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Category Archives: International
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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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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Posted in Imperialism, International, International, Section, Ukraine, War
Tagged peace, protest, Russia, Ukraine, war
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What’s With All That Socialism in South America?
The past twenty or so years in South America have seen several powerful electoral victories of socialist-aligned candidates and parties, followed by years of reform. Eventually the momentum for change slowed, however, to be followed by disappointment and defeat. This … Continue reading
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Posted in Economics, Imperialism, International, Latin America, Politics, Section, socialism
Tagged Bolivia, economics, Ecuador, political theory, socialism, South America, Venezuela
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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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Ubuntu, Hope, and Respect: Socially Conscious Music from the African Continent, the Indian Ocean, and North America
Music is often a reflection of struggles for social change, and a source for joy and hope for the future. This can be heard in the songs noted in my first music review article in the February 2021 issue of … Continue reading
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Posted in Africa, African American, African American women, Arts, International, Music
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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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A Tale of Two Elections
This article was first published in The Raw Story on December 21, 2020, under the title “Trump’s Coup is Failing—But a Similar Effort Backed by the US has Already Succeeded.” It has been amended to note the inauguration’s having happened. Reprinted … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy, International, Latin America
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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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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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Homewrecker: Trump, the Kurds, and the Grand Strategy We Have Been Waiting For
Donald Trump’s October decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria took his own advisors by surprise, not to mention the Kurdish military units that were U.S. partners in the war on ISIS during the past five years. Perhaps the only … Continue reading
Posted in International, International, Middle East, Syria
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Anti-Austerity Protesters in Ecuador Win Some Concessions, But Unlikely to Prevent Further Unrest or Repression
The government of Ecuador reached an agreement on October 13 with leaders of the protests that had rocked the country for the previous two weeks. The deal, which included the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), is a retreat … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, International, International
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Bolton is Out! But Imperialist Aggression Against Iran is Still In
On September 10, National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired from his post at the White House. With one of the staunchest advocates for US imperialism now out of the Trump administration, some were optimistic that the warmongering and the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Imperialism, International, Middle East, Politics
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