Capitalism

14/11/24
Author: 
Deep Jigneshkumar Parekh
The Chemetall Foote Lithium Operation in Clayton Valley, a dry lake bed in Esmeralda County, Nevada, just east of Silver Peak, a tiny town that has been host to various kinds of mining for about 150 years. Photo by: Doc Searls / Flickr CC

Nov. 14, 2024

Where once we dug deep for fossil fuels, today, we dig even deeper for critical minerals. They may be different resources, but their extraction will leave a similar scar on the land, particularly for Indigenous communities who are once again at the forefront of resource extraction’s environmental and cultural toll.

Recent news highlights growing resistance from Indigenous communities worldwide as the global push for energy transition minerals clashes with local rights and ecosystems.

13/11/24
Author: 
Raphael Fischler
The rear of 114-120 Elizabeth St., a dilapidated building used as housing in Toronto. Photo by Arthur Goss via Flickr, Creative Commons licensed.

Nov. 11, 2024

In North America, we chose right-wing solutions that haven’t worked. What we need to do instead.

Housing is an important political issue. Politicians and experts now talk about it as a major crisis that could threaten our economic and social well-being. But this is nothing new. Another housing crisis raged at the beginning of the 20th century.

28/10/24
Author: 
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report
Resident looks at his cell phone during power failure in Havana, Cuba, October 20, 2024. Ramon Espinosa/AP

Oct. 26, 2024

The ongoing U.S./Israeli genocide has diverted attention away from other crimes.

The electricity crisis in Cuba is but one example of how the U.S. determination to dominate has created suffering around the world.

24/10/24
Author: 
Elena Stein. Originally published in The Guardian.
Jews Shut Down The New York Stock Exchange Protesting Israeli Genocide

Oct. 18, 2024

Time after time, Sha’ban al-Dalou, a 19-year-old software engineering student living in Gaza, nearly escaped death. He began studying at Gaza’s al-Azhar University two months before it was destroyed in November by a US-made bomb dropped by Israeli forces.

13/10/24
Author: 
Frances Vinall and Allyson Chiu
A male Guam kingfisher is seen in an enclosure at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita. The species is native to Guam, but an invasive snake has made the bird endangered. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

Oct. 9. 2024

The Living Planet Index tracks thousands of vertebrate species globally and found the worst declines were in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Earth’s wildlife populations have fallen on average by a “catastrophic” rate of 73 percent in the past half-century, according to a new analysis the World Wildlife Fund released Wednesday.

25/09/24
Author: 
Rosa Miriam Elizalde Resumen English
Antifascist Congress In Venezuela

Sept. 16, 2024

15/09/24
Author: 
Shirin Ali
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Michael Robinson Chavez/the Washington Post via Getty Images and Getty Images Plus.

Sept. 13, 2024

“If others are not going to devote funding to operationalize or weaponize the conservative vision, then the 85 Fund needs to weigh its support much more heavily in that direction.” —Leonard Leo, billionaire conservative activist and founder of the 85 Fund, in a letter to grantees

15/09/24
Author: 
By Niccolò W. Bonifai, Nita Rudra, Rodney Ludema, and J. Bradford Jensen
A cargo ship sits off the coast of Huntington Beach waiting for access to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Huntington Beach, California, U.S., January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake Purchase Licensing Rights

Sept. 12, 2024

America Is Fighting the Wrong Trade War

The China Shock Is Over—and More Tariffs Will Not Help Workers

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have profoundly different visions for the future of the United States. They wildly diverge when it comes to social issues, such as abortion. They do not agree on whether to raise or cut taxes. And they could take U.S. foreign policy in opposing directions, especially when it comes to the country’s alliance with Europe.

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