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 […]
1 Million Members, 100 Million Trees: How Brazil’s Socialist Farmers Are Fighting Big Ag
The one-million strong Landless Workers Movement (MST) is a backbone of the Brazilian left, famous for its mass actions and radical land occupations all across the Brazilian countryside. While fighting agribusiness giants, the MST has become the largest producer of organic rice in Latin America, has a plan to plant 100 million trees to fight […]
Is South Korea a Pawn in the US Cold War Against China?
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will soon go to Washington DC, where Biden is expected to put further pressure on him to isolate China. President Yoon’s visit to Washington takes on added significance after revelations from leaked Pentagon documents highlight CIA spying on South Korea’s government. According to Ju-Hyun Park, Engagement Editor at The Real […]
Who’s the Real ‘Gold Mafia’: Al-Jazeera Doc on Zimbabwe’s Corruption & Western Double Standards
A new documentary series from Al Jazeera makes explosive allegations about Zimbabwe’s gold trade and corruption, but does it tell the whole story? Rutendo Matinyarare, Chairperson of Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement (ZASM) and founder of Zimbabweans Unite Against US War Sanctions (ZUAUWS), says no. He says the US is utilizing new methods to maintain global hegemony […]
Why the US Still Refuses to Give Former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal a New Trial
The fight for freedom for Muma Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther and award-winning journalist who has been in prison for over 41 years, has been set back after a new trial appeal was denied. A Philadelphia judge dismissed the appeal despite new evidence of racism and corruption within the prosecution, police and judges. Noelle Hanrahan, […]
China’s Saudi-Iran Peace Deal Is a Major Setback for US Empire, with Prof. Mohammad Marandi
The historic deal brokered by China for a Saudi-Iran rapprochement reflects not only a changing region, but a shifting world order. While the US focuses on its proxy war in Ukraine, with US officials essentially blocking meaningful peace discussion both there and in Yemen, its “strategic competitor” China now looks like the adult in the […]