The history of the Olympic Games shows both the struggle by China and the Global South to be accepted by the U.S. and other imperialist nations, as well as alternative models to it.
Continue readingChina’s Olympic Battle for Legitimacy: The Prehistory of the 2022 Beijing Games
Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms: to heal the scars of both exploitative Western colonialism and civil war.
Continue readingThe Blockade Against Cuba Turns 60
One fails to understand how it has been possible for the U.S. to act against millions of people for so long, with so much irrational hatred.
Continue readingThe Geopolitics Behind Spiraling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe
Markets do not solve the problem of energy pricing. What is required is planning and long-term investments in infrastructure.
Continue readingMorocco Drives a War in Western Sahara for Its Phosphates
Far from peace, the Abraham Accords are going to accelerate a return to war in this part of Africa.
Continue readingAre Western Wealthy Countries Determined to Starve the People of Afghanistan?
The UN has issued “the largest ever appeal for a single country for humanitarian assistance.”
Continue readingThe U.S. Makes a Mockery of Treaties and International Law
The United States claims it is operating under a “rules-based order”—but the term is not the same international law recognized by the rest of the world. Rather, it is camouflage behind which American exceptionalism flourishes.
Continue readingThere’s a Nonsensical Propaganda Campaign to Make China Look Bad in Uganda
Beijing has denied media allegations that it is scheming to ‘take over’ Entebbe Airport by way of a BRI loan.
Continue readingWhy Poorer Nations Aren’t Falling for Green-Washed Imperialism
The world’s wealthiest countries make a big show of fighting climate change without offering poorer countries the finances to switch to renewable energy.
Continue readingWhy Biden Shouldn’t Use the ‘Summit for Democracy’ to Start More Cold Wars
A renewed cold war with Russia and China would reinforce the nationalist and militarist factions in all countries.
Continue readingWhy Is the U.S. Fueling the November 15 Cuba Protests?
Behind the “non-violent march” mantra is the long shadow of life-long reactionaries who combine economic ultra-liberalism, conservative morality, empty concepts, and creative use of social media.
Continue readingThe U.S. Has an Unhealthy Obsession With Cuba
Through USAID, the U.S. government has funneled millions of dollars into Cuban opposition groups as part of their desperate attempts to overthrow the revolution.
Continue readingHow U.S. Interference in Cuba Creates a False Picture of Its Society
The latest in the determined campaign to overthrow the Cuban revolution will likely be on November 15, as U.S.-funded groups and U.S. officials have taken to social media to build hype around alleged “civil liberties” protests.
Continue readingAfghanistan Tackles the Islamic State
A horrific attack by ISIS-K on a Shiite mosque has raised alarms not just among the Taliban, but in Iran and China.
Continue readingWhat Does India Get Out of Being Part of ‘The Quad’?
Australia has joined the U.S. and UK games to contain China, leaving India unclear in the Quad and isolated in Asia. Tied to the waning imperial power of the U.S., India is gradually losing strategic autonomy.
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