The claim colonialists taught Africans democracy is blown away by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. He reminds us imperial rule was “the most extreme form of totalitarianism” and thwarted forms of democracy that had long existed in African societies. #Africans #Nigerians #colonialism #AfricaWakeUp #politics #ChinuaAchebe #neocolonialism #liberation #AfricaUnite #AfricaRise | Newslion

During Democracy Now!'s live broadcast from the United Nations climate summit in Madrid, Spain, a protest erupted inside the conference venue representing indigenous leaders and other climate advocates from all over the globe. Tom Goldtooth from the Indigenous Environmental Network, who was also participating in the protest, said that the protesters are concerned about the "corporate takeover" of the conference, and fear that the conference "has nothing to do with addressing global warming, clim

Historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is "an empire in decline," exhibiting the same "irrationality" as previous declining powers. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/alfred_mccoy_cold_war_on_five | Democracy Now!