ALAI this week - 11/2/2022
Can Israel stop the world from saying ‘apartheid’? Concealing the suffering in Palestine
In March 2021, Fatou Bensouda, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), confirmed that her office had opened an investigation relating to “Rome Statute crimes” by Israel against the Palestinians.
Vijay Prashad
Scientists fear soaring methane levels show climate feedback loop has arrived
Rapidly rising levels of atmospheric methane are "very bad news for humanity and the planet," warned one observer.
Jake Johnson
Peruvian President swears in fourth ministerial cabinet in six months
The political pressure from Peru’s right-wing sectors, through smear campaigns in mainstream media, forced President Pedro Castillo to reshuffle his cabinet for the second time in a week.
Peoples Dispatch
Revulsion against billionaire wealth isn’t about “envy.” It’s about democracy
We can either reign in the transnational power of the global superrich or let them bulldoze whatever remains of the public sphere, the commons, and the democratic state.
Luke Savage
The geopolitics behind spiraling gas and electricity prices in Europe
Markets do not solve the problem of energy pricing. What is required is planning and long-term investments in infrastructure.
Prabir Purkayastha
China’s support is a game changer for Russia
What really matters most for Moscow would be the myriad ways in which Beijing can mitigate the effect of any harsh western sanctions.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Resist inflation phobia coup
Calls to fight inflation above all else are getting shriller, but raising interest rates could put the world in a slump. Even the IMF Managing Director doubts a runaway inflation threat to the world.
Anis Chowdhury, Jomo Kwame Sundaram
The people of the world vs Pfizer Inc.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Pfizer has used every opportunity to maximize its profits, even if this meant reduced access to life-saving medical products for most of the world. The same is about to happen in the case of Paxlovid, the company’s Covid-19 oral treatment.
Jyotsna Singh
Women: the widening gap
There exist sexual gaps in time spent on unpaid care work, limited access to social protection and the upsurge in violence and harassment. These have made it more difficult for women to retain employment than men.
Gabriela Ramírez Mendoza