Manufactured Crisis: What’s Really Behind Debt-Ceiling Negotiations?
Ahead of the “debt ceiling” deadline, President Joe Biden held talks with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and other leaders in both parties. According to Walter Smolarek, Editor of Liberation News, by hosting negotiations, Biden is paving the way for significant cuts to social programs and legitimizing the right wing’s tactic of threatening a […]
Life or Debt? How the IMF Keeps Africa Down
Instead of helping promote development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) traps countries in cycles of debt and instability. Grieve Chelwa, Director of Research, Institute on Race, Power & Political Economy at The New School, explains how countries of the Global South are forced to go to the IMF for aid over and over again.
Banking Crisis: How Deep Does it Go?
First Republic Bank became the second largest bank to fail in the US on Monday, and the third bank to do so since March. The Federal Reserve’s increase in interest rates led to the bank’s collapse, and it was subsequently seized by the government and sold to JPMorgan Chase. Chris Caruso from the Kairos Center […]
‘They’re Trying to Erase Us’: On the Ground in Occupied Gaza
Following the Israeli forces’ attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem during Ramadan, Israeli military jets conducted airstrikes in the blockaded Gaza Strip yet again. Wafa Al-Udaini, Gaza-based Journalist and activist, discusses the recent attacks across Palestine.
U.S. Plays Nuclear Chicken in Korea, Ukraine, Taiwan — What’s the Endgame?
A new era of global politics is rapidly developing. The United States just announced plans to dock nuclear submarines in South Korea. Ukrainian President Zelensky speaks with Chinese President Xi. Former self-declared “Venezuelan President” Juan Guaido sneaks back to Miami. BRICS has 19 new requests to join. What do these developments and others indicate about […]
Will South Africa Quit the ICC Over Putin Arrest Warrant and BRICS Summit?
The 15th BRICS summit is scheduled to take place in Durban, South Africa on August 24, and the South African government has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate. Will South Africa ignore the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for President Putin? Tsakani Shiviti, an ANCYL Provincial Treasurer & African Youth Clubs South African Chairperson, […]
The Truth About the So-Called ‘Immigration Crisis’? Both Parties Are Lying
Despite the accusations of Democrats and Republicans against each other of being “soft” on immigration, both parties have been actively and aggressively going after migrants and refugees in recent years, using different rhetoric for the same policies. Meanwhile, imperialism continues to drive migration and the undocumented continue to be super-exploited for cheap labor. Dr. Ben […]
EXCLUSIVE | Interview with Mexico’s Leading Presidential Contender Claudia Sheinbaum
Rania Khalek of Breakthrough News and Zoe Alexandra of Peoples Dispatch sat down with Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, the head of government in Mexico City and one of the founders of Morena, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. She is a rising figure in Mexican national politics and a leading contender for the 2024 […]