 2021
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Moth-eaten eviction moratorium leaves hundreds of thousands without a roof April 10, 2021
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Who’s afraid of Hugo Chávez? Race, empire, and Chavismo’s revolutionary subjectivity April 10, 2021
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Ecuador’s poisoned loans from the World Bank and the IMF April 10, 2021
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“The Most Dangerous Man” Turns 90 – Peter Kuznick on Daniel Ellsberg April 9, 2021
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Zambia is the tip of the tail of the Global dog April 9, 2021
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Our Own Words: Fem & Trans, Past & Future April 9, 2021
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Why Ukraine’s borders are back at the center of geopolitics April 8, 2021
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Ukraine, U.S. drum up war threats against Donbass and Russia April 8, 2021
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Assimilation and empire April 8, 2021
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Grassroots Resolutions and Party Democracy: The 2021 NDP Convention April 8, 2021
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What’s happening in Ecuador? April 8, 2021
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Intensive fishing and the birth of capitalism, Part 3 April 8, 2021
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What is exploitation? April 7, 2021
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BAR Book Forum: Catie Coe’s Book, “The New American Servitude” April 7, 2021
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IMF, World Bank must support developing countries’ recovery April 7, 2021
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With Nicaragua, scary Covid projections are more newsworthy than hopeful results April 7, 2021
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Dialectical ecology April 6, 2021
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Silencing Black voters, again April 6, 2021
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The real lives of America’s Chinese masseuses April 6, 2021
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Rising tensions ahead of second round elections in Ecuador April 6, 2021
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Progressive media promoted a false story of ‘conflict beef’ from Nicaragua April 5, 2021
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“Wipe out China!” U.S.-funded Uyghur activists train as gun-toting foot soldiers for empire April 5, 2021
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Frozen conflict is hotting up April 5, 2021
Why Ukraine’s borders are back at the center of geopolitics
As tensions heat up on the Ukraine-Russia border, Vijay Prashad takes a look at the factors and interests behind what is happening.