Comunicado 17 de abril: El Salvador exige aplicación real de la UNDROP
La CLOC-Vía Campesina-El Salvador que representa a campesinos y campesinas, agricultores y agricultoras en pequeño, sin tierra, jóvenes y mujeres rurales, indígenas y otras personas que viven y trabajan en las zonas rurales en El Salvador expone al público en general...
Encuentro Internacional Economías para la Vida 2024
Con el objetivo de construir la Agenda Internacional para el Fomento de las Economías para la Vida de la mano de plataformas y movimientos sociales, populares y solidarios; consolidar el Pacto Internacional de las Economías para la Vida y construir una propuesta...
La reforma agraria cafetera se abre paso
La participación de mas de 1700 caficultores del país, rebela que el escenario desborda la incidencia de la federación y plantea la discusión frente al fondo de estabilización de los precios del café y su administración, que reclamaron campesinos y productores debe...
Ukraine and Taiwan on the Biden-Xi chessboard
Read the full opinion published in Asia Times.
An analysis of central bank decision-making
An earlier version of this paper was presented at ‘The MPC at 25’, a conference organised by the United Kingdom’s National Institute of Economic and Social Research, in London, 30 March 2022 The process by which central banks take decisions has evolved over the years,...
Putin’s War and the German Economic Model
Read the full piece published on Project Syndicate.
A desgraça do Paquistão continua
O Paquistão vai a eleições gerais hoje [dia 8 de fevereiro (N. do T.)]. As eleições gerais decidirão o próximo governo da quinta nação mais populosa do mundo e os governos das suas quatro províncias – Punjab, Singh, Balochistan e Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Cerca de 128...
Porque não é reproduzível a anulação da dívida alemã de 1953 no caso da Grécia e dos países em desenvolvimento?
Em julho de 2024, o Banco Mundial e o FMI completarão 80 anos. 80 anos de neocolonialismo financeiro e de imposição de políticas de austeridade em nome do pagamento da dívida. 80 anos já bastam! As instituições de Bretton Woods devem ser abolidas e substituídas por...
Quando os tratores são transformados em barricadas
Durante os últimos dias de janeiro e os primeiros dias de fevereiro, tratores se transformaram em barricadas em várias cidades europeias, enquanto milhares de agricultores saíram às ruas e bloquearam estradas. O protesto foi particularmente pronunciado na Alemanha e...
Cour internationale de justice : l’enjeu du discours des droits humains dans les pays du Sud
Une carte blanche de François Polet, sociologue, chargé d'étude au Centre tricontinental, dans Le Vif. En demandant à Israël de tout faire pour « empêcher la commission de tous actes entrant dans le champ d'application » de la Convention sur le génocide, la Cour...
Manifestations en Haïti : la population « a soif d’un changement »
« Ce mercredi est le jour J. C'est le jour où Ariel Henry doit laisser le pouvoir. J'espère qu'il va entendre raison. Dans le cas contraire, la voix du peuple sera écoutée », a affirmé à l'AFP un manifestant à Port-au-Prince, dans la capitale. Haïti est en ébullition...
Guerre en Syrie : un conflit sans trêve, éclipsé et intensifié par la guerre de Gaza
La guerre lancée par Israël contre Gaza suite à l'attaque du Hamas en territoire israélien le 7 octobre a aussi des répercussions sur la Syrie voisine. Le conflit qui embrase ce pays depuis près de treize ans va s'intensifiant sous l'effet de l'intervention et des...
Relacionan a la nueva fiscal colombiana con Pablo Escobar; temen golpe blando
Camilo Rengifo Marín Al no haberse elegido a una nueva titular del Ministerio Público de una terna presentada por el presidente Gustavo Petro a la Corte Suprema de Justicia, la vicefiscal general de Colombia, Martha Mancera, asumió ese cargo provisionalmente, mientras...
Admirable cita de la diversidad, el Foro Social Mundial busca repuntar
Mario Osava El Foro Social Mundial (FSM) es hoy “más necesario que nunca”, según Oded Grajew, impulsor y cofundador del encuentro de la sociedad civil global, un festival de la diversidad que aún no ha logrado impulsar ni diseñar el “otro mundo posible” que auguró al...
