Tag Archive: War
U.S. Exceptionalism Surges Again—Will It Fly?
Released for Syndication: 03/01/2021
In a statement marking the “return” of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 24, Secretary of State Antony...
Full ArticleUnderstanding the Complicated Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup in Myanmar
Released for Syndication: 02/10/2021
On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military—known as the Tatmadaw—invoked Article 417 of the 2008 constitution, dismissed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and arrested...
Full ArticleChina Advances the Liberation of Women With Red Detachment Theme Park
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Tings Chak
Released for Syndication: 02/04/2021
On the eve of the Communist Party of China’s centenary in July 2021, the story of the country’s first women’s military brigade in the 1930s continues to find life in popular culture and the imagination of the Chinese people.
Full ArticleHow ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America
Released for Syndication: 02/03/2021
Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835. Both Guyana’s President Irfaan...
Full ArticleWhy Corporate Power Over American Politics Was Laid Bare After the Capitol Hill Insurrection
Released for Syndication: 01/28/2021
Don’t be fooled that corporations’ motives are moral.
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Why We Can’t Give Up on the Idea of a World Free From Nuclear Weapons
Released for Syndication: 01/26/2021
On January 22, 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) became international law for the 122 states who signed the agreement...
Full ArticleThe U.S. Is Trying to Provoke a Soft Coup in Cuba
Released for Syndication: 01/22/2021
We are in the era of soft coups. Old-fashioned coups d’état and invasions get terrible press. The images of U.S. troops invading the Dominican...
Full ArticleWar Is Not Innate to Humanity—A More Peaceful Future Is Possible, Says Historical Anthropologist
Released for Syndication: 01/14/2021
Brian Ferguson’s research on the origins of war, going back to the beginning of human history and our closest ape relatives, suggests war is not part of our evolution.
Full ArticleHow a Lawbreaking International Coalition Failed to Overthrow Venezuela’s Government
Released for Syndication: 01/12/2021
On January 5, 2021, the newly elected National Assembly took its seats in Venezuela’s capital. That day the Lima Group released a statement most...
Full ArticleChomsky and Prashad: Three Major Threats to Life on Earth That We Must Address in 2021
Released for Syndication: 01/05/2021