Author: Vijay Prashad
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Biden Continues the US Conflict With China Through the Quad
On March 12, the heads of government of four countries, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and the United States President … Keep reading »
How India’s Farmers’ Protests Could Upend the Political Landscape
For the past three months, Indian farmers and agricultural workers have been in the middle of a difficult struggle against the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tens of thousands … Keep reading »
Will Andrés Arauz Be the Next President of Ecuador?
In Ecuador’s presidential election held on February 7, 2021, Andrés Arauz won the largest number of votes but could not prevail in the first round against 15 other candidates; he … Keep reading »
The Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup in Myanmar
On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military – known as the Tatmadaw – invoked Article 417 of the 2008 constitution, dismissed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and arrested her and … Keep reading »
Outrage Is Not a Strong Enough Word
Someday the world will be free of the coronavirus. Then, we will glance backward at these years of misery inflicted by virions with spike proteins that have struck down millions … Keep reading »
Investigate Neoliberal Leaders Who Failed to Protect Us From COVID-19
Warnings that the oxygen supply was running out in the city of Manaus, Brazil, came to local and federal government officials a week before the calamity led to the deaths … Keep reading »
Three Major Threats to Life on Earth
Large parts of the world – outside of China and a few other countries – face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence by governments. … Keep reading »
Trump’s Final Act: Snuffing Out the Promise of Democracy in the Middle East
Ten years ago, a hawker in Tunisia set himself on fire, which spurred on people along the entire Mediterranean Sea – from Morocco to Spain – to rise up in … Keep reading »
Vaccine Nationalism? An Incurable Disease Called Hope
The total level of global indebtedness now sits at an astronomical $277-trillion, an increase of $15-trillion since 2019. This amount is equivalent to 365% of the global gross domestic product. … Keep reading »
How Ecuador’s Democracy Is Being Suffocated
A recent poll showed that if Andrés Arauz Galarza were allowed to run in Ecuador’s presidential election of 2021, he would win in the first round with 45.9 per cent … Keep reading »
On the Eviction of 450 families from Quilombo Campo Grande, Brazil
During the second week of August in Brazil, the ruthlessness of state violence by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro was on full display against the Quilombo Campo Grande community … Keep reading »
Elon Musk and the Overthrow of Democracy in Bolivia
On July 24, 2020, Tesla’s Elon Musk wrote on Twitter that a second US “government stimulus package is not in the best interests of the people.” Someone responded to Musk … Keep reading »