Is Latin America’s Progressive Tide Growing? Guatemala’s Watershed Election
In a landslide victory, Bernardo Arévalo de León of the center left Movimiento Semilla won a runoff election for Guatemala’s presidency on Sunday against the right-wing establishment party. Marco Castillo, Co-Director of Global Exchange, explains why Arévalo’s win is a watershed moment in Guatemala and what his presidency will mean for further Latin American integration.
BRICS Expansion Will Make Bloc More Powerful Economically, But What About Politically?
The BRICS alliance of emerging major economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa – concluded its 15th Summit in Johannesburg with a major announcement. Six new countries have been invited into BRICS membership: Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia. With three major oil-exporting nations set to join BRICS, the alliance […]
Hip Hop’s Civil War: Culture of Resistance vs Cultural Imperialism
August 11th marked the 50th anniversary of the “birth of hip-hop.” Claudia De La Cruz, Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum, discusses the genesis and impact of what is now the world’s biggest musical genre.
Torture and Terror: Immigration Detention in the US
Secret reports recently revealed by National Public Radio (NPR) have exposed the torturous reality of immigration detention in the United States. Among the revelations were gross medical negligence, unsanitary conditions, rampant racism and frequent, unprovoked, brutality against detainees. Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network, joined The Freedom Side to discuss the reports, the […]
BRICS In the Battle for a New World
On August 22nd-24th leaders of the BRICS nations will gather in South Africa for the bloc’s 15th annual summit. The meeting is set to take up a range of major issues including a possible BRICS currency, how to respond to the 23 nations seeking membership in the group, a path to peace in Ukraine and […]
The New York Times Gets It Wrong on Niger
The Sahel has become a flashpoint in the African struggle against neocolonialism. Mainstream media in the West, however, has sought to distort many of the main causes of the social explosions and military transitions taking place across the region. On The Freedom Side, hosts Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek discuss how the New York Times […]
Anti-China Red Scare: Fear-Mongering in an Age of Global Upheaval
Senator Marco Rubio is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate peace activists, media organizations and left-wing groups to combat “Beijing’s malign influence.” Dr. Ben Becker, Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News, discusses the New Cold War on China and the rise of a new McCarthyism.
US Sends 3,000 More Troops to Persian Gulf, Escalating War Danger with Iran
Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, discusses the Biden Administration’s escalation with Iran following the announcement that the US is deploying 3,000 additional troops to the Persian Gulf, claiming Iranian threats to ships in the region.