Renewed Fascism: In Gaza Western Elites Live Out Genocidal Fantasy Against Global South
This is a mask off moment for the imperialist West. All of the sociopathic narcissism that underpins the dystopian global order they created is on display for everyone to see. They have made a mockery of international humanitarian law and killed any pretense of the freedom and democracy they claim to represent. Meanwhile they turn […]
Time for a Political Reckoning: US Protests for Palestine Shake Ruling Class
Over 300,000 people marched in Washington, DC, on November 4, in the largest Palestine solidarity demonstration in US history. Following the unprecedented demonstration, on November 9th, protestors in over 300 cities protested in unison against pro-Israel corporations and institutions, determined to disrupt the “business as usual” that has led to over 11,000 killed in the […]
UN Official Who Resigned in Disgust: Gaza is ‘Textbook Case Of Genocide’
Craig Mokhiber worked at the UN for three decades and recently resigned from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights over its failure to address what he called a “textbook case of genocide in Gaza.” He joined Rania Khalek to discuss what prompted him to leave when he did, the current Israeli assault […]
Gaza Exposes Naked Brutality and Deeper Crisis of US-Led World Order
To discuss the implications of Israel’s onslaught on global politics in an increasingly multipolar world, how the rift between the imperialist countries and the rest of the world has never been more stark, the US’s frightening reaction to the decline of American hegemony and what it means for Gaza and the rest of us, Rania […]
Not Just Coups: Meet the People’s Movements in the Streets of West Africa with Kambale Musavuli
The West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali are in rebellion against their former colonial masters, while the imperialists of the Global North try desperately to contain the situation. But the portrayal of these developments as mere “coups” hides the depth of popular anger, particularly against the French? What almost no one else […]
The China Factor: Why Four Middle East Countries Are Joining BRICS
Four of the six new BRICS countries – Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE – are in the Middle East. What does this mean for the region, for multipolarity, for the Cold War between the US and China and for the future of the Saudi-Iran rivalry? How does a country like Saudi Arabia, which […]
Can BRICS Be Anti-Imperialist With Countries Like India and Saudi Arabia? w/ Prabhat Patnaik
How much of a challenge to Western hegemony does the expansion of BRICS actually pose? How much of this has been brought on by the West’s own hubris? What should we make of the ideological differences among the BRICS countries? Could India and Saudi Arabia act as spoilers? Or are we witnessing the symptomatic decline […]
How Old Colonial Narratives Are Used to Denigrate Africa’s Ties with China & Russia
We’re told that countries across the Global South are poor and plagued by violence not because of colonialism, imperialism, never ending Western wars, resource theft and destabilization campaigns. Rather, it’s because they’re ruled by corrupt and greedy people who seem to be innately authoritarian and backwards due to some sort of cultural deficiency that prevents […]