June 2019 - Page 4 of 5 - Toward Freedom

Vijay Prashad: To Be Effective, Socialism Must Adapt to 21st Century Needs

C.J. Polychroniou June 10, 2019 C.J. Polychroniou

Is socialism making a comeback? If so, what exactly is socialism, why did it lose steam toward the latter part of the 20th century, and how do we distinguish democratic socialism, currently in an upward trend in the U.S., from social democracy, which has all but collapsed? Vijay Prashad, executive director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and a leading scholar in socialist studies and the politics of the global South, offers answers to these questions.

Mobilization Needed for Climate-Related Disasters

Tharanga Yakupitiyage June 10, 2019 Tharanga Yakupitiyage

Climate-related displacement and food insecurity is not a future possibility, but it is already happening and it’s only projected to worsen without urgent action in coming years. According to the UN, weather-related hazards such as storms, droughts, and wildfires displaced 16.1 million people in 2018.

The GOP’s White Supremacy Now Has a Smoking Gun

Sonali Kolhatkar June 10, 2019 Sonali Kolhatkar

The racism of the citizenship question should at least be apparent to the American public—if only mainstream media outlets covered the story with the gravity it deserves.

Travel to Cuba Falls Victim to John Bolton’s Wrath

Medea Benjamin June 10, 2019 Medea Benjamin

The Cuban people, and the rights of Americans, should not be held hostage to brazen partisan politics. And they certainly should not be held hostage to the imperial hubris of madman John Bolton.

The Escalating War on Reproductive Rights

Tharanga Yakupitiyage June 5, 2019 Tharanga Yakupitiyage

Latin American countries have some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world. For instance, Nicaragua has a complete ban on abortion while Guatemala has an exception only when a girl or woman’s life is at risk. Access to abortion has also become a point of contention in the United States as a total of 27 bans have been enacted across 12 states so far in 2019.

One of Europe’s Last Migrant Rescue Ships Defies Political Pressure to Save Lives

Susan H. Smith June 5, 2019 Susan H. Smith

Over nearly five years, the small German charity Sea-Watch has saved more than 37,000 lives. But xenophobia and repression threaten its survival.