Defying Empire: Cuba’s Contributions to the Fight Against Racism and White Supremacy The white capitalist cannibal has always fed on the world’s black peoples. White capitalist imperialist society is profoundly and unmistakably racist. Walter Rodney White supremacy and racism cannot be dissociated from capitalism. It was racism and white supremacy that provided the cultural justifications for slavery and the concomitant slave trade, for European colonial expansion and imperialism, without which capitalism would not have developed. Racism and white supremacy also permeate the various hierarchies imposed by the capitalist system and which are fundamental to its maintenance. This intrinsic […]
Solidarity makes no noise. It doesn’t always make the headlines. It doesn’t change the course of an earthquake. But it changes the way people navigate the darkness. And while Venezuela continues to hope for more miracles amid the ruins, Cuba once again steps up, just as it has so many times before.
These general elections in Peru were not held under conditions of a healthy democracy. On the contrary, the electoral landscape had been rigged beforehand by the coup-making and mafia coalition that, since December 7, 2022, captured the branches of state power.
At the annual conference of the American Medical Association, activists from CODEPINK urged physicians to speak out for Palestinian pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who has been held in Israeli detention for over 500 days without charge. This article examines the response of the AMA leadership and staff, contrasts it with the organization's earlier support for healthcare workers in Ukraine, and reflects on the broader silence surrounding the destruction of Gaza's healthcare system and the detention of Palestinian medical professionals. It also documents efforts by activists and sympathetic delegates to bring the issue before the AMA.
For much of the past two centuries, profits flowed from building things: factories, transportation networks, electric grids, cities, suburbs, and global communications infrastructure. Capital transformed abundant fossil energy into ever-greater economic velocity and complexity. Today, that process is becoming difficult to sustain. The easiest resources have already been exploited. Infrastructure is aging. Ecological damage is accumulating. Debt is growing faster than productive capacity. Political legitimacy is eroding. Competition over energy, resources, and strategic supply chains is intensifying.
As governments and corporations race to build AI infrastructure, a growing divide is emerging over how data centres should be understood and regulated. This article examines the contrasting approaches of the United Nations and the Indian government: while the UN emphasises the environmental costs of AI, including rising energy, water and mineral consumption, India views data centres as essential to digital sovereignty, economic self-reliance and technological competitiveness. Drawing on recent UN reports and Indian policy documents, the article explores the global environmental, political and economic implications of the expanding AI data centre ecosystem.
The global shift to clean energy depends heavily on minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements. This article by Utkarsh Mishra examines how the extraction of these resources is reshaping economies and geopolitics while imposing significant environmental and social costs on communities in the Global South. Drawing on evidence from Congo, Indonesia and the Lithium Triangle of South America, it highlights issues of child labour, displacement, pollution, deforestation and water depletion. The article argues that a just energy transition requires stronger protections for workers, Indigenous communities and local ecosystems.
by Gisela Cernadas, David Vine, and John Bellamy Foster
A new analysis by the Project On Government Oversight argues that the real cost of maintaining the U.S. military is far higher than officially reported. By examining spending across multiple agencies and including long-term obligations and debt-related costs, the study estimates total military-related expenditures in 2025 at between $1.5 trillion and $2.3 trillion. The authors contend that decades of fragmented budgeting have obscured the true scale of U.S. war spending. They call for greater transparency and reforms that would allow the public and lawmakers to assess military priorities alongside social and environmentalneeds.
by Layne Hartsell, Max Wilbert and Ntafakabirhi-Aganze Clovis
The article examines the growing global race for lithium in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its implications for local communities, ecosystems, and international politics. It traces how rising demand for batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage is intensifying competition among major powers, including the United States, Europe, and China. The authors place the current mineral boom within the broader history of colonialism, conflict, and unequal exchange in the Congo, and argue that the pursuit of a so-called green transition risks deepening environmental destruction and social upheaval without fundamental changes in consumption and development models.
South Africa’s growing anti-migrant movement blames Black African migrants for unemployment, crime, and strained public services, despite limited evidence supporting these claims. Khwezi Mabasa argues that the country’s deep economic inequalities are rooted in decades of deindustrialization, labor market precarity, and policy choices rather than migration. Drawing on research and labor data, the article examines how migrants occupy a small share of the workforce and are often concentrated in insecure, low-paid jobs. It calls for evidence-based reforms aimed at expanding employment, strengthening labor protections, and addressing the structural causes of exclusion and inequality.
by Nirmal Gorana, Gig and Platform Service Workers Union
The Gig & Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) argues that the new international convention on platform work falls short of workers’ demands for enforceable rights and accountability. While acknowledging issues such as unsafe work, algorithmic control, misclassification, and inadequate social protection, the union says the framework leaves too much to national laws and future implementation. It warns that exclusions, weak obligations, and reliance on ratification could limit its impact. GIPSWU calls for stronger national legislation, collective bargaining rights, wage protection, social security, data rights, and safeguards against arbitrary deactivation and termination.
Claudio Katz assesses the newfound prominence in Argentine politics of Workers’ Left Front – Unity (FIT-U) MP Myriam Bregman, and outlines some of the debates on the left. Katz also examines Argentina’s political situation, its economic crisis and President Javier Milei’s declining support, within a regional framework marked by events in Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia.
Fulton Armstrong, a former U.S. intelligence official, told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that “Trump and Rubio are crafting a narrative tailored to their needs to justify an escalation against Cuba”
This article by Utkarsh Mishra examines the human cost of India’s vast informal economy, which employs nearly 90% of the workforce. It traces the realities faced by brick kiln workers, construction labourers, and gig workers, highlighting debt bondage, child labour, unsafe conditions, and the absence of social protection. Drawing on research and workers’ testimonies, the article argues that exploitation is embedded in the organisation of work rather than being an accidental by-product of growth. It also highlights ongoing struggles by workers and the need for greater accountability and labour protections.
India’s rapid expansion of AI and data centres is raising concerns about environmental justice, resource use, and the impact on vulnerable communities. In this article, Dr Gopabandhu Dash examines the growing ecological footprint of data infrastructure, including its demands on water, electricity, land, and its contribution to carbon emissions. Drawing on studies, public interventions, and international experiences, the article argues that the costs of digital expansion are often borne by marginalized populations. It calls for greater public scrutiny, stronger environmental safeguards, and a more equitable approach to technological development.
In “The Machine and the Schoolhouse,” Vijay Prashad examines the reported use of AI-enabled military systems in the US war on Iran through the lens of the February 2026 strike on a school in Minab that killed 120 children. He explores the growing relationship between Silicon Valley and the national security state, the limits of corporate oversight, and the ways AI systems shape military decision-making. The article argues that technological power is advancing faster than public accountability, making responsibility for violence increasingly difficult to trace.
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