Special Report (5/23/2024)
Colonialism is back on the agenda in a big way. So much so that even the mainstream media can not ignore this issue. Obviously the Settler Colonialism of Israel in Palestine is the most visible in the news cycle lately. But now the uprising in the French Colony of New Caledonia is pushing its way into the media cycle.
In this special we end with the essay - Some Considerations on the Colonial Question by Ho Chi Minh (1922): https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/ho-chi-minh/works/1922/05/25.htm
(mentioned in the essay) The Twenty-one Conditions, officially the Conditions of Admission to the Communist International: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-one_Conditions
News Items covered in this special report:
West Papua: The Torture Mode Of Governance: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/03/25/west-papua-the-torture-mode-of-governance/
The Caribbean and colonialism: The Haitian crisis and its causes: https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/blog/the-caribbean-and-colonialism--the-haitian-crisis-and-its-ca
Haiti: Transitional Council has direct ties to imperialist forces wreaking havoc in Haiti: https://www.liberationnews.org/haiti-transitional-council-has-direct-ties-to-imperialist-forces-wreaking-havoc-in-haiti/
Strong ‘anti-colonialism’ sentiment in Haiti: https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/global-affairs/strong-anticolonialism-sentiment-in-haiti/video/647f17183d375a9a021012502b3ccf58
Rashid Khalidi: Violent Settler Colonialism Caused This War: https://jacobin.com/2024/05/rashid-khalidi-settler-colonialism-Palestine
Roadmap to Solidarity – Johannesburg Declaration Vows to Dismantle Israel’s Settler-Colonialism: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/roadmap-to-solidarity-johannesburg-declaration-vows-to-dismantle-israels-settler-colonialism/
The Sahel seeks sovereignty: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/05/14/the-sahel-seeks-sovereignty/
Imperialists bloody their hands in Sudan: https://www.revolutionarycommunist.org/africa/sudan/7027-imperialists-bloody-their-hands-in-sudan
Ukrainska Pravda launches podcast series about Russian colonialism: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/17/7456254/
Postcolonial prophet or advocate of ‘barbaric justice’? A new take on the life and times of influential revolutionary writer Frantz Fanon: https://theconversation.com/postcolonial-prophet-or-advocate-of-barbaric-justice-a-new-take-on-the-life-and-times-of-influential-revolutionary-writer-frantz-fanon-227909
The Anti-Colonial Marxism of Mahdi Amel: https://jacobin.com/2024/05/anti-colonialism-marxism-mahdi-amel
Revolt in New Caledonia against French rule in the Pacific: https://socialistworker.co.uk/international/revolt-in-new-caledonia-against-french-rule-in-the-pacific/
WATCH: Deadly protests erupt in French territory of New Caledonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-zoCNbudZ8
French forces clear New Caledonia roadblocks as official vows to end unrest: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/19/french-forces-clear-new-caledonia-roadblocks-as-official-vows-to-end-unrest
No to the Darmanin law! Respect for the Kanak people’s right to self-determination!: https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article8530
‘Savages’ Review: This Claymation Environmental Adventure Is a Full-Throttled Attack on Colonialism: https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/savages-review-cannes-1235006312/
US set to evacuate ‘illegal’ troops from Niger: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/20/us-set-to-evacuate-illegal-troops-from-niger
Historical Context of Colonialism: https://independent.ng/historical-context-of-colonialism/
US-Backed Philippine Government Committed War Crimes, People’s Tribunal Finds: https://truthout.org/articles/us-backed-philippine-government-committed-war-crimes-peoples-tribunal-finds/
