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October 31, 2024
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage St. Lucia during and post Hurricane Beryl by Tamanisha J. John Toronto, Ontario Whenever a hurricane hits in the Caribbean, people rush to point out that it is an indicator of “disaster capitalism” and/or that “disaster capitalism” will surely come. While I agree that non-governmental organizations (NGO) and ... <a title="Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/hurricane-unpreparedness-in-the-caribbean-disaster-by-imperial-design/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The chart above shows Aotearoa New Zealand’s exports and imports of coal. First, note that the emphasis is on timing, not absolute amounts; Imports have a different scale to Exports. Essentially, imports have been around 10% of exports. It’s also important to note that most Aotearoan coal is exported, while coal ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – New Zealand’s Coal Trade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/15/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-new-zealands-coal-trade/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – New Zealand’s Coal Trade">Read more</a>
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October 1, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Alina Duarte Mexico City Evo Morales, former President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and President of the Six Federations of the Tropic of Cochabamba, was a special guest of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) during festivities marking the 212th anniversary of Mexico’s independence. The other international ... <a title="Evo Morales: “A democratic rebellion is underway throughout Latin America and the Caribbean”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/01/evo-morales-a-democratic-rebellion-is-underway-throughout-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/" aria-label="Read more about Evo Morales: “A democratic rebellion is underway throughout Latin America and the Caribbean”">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Richard Kohn, Ph.D.From Columbia, MD Recently, there have been reports in the news media that Nicaragua is destroying its rain forests and allowing beef ranchers to convert them to pastures in the country’s vast nature reserves. A network of supposed human rights and environmental groups are calling ... <a title="Nicaragua: U.S. sanctions will disrupt sustainable beef production and reforestation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/20/nicaragua-u-s-sanctions-will-disrupt-sustainable-beef-production-and-reforestation/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua: U.S. sanctions will disrupt sustainable beef production and reforestation">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Environmental costs are a big deal, which need to be properly factored into our economic decision-making. Last week the Government announced a rebate scheme for electric and hybrid vehicles. These days we emphasise the very important greenhouse costs arising from the burning of fossil fuels: coal, petrol, gas. But they are ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Policies for Reducing the Environmental Costs of Urban Transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/18/keith-rankin-analysis-policies-for-reducing-the-environmental-costs-of-urban-transport/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Policies for Reducing the Environmental Costs of Urban Transport">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By COHA From Washington DC Renowned scholar Steve Ellner offered an insightful analysis of the December 6, 2020 parliamentary elections in Venezuela which took place in the midst of severe hardship imposed by a US blockade, a pandemic, and a US-EU backed campaign to boycott the election. The ... <a title="Steve Ellner in COHA Webinar: “Parliamentary Elections are a victory for Chavismo and the moderate opposition”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/30/steve-ellner-in-coha-webinar-parliamentary-elections-are-a-victory-for-chavismo-and-the-moderate-opposition/" aria-label="Read more about Steve Ellner in COHA Webinar: “Parliamentary Elections are a victory for Chavismo and the moderate opposition”">Read more</a>
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November 14, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Leaders from the progressive world highlight that “organized peoples make revolutions.” By Alina Duarte From La Paz and Washington DC Although the extreme right and their paramilitary groups sought to prevent it by any means necessary, Luis Arce Catacora won the presidency of Bolivia, and Evo Morales returned ... <a title="Bolivia and Necessary Self-Critique: “It is not enough to have the government, we have to have people’s power.” " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/14/bolivia-and-necessary-self-critique-it-is-not-enough-to-have-the-government-we-have-to-have-peoples-power/" aria-label="Read more about Bolivia and Necessary Self-Critique: “It is not enough to have the government, we have to have people’s power.” ">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Book ReviewBy John PerryFrom Nicaragua Who Killed Berta Cáceres?: Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender’s Battle for the Planet, by Nina Lakhani. Verso, 2020. 336 pp. “They build dams and kill people.” These words, spoken by a witness when the murderers of environmental defender Berta Cáceres were ... <a title="Nina Lakhani’s “Who Killed Berta Cáceres?”: On the Life, Death, and Legacy of a Courageous Honduran Indigenous and Environmental Leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/nina-lakhanis-who-killed-berta-caceres-on-the-life-death-and-legacy-of-a-courageous-honduran-indigenous-and-environmental-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Nina Lakhani’s “Who Killed Berta Cáceres?”: On the Life, Death, and Legacy of a Courageous Honduran Indigenous and Environmental Leader">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage COHA urges Washington to allow safe passage of the Iranian fuel tankers. Any action to impede their arrival at Venezuelan ports would be illegal, counter-productive, and could ignite an international conflict with unforeseeable consequences. It is time for the US to end the use of economic sanctions and ... <a title="Tehran-Caracas Cooperation Defends Venezuelans against Illegal US Sanctions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/24/tehran-caracas-cooperation-defends-venezuelans-against-illegal-us-sanctions/" aria-label="Read more about Tehran-Caracas Cooperation Defends Venezuelans against Illegal US Sanctions">Read more</a>
