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European Council with Ukraine leaders Four years of the war in Ukraine: Where does Europe stand?

As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, European leaders are still failing to advance a diplomatic resolution and instead have opted for militarization.

Fidel Castro 2014 Fidel Castro’s final reflections

Nine years after his death, we look back at some of the most relevant themes in Fidel Castro’s final writings after stepping down as President of Cuba.

US Marines People in the US go hungry as Trump spends millions to invade Venezuela

The Trump administration continues to escalate its threats of war against Venezuela, as millions in the US are set to lose essential benefits

Alemania y la Unión Europea adoptan el keynesianismo militar

El parlamento saliente de Alemania ha aprobado cambios constitucionales radicales para permitir un gasto militar ilimitado.

Dear DOGE: Here’s how to cut the Pentagon budget by USD 100 billion in six easy steps

The US military budget is so bloated and wasteful that making significant cuts from it wouldn’t compromise national security.

US leaves Hurricane Helene survivors behind while funding Israel’s genocidal war

As the death toll from the storm climbs to 204, Congress has made no efforts to secure more disaster relief funding

Vijay Prashad: “Socialism or ruin”

Vijay Prashad spoke about the concept hyper imperialism and how the people of the world need to defeat it

US and NATO allies were responsible for nearly 65% of global arms exports in 2018-22

The US share in global arms exports increased from 33% to 40% in 2018-22, and its ally France, the third-largest exporter of weapons, was also a significant beneficiary, with its share increasing from roughly 7.1% to 11%

Is this the end of the French project in Africa’s Sahel?

Mali recently announced that it would no longer be part of the G5 Sahel. From the beginning, it was clear that the formation of the G5 Sahel was encouraged by France, and that the real focus was to be security.

The black hole that is military spending

Amid a pandemic and dire economic crises across the world, military spending has continued relentlessly. The US has been the biggest spender by a huge margin

Chomsky and Prashad: Three major threats to life on earth that we must address in 2021

Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad discuss the threats humanity and earth face today that require urgent attention