Thailand: “Long live the People, Down with Dictatorship!”

Thailand: “Long live the People, Down with Dictatorship!”

Translated from an article in Convergences Revolutionaires, published by L’Etincelle, October 22, 2020 In recent weeks, demonstrations by Thai youth against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha and the outdated institution of the monarchy have resumed at an unprecedented...
Nigeria: Curfew, but No End to Anger!

Nigeria: Curfew, but No End to Anger!

Translated from an article in Convergences Revolutionaires, published by L’Etincelle, October 26, 2020 Since October 12, Nigeria has been rocked by a popular movement begun in reaction to police violence after yet another young man was murdered by the Special...
The Cost of the 2020 Elections: An Epic Waste of Money

The Cost of the 2020 Elections: An Epic Waste of Money

The campaigns for the national elections this year (for president and Congress) have cost a record-setting eleven billion dollars! What kind of society is this in which such an enormous amount of money is wasted to convince us to vote for these politicians? Imagine...
Who Owns the Supreme Court?

Who Owns the Supreme Court?

    At the nomination hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made news by likening the hearing to a puppet theater. In a twenty-minute presentation, the senator laid out the...
Water Battle Erupts Between Mexico and U.S.

Water Battle Erupts Between Mexico and U.S.

Since 1944, the United States and Mexico have shared water across their border, with the U.S. sending water south from the Colorado River, and Mexico moving water northward from the state of Chihuahua. But climate disruption has caused warmer temperatures and longer...