Can the UN Bring Stability to Haiti?
The United Nations is currently debating whether to send a non-UN military force to “bring stability” to Haiti. Ariel Henry, prime-minister of Haiti, has begged the UN to send a “specialized” task force to eliminate gangs. The United States and Mexico are the main voices of support for this military intervention, which looks extremely likely […]
Chile: Perspectives for Struggle After Rejection of New Constitution
On September 4, more than 15 million Chileans voted in the plebiscite on the approval of a new Constitution. However, more than 61% of Chileans voted for the “Rechazo‘’ (to reject the new constitution). This means maintaining the current text, created during the Pinochet dictatorship and which represents the beginning of neoliberalism in Chile. The […]
What Every Amazon Worker Should Know About the Union Defeat in Albany
When Jeff Bezos saw that workers at the ALB1 fulfillment center voted 406 to 206 against the union, there is no doubt he breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Amazon seems like a tinderbox right now, and a victory at ALB1 could have spread like wildfire. In late September, Amazon workers already dealing with […]
Climate Change: Imperialism and Hypocrisy
It seems that no matter the scale of the social crisis, there is always money for war. Less than a year after COP26, the Trudeau government is boosting military spending, including $19 billion on new fighter jets. These 88 F-35 jets operating together would burn 5,600 litres of fuel per hour, about 10 percent of […]
A Strong Dollar: Harbinger of Recession to Come
The rapid decline in the value of the pound sterling relative to the dollar in the aftermath of the recent ‘mini-budget’ in the UK has overshadowed a pre-existing trend. Most major currencies in recent months were declining in such a manner, albeit not as spectacularly as the pound during Liz Truss’s short-lived premiership. Counter-intuitively, a […]