Caribbean

Caribbean

Miguel Altieri: On agroecology, and why it is the solution to hunger and food security

January 2012
Miguel Altieri

Today, a billion people live in hunger. Can we feed the world and achieve economic development while conserving ecosystems and improving the livelihoods of peasants and the rural poor?

For a solidarity `Marshall Plan' with the Cuban Revolution!

January 2011
Atilio Boron

Creating a special fund of solidarity with the Cuban Revolution would be an act of strict justice.

Is the water privatisation tide finally turning?

September 2010
Nick Buxton

The EU's announced fund of 40 million Euros to support “non-profit partnerships” of water and sanitation utilities in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific is the latest evidence that the corporate push for water privatisation has been forced on to the back foot.

A Tale Of Two Extraditions

July 2010
Saul Landau

The US government demanded that Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding extradite a drug dealer. When Venezuela made similar demands on Washington, for arguably the Hemisphere’s most notorious terrorist, the Justice Department brushed off the request.

BP-Style Extreme Energy Nightmares to Come: Four Scenarios for the Next Energy Mega-Disaster

July 2010
Michael Klare

The BP Gulf oil spill is not an anomaly but the result of industry-wide recklessness, as companies employ more and more risky methods to reach inaccessible reserves as the conventional ones run dry.

Violations of peoples’ rights by European TNCs

July 2010
Cecilia Olivet

European transnational corporations are praised as "engines" of Europe's growth economy, however extensive research on the activities of 25 flagship companies have revealed evidence of labour abuses, deforestation, corruption, and attacks on human rights defenders.

Dissidents or traitors?

March 2010
Atilio Boron

When the “free press” condemns the imprisonment of dissidents in Cuba, they fail to mention that similar attempts to overthrow countries with foreign help would also face imprisonment in most countries worldwide.

Reciprocity!

March 2010
Saul Landau

The CIA has backed some 600 documented attempts against Castro, while there have been no Havana-backed plots against U.S. Presidents. Should Cuba put Washington on its terrorist list? Long Live Reciprocity!

“Freedom” – what a pleasant word!

January 2010
Boris Kagarlitsky

If freedom is defined by a state’s non-participation in economic processes, as the Heritage Foundation suggests, then Haiti today would win first prize, as after the earthquake, it has no government at all.

Haiti, Again?

January 2010
Phyllis Bennis

The marginalisation of the UN and the militarisation of the US aid effort in Haiti reflect how humanitarian needs take a back seat to the Pentagon's priorities.