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Towards the 6^th International Ecosocialist Meeting

2 May 2024 - by Maria Elena Saludas

On 9, 10 and 11 May 2024, the 6th International Ecosocialist Meeting and the 1st Latin American and Caribbean Ecosocialist Meeting will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.. What is ecosocialism and what does it advocate? Our aim is to put (...)
CFA franc: conditions are ripe for replacement of the west African currency rooted in colonialism

17 April 2024 - by Kai Koddenbrock

At no point in history has the CFA franc – the name of a colonial currency used in west and central African countries belonging to the franc zone – been closer to its demise. Senegal has overwhelmingly voted for leftwing Pastef candidate (...)
NEW REPORT: The colonial roots of global south debt

22 February 2024 - by Tess Woolfenden

This report exposes how current global south debt is both a colonial legacy, and a neo-colonial tool used by global north governments, institutions and corporations to plunder the wealth of, and extend their control over, global south countries (...)
Were the Biblical Prophets Anti-Semitic?

6 January 2024 - by Michael Hudson

If the prophets of ancient Israel such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Malachi and Amos were alive today, Benjamin Netanyahu would accuse them of anti-Semitism for daring to describe his government as a travesty of what the Mosaic covenant was all (...)
Legendary Warsaw ghetto and anti-apartheid fighters support the Palestinian resistance!

20 December 2023 - by Yorgos Mitralias

As soon as the new bloodbath in the Middle East began, the label of anti-Semite that Israel’s supporters so readily attributed to all those who dared to criticise its policies was replaced by... criminalisation, censorship and all kinds of (...)
For a ceasefire and an end to colonization and apartheid in Palestine

6 December 2023 - by Altersummit

First of all we affirm that all killing or murder of unarmed civilians is unacceptable! Any such action represents a war crime and lacks legitimacy. First of all we affirm that all killing or murder of unarmed civilians is unacceptable! Any (...)
Free trade and debt : the two sides of neocolonialism

1 December 2023 - by CADTM Afrique, Bilaterals.org

Highlights from the workshop organised in Marrakesh by Attac Maroc, bilaterals.org, CADTM Africa, GRAIN and the Tunisian Observatory of Economy, during the Global counter-summit of social movement convened on the occasion of the annual meetings (...)
Cancel the debt now to deliver climate justice!

30 November 2023 - by CADTM International, Collective

To mark Cop 28, the CADTM International Network is joining forces with over 550 organisations, activists and academics to call for debt cancellation for the Global South. 54 countries in the global south are in debt crisis. Debt drains (...)
When Netanyahu accustoms us to an inhuman world without rights or rules, where the law of the jungle reigns!

21 November 2023 - by Yorgos Mitralias

While the operation to exterminate and ethnically cleanse the Palestinians in Gaza has - quite rightly - monopolized the world’s attention for weeks, little or no attention is being paid to one of its crucial objectives, which is passing rather (...)
We stand with the People of Palestine! We stand for Justice, Human Rights and Freedom!

3 November 2023 - by CADTM Belgique, Collective

As movements fighting against systems of injustice that view black, brown and indigenous peoples as disposable, to be sacrificed by racist and colonial systems of exploitation and domination, we see the struggle of the Palestinian people against (...)
When Einstein called “fascists” those who rule Israel for the last 44 years…

31 October 2023 - by Yorgos Mitralias

We republish the following text because it is now even more timely and even more useful than when it was first published in August 2021. Why? Because Netanyahu and his government are doing everything they can to fully confirm what Einstein had (...)
The Palestinian people have a right to their lives, land and sovereignty

30 October 2023 - by GRAIN

The CADTM shares GRAIN’s point of view and in-depth analysis, in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Israel’s retaliation for the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas has rapidly evolved into another phase of what can only be considered a (...)
It is time to do justice to former slaves

22 février 2023 - par Hilary Beckles

Stand Up to Racism Dorset - meeting Join the call for justice for slavery - reparations now ! Time’s Up, Richard Drax Wednesday 1 March, 7.30pm The Dorford Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester DT1 1RR Speakers : David Denny, Caribbean Movement for (...)
Globalization from Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan until today

21 December 2021 - by Eric Toussaint

In this study, Éric Toussaint covers the period from the 15th to the 21st century, focusing on the dramatic effects of capitalist globalisation. The beginning of Globalization goes back to the outcomes of the first voyage of Christopher (...)
Africa: How France Continues to Dominate Its Former Colonies in Africa

26 April 2021 - by Ndongo Samba Sylla, Fanny Pigeaud, Chris Dite

In France’s former African colonies, imperialist monetary policies from Paris continue to cripple domestic economies and undermine democracy. Colonialism in Africa won’t have meaningfully come to an end until true economic sovereignty is allowed (...)
Sankara case and companions. The trial quickly! ... Blaise Compaoré must be extradited and France must cooperate!

16 April 2021 - by Réseau Justice pour Sankara

Press Release The decisions of the pre-trial hearing, published on April 13, 2021, confirm the indictment of the main defendants. The case has now been referred to the Military Tribunal for due process. We demand that Blaise Compaoré be (...)
In memory of Patrice Lumumba, assassinated on 17 January 1961

17 January 2021 - by Eric Toussaint

On 17 January 2021, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961). After a resounding victory in the first real elections in which the Congolese participated, Patrice Lumumba became Prime Minister of (...)