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Modernization Without Roots: How Pakistan is Erasing Its Culture for a False Future

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal and Dr. Qurat al-ain Rana Pakistan stands at a critical juncture where the pursuit of modernization must not overshadow genuine development. The prevailing approach—prioritizing modernization over development—has turned society into a dependent entity, subservient to metropolitan…

Sanctions as Silent Warfare: How the Global South Suffers Under Economic Coercion

While bombs and invasions draw widespread condemnation, economic sanctions—marketed as peaceful and humane alternatives—continue to inflict mass suffering, largely unchecked. From Iran and Venezuela to Gaza, sanctions quietly devastate civilian populations, while entrenching the very global inequalities they claim to…

Why Israel attacked Iran

As if the genocide in Palestine were not enough, Israel simultaneously unleashed a war through a blatant and large-scale aggression. Does not Israel best fit the description of a “rogue state,” a term that the United States indiscriminately hurled at…

Pinocchio café a social connectedness space in the hood!

Small neighborhood businesses support residents’ community and social life. They’re often the place where we meet our neighbors. develop social relationships and even projects. Today, Pinocchio Café in Villeray neighborhood (Montreal) celebrates its 10th anniversary. For the occasion, the owners…

How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use

In the race to develop artificial intelligence, large technology companies such as Google and Meta are trying to secure massive amounts of electricity to power new data centers. Electric utilities see the prospect of earning large profits by providing electricity to these…

Why is Russia’s Economic Presence Invisible Across Africa?

After two historic Russia-Africa summits, several conferences and bilateral meetings intended to move Russia’s relations from stagnation to growth, from low-level to another stage within the context of geopolitical competition and rivalry, has hit institutional obstacles including political bureaucracy and…

Venezuela has been under sanctions for 10 years

Although it may seem incredible from other parts of the world, Venezuela has a Deputy Minister for Anti-Blockade Policies who reports to the Ministry of Popular Power for Internal Relations, Justice, and Peace. The very existence of such a position…

The Lithium Fever: Documentary reveals the dark side of the energy transition in South America

The Latin American Observatory of Environmental Conflicts (OLCA), in collaboration with the digital media outlet Resumen.cl and with the support of the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF), presents the powerful audiovisual report ‘The Lithium Fever: Shadows of the Energy Transition.’ This…

Colombia Moves to Join China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced plans to sign an agreement to formally join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), signaling a deepening of ties between the South American nation and Beijing. According to government sources cited by major Colombian…

Trump’s Tariff Hikes: ‘Historical Amnesia’, or History Repeating Itself?

by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu Trump has just introduced a wave of tariff hikes on import duties against 60 countries including China, Japan, India, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The measures described by the President himself as ‘explosives’ reflect his administration’s aggressive stance…

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