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Capitalism Has Ended the Issue of Scarcity But Worsened the Crisis of Inequality
Capitalism will never deliver material well-being for all. We need a new system.
Russia’s Uranium Sales Help Fund Ukraine War, Exiled Environmentalist Says
If the U.S. and Europe continue to pay Putin, that means more people will die in Ukraine, says Vladimir Slivyak.
False Corporate Solutions at COP27 Further Entrench Capitalism and Colonialism
COP27 sidelines human rights to advance false corporate solutions, says Indigenous Climate Action’s Eriel Deranger.
Abolition Is About Escaping the Death Trap of “Normalcy”
“We need the resources that the carceral state has stolen from us,” says Andrea Ritchie.
Global South Demands Reparations From Rich Nations in Form of Climate Financing
However, the U.S. has said it would not support a “legal structure that is tied to compensation or liability.”
Kevin Johnson Speaks From Death Row About His Impending Execution This Month
The 37-year-old father will face state-sanctioned murder this month unless his sentence is commuted.
Chomsky: Options for Diplomacy Decline as Russia’s War on Ukraine Escalates
There is still hope if the U.S. withdraws from its insistence on sustaining the war to weaken Russia and defeat Putin.
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Gather at COP27 as Climate Crisis Devastates Africa
The summit is now a “sales and marketing conference for more pollution,” says Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate.
Groups Protest Against Repression and Climate Inaction at COP27 Summit in Egypt
Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey says African delegates to the UN summit feel largely excluded.
Exiled Russian Activist Challenges Pacifist Approach to Ending War on Ukraine
Russian feminist and antiwar activist Lolja Nordic explains why she supports Ukrainian resistance.