La dictadura de la prensa de la derecha en Colombia
Luis Alfonso Mena S. A las cuatro de la mañana comienzan los bombardeos desde las estaciones de radio contra las mentes de la población. A esa hora, con sus noticieros y sus ‘hashtag’ envenenados, ya varios espacios del dial en manos de Caracol, la W, RCN, etc....
The Savage and the Spectacle
It was a jarring spectacle to those horrified by the carnage in Gaza. The attention of a nation was focused on a very large ball game while the bombs dropped unabated in a place called Rafah. This southern Gaza city is swollen with Palestinians that have been funneled...
The Unrepentant West: Germany’s Olaf Scholz and the Right to Commit Genocide in Gaza
Olaf Scholz, image courtesy: World Economic Forum. On February 8, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Washington on an official visit, aimed at working jointly with the United States to make “sure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself”. If such a statement...
Tucker Comes in From the Cold
Still from Carlson’s Putin interview. If Tucker Carlson had spent any longer hawking his ratings outside Vladimir Putin’s Great Hall of Illusion and Kremlin Imaginarium, he might have had to register as a foreign agent on his return to the United States of Cable. As...
Labour Under New Management
The British Labour Party’s hopes rest on the belief that a combination of green industrial policy and supply-side reform can cure British economic malaise. Is this a fairy tale?
A Surprise Breakthrough in Guatemala
After months of political battle, Bernardo Arévalo has become the president of Guatemala. His winning campaign was built on attacking the corruption of the institutions that tried to keep him from office.
Leonard Bernstein’s Radicalism
Bernstein used his status as a public figure both to popularize classical music and to support civil rights, the antiwar movement, and other political causes.
67 Countries Banned This Toxic Product but the EPA Says: “Go for it!”
Sixty-seven (67) countries have banned paraquat, a toxic chemical used to control weeds that was discovered in the 1950s subsequently widely used throughout the world in agriculture. Despite a deadly toxic reputation, it’s still used throughout America. Moreover, it’s...
Why does Israel destroy hospitals?
Hospitals are prime strategic targets of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The Nasser hospital in Rafah is the only major one still standing, along with a handful of smaller ones. All the rest have been destroyed, along with many of the patients and medical staff....
Here Come the Steroid Games
To attribute weighty moral codes to athletes has always been a silly pastime of the judging classes and flesh admiring voyeurs. But sporting bodies, in a manner similar to the clergy, demand something called the level playing field. Fairness and fair play imply that...
La fuerza del cielo
Tercerizan la ayuda alimenticia por intermedio del nucleamiento evangelista que regentea el padre de una diputada oficialista.
Libertad devoradora
Productores agroganaderos autoconvocados reclaman una nueva devaluación que les permita recuperarse de la sequía y un tipo de cambio único.
TRAGEDIA GRIEGA HECHA CÓMIC
Con textos de Anne Carson y dibujos de Rosanne Bruno, Troya se transforma en un vetusto hotel donde la tragedia viaja en el tiempo hasta el presente
La humanidad no éramos nosotros
Desde que comenzó tras el 7 de octubre el primer Genocidio retransmitido en directo, hemos terminado por darnos cuenta de que la humanidad no éramos nosotros, ni nosotras.Temas: Actualidad, Tribuna, Genocidio, Israel, Sudáfrica, PalestinaLeer artículo completo
¿Escuelas asépticas y docentes tecnócratas?
Se pretende una escuela neutra, pero en el fondo, cuanta más apariencia de neutralidad tenga, más ideología se está irradiando. Ideología neoliberal, por supuesto; a pesar de la resistencia de muchísimos docentes.Temas: Actualidad, Educación públicaLeer artículo...
El voto desde el extranjero y otras claves de las elecciones gallegas
Un análisis de las tendencias de voto por densidad de población renta y origen para las elecciones del domingo 18 de febrero.Temas: Actualidad, Elecciones autonómicas, Partidos políticos, GaliciaLeer artículo completo
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Dutch court orders gov’t to stop military exports to Israel
A Dutch court has ordered the Netherlands' government to cease exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel that are being used in the war in Gaza, reports Kerry Smith.
