In 2018, Trump slapped tariffs on more than $200 billion worth of various Chinese goods.
Continue readingWhy We’re on a Long Road to COVID-19 Immunity Even With Vaccines
As the pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, many countries seem to have given up the fight against COVID-19 and are now waiting for a vaccine to protect against the virus.
Continue readingMedical Workers of Conviction: Speaking to Cuban Doctors Who Heal the World
The United States government has continued attacking Cuban medical internationalism right up to the current pandemic, making wild allegations against the program that disparage the medical workers.
Continue readingThe Difference Between the U.S. and China’s Response to COVID-19 Is Staggering
Trump lied to his own citizens, while China’s president Xi Jinping said that his government would be “putting people first.”
Continue readingThe U.S. Is Determined to Make Julian Assange Pay for Exposing the Cruelty of Its War on Iraq
On September 7, 2020, Julian Assange will leave his cell in Belmarsh Prison in London and attend a hearing that will determine his fate.
Continue readingWhy U.S. Political Scientists Are Arguing That Evo Morales Should Be the President of Bolivia
A recent study released by U.S.-based researchers disproves allegations made by the Organization of American States that electoral fraud was committed by Evo Morales’ party in the 2019 Bolivian elections.
Continue readingWhy 5G Is the First Stage of a Tech War Between the U.S. and China
It is not game over for Huawei, as many tech analysts are concluding prematurely
Continue readingHow the U.S. Failed at Its Foreign Policy Toward Venezuela
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Venezuela confirmed this week the overt efforts over the last year of the U.S. government to carry out a coup d’état against president Nicolás Maduro.
Continue readingTrump’s Withdrawal From WHO: A Cover-Up for Its Abject Failure on COVID-19
Microbes do not recognize borders. We are all safe only when everybody is safe. In a pandemic, to attack the only body we have for global cooperation endangers everyone.
Continue readingThe U.S. Wants to Play Powerbroker in a Fight Over the Nile River, but a Bigger Threat Looms
What is at stake in the negotiations between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and what has been the response of the U.S.
Continue readingThe U.S. and UK Are a Wrecking Ball Crew Against the Pillars of Internationalism
Vijay Prashad writes on the imperialist actions led by the US and the UK against Venezuela and the emptiness of their commitment to international law
Continue readingThe World Can Show How Pharma Monopolies Aren’t the Only Way to Fight COVID-19
After his disastrous handling of the COVID-19 epidemic, Trump is trying to improve his waning electoral chances by reserving all of Gilead’s stock of remdesivir.
Continue readingPolicing Is Irrelevant for Public Safety—Here Are Some Alternatives That Are Proven to Work
Society doesn’t need a large group with a license to kill.
Continue readingTear Down the Racist Statues, End Racist Debt and Pay for Reparations
The cancellation of racist debt and the payment of reparations must be central demands in the anti-racist, anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggle.
Continue readingThe Murder of George Floyd Is Normal in an Abnormal Society
Vijay Prashad writes on how the recent murder of George Floyd in the US is sadly unsurprising in a country that upholds capitalist exploitation through white supremacy
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