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Activists who disrupted the African Energy Summit in London last week once again drew the public’s attention to a growing neo-colonial trend of scrambling for oil in Africa. In recent years, we’ve witnessed expanding resistance to rich countries taking Africa’s natural resources and leaving already poor countries in survival mode after years of colonialism. One […]
Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldU.S. Representative to the United NationsNew York, New YorkMay 25, 2022 AS DELIVERED QUESTION: I’m very pleased to be joined by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, a member of the Biden cabinet national security team, long-time outstanding diplomat for our country, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Thanks so much for joining us. […]
Photographed for the New Statesman by Thomas Duffield In recent years, the Labour left has had little cause for celebration. The Corbyn project ended in the party’s worst general election defeat since 1935. Keir Starmer went on to win the leadership by a landslide and marginalised the left with ruthless speed. But consolation has been […]
The 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was a bare-minimum protection of abortion rights. The case argued that the choice to terminate a pregnancy was a matter of privacy, a decision between a pregnant person and their doctor. While the decision made it impossible for the government to directly interfere with the procedure itself, Roe and […]
The report found that Black Americans, according to an “Equality Index” that reveals disparities for Black Americans relative to Whites in economic opportunity, education, health, social justice and civic engagement, received a score of 73.9% — up 0.2 % from a year ago but well short of the 100% goal of a nation where racial […]
There is a question that almost always pops up in discussions about the black consciousness movement. Presented in various permutations, it has to do with the almost saintly reverence people hold for Steve Biko – not without good reason – and whether he would (still) be a revered figure were he alive in 2022. Of […]
The Biden administration is launching a $6bn effort to rescue nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change. On Tuesday, a certification and bidding process opened for a civil nuclear credit program that is intended to bail […]
The U.S. won’t negotiate exemptions to Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and could try to strike a separate accord excluding Moscow, a senior U.S. official said, a diplomatic effort complicated by an Iranian missile attack on Iraq that sent American troops rushing for shelter. With one of President Biden’s […]
The U.S. won’t negotiate exemptions to Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia to save the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal and instead would try to strike an alternative agreement that excludes Russia if the Kremlin doesn’t back off from last-minute demands, a senior State Department official said. With one of President Biden’s top foreign-policy goals imperiled, the senior […]
The COMPOUND and Save The Duck have released a new collection that is 100% cruelty-free and vegan. Individuals such as COMPOUND founder Set Free Richardson, Houston Rockets point guard Kevin Porter Jr, and Jadakiss are all featured on the new line’s promotional campaign. Kevin Porter Jr. rocks the Save The Duck pro-tech long parka jacket […]