Community First campaigns for transparency, big solutions
The new progressive Community First ticket contesting Cairns Regional Council local government elections and for mayor is campaigning for local democracy and transparency. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Flying kites for the children of Gaza
Children and families flew kites for the children of Gaza at Lermont-Wiradguri Park in Bathurst. Kerry Smith reports.
Respinto il ricorso di Anders Behring Breivik contro la detenzione in isolamento
Il 15 febbraio la giustizia norvegese ha respinto un ricorso presentato dal neonazista Anders Behring Breivik, che nel 2011 uccise 77 persone in un duplice attentato terroristico, contro la sua detenzione in isolamento. Leggi
È morto l’oppositore russo Aleksej Navalnyj
L’oppositore russo Aleksej Navalnyj è morto nella prigione dove stava scontando una pena di 19 anni. Lo hanno annunciato i servizi carcerari russi. Leggi
Gli album da ascoltare
Da Tangk degli Idles a Vultures 1 di Kanye West. Le recensioni della stampa straniera. Leggi
Peut-on compter sur Biden pour sauver le climat?
Fin janvier, Joe Biden annonçait un moratoire sur les nouvelles autorisations de construction de sites d’exportation de gaz naturel liquéfié. Ce qui met au frigo le titanesque projet CP2, mais […] The post Peut-on compter sur Biden pour sauver le climat? appeared...
Francisco Rocael : « Les mouvements sociaux au Guatemala restent vigilants »
Bernardo Arévalo a accédé à la présidence du Guatemala le 15 janvier après des mois d'attaques, venant principalement des milieux judiciaires. Quels défis le nouveau gouvernement progressiste doit-il relever ? […] The post Francisco Rocael : « Les mouvements sociaux...
Trois questions à Hasni Abidi sur le risque d’une offensive contre Rafah
Face à la double menace d'un assaut israélien sur la ville de Rafah et l'escalade militaire régionale, toujours en phase ascensionnelle : trois questions à Hasni Abidi, directeur du CERMAM et […] The post Trois questions à Hasni Abidi sur le risque d’une offensive...
Why Spain Opposed the West’s Punishment of UNRWA
When the US suspended aid to the main UN aid agency in Gaza, the Spanish government increased its funding. While most Western countries follow a dogged pro-Israel line, left-wing ministers in Spain have been a rare dissenting voice. Spain's prime minister Pedro...
How Union Reformers Took Over the Vermont AFL-CIO
In 2019, local union members of the Vermont AFL-CIO elected officers to top positions in an attempt to make the federation more progressive, democratic, and effective. Their record is impressive. Members of the Vermont State Labor Council. (Courtesy the Vermont State...
The Pentagon Is Missing Comprehensive War-Crime Reports
A government report found that a year’s worth of records that could include war-crime allegations is missing from the US military’s Middle East operations command center — a period that coincides with an independent watchdog group’s claims of war crimes. Prayers are...
Predictive Policing in France: Against opacity and discrimination, the need for a ban
After several months of investigation, as part of a European initiative coordinated by British NGO Fair Trials, La Quadrature has released a report on the state of predictive policing in France. In light of the information gathered, and given the dangers these systems...
EU AI Act will fail commitment to ban biometric mass surveillance
Press release of the Reclaim Your Face coalition. On 8 December 2023, EU lawmakers celebrated reaching a deal on the long-awaited Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. Lead Parliamentarians reassured their colleagues that they had preserved strong protections for human...
Encryption discussion during the 8 December trial: from myth to reality
For four weeks last October, the Paris criminal court held hearings in the “8 December” trial. In this case, seven people are being prosecuted for “terrorist criminal association”. All of them contest the charges, and after three years of investigation there is not...
Herbert Matthews’ great interview, sixty-six years later
“Without the press, Fidel Castro would be no more than an outlaw… isolated and ineffective,” said Herbert Matthews, who, as a profound connoisseur of Cuban and Latin American affairs, suspected that behind the iron censorship ordered by Batista in Cuba, there was a...
