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Category Archives: International
In Guatemala, Ethnic Cleansing Moves from the Village to the Courtroom
If you want to see what ethnic cleansing looks like in the 21st century, take a trip to Guatemala. Don’t just stay at the charming eco-lodge by the lake under the volcanoes, however, because you might fly home with a … Continue reading
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Posted in Farmworkers, Indigenous, International, International, Land, Latin America
Tagged genocide, Guatemala, human rights, peasant evictions, violence
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Feminism, the Environment and Stolen Land: Socially Conscious Music from Africa and the South Pacific
Readers may remember my two previous world music reviews, in the February 2021 and Summer 2021 issues of the Public i. All of the music described here was reviewed in the great magazine Songlines. The music is available on Apple … Continue reading
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Posted in Africa, Arts, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, International, Music, South Africa
Tagged Africa, International, Music, South Africa, South Pacific, West Africa
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Biden’s Sanctions on Afghanistan Threaten to Kill More Civilians than Two Decades of War
When President Joe Biden decided to withdraw the US military from Afghanistan last year, much of America’s news media came down on him like a ton of bricks. Republicans piled on, calling the withdrawal an “unmitigated disaster.” But getting out was the right … Continue reading
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Posted in Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Poverty, War
Tagged Afghanistan, foreign policy, poverty, sanctions, war
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May Issue Front Cover
The Cost of War 259 total views
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Posted in Eastern Europe, Front Cover, International, Section, Ukraine, War
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Progressive Dilemmas on Ukraine
The Left has tangled itself in knots over how to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Early statements, such as by CodePink and Black Alliance for Peace, while putatively opposing war, laid emphasis on US and Western responsibility, NATO’s … Continue reading
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Posted in Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, International, Politics, Refugees, Ukraine, War
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The Great De-Centering: The World after Ukraine
The Ukraine war is a turning point in history, but not the one you might be expecting. It won’t revive the Cold War. It won’t determine the survival of the Liberal World Order (whatever that is). And most decidedly, it … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, International, International, Middle East, Politics, Racism, Ukraine, War
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Rally for Ukraine
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257 total views
Posted in Imperialism, International, International, Section, Ukraine, War
Tagged peace, protest, Russia, Ukraine, war
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Police Brutality is Not Uniquely American: Try France
While we are rightly preoccupied with abuse by the police in the United States, almost no Americans know anything about policing and justice in other countries. France offers a particularly interesting case. In January, six nongovernmental organizations, including Amnesty International … Continue reading
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Posted in 1968 Revolt, France, International, Justice, Police, Police Brutality, Police brutality, Policing, Racism, Students
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The WTO Vaccination Charade
It’s not an accident that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is the site for the battle over the pandemic and the health of the world. Many critics of corporate control of international trade, and of most of everyday life, have … Continue reading
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Posted in Big Pharma, COVID-19, Foreign Policy, International, pandemic, Politics, Public Health, World-wide death and suffering
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Yemen: A War of Many Fronts
Journalists describe the conflict in Yemen as a sectarian proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but that fails to capture the complexity of the war: in October, 2020, Human Rights Watch reported more than thirty battle fronts between various … Continue reading
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Posted in Arab Spring, Foreign Policy, International, International, Islam, Middle East, War
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The Quiet Strength of Bamboo: Three Wonderful Films from the Pacific to Stream
Add these three visually stunning and thoughtful films to your watch list. Each, to varying degrees, tells a story of indigenous culture from an insider’s point of view, and each offers the special pleasure of real people playing themselves in … Continue reading
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Posted in Arts, cinema, film, International, International, Pacific films
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Palestinians Aren’t Safe Anywhere, Not Even in their Classrooms
In the past month, Palestinians have witnessed yet another escalation of Zionist violence inflicted onto our homeland without reservation. Israeli warplanes murdered over 250 Palestinians and displaced nearly 100,000 people from their homes during a two-week-long bombardment of the Gaza … Continue reading
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Posted in International, International, Israel/Palestine, Palestinians, Section, Students, Voices, Women
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Chile: The Hopes and Challenges of Drafting a New Constitution
In May, Chilean citizens flocked to polling stations to participate in an election for an unprecedented four categories of office. On top of the regularly scheduled elections for mayors and city councils, citizens also elected governors for the first time … Continue reading
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Posted in Elections, International, International, Latin America
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Going Dark in Afghanistan
In April President Biden announced he was “ending America’s longest war” by bringing US troops home from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. If only this war were that simple. Biden isn’t really ending the war in Afghanistan, of course: he … Continue reading
Posted in International, International, military, War
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Africa and COVID-19 Vaccines: The Politics Surrounding Equitable Access to Vaccines
Global North countries, including France, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, are hoarding COVID-19 vaccines, leaving countries of the Global South behind in equitable access to vaccines. As COVID-19 vaccines become available, many Global North countries have already purchased half of the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, COVID-19, International, International, Women
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If You Could Save a Million Lives, Would You Do It?
This article was first published in The Hill on October 1, 2020. Reprinted with permission. If you had the opportunity to save a million people from preventable death, would you do it? These are people who would otherwise fall victim … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Economics, International, International, Politics
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“Congo to the Mississippi”: Recent Socially Conscious Music from Africa and the Americas
It is wonderful that so much music from around the world is now easily available to us, especially through the Internet and radio. My main source is Songlines magazine, a monthly published in print and online in London. Every print … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Arts, Cuba, International, International, Music, South Africa
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Polish Women Take to the Streets
Following an October 22 Polish Supreme Court decision cutting off the main route to legal abortion in the country, Polish women, and many supportive men and children, took to the streets in the biggest mass mobilization in Poland in 40 … Continue reading
Posted in abortion rights, Feminism, International, International, Poland, Women
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Black Lives Matter in the Middle East
George Floyd’s murder horrified people of the Middle East just as it did many in the US and, just as in America, the outrage that followed exposed cultural fault lines, forced uncomfortable introspection, and was sometimes exploited for political purposes. … Continue reading
Posted in African American, BLM, International, Middle East
Tagged Police Violence
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Struggles against Global Aquaculture: Ongoing Conflict between Coastal Communities and Fishmeal Factories in The Gambia
In June, 2018, I protested alongside locals to plead with the Gambian government to mitigate the ongoing conflict between a fishmeal factory and Sanyang village residents. The Nassim factory processes sardinella into feed stock, a flour-type material, for the Chinese … Continue reading
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Posted in Africa, Food Insecurity, International, International, Section
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