By Vijay Prashad, Kambale Musavuli This article first appeared Aug. 1 on peoplesdispatch.org. The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and U.S. troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries. . . .
Continue reading Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup at Workers.org
By Jorden Wilkie Seattle A delegation from Workers World Party branches in Seattle, Portland and New York City attended the People’s Summit Against APEC on July 29 and 30, put on by Pacific Northwest-People Over Profit. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a neoliberal, free-trade conference where “government and big . . .
Continue reading Peoples Summit against APEC at Workers.org
In a clear display of decolonization sentiment, the people of Mali, a West African country, carried out a historic decision when they voted in a June 18 referendum to drop French as its official language as part of its new constitution. The new constitution was adopted with almost 97% of . . .
Continue reading Malians say no to official French language at Workers.org
The American Anthropological Association voted electronically July 14-15 to boycott all Israeli institutions. The decision was hailed as a major victory by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and the Palestinian Campaign for the Cultural and Academic Boycott of Israel. The vote was 71% or 2,016 for the boycott . . .
Continue reading American Anthropological Association rebuffs Israel at Workers.org
|
