The material development of China, that is to say, the drive of its productive forces, is undeniable and is one of the principal causes of the world’s capitalists losing sleep. Juan Diego García Supporters of capitalism are surprised to see how China, formerly backward and humiliated by Western […]
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True national sovereignty
True national sovereignty is what guarantees the interests of the majority of the population. A strong and modern state and a healthy and skilled population are indispensable in a project of national development that allows the country to end backwardness and the dependence and limitations that prevent it entering the […]
Syria, at war on all sides
According to reports from the government of Damascus, the direct occupation of parts of the country by Turkey and the United States, and their public support of radical and separatist groups, complicates the liberation of the rest that is not yet controlled by Syrian troops in the north and north-east. […]
Filibustering vs. humanitarian migration policies
President Biden could have reversed the damage left by Trump, but he stands idly by as migrants die crossing the Rio Grande. Those who reach the United States are deported while the children, crammed into shelters, await a hard-pressed family reunion. Alejandra Garcia Elizalde During the campaign for […]
Child brides, a story driven by machismo
At three days old, little Madine was already engaged to a 5-year-old boy, even though her mother, an Afghan woman herself a victim of child marriage, was opposed to forcing her daughter into the same fate. It’s an old story but one that prevails. Around the world, there are 650 […]