by Walden Bello | Apr 4, 2023 | Labor, Trade, & Finance
As governments converge on Washington for the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank Spring Meeting (April 10-16), they are confronted with the daunting prospect that 2023 might be the year that the world will be hit by a developing country debt crisis much like...
by Mira Oklobdzija | Jan 30, 2023 | War & Peace
For the average Western consumer of news, the present-day situation in the world is clear. The barbarous Russians are, through the war in Ukraine, attacking democracy while the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union are defending it. For their counterparts...
by Bill Fletcher, Jr. | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized, War & Peace
When the Russians began their invasion of Ukraine, it seemed to me to be a no-brainer regarding how progressive forces should respond. After all, the Russians violated international law–quite openly—and it was carried out by a regime that increasingly has the...
by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies | Sep 8, 2022 | War & Peace
Six months ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. The United States, NATO and the European Union (EU) wrapped themselves in the Ukrainian flag, shelled out billions for arms shipments, and imposed draconian sanctions intended to severely punish Russia for its aggression. Since...
by John Feffer | Aug 24, 2022 | Energy, Environment, Global Just Transition
Over the last six months, the world took a giant step backward in its efforts to address the current climate crisis. In February, after finally reversing its position and pledging to become carbon-neutral by 2060, Russia invaded Ukraine and set off a panic around...