How Canada benefits from instability in Ecuador
Ottawa appears largely unconcerned by Ecuador’s social and institutional decay.
What’s driving the rise in grocery prices–and what the Government can do about it
Skyrocketing grocery prices in America highlight how precarious our supply chains are, giving corporations ample opportunity to take advantage of consumers in the midst of minor supply shocks and major global crises. Unless we aggressively confront climate change,...
In Flagrant Breach of International Law, Israel Intensifies Siege of Nasser Medical Complex
After over 20 days of besieging Nasser Medical Complex, Israeli occupation forces attacked thousands of people sheltering inside the hospital
75% of all Journalists Killed in 2023 Were in Israeli War on Gaza, Says CPJ
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists said that 78 journalists and media workers were killed in Gaza in the first three months of Israel’s war. The report added that the circumstances leading to the killing of these media professionals were difficult to...
Capitalism’s Barbarity is on the Rise
The most incredibly cruel instance of this is the genocide of Palestinians with the combined blessings of all advanced capitalist countries.
El legado que deja López Obrador en México: una ley ómnibus (pero anti-neoliberal) – Por Gerardo Szalkowicz
El legado que deja López Obrador en México: una ley ómnibus (pero anti-neoliberal) Por Gerardo Szalkowicz, editor de NODAL A cuatro meses de las elecciones presidenciales y en el epílogo de su carrera política, Andrés Manuel López Obrador sacó un as de la manga y...
Gobierno de Cuba recibe al canciller ruso Lavrov en el inicio de su gira por Latinoamérica
Rusia y Cuba por reforzar nexos estratégicos con visita de Lavrov Cuba y Rusia buscan reforzar sus relaciones estratégicas, en el marco de un encuentro en esta capital del ministro ruso de Asuntos Exteriores, Serguei Lavrov, con su similar de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez...
El Salvador | El Tribunal Electoral informa la composición de la Asamblea y Nuevas Ideas tendrá 54 de los 60 diputados
Lista de los diputados que conformarán la nueva Asamblea Legislativa El Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) reveló ayer los datos del escrutinio final de la próxima Asamblea Legislativa en el período 2024-2027, en donde predominó el partido oficialista de Nuevas Ideas y...
O desbunde carnavalesco de Mário de Andrade
Mocidade Alegre: desfile homenageou o escritor Mário de Andrade com o enredo: “Brasiléia Desvairada: a Busca de Mário de Andrade por um País” (Paulo Pinto/Agência Brasil) Este texto foi originalmente publicado no Blog da Biblioteca Virtual do Pensamento Social (BVPS),...
A morte temporária do acordo Mercosul-UE
Foto: Reuters Por Sergio Ferrari | Tradução: Rose Lima Na quarta-feira, 7 de fevereiro, as posições críticas que vinham circulando sobre esse acordo de livre comércio ficaram claras nas declarações de Maros Sefcovic, vice-presidente executivo da Comissão Europeia (CE)...
Eis o Clube dos Banqueiros – e como vencê-lo
Gerald Epstein, entrevistado por CJ Polychroniou, na Truthout | Tradução: Glauco Faria | Imagem: William Gropper As fortunas dos cinco homens mais ricos do mundo “aumentaram 114% desde 2020”, de acordo com um relatório da Oxfam, de janeiro de 2024, sobre a...
67 Countries Banned This Toxic Product –But the EPA Says: “Go for it!”
Sixty-seven (67) countries have banned paraquat, a toxic chemical used to control weeds that was discovered in the 1950s and subsequently widely used throughout the world in agriculture. Despite a deadly toxic reputation, it’s still used throughout America. Moreover,...
China’s dam on Brahmaputra to threaten BD, India
China secretly built the world’s biggest dam over the mighty Brahmaputra River which is likely to jeopardise the ecology, environment, and morphology. If the mega project goes through will immensely cause hardship for several million people in downstream India and of...
“Cuba is a project of liberation for all the condemned of the world.” Interview with historian Ernesto Limia Díaz
On the occasion of his arrival in Italy for the translation of his book De Patria y cultura en Tiempo de Revolución, a text that deals with the ideological war of the United States against his country (PGreco edition, reviewed by us in the January issue of the Italian...
