Category: Imperialism
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Geometry of US Imperial Aggression on Venezuela
US President Donald Trump has made it increasingly explicit that his administration governs in the interests of the US industrial-financial-military complex rather than the well-being of ordinary Americans. His open … Keep reading »
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Trump Tariffs and US Imperialism
On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump declared a “Day of Liberation” and slapped massive tariffs on most countries – excluding Russia but including a 50% tariff on Lesotho. … Keep reading »
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The Man Who Would Be King: Method in Trump’s Madness, Contradictions in Trump’s Method
Headwinds have emerged in Donald Trump’s rush to derail and transform the state and place the US Empire on a radically new – but no less oppressive – footing. This … Keep reading »
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Canada-US Trade War: A Reality Check
In the very first month of his second term, US President-elect, Donald Trump unleashed American imperialism by openly expressing his desire to bring Canada, Greenland, the Panama Canal, and the … Keep reading »
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Resisting Empire and Injustice Through Fiction
Empire and injustice are not abstract concepts – they shape our daily lives. Awareness alone won’t change that. We can read the news, digest the facts, but change requires more … Keep reading »
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Queen Elizabeth II: Pomp, Pageantry, and the Apology That Never Came
Led by the royals, British colonialists committed every form of cruelty imaginable – those who suffered under the empire and fought it are angry over the homage paid to Elizabeth II. Keep reading »
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Increased US Military Spending Means More Militarism, Imperialism, and War
The US Congress is completely divided, Republicans versus Democrats. Except when it comes to the military. Bills for working people can’t be passed. But there’s always money for the generals … Keep reading »
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Voluntourism and Canadian Imperialism /w Shreya Ghimire
We are joined by Shreya Ghimire to discuss the colonial foundations of the “Voluntourism” and it’s intersections with Canada’s imperialist foreign policy. Listen to audio »
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After Trump, What Prospects for Biden in the Global Imperial Disorder?
Claudio Katz presciently analyzes shifts in the imperialist order, the mainstay of global capitalism, and weighs what the increasing social and political polarization within the United States portends for the … Keep reading »
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The US’s Favorite Weapon: Sanctions Are Genocidal
Far from precision-guided munitions, sanctions are weapons of starvation, which target the most vulnerable civilians for slow and painful death by deprivation of food and medicine. Keep reading »
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Imperialism and Capitalism: As American as Apple Pie?
In the midst of the U.S. Civil War (1861 – 1865), as somewhere between half a million to three quarters of a million bodies lay dead from bullets and disease, … Keep reading »
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Imperialism Today: A Critical Assessment of Latin American Dependency Theory
Argentine Marxist Claudio Katz analyzes Marini’s work in light of contemporary developments in global capitalism. He assesses Marini’s attempt to understand and explain the initial developments in neoliberal globalization and suggests some ways in which dependency theory might now be renewed and updated. Keep reading »