The western capitalist axis of domination is responsible for most of the world’s crises. The crisis of legitimacy extends from the UK to Japan, and U.S. imperialism is involved in every new catastrophe.
U.S.-led Imperialism is the World’s Leading Purveyor of Chaos
Tag: Indigenous
Ecuador: Lasso’s Masquerade vs. People’s Real Demands
Today marks 15 days since the beginning of the demonstrations against the neoliberal government of Guillermo Lasso. During that time over 15,000 indigenous people and representatives of social movements have joined the protests to demand urgent actions to stop the collapse of the living conditions of the poorest and the entire working class. However, the response has been violence and police repression, which has already caused six deaths, hundreds of wounded, and over 200 imprisonments.
Ecuador: Lasso’s Masquerade vs. People’s Real Demands
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Suspending Russia: A Precedent that Undermines the Credibility of the Human Rights Council
April 8, 2022 BY ALFRED DE ZAYAS
On 7 April the UN General Assembly decided to suspend Russia’s membership in the Human Rights Council. This establishes a destructive precedent not only for the future of the Human Rights Council, but for the future of other United Nations institutions.
Suspending Russia: A Precedent that Undermines the Credibility of the Human Rights Council
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Behind U.S. foreign policy toward Venezuela are century-old racist tropes
Canada’s communists warn Emergencies Act will ‘suspend civil and democratic rights’
February 16, 2022 – The warning comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes the act to end anti-vaxxer protests paralysing the country
Canada’s communists warn Emergencies Act will ‘suspend civil and democratic rights’
Israel Freaks Out as Gabriel Boric’s Elections Signals New Direction for Chile
Israel Freaks Out as Gabriel Boric’s Elections Signals New Direction for Chile
Chile’s new president, however, is far from a radical and has gone out of his way to distance himself from other socialist governments currently under American attack. He has long been a critic of Venezuela and the administration of Nicolas Maduro. In November, he also wrote off the elections in Nicaragua (won by leftist President Daniel Ortega) as a “sham,” even going so far as to extend his “solidarity” to Cristina Chamorro Barrios, leader of an ultra-conservative party and a prominent member of Nicaragua’s most powerful family.
No wonder Biden approves!