Dizer qualquer coisa de esquerda • Pedro Levi Bismarck
«Um festival de demagogia», foi assim que uma jornalista e representante do comentariado nacional — talvez a mais ilustre instituição política da direita em Portugal — sintetizou o debate entre Mariana Mortágua e André Ventura. O comentariado nacional foi obrigado a...
Que a eternidade nos abrace • Toni Negri
Por vezes sinto-me completamente estranho face ao mundo que me rodeia. Sensação curiosa para quem preencheu três volumes com uma história de intensa imersão no existente. Provavelmente, digo a mim mesmo, é porque estou velho; por mais que me agite, tentando manter...
O bom, o mau e o militante. Toni Negri (1933 – 2023) • Luhuna Carvalho
Os situacionistas diziam que tinham um pai que amavam, Dada, e um pai que odiavam, o Surrealismo. Para muitos de nós, Toni Negri cumpria ambos os papeis. O longo Maio de 68 italiano permanece um dos nossos últimos mitos, ainda que demasiado jovens para o ter vivido em...
Falsos camaradas, el episodio que cambió la historia del PCE
El primero de abril de 1939 el franquismo dio por finalizada la Guerra Civil dejando en la memoria colectiva aquel “En el día de hoy, cautivo y desarmado el Ejército rojo, han alcanzado las tropas nacionales sus últimos objetivos militares. La guerra ha terminado”....
Rusia torció el brazo a EE.UU. y frustró la entrega de armas de Ecuador a Ucrania
El pasado 10 de enero el Presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, anunció que su país entregaría maquinaria militar rusa en desuso a Estados Unidos a cambio de 200 millones de dólares en equipamiento moderno de ese país. Dicho armamento sería luego enviado a Ucrania para...
Los fabricantes de plástico engañan sobre las posibilidades del reciclaje
Los fabricantes de plástico llevan más de 30 años sabiendo que el reciclaje no es una solución económica o técnicamente viable para la gestión de sus residuos, pero ese conocimiento no les ha impedido promocionar la práctica durante décadas, según una investigación...
Post-pandemic, pay inequality is back in business
The coronavirus pandemic sparked hopes that pay inequality could be radically reduced. Instead, inequality has ‘bounced back’. Andrew Speke explains how workers can respond The post Post-pandemic, pay inequality is back in business appeared first on Red Pepper.
The Assange ruling has wide ramifications for journalism and whistleblowing
At Julian Assange's extradition hearing, the right of all of us to expose what governments try to hide is at stake, writes Richard Norton-Taylor The post The Assange ruling has wide ramifications for journalism and whistleblowing appeared first on Red Pepper.
Our right to justice: an interview with Zlakha Ahmed
The founder of Apna Haq reflects on nearly 30 years of activism and advocacy for women facing domestic violence in Rotherham The post Our right to justice: an interview with Zlakha Ahmed appeared first on Red Pepper.
El último trecho de Isabel Schnabel
Las tasas de inflación general en las principales economías se han reducido casi a la mitad desde que alcanzaron su punto máximo en 2022. El crecimiento promedio de los precios para el consumidor en las economías capitalistas avanzadas ha caído de más del 7% en 2022...
"El cambio en Israel sólo se producirá cuando los costes nos obliguen a abrir los ojos". Entrevista
Pocos libros pueden describirse acertadamente como “proféticos”, pero el último lanzamiento del sociólogo político israelí Yagil Levy es sin duda uno de ellos. Levy presentó el manuscrito de Disparar y no llorar: la nueva militarización de Israel en la década del 2000...
Alemania: las perspectivas de la extrema derecha
En sólo un mes, el partido neonazi más novedoso, más poderoso y con más exito de Alemania, el engañosamente llamado AfD (Alternativa para Alemania), cumplirá 11 años. Aparentemente imparable, el partido neofascista de Alemania ha ido viento en popa elección tras...
