A world of crisis

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Issue No. 352/353 (2022/3-4) Click on cover to download the magazine (PDF) COVER: A world in crisis* Confronted by crises By Lim Mah-Hui and Michael Heng Siam-Heng The world is faced with a confluence of crises that threatens the very future of peoples, nations and even humanity itself. At the root of this existential danger lies a society in which market forces run rampant. Isn’t it time to challenge the growth paradigm? By John Feffer The multiple crises besetting people and planet demand rethinking of an economic system in thrall to the goal of perpetual growth. Getting out of the food-energy-climate crisis By GRAIN High food prices. Soaring energy costs. Runaway climate change. One common element linking these adverse phenomena: corporate power. Armed conflict and climate change: How these two threats play out By Halvard Buhaug Not only is climate change a potential driver of conflict, but violent conflict also worsens vulnerability to the impacts of climate shifts, in what could produce a vicious circle of destruction. How to survive us Yesterday, today and tomorrow on a broiling planet By Frida Berrigan Amid a looming nuclear threat and potential climate catastrophe, an American peace activist ponders what it might take to make it through this crisis-ridden age. ECOLOGY ‘The axe always falls on the most vulnerable’ Pakistan demands debt cancellation and climate justice By Tanupriya Singh More than 1,700 people have been killed in floods that continue to submerge parts of Pakistan. Amid this crisis, activists are demanding debt cancellation and climate reparations. Myanmar’s forest guardians face disempowerment By Carolyn Cowan The state of conflict prevailing in Myanmar since the military takeover is harming the country’s indigenous communities – and the lands and forests they protect. An open letter to Bill Gates In this letter, over 50 non-governmental groups involved in agriculture and food security work challenge the views voiced by the prominent philanthropist and co-founder of the Gates Foundation on what is needed to fight global hunger.	HEALTH & SAFETY Agent Orange in Vietnam: Lingering pain and injustice By Phan Xuan Dung Over 60 years on, the devastating legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam persists. ECONOMICS Plurilateral negotiations, WTO reform and other initiatives: Further marginalising the developing countries at the WTO By Abhijit Das Countries of the Global South are already in a disadvantaged position in the multilateral regime governing international trade. New proposals being pushed by the developed countries at the World Trade Organisation could further tilt the odds against them. WORLD AFFAIRS Africa does not want to be a breeding ground for the new Cold War By Vijay Prashad Western attempts to subordinate Africa to their geopolitical agenda threaten unity and sovereignty on the continent. Haiti’s political collapse By Jeff Abbott With violence erupting on the streets, government institutions failing and citizens desperately seeking to flee its shores, Haiti is a country in turmoil. HUMAN RIGHTS Israel’s relentless war against the children of Palestine By Ilan Pappé Thousands of Palestinian children have fallen victim to Israeli security forces, yet this mass killing is little addressed in international human rights discourse. The forgotten victims of the Cuban missile crisis pact By Deborah Shnookal Between 1960 and 1962, some 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban children were evacuated to the United States in an airlift dubbed Operation Pedro Pan. Some of them were never reunited with their families. WOMEN Agroecological women farmers boost food security in Peruvian highlands By Mariela Jara Sustainable farming practices are yielding a harvest of productivity and empowerment for women in rural Peru. CULTURE KwaZulu-Natal Gothic By Christopher McMichael The crime drama Reyka delivers a dark, often disturbing, interrogation of violence in South Africa’s troubled KwaZulu-Natal province. Third World Resurgence Page
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