West Africa’s cocoa farmers are trapped by the global chocolate industry

[Here is an article explaining some basic economics of cocoa farming and its impact on the farmers and the environment in West Africa. The chocolate industry has long been recognized as one of the worst neo-colonial offenders in Africa. As this article points out, cocoa farmers are getting poorer, child labor is increasing, and the... Continue Reading →

Hotel Propaganda – with commentary

[The article below is a retrospective essay on the U.S.-led regime change operation and war on Rwanda of 1994, which shares many similarities with the 2011 war on Libya and the ongoing war on Syria. All three conflicts saw the use of proxy warfare as well as joint propaganda campaigns by NGOs — such as... Continue Reading →

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