Geography Archives: Americas

There is a dialectics of aggression and also a dialectics of resistance involved here. Imperialism was emboldened to attack Iran because of the relative ease with which it carried out its operations in Venezuela; and had the regime change in Iran occurred as easily as imperialism had imagined, then it would have been further emboldened to carry its attacks immediately to other countries. But the resistance in Iran, which came as a big surprise for it, has stopped it in its tracks for the time being.

The warning signs of the coming crash keep multiplying.

How the Trump Administration is using starvation and misery to achieve regime change in Cuba.

The ideology and methods used to eliminate Argentina’s National Institute of Tropical Medicine are exemplary, revealing the intentions of a project of profound social change, disguised in circumstantial justification.

International human rights organization Amnesty International has called for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a new report alleging human rights abuses in the Trump administration’s immigration operations.

California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a review of a possible mandatory AI “kill switch,” independent audits and incident reporting amid growing concerns over advanced systems escaping human control.

On 20 September 2006, Hugo Chávez stepped up to the granite podium of the United Nations General Assembly. A day earlier, from that exact same spot, the President of the United States, George W. Bush, had spoken. Chávez crossed himself, said that the room still smelled of sulphur, and the hall burst into laughter and […]

In a deeper sense, a death from ectopic pregnancy is an indicator of whether a society will defend the lives of working-class women.

Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, which faced legal action and concern that Paramount boss David Ellison may be consolidating too much media power, is now going forward.

ALISON DONNELL extols a virtuoso literary performance that primes the imagination for justice and transformation to come.

Whether it’s Macklemore, Hasan Piker, or your neighborhood activist, this is a fight to make sure billionaires and politicians cannot stop free speech and will have to hear the calls to “Free Palestine” whether they like it or not.

The White House began broadcasting on its new media platform, Trump TV, this week, streaming government content, announcements and archived speeches on a continuous basis, days after the country’s major television networks suspended coverage of presidential events.

“After years of corporate greed and impunity, we are holding DoorDash to account.”

Some years ago, when I attended my first NYC Climate Week, I remember leaving one of the many panels I attended that day extremely frustrated and consumed by a feeling of despondency…

The rare announcement from Washington is expected to raise alarm among allies and adversaries alike, experts say.

“The United States will no longer allow threats against the Americas to gain ground anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. And, if necessary, we will use our unmatched military might to secure the vital national interests of the United States,” Trump said.

Ansar Allah can not be beaten by air attacks. Ground campaigns in the mountainous western Yemen, where the majority of the population lives, are extremely difficult. Ansar Allah has modern means—missiles, drones and air defenses—which allow it to retaliate. It was sheer stupidity that led the Saudis into provoking another war with them by bombing Sanaa airport in July of this year.

The White House is drafting plans for West Asia after the present stage of the war. They center on containing Iran and pushing more Arab governments into formal relations with Israel.

In Gaza, thousands of children have been killed amid the genocide that’s being imposed by Israel with total impunity. Thousands of them are unaccounted for and buried beneath the rubble. In Cuba, millions of people have survived for years amid blackouts, shortages, difficulties accessing medicines, fuel scarcity, and a profound economic crisis imposed upon them by the United States.

The LCBO makes the inconvenient case that public ownership can be efficient, profitable, and serve the public interest.