Exxon, Essequibo and imperialism
Guyana Venezuela

Exxon, Essequibo and imperialism

Marco Rubio recently traveled to Guyana, where he threatened military action against Venezuela – continuing a long history of imperialist countries using border disputes to disrupt Latin American unity and economic cooperation.

Eugene Puryear
April 3, 2025
Qatar’s position in post-Assad Syria
Qatar

Qatar’s position in post-Assad Syria

How the Gulf country is maneuvering today has much to do with its desire to maintain its position as a middleman between the region and the West.

Giorgio Cafiero
December 21, 2024
How Biden’s West Asia policy helped fuel a regional war
Asia United States

How Biden’s West Asia policy helped fuel a regional war

Despite the Biden administration’s efforts to incentivize Netanyahu to calibrate Israel’s attack on Iran, the White House has proven unwilling to use its leverage to rein in Israel’s war machine

Giorgio Cafiero
October 30, 2024
Our feminist future includes a liberated Palestine
Palestine United States

Our feminist future includes a liberated Palestine

To break out of the racial capitalist patriarchy is to practice feminist values in our everyday lives. Anti-war organization CODEPINK proposes moving from the war economy to the peace economy.

Danaka Katovich and Jodie Evans
October 22, 2024
Marcus Garvey, Mao Tse-Tung and Gandhi
World

Marcus Garvey, Mao Tse-Tung and Gandhi

Notes on Black-Asian Solidarity in times of Cold War politics and neoliberal fragmentation

Eugene Puryear
July 10, 2024
South Africa at a turning point? How the 2024 elections will shape the future
South Africa

South Africa at a turning point? How the 2024 elections will shape the future

Will South Africa move towards eliminating poverty and stake out its own ground in a multipolar world order? Or regress towards a role as a node for the West in Africa?

Eugene Puryear
June 7, 2024
Spain, Ireland, and Norway recognized a Palestinian state. What comes next?
Palestine World

Spain, Ireland, and Norway recognized a Palestinian state. What comes next?

While Spain, Ireland, and Norway’s recognition of a Palestinian state will not impact Israel’s war on Gaza, it helps define a political future

Giorgio Cafiero
May 31, 2024
Why Iran attacked Israel and what could happen next
Iran Israel

Why Iran attacked Israel and what could happen next

Iran’s unprecedented retaliatory drone and missile strikes on Israel mark a paradigm shift, but how will Tel Aviv and the United States respond?

Giorgio Cafiero
April 15, 2024