Mobilization in Venezuela for the return of President Nicolás Maduro from US captivity
United States Venezuela

The kidnapping of Venezuela’s sovereignty

The US has essentially declared that sovereignty itself for any nation that refuses subordination to US imperialism, holds no weight.

Atul Chandra and Tings Chak
January 13, 2026
Signing of Pakistani Instrument of Surrender by Pakistan's Lt.Gen. A. A. K. Niazi to the Joint Commander of the Liberation Force Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora in Dhaka on 16 Dec' 1971
Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s liberation under siege

As Bangladesh marks the victory of its 1971 liberation, the secular, socialist foundations of the nation’s birth are under assault by the convergence of US geopolitical interests with religious fundamentalism.

Atul Chandra
December 18, 2025
War ships in the Caribbean
World

Coercion without consensus: the United States and the new imperial disorder

As the ideological appeal of US-led globalization fades and economic leverage weakens, the imperial center increasingly resorts to naked force and threats.

Atul Chandra
December 15, 2025
Anti-Trump protest in South Korea
South Korea United States

From tariffs to tribute: the $350B price of “parity”

The USD 350 billion commitment is not just a trade imbalance; it is a siphoning of national wealth that the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) warns will inevitably fuel domestic austerity and wage suppression.

Atul Chandra
November 3, 2025
Youth protestors in Philippines raise signs against corruption
Philippines

“From floodwaters to fury”: Why the Philippines’ Mendiola protests are about class, democracy, and dignity

Students, workers, church networks, and neighborhood associations did not march because they hate order; they marched because they want just one.

Atul Chandra
September 29, 2025
Protestas Nepal
Español

Cinco tesis sobre la situación en Nepal

Tras la renuncia del primer ministro nepalí KP Oli en medio de protestas masivas impulsadas por la juventud del país, han circulado diferentes narrativas que simplifican y tergiversan las complejidades y la realidad sobre el terreno en Nepal que están en el origen de esta crisis.

Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra
September 11, 2025
Nepal protests
Nepal

Five theses on the situation in Nepal

Following the resignation of Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli amid mass youth-driven protests, different narratives have circulated which simplify and misrepresent the complexities and reality on the ground in Nepal at the roots of this crisis.

Vijay Prashad and Atul Chandra
September 11, 2025
CPN US office Kathmandu
Español

El levantamiento de la generación Z en Nepal tiene que ver con el empleo, la dignidad y un modelo de desarrollo fallido

La renuncia del primer ministro nepalí, KP Oli, en medio de masivas protestas juveniles, ha planteado numerosos interrogantes para el pueblo nepalí y su otrora unida izquierda. Si bien muchos han acusado el levantamiento de ser simplemente una respuesta a la prohibición de las redes sociales, sus raíces son mucho más profundas.

Atul Chandra and Pramesh Pokharel
September 10, 2025