Imperialism and global politics – Page 5 – Struggle

NATO behind the Turkish attack in Syria

October 27, 2019 Manlio Dinucci

Several members of NATO are currently weeping crocodile tears about the terrible luck of the Kurds, thus masking the fact that they had in fact green-lit ” Operation Peace Spring » in advance. To crush […]

Thomas Sankara, “Africa’s Che Guevara” Dec. 21, 1949 – Oct. 15, 1987

October 14, 2019 Struggle - La Lucha

On Oct. 15, 1987, Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s West African revolutionary leader, was assassinated. Sankara, a Marxist and revolutionary, has been nicknamed “Africa’s Che Guevara.” It is interesting to note that at a time when […]

Hurricanes

October 13, 2019 Eusi Kwayana

This statement is a personal one intended to support opinions, especially in the Caribbean, that the costs of practical recovery from annual hurricanes should not fall, as they mainly do, on the victims of these […]

Contradictions in the impeachment struggle

October 1, 2019 Fred Goldstein

The impeachment struggle against Trump poses many contradictions. On the one hand, hundreds of millions of people around the world would like to see Trump brought down in the hope that this will alleviate his […]

U.S. uses wars and sanctions to jack up oil profits

September 27, 2019 Bill Dores

U.S. fracking interests want war with Iran and Venezuela. They are a powerful voice in the Trump regime. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt speak for them […]

Amazon fires: ‘Justice for workers and the environment are the same struggle’

September 14, 2019 Scott Scheffer

A Sept. 7 public forum focused on the fires blazing in the Amazon forest in Brazil. The event was held at the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice In Los Angeles and was co-sponsored by […]

Activists issue ‘People’s Travel Advisory’ for Colombia

September 13, 2019 Lizz Toledo

While the Colombian government wants to present the country as a safe and fun place for tourists, this is false due to the human rights violations going on in this South American country. On Sept. […]

Los Fuegos de las Amazonas: ¿Cómo es que esto esté pasando en tan grande escala? ¿Quién está detrás de esto?

September 2, 2019 Jefferson Azevedo

En 1992, líderes de varios países se reunieron en Río de Janeiro, Brasil, a discutir cooperación mutual posguerra fría para desarrollo internacional. Los temas ambientales fueron el tema principal. En su discurso en esta junta, […]

Amazon fires: how could this be happening on such a large scale? Who is behind it?

August 31, 2019 Jefferson Azevedo

In 1992, leaders of many countries gathered in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss mutual post-Cold War cooperation for international development. Environmental issues were the main topic. In his speech at that meeting, Fidel Castro […]

Tariffs, trade and overproduction

August 28, 2019 Fred Goldstein

All signs are that an economic downturn is coming. While the capitalists are the first to moan and groan about the declines in the stock market and bond market, an economic downturn is a crisis […]