Rename the Secretary of State the Secretary of Hypocrisy
US Secretary of State Tony Blinken tweeted in celebration of Pakistan’s preparations for “free and fair elections” on Wednesday, a week after it was revealed that the US pressured Pakistan to oust its popular democratically elected prime minister Imran Khan last year....
China, the Fascinating Flight of the Dragon
How the emergence of a nation rejecting neoliberal dogmas and building the Common could shake a Western world grappling with inequality, economic stagnation, environmental devastation, and fascism. A chronicle of a journey By Antonio MARTINS Join us...
China, o fascinante voo do dragaoPublicado originalmente por Outras Palavras
Como a emergência de um país que rejeita dogmas neoliberais, e está construindo o Comum, pode sacudir um Ocidente às voltas com desigualdade, estancamento econômico, devastação ambiental e fascismo. Crônica de uma viagem Por Antonio MARTINS Cravada a 2,4 mil...
What the Super Bowl Parade Shooting Has to Do With the Empire of the Gun
Dave Zirin A mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ championship celebration reveals something dark about this country and the violence it exports around the world. The post What the Super Bowl Parade Shooting Has to Do With the Empire of the Gun appeared first...
Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever
Kate Wagner Cameras aren’t just monitoring us in public—now they’re actually yelling at us. The post Urban Surveillance Is More Menacing Than Ever appeared first on The Nation.
They’re Supposed to Be Socially Conscious Investors. Why Are They Funding the War on Gaza?
Sarah Sax A range of so-called ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) funds have major investments in some of the weapons manufacturers making arms for Israel. The post They’re Supposed to Be Socially Conscious Investors. Why Are They Funding the War on...
Laos: After 10 years, civil society worldwide is still asking: “Where is Sombath?”
Since Sombath, a pioneer in community-based development and youth empowerment, was abducted from a busy street in Vientiane on 15 December 2012, numerous United Nations (UN) member states and human rights monitoring mechanisms have repeatedly expressed their concern...
Mumbuca – a people’s fintech in Brazil
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Civil Society Organisatins Urge the G20 in India to Stop Discussion on Cross-Border Data Free Flow with Trust
We, civil society organizations, urge the G20 Developing Countries to discontinue the discussion on Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT) to promote the free flow of Data at the G20 meeting, especially under the Presidency of India. The G20 is not an appropriate forum to...
Giulia Vola, Fallisci e sei morto (Acquario, 2021)
Parte da Torino il viaggio di Giulia Vola in giro per il mondo: nove mesi, un milione e 199mila passi, mille e cento chilometri per riallacciare fili di sogni cominciati in Bangladesh, nelle Filippine, in Giordania, in Marocco, in Egitto, in Burkina Faso, in Colombia,...
La Via Maestra: punti fermi per un’alternativa culturale e politica
Il messaggio del “cartello” de La Via Maestra è esplicito: un’alternativa alla destra è necessaria e possibile. Occorre, peraltro, partire dal ribaltamento del "senso comune" rimettendo al centro il welfare e le politiche di contrasto delle povertà e di riduzione...
In morte di un oppositore politico
La morte in carcere di Aleksej Navalny è un marchio di infamia indelebile per Putin e per il regime russo. E impone a tutti una riflessione. Anche sul fatto che, sino a due anni fa, Putin era riverito e faceva affari con l’intero Occidente. Come, oggi, Al-Sisi ed...
Conservative Governance Has Undermined U.S. Life Expectancy
Although, in recent decades, American conservatives have embraced what they call the “Right to Life,” they have certainly done a poor job of sustaining life in the United States. That’s the conclusion that can be drawn from a just-published scientific study, “U.S....
Bye-Bye World: While Nuclear Weapons and Wars Exist, Annihilation Beckons
It’s been a long time since the atomic bombings of August 1945, when people around the planet first realized that world civilization stood on the brink of doom. This apocalyptic ending to the Second World War revealed to all that, with the advent of nuclear weapons,...
There Is an Alternative to War
The war in Ukraine provides us with yet another opportunity to consider what might be done about the wars that continue to ravage the world. The current Russian war of aggression is particularly horrific, featuring a massive military invasion of a smaller, weaker...