Yearly Archives: 2024
Maria Butina: Russia’s Iron Lady
Arnaud DEVELAY caught up with elected Member of the Russian State Duma and Ranking Member of the Duma’s Commission for International Affairs, Maria BUTINA.
Q: Let us start with what has been a crackdown...
How Should the Left in the U.S. View China?
As a progressive socialist country whose economic rise is helping to put an end to 500 years of Western imperialism, or as a capitalist-imperial rival to the U.S.?
The Biden administration has disappointed many of...
Runoff in Uruguay: Will it be the Left or the Right “Radish”?
There were no surprises in Uruguay's presidential elections held on October 27: there will be a runoff on November 24 to choose the new president who will replace Luis Lacalle Pou (National or Blanco...
Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty
Andrew Fowler’s book Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco That Sank Australia’s Sovereignty (Melbourne University Press, 2024) was not written by a member of the peace movement. That is both a strength and a weakness. A...
How an Obscure Michigan State Professor Who Worked For the CIA Played a Leading...
Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnam’s premier from 1954 to 1963, was a Cold War version of Volodymyr Zelensky, an American-subsidized ruler who was fawned upon by leading U.S. politicians and the U.S. media despite...
Latin American Governments Pay a Price For Challenging Israel’s Genocidal War
Governments in Latin America have been at the forefront of opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and several of those which have done so suddenly face new threats, even including attempted coups. Adrienne Pine,...
Failure of U.S. Leaders Should Precipitate More Efforts at People’s Diplomacy—Like in the Vietnam...
On September 19, the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee hosted a webinar focused on the significant impact of women in the Vietnam era anti-war movement.
The first speaker, Vivian Rothstein, who was drawn to anti-war activism...
CovertAction Bulletin – Activists Take on Elections: No Votes for Genocide
We’re just days out from the US presidential elections. With many polls putting Trump and Harris within just a few points of each other, it’s easy to get caught up in the fear and uncertainty of the race as we continue to see horror after horror unfolding in Gaza...
The Economic War Against China Has Backfired
Just 15 years ago, Chinese consumers were flocking to Western brands. Now they prefer Chinese ones.
The fate of the Starbucks Group is telling: Sales and profits in its current 7,300 stores in China are...
Cuba Becomes Associate Member of BRICS
Repeating role as member of Cold War Non-Aligned Movement
Cuba was accepted with 12 other countries as an associate member of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) at the 16th BRICS summit in...
