by Alejandra Garcia Elizalde
The United States has reportedly communicated to the Uruguayan government that it must end the presence of the Cuban Medical Brigade, particularly the Cuban Ophthalmology Brigade. As of September 2026, the Cuban medical brigade has reportedly carried out more than 120,000 free procedures, primarily benefiting low-income Uruguayans.by Thomas Palley
Dr Thomas Palley reflects on the debate over tenure following The New School’s dismissal of several tenured professors amid financial distress and institutional reorganization. He argues that the controversy should prompt a broader examination of how higher education is governed. Palley proposes replacing tenure with academic unions, strengthening faculty governance, limiting administrator pay, and requiring senior university officers to come from the faculty. He questions whether tenure adequately protects academic freedom and argues that it creates divisions between tenured and precarious academic workers. He also calls for legal remedies for individuals affected while urging discussion of the wider structure of universities.by Carolina Alves
Empirical inquiry has its place in economics, but economists must not let the pursuit of causality displace the pursuit of explanation.by E A S Sarma
The article by E.A.S. Sarma examines the Union environment ministry’s exemption of standalone green hydrogen and green ammonia plants from prior environmental clearance. Using the proposed 1-million-tonne green ammonia facility at Kakinada as a case study, Sarma highlights concerns over water consumption, desalination waste, pipelines, ecological impacts and the project’s proximity to the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary. He also questions the exclusion of public consultation and the wider implications of treating such projects as environmentally benign merely because they use renewable energy. The letter argues that environmental appraisal must precede industrial operations and calls on the ministry to revisit the exemption in light of Article 48A.by from Santiago Chile
Chile’s far-right President, José Antonio Kast, ignored the 53rd anniversary of the September 11, 1973, coup d’état, when General Augusto Pinochet (1915–2006) overthrew the government of Salvador Allende (1970–1973).by Raúl Antonio Capote
As detentions of Cubans in the United States increase, the voices most critical of Havana remain silent; no politician—and almost none of the so-called influencers—is speaking out to denounce the abuse. Most Cubans detained and deported to third countries did not cross the border illegally; their entry was, at the time, legal and authorized by U.S. authorities.by La Jornada editorial
The U.S. Southern Command reported the sinking of the fishing vessel Por siempre don Carlos and the disappearance of its 25 crew members 140 nautical miles off the coast of Manta, Ecuador. With this action, the total number of vessels destroyed by U.S. troops—invited into the country by President Daniel Noboa with the alleged aim of combating drug trafficking—now stands at 10.by Phil Pasquini
Advocates say hundreds of thousands of Haitians face removal to a country beset by killings, displacement and severe instability, while protests demand restoration of Temporary Protected Status.by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
Colombia’s decision to withdraw its intervention in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice does not affect the proceedings, South Africa’s arguments or the Court’s jurisdiction, according to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. The organisation explains that Colombia was an intervening state under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute, not the applicant, and therefore could not halt or withdraw the case itself. The article also examines Colombia’s continuing obligations under the Genocide Convention, including the duty to prevent and punish genocide. It calls on states to support international accountability efforts and uphold the independence of the Court.by Vijay Prashad
Trump’s campaign to bring Greenland under US control is presented as a national-security project, but Greenlanders have overwhelmingly rejected joining the United States. Vijay Prashad examines the island’s strategic importance, the extensive US military presence already established there, and the historical costs borne by Greenlanders. The article places Trump’s demands within the broader framework of the Monroe Doctrine and its modern “Donroe Doctrine” formulation, linking Greenland to Washington’s wider hemispheric ambitions. It also traces Greenland’s struggle for self-government and independence, arguing that strategic interests, mineral resources and military geography cannot override the political rights and self-determination of Greenland’s people.by Robert Hunziker
Ocean ecosystems are undergoing profound changes as warming waters, declining oxygen levels and marine heatwaves disrupt food webs. The article examines the expansion of oceanic hypoxic dead zones, the decline of gray whale populations, widespread fish deaths and growing pressures on species such as Antarctic krill. It traces how melting Arctic sea ice is disrupting the food chain that sustains gray whales, while extreme heat is causing mass mortality in marine and aquaculture environments. With ocean temperatures continuing to rise and carbon dioxide remaining in the atmosphere, the article considers the shrinking time available to address climate change and its consequences for marine life.by H. Patricia Hynes
Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine life and sustain the livelihoods of more than a billion people through fisheries, tourism and other marine industries. Yet rising global temperatures, ocean acidification, sewage and industrial pollution are driving unprecedented coral dieback. The article examines why coral reefs may represent one of the first climate tipping points and the consequences of their decline for marine ecosystems and coastal communities. It also highlights “Super Reefs” that have shown unusual resilience to heat and the work of scientists seeking to identify and protect these surviving coral strongholds, alongside efforts to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.by Stephen Prager
Gaza has the world’s largest concentration of child amputees thanks to Israel’s genocidal war. Now, as Australian charities seek to deliver hundreds of wheelchairs to the children injured in the onslaught, Israel has reportedly been blocking them for more than a year and a half.by Tony Wood & Meizhu Lui
When Tony Wood talks about the debates of the Mexican left in the 1920s and 30s, some of the questions sound familiar. For example, when a more progressive but still capitalist government is in power, as in Mexico after its 1910 revolution, some in the broad left condemned it, others supported it as a positive step. This debate is occurring again today. Is the Morena party a revolutionary force, a “4th transformation”? Or is it still fundamentally a capitalist party like the old PRI, just throwing the poor a bigger bone?by Vidyarthy Chatterjee
Raoul Peck’s 'Lumumba' offers a restrained and politically significant remembrance of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Vidyarthy Chatterjee examines Lumumba’s assassination in the context of the struggle over Congo’s mineral wealth, sovereignty and political future. The article discusses the role of Western powers, Belgian colonial interests and Congolese political elites in the events that led to Lumumba’s death. It also considers how Peck’s film revisited this history during the Black Lives Matter movement, bringing renewed attention to colonial violence and the continuing economic and political pressures faced by former African colonies.by The Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism in Africa
The debate over constitutional reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo is unfolding amid a deeper security, economic and social crisis. This article examines the proposed changes through a class-based and anti-imperialist perspective, arguing that institutional reform cannot be separated from the material conditions facing Congolese workers and communities. It traces the political evolution from the 2006 Constitution and Félix Tshisekedi’s rise to power to the current referendum process, while examining concerns over a possible third presidential term. The article also considers the country’s vast mineral wealth, foreign economic interests, poverty and weak public services, and argues that lasting democratic transformation requires greater popular control over resources and institutions.by Thomas Klikauer
Germany’s statutory minimum wage was introduced only in 2015, but legal protections have not prevented widespread wage theft. The article examines how employers evade minimum-wage obligations through unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, inaccurate time records, illegal deductions, worker misclassification and other practices. Drawing on German trade union estimates, it reports that workers may have lost up to €64 billion between 2015 and 2024, with part-time workers, contract workers, women and workers in eastern Germany particularly affected. The article also examines weak enforcement, staffing shortages in inspection agencies, and the need for stronger collective bargaining, inspections, sanctions and whistleblower protections.by Anirban Mukherjee
India’s constitutional democracy recognizes Adivasi or tribal communities as distinct social formations having special rights over land and forests. Ironically, some of the country’s richest tribal landscapes continue to be viewed as repositories of mineral wealth. Whenever coal, bauxite, iron ore, or other natural resources are discovered beneath forests inhabited by Scheduled Tribes, the language of development takes precedence over the language of constitutional justice.by Brett Wilkins
Citing the 70% depopulation of Gaza, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to “finish the job” of what he called Palestinian “migration”—a euphemism, say critics, for ethnic cleansing.by Franklin Frederick
Meet Me in St. Louis The Dream of White Supremacy Meet Me in St. Louis premiered on November 22, 1944, in St. Louis, Missouri. The New York premiere took place a few days later, on November 28. It was the first hit from MGM’s musical department, headed since 1940 by Arthur Freed, the writer of some of the best-known songs in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s, who would go on to produce some of the most memorable films of those decades as well. It was Arthur Freed who acquired the copyrights to a series of stories […]
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