Subjects Archives: Culture

Acclaimed journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates returned to nonfiction with his essay collection The Message, published on October 1, only to be met with patronizing dismissal and a whiff of racism on CBS Mornings

Consequently, despite co-founding dependency theory, teaching at some of the most important universities in Latin America, and publishing dozens of highly original books and articles, Vania Bambirra’s name is completely absent from IR and IPE handbooks and disciplinary surveys.

SOLOMON HUGHES looks at the sorry career of Brett McGurk.

On 1 October 1949, the People’s Republic of China was established. Seventy-five years into its revolutionary process, China has made rapid advances while still facing many challenges.

“I am not free today because the system worked,” said Assange. “I am free today because after years of incarceration I pleaded guilty to journalism.”

We review some of the key moments in the political life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), from his beginnings until the 2006 presidential election. AMLO concluded his presidential term on September 30.

A Huottüja leader easily dispatches most of the major political issues the country is facing, including the electoral dispute.

Israel’s onslaught against the Palestinian people has systematically targeted children in both Gaza and the West Bank. The result is a war against an entire generation.

In Fredric Jameson, who died on Sunday at the age of 90, we have lost probably the most creative Marxist thinker of our time.

The antidote to the mental health crisis lies in re-building our societies, moving away from capitalism’s culture of hostility towards a culture of connection and community.

Marcellus Williams has been executed via lethal injection in the U.S.

As long as the Palestinian people are denied justice, then no Zionist nor their supporters will have peace.

Toby Manning’s history of popular music in its historical context is a rich and rewarding exploration of the politics of music, finds Charles Marriott.

The beginning of the left movement in Sri Lanka goes back to 1935.

The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader’s campaign was built on sweeping reforms, tackling corruption and ensuring economic relief.

As the first city-states started to form in ancient Mesopotamia, fed by a patchwork of farms across the fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, grain was stored in large siloes (in case of future shortages), and a surplus was generated for the first time, that was accumulated and controlled by a warrior class drawn from Mafia-like, oligarchic families, assisted by a priesthood that kept records and legitimized their rule via a mandate from the heavens.

According to UNICEF, the lack of schooling for younger children “threatens their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Parents are reporting significant mental health and psychosocial impacts among children, including feelings of increased frustration and isolation.”

Before he was caught with an AK-47 on a golf course near Trump, Ryan Routh went to Kiev to fight for Ukraine’s military and recruit for its International Legion. Routh told U.S. media he “had partners meeting with [Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense] every week.”

The collusion of the mainstream media with this regime has drawn a screen over the real situation our country is in.

In the hands of corporations, the hidden costs of AI will continue to be paid by working people across the globe.