PART ONE: “Two, Three, many Vietnams”: National Liberation and the Rise of the Third World (1945 – 1991) Asia, Africa and Latin America in the Early Years of the Century With the exception of Latin America, and several noteworthy cases… Read More ›
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Final Resolution of the 19th Plenary of the ICMLPO
In the Middle of the World, in an atmosphere of internationalist comradeship and solidarity, the members of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO) met to share and discuss analysis and experiences. We arrived at resolutions that will… Read More ›
Almost 30 million people worldwide live as slaves – report
Nearly 30 million people across the globe live as modern-day slaves, according to a new report. Many are forced into being child brides, child soldiers, prostitutes, or laborers. India accounts for nearly half of the worldwide total. The Global Slavery… Read More ›
Illicit financial flows have made Africa ‘a net creditor to the world’
by Mark Tran Report challenges traditional thinking that the west is pouring money into Africa through aid without receiving much in return Africa lost up to $1.4tn in illicit financial flows in 1980-2009, far exceeding money coming in over the same… Read More ›
Obama Waives Child Soldier Ban in Yemen and Congo
Yemeni soldiers during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 4, 2011. (Hani Mohammed/AP Photo) By AVNI PATEL Tens of millions of dollars of U.S. military financing will continue to flow to Yemen and three other countries that recruit and use child soldiers, despite… Read More ›
Uganda’s Oil: A Bonanza Beckons
Hope and peril for the Great Lakes A DETERMINED push by Western wildcatters and big oil companies from fast-growing Asian economies such as those of China and Malaysia may change the fortunes of several countries in remoter and trickier bits… Read More ›
Bill Clinton, the genocider who just might get away
by Aimable Mugara There are some who will claim that Bill Clinton was the first African president of the United States. Those people clearly do not know that Bill Clinton is the one who established the stranglehold that the murderous… Read More ›
Africans shocked by uncivilized antics of European savages
DAKAR. Africans say they have little hope that Europe will ever become civilized, after a week in which Spain’s King Carlos went on an elephant-killing spree and the Swedish Culture Minister was entertained by a racially offensive cake. “You can… Read More ›
Central Africa: Don’t Elevate Joseph Kony
ANALYSIS Put yourself in Joseph Kony’s shoes: imagine you are a fugitive leader of a rebel band in the forests of central Africa, travelling on foot and avoiding encounter with any organized military force. You have spurned peace talks and… Read More ›
On the Day of American Independence
Today is the 4th of July, a holiday celebrated all over the nation as the date of American Independence from the British crown. I was considering burning an American flag to protest US foreign policy, imperial aggression, indigenous holocaust, sponsorship… Read More ›