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A Message about Noam Chomsky: An update
No doubt like many other people around the world, we have been surprised and increasingly concerned that Noam Chomsky has not commented publicly on current events for around one year; in particular, on the Israeli genocide of Palestinians.
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New president in Mexico to accelerate the energy transition
Claudia Sheinbaum’s resounding victory in Mexico’s presidential election on June 2nd, 2024, has been welcomed by two of the country’s main energy unions, UNTyPP and SME.
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House Republican claims every GOP colleague has an ‘AIPAC babysitter’ pressuring them to cast pro-Israel votes
Thomas Massie – “I’m not the only Republican who hasn’t taken the AIPAC trip to Israel, but I’m probably one of a dozen that hasn’t taken that trip and the other ones just haven’t got around to it.”
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Russia and Cuba, beyond warships
While the international media only report on the arrival of a Russian naval detachment in Cuba, relations between the Russian Federation and Cuba go much further and are getting stronger.
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Two years to save the world
The following is the transcript of a speech delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on 10 April 2024 at Chatham House in London, England.
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A rare celebration of Indigenous Pacific cultures underscores the cost of climate change
The festival highlights a cultural scene that is threatened by rising seas and dangerous storms.
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The radical tradition of African self-liberation
ROGER McKENZIE discusses the different Marxist traditions of thought about race and racism in the first in a four-part serialisation of his new book, African Uhuru.
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Gaza resistance sources say fear is rising U.S. pier will be used for forced displacement of Palestinians
Critics warn the U.S.-constructed pier off Gaza’s coast is being used for military purposes. Now a source in the Gaza resistance says there are indications it will be used to facilitate the forced displacement of Palestinians.
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NATO escalates dangerously
Ukraine Says Some of Its F-16 Fighter Jets Will Be Stored Abroad.
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61% in U.S. are against sending aid to Israel
The movement for Palestine in the U.S. has mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to oppose the U.S. policy of unshakable support for Israel. Last Saturday, 100,000 surrounded the White House as part of the “people’s red line” against genocide.
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World War III and our failure to defend against climate
In World War III the enemy is not an array of tanks, shells and soldiers, but a collection of beliefs damaging to the earth’s future. The enemies are the minds and actions of those with the cult of neo-liberalism and greed acting through the power of huge industries, the enemy within.
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The NYT’s one true subject is the One Percent
From granular coverage of the career triumphs of nepo babies and the goings-on at elite universities, to deep dives about luxury real estate and ritzy goods and services most people have never heard of, it’s clear that the New York Times’ most cherished subject is the One Percent.
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Alfredo Maneiro, reader of Machiavelli
VA columnist Reinaldo Iturriza explores Venezuelan political theorist Alfredo Maneiro’s concept of exercising political power with “revolutionary quality.”
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A timeless groove: Celebrating African rhythms in contemporary jazz
The storytelling vibe deeply ingrained in African music shines through in today’s jazz tunes as jazz artists find endless inspiration in the music of the continent, constantly innovating and exploring new musical frontiers.
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‘The Dreadful History and Judgement of God on Thomas Müntzer: The Life and Times of an Early German Revolutionary’ – book review
An excellent history of the sixteenth-century radical Thomas Müntzer brings the radical Reformation and the dawn of the modern era into focus, finds Dominic Alexander.
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Heat index warnings can save lives on dangerously hot days−if people understand what they mean
You’ve probably heard people say, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” There’s a lot of truth to that phrase, and it’s important to understand it as summer temperatures rise.
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Using tasers on incarcerated people risks lives without repercussions
The deployment of electronic control devices on prisoners continues to have a human cost. Overlooking it ensures more suffering on the inside.
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From the Mayans and the Aztecs to Claudia Sheinbaum and the 4th transformation
It is not coincidental. It’s in the annals. The Mexican people did it once again as on many other occasions throughout history. It is true that Hernán Cortés was accompanied by a Malinche (last Sunday there was also another courting the past) but memory reminds us of Atotoztli, Tomiyahuatl, Eréndira and Tecuichpo, great women who forged the Aztec nation.
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What Western mainstream media won’t tell us about China
We might not like to read this, but here are a few things Western media completely forgot to tell you about Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang…
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Less can mean more: Reducing energy consumption to manage the climate crisis
As more people consume more energy, our society moves collectively further away from mitigating climate catastrophe.