YESTERDAY
Back in 2010, Peru and Brazil signed an energy agreement that included the construction of several hydroelectric power plants in the Peruvian Amazon, which were meant to provide power to neighboring Brazil.
Who exactly are the doom-and-gloom left? Every leftist I know is trying to build a better world.
The UK Strategic Defence Review will only deliver security for arms comanies—not anyone using a food bank ~ Tabitha Troughton ~ Sometimes you do have to love people in Britain—consider the almost universal reaction to the current prime minister announcing that we’re all now on a war footing: Fuck off. These are the people who
In the Tang dynasty, Chinese merchants began buying rice on credit with a system that relied on trust and trade to sidestep the authorities — and taxes — to deliver goods immediately. In China it’s called, feiqian, and across the Middle East and South Asia, it’s known as hawala.
Last Saturday, I joined thousands in the streets to protest the genocide. The backlash has made me question if I'm welcome in my own city.
Honor Cargill-Martin, a historian of the ancient world, discusses how myths about the Roman empire originated and continue to warp our political discourse.
Data from Washington, D. C. shows the industry thriving since the passage of Initiative 82.
As Trump pursues extreme measures to carry out mass deportations, divisions are emerging within the U. S. regime. This opens space for the developing movement for immigrant rights to advance.
French stevedores are refusing to load military equipment destined for Israel. This incredible act of international solidarity and class struggle must be reproduced everywhere.
In a significant blow to wildlife trafficking, Nigerian authorities recently seized 2 metric tons of pangolin scales, worth tens of thousands of dollars on the black market, and arrested a suspect believed to be a key broker, according to a recent Mongabay report.
U. S. canned tuna producer Bumble Bee Foods has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it knowingly benefited from its suppliers’ use of forced labor by Indonesian workers.
The slap fight between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has highlighted the absurdity of keeping so much of our space program and satellite internet infrastructure in the hands of a single oligarch.
Scientists have warned that extreme rains could become more common in eastern Australia, following heavy downpours from May 19-23 that caused widespread flooding, claimed five lives and left some 50,000 people stranded.
Kolya Ludwig reflects on Abolish Rent, contending that its undertheorized concept of hegemony leads it to neglect important potential cross class alliances.
Dozens of people are reported dead amid torrential rains over the past week in India’s northeastern region, local media reported. The most heavily affected states are Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. In Assam, more than 640,000 people have been affected as the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries overflowed beyond danger levels, flooding many areas.
Donald Trump’s federal budget includes massive increases in military spending, including funding for a Star Wars–esque missile defense system known as the “Golden Dome. ” Both Trump and the media are likely underestimating the cost of this boondoggle.
At a May 24 rally in Paris against imperialism, the Far Right, and the genocide in Gaza, Inés Heider — a social worker, trade union activist, socialist, and revolutionary feminist in Germany — spoke about the growing capitalist crisis that the ruling class is forcing the working class to pay for, and growing militarization across Europe.
Bowhead whales are endemic to the icy waters of the Arctic and prefer living in shallow waters near sea ice, filtering krill and tiny crustaceans called copepods for food.
Despite the popularity of the Sahel's military leaders internationally, most Malians have yet to see improvement to their material conditions at home.
In 1995, new AFL-CIO director John Sweeney had an ambitious plan to organize millions of new union members. As labor’s fortunes continue to decline 30 years later, understanding what went wrong in the Sweeney years may offer clues as to the path forward.