Sanctions fuel the fire at Cuba’s Matanzas oil storage
Cuba United States

Sanctions fuel the fire at Cuba’s Matanzas oil storage

The US blockade of Cuba fuels the fire that rages on in the country, despite denials by authorities in the United States.

Vijay Prashad and Manolo De los Santos
August 10, 2022
Chile’s lithium provides profit to the billionaires but exhausts the land and the people
Chile

Chile’s lithium provides profit to the billionaires but exhausts the land and the people

About a third of the world’s lithium comes from Chile. The needs of the people of Chile seem to only come after the needs of the large corporations.

Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zuniga Silva
July 29, 2022
How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and banishing the diseases of the poor
Cuba

How Cuba is eradicating child mortality and banishing the diseases of the poor

The drastic reduction in infant mortality rates is yet another testimony to the Cuban Revolution’s attention to the health of the country’s population

Vijay Prashad and Manolo De los Santos
July 6, 2022
The United States contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a private corporation
China United States

The United States contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a private corporation

The US has launched another private initiative in an attempt to counter China’s rapidly growing infrastructure development and investment project, Belt and Road

Vijay Prashad
July 1, 2022
The United States extends its military reach into Zambia
United States Zambia

The United States extends its military reach into Zambia

Vijay Prashad speaks with Dr. Fred M’membe of the Socialist Party about the reach and impact of the United States Africa Command in Zambia

Vijay Prashad
June 29, 2022
Why does the United States have a military base in Ghana?
Ghana United States

Why does the United States have a military base in Ghana?

An interview with Kwesi Pratt Jr., a journalist and leader of the Socialist Movement of Ghana

Vijay Prashad
June 15, 2022
Colombia needs democracy, plain and simple: An interview with María José Pizarro
Colombia

Colombia needs democracy, plain and simple: An interview with María José Pizarro

The run-off presidential election in Colombia in June 19 is a rare opportunity for a left-wing breakthrough, which will help set aside the violent agenda that has so far been supported by the country’s elite

Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zuniga Silva
June 7, 2022
Is this the end of the French project in Africa’s Sahel?
Africa France

Is this the end of the French project in Africa’s Sahel?

Mali recently announced that it would no longer be part of the G5 Sahel. From the beginning, it was clear that the formation of the G5 Sahel was encouraged by France, and that the real focus was to be security.

Vijay Prashad
May 19, 2022