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COP26: Greenwashing and Plutocratic Misadventures

November 23, 2021 Ajamu Baraka capitalism, Climate Crisis, COP26, COVID-19, Environment, Global South, greenwashing

By Ajamu Baraka -Nov 17, 2021 For all the policy failures of COP26 it may actually be an inflection point

Central America and the Caribbean Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Méxican Seeds

November 23, 2021 Editor2 agriculture, Big Ag, biodiversity, COP26, Dow, Global South, GMO, maíz nativo, Mexico, monsanto, PHI, Syngenta, UN, UN global food

By Ernesto Hernández-López – Nov 19, 2021 Last month’s ruling by the country’s Supreme Court fuels sustainable farming worldwide, writes

International Opinion

The People vs. COP26: Time for Politicians, Billionaires to Listen

November 16, 2021 Editor2 Billionaires, capitalism, class struggle, climate change, COP26, Environment, Glasgow, global warming, Neoliberalism, politicians, Technocrats

By Ramzy Baroud – Nov 14, 2021 Of all the speeches and political grandstanding at the 2021 United Nations Climate

International News

As Chávez Said, ‘Let’s not Change the Climate, Let’s Change the System!’: A Conversation with Max Ajl

November 3, 2021 Editor2 anti-imperialism, climate change, Climate Crisis, Cochabamba, COP26, David Choquehuanca, demilitarization, ecological decolonization, Environment, Evo Morales, Global South, Green Capitalism, Green New Deal (GND), Hugo Chavez, Max Ajl

An anti-imperialist approach to global warming in the context of COP26. This week and through November 12, the United Nations

International Opinion

The “Free Market” Will Not Save us from Climate Crisis: 5 Lessons from the Pandemic

November 3, 2021November 8, 2021 Editor2 Biden administration, capitalism, Climate Crisis, COP26, COVAX, COVID-19 Vaccine Patents, G20, Moderna, Pandemic, Pfizer, pharmaceutical industry, Thomas Friedman, US Sanctions, World Trade Organization (WTO)

By Sarah Lazare – Nov 1, 2021 If there’s one thing the past 18 months have taught us, it’s that

Ideology-Commune-Labor Opinion

Land Workers of the World Unite! Food Sovereignty for Climate Justice Now! (La Vía Campesina Statement)

October 27, 2021 scorinoco agribusiness, Agroecology, Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism, Climate Crisis, climate justice, climate smart agriculture vs climate just agriculture, conflicts of interest, COP26, corporatization of agriculture, defund the war machine, food sovereignty, Fossil fuels, GMO, greenhouse gases (GHGs), hijacking of UN by corporates, La Via Campesina, nature based solutions, net zero vs real zero, sustainable agriculture, UN Food Systems Summit

By La Vía Campesina – Oct 25, 2021 The following is La Vía Campesina Declaration towards UN Climate Conference COP

International Opinion

The “Green Conscience” of the Rich

October 23, 2021 Geraldina Colotti bourgeoisie, capitalism, CELAC, change the system, China, climate change, COP26, ecology, Environment, Forum, Francisco Durán, green conscience, Hugo Chavez, renewable energy, Venezuela

By Geraldina Colotti – Oct 15, 2021 During the Third China-CELAC Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation, the Venezuelan Deputy

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

CELAC: Political Declaration of Mexico City

September 23, 2021 Editor2 Caribbean, CELAC, Climate Crisis, COP26, COVID-19, Cuba, Declaration, Latin America, Mexico, us blockade, Venezuela

By CELAC – September 18, 2021 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government of CELAC 1.- The Community of

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Latin America and Caribbean Leaders Approve Historic Agreement

September 23, 2021 Editor2 Andrés Manuel López Obrador, CELAC, climate change, COP26, Cuban vaccine, Luis Arce, Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico, Miguel Diaz-Canel, Nicolas Maduro

By Peoples Dispatch – Sep 22, 2021 The heads of state of the regional block agreed on a 44-point declaration

Central America and the Caribbean Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion

Nicaragua’s Green Revolution

June 9, 2021 Editor2 clean energy, climate change, COP26, Environment, FSLN, International Solar Alliance, Nicaragua, renewable energy, Solar Power

By Rohan Rice – Jun 6, 2021 While large polluting countries have refused to take necessary measures to slow the