Colonialism

The Ukrainian war for lithium

31.10.2024

There are moments in History that are characterized by a strong economic component, so predominant that we are said to be facing a revolution, passing through the ever dramatically present moment of war. Since the end of the 19th century that the world has been witnessing wars over oil; now, however, we have been a few years into those over rare earths, among which lithium, a mineral indispensable for smartphones and especially electric cars, plays a privileged role.

Martinique And French Neocolonialism

22.10.2024

Leonid Savin

A couple of weeks ago, there was news that riots broke out in the French overseas territory of Martinique in the Caribbean, which turned violent. In fact, the problems on the island began back in September, when local residents started to protest against the increase in prices for many goods and services, which affected their standard of living.

Suffering and Dependence: How Colonialist Discourse Denies African Statehood

05.01.2023

Julian Izzo

The struggles of post-colonial states are due to enduring colonial influence. In this essay, I will first explore how colonialism in Africa was conducted and how the methods of colonial historiography contributed to a romanticising of its impact.

Dependence and ecology in contemporary Latin America, part 2: Limits to sub-imperial autonomy

16.12.2022

George Shepherd

Brazilian agribusiness’s fervour for Soybean cultivation has manifested itself domestically as much, if not more so, than externally, with deforestation accelerating as plantations abound with similar velocity in both the Brazilian Amazon and the

Israeli settler-colonialism protects US interests, hence the unconditional support

10.06.2021

Ramona Wadi

The US will not get involved in the current government turbulence in Israel, but remains committed to the security of the settler-colonial state, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has

Alain de Benoist: ‘Europe is a colony of the financial markets’

25.02.2019

Alain de Benoist

What impact does the occupation have on the occupied? Liberalism recognizes only one form of sovereignty: that of the individual.

Death to America?

07.08.2018

Sean Gabb

Talking about the future is often a sure recipe for looking like a fool. However obvious it may seem to us, nearly everything that happened in the past was unexpected at the time.

Rich Men in London Still Deciding Africa’s Future

09.10.2017

Colin Todhunter

Some £600 million in UK aid money courtesy of the taxpayer is helping big business increase its profits in Africa via the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.

El Libertador: 234 years since the birth of Simon Bolivar

25.07.2017

P. Multatuli

July 24, 1783- Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, the capital of the General-Captaincy of Spanish Venezuela.

Terrorism: Is Christianity to Blame?

Notes to Basquiat, Gordon Bennett

28.04.2017

Tormod

It has become quite a widely-held position amongst the Alt-Right that fault for the loss of identity and in-group loyalty and even the self-sabotage of Western societies is the result (the inevitable result, as some would even have it) of Christia

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