Iraq’s crisis continues as rival factions lock horns
Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News explains the latest developments in the political crisis in Iraq. Uncertainty continues in the country with no government having been formed since the the election of October 2021
Mali kicks out the French. What next?
After a nine year long occupation, French troops have completed their withdrawal from Mali. We look at the record of the French in Mali and what lies ahead for the country.
US continues provocation game with China over Taiwan
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News talks about the latest US provocations against China in the context of the political and economic ties between the two countries
One month later, HIV+ people in India continue sit-in demanding regular supply of life-saving drugs
In the heart of Indian capital city New Delhi, dozens of HIV positive patients have been participating in a sit-in for a month right outside the offices of the National AIDS Control Organization or NACO.
Marikana’s legacy is one of justice denied and capital’s greed
10 years after the brutal massacre of striking mine workers in Marikana in South Africa, Mbuso Ngubane, Deputy General Secretary of NUMSA, talks about questions of justice and the close ties between mining giants and the state
Is the US Inflation Reduction Act a case of too little too late?
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News analyzes the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act which seeks to address inflation, climate change, and healthcare
The Pandemic Age and the debates around intellectual property
Thiru Balasubramaniam of Knowledge Ecology International talks about debates on intellectual property in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of the World Intellectual Property Organization
‘False Positives’: How Colombian army killed innocents for rewards
Over the past few weeks, retired officers of the Colombian armed forces have been charged with crimes against humanity for the brutal killing of innocent civilians during the rule of Álvaro Uribe