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Month: July 2021

Berta Cáceres, murdered Lenca human-rights defender in Honduras

CEO Found Guilty in Berta Cáceres Case: ‘No Justice Until the Mastermind Is Brought to Justice’

Julie Varughese July 6, 2021 Julie Varughese

On July 5, a Honduran jury found David Castillo, former chief executive officer of Desarrollos Energéticos Sociedad Anónima (DESA), guilty of being a collaborator in the murder. Castillo initially was charged as the mastermind behind the murder.

This 1870s engraving depicts an enslaved woman and young girl being auctioned as property in the United States / credit: Universal History Archive

‘Against Left-Wing White Nationalism’: Gerald Horne’s Response to ‘The White Republic and the Struggle for Racial Justice’

Gerald Horne July 5, 2021 Gerald Horne

With the United States' Independence Day (July 4) having passed, Toward Freedom is re-printing this analysis by Gerald Horne, which originally appeared in OrganizingUpgrade.com.

Photo by Nicholas Doherty on Unsplash

U.S. and U.K. Green New Deals Skirt Around Systemic Transformation

Rishika Pardikar July 2, 2021 Rishika Pardikar

Record-breaking heat waves and economic hits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted governments in the United States and the United Kingdom to consider enacting a Green New Deal (GND). But will they curb emissions while upholding the principles of social justice and equity?

The 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held in 2012 / credit: Wikipedia/Dong Fang

China Pulls Itself Out of Poverty 100 Years Into Its Revolution

Vijay Prashad and John Ross July 1, 2021 Vijay Prashad and John Ross

With a handful of people founding the Chinese Communist Party 100 years ago, the Chinese people gained a leadership body that could deliver them from a struggle that dates back to 1839. Now, the CPC will play a decisive role in determining the fate not only of China but of the world.

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