Breaching the Climate Tipping Point: How a Planned Economy Could Still Save Things
For the first time ever, global temperatures are now likely to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming within the next five years, a major climate change threshold. Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro, Professor and Chair of Dept of Geography and Environmental Studies, SUNY at New Paltz discusses the possibility of averting a complete climate […]
‘Lying Flat’ in China vs ‘Quiet Quitting’ in US: Are Young Workers Checked Out?
The term “quiet quitting” has taken social media by storm in both China and the US and it is particularly favored by the Gen Z in the workplace. How does “quiet quitting”, or “Lying flat” as it is called in China, manifest itself in China and the US, given their different economic systems? In this […]
G7 Sends F-16 Jets to Ukraine: Flirting with Disaster, Direct War on Russia
As South Africa and China advocate for peace, President Vladimir Zelensky of Ukraine embarked on a tour to secure additional weapons, including a stop at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit held in Hiroshima. Brian Becker, host of The Socialist Program, National Director of ANSWER Coalition, discusses the current critical juncture of the war and […]
Make the Economy Scream: US Sanctions Have Been As Deadly As COVID or Shooting Wars
Economic sanctions have been presented as a “non-violent” alternative to military intervention, but a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research exposes the lethal humanitarian cost of sanctions on people in targeted countries. Francisco Rodríguez, author of the report, explains his findings.
How the USSR Crushed the Nazis and Ended Unemployment
May 9, or Victory Day, commemorates the Nazi regime’s defeat by an international alliance. The Soviet Union lost 27 million troops and civilians holding off the Nazi attack, the key element in the German defeat. Despite recent attempts to undermine this history due to rising Russophobia, Carlos Martinez, author of The End of the Beginning: […]
Manufactured Crisis: What’s Really Behind Debt-Ceiling Negotiations?
Ahead of the “debt ceiling” deadline, President Joe Biden held talks with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and other leaders in both parties. According to Walter Smolarek, Editor of Liberation News, by hosting negotiations, Biden is paving the way for significant cuts to social programs and legitimizing the right wing’s tactic of threatening a […]
Life or Debt? How the IMF Keeps Africa Down
Instead of helping promote development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) traps countries in cycles of debt and instability. Grieve Chelwa, Director of Research, Institute on Race, Power & Political Economy at The New School, explains how countries of the Global South are forced to go to the IMF for aid over and over again.
Banking Crisis: How Deep Does it Go?
First Republic Bank became the second largest bank to fail in the US on Monday, and the third bank to do so since March. The Federal Reserve’s increase in interest rates led to the bank’s collapse, and it was subsequently seized by the government and sold to JPMorgan Chase. Chris Caruso from the Kairos Center […]