U.S. Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat for ‘Crime’ of Importing Food: The Case of Alex Saab vs. the Empire
A solidarity activist explains the case of Venezuelan ambassador Alex Saab and the dangerous legal precedents being set.
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Media Coverage of Belarusian Airplane Arrest Fits Pattern of New Cold War
The arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich after his flight was diverted May 23 to the Belarusian capital of Minsk has generated more negative publicity for Belarus’ government and has raised questions about the extent of the new Cold War.
Cyber Censorship Hits Colombia, India and Palestine
Social media companies claim their algorithms inadvertently silence voices, but experts say governments are involved.
How Neoliberal Austerity Stripped India’s Healthcare Infrastructure
India "liberalizing" its economy in the early 1990s devastated the healthcare infrastructure needed to get people back on their feet.
Book Review: ‘The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed’
This book is based on a struggle in a small section of a small country—El Salvador—beginning in 2002, when a group of “white men in suits” entered the province of Cabañas and tried to convince poor farmers that gold mining would be good for them.
After Decades of Oppression, Colombian Women Lead Front Lines of National Strike
The strike, which marks its 1-month anniversary today, continues unabated. It started as a response to a tax reform project that would have devastated middle- and low-income households. Yet, this is not the core of social discontent among Colombians.