The Western allied nations bully the world while warning of threats from China and Russia
Russia World

The Western allied nations bully the world while warning of threats from China and Russia

The conflict is not merely about Ukraine, the real conflict is about whether the West will allow Russia to define policies that extend beyond their borders.

Vijay Prashad
February 17, 2022
The terrible fate facing the Afghan people
Afghanistan

The terrible fate facing the Afghan people

Despite repeated warnings from UN bodies about the impending humanitarian disaster underway in Afghanistan, the US government and others have decided to deny the government life-saving funds

Vijay Prashad
February 12, 2022
Can Israel stop the world from saying ‘apartheid’? Concealing the suffering in Palestine
Israel Palestine World

Can Israel stop the world from saying ‘apartheid’? Concealing the suffering in Palestine

Israel attempts to improve its public image to counter efforts by human rights organizations that reveal the nature of Israeli apartheid

Vijay Prashad
February 2, 2022
Morocco drives a war in Western Sahara for its phosphates
Morocco Western Sahara

Morocco drives a war in Western Sahara for its phosphates

After decades of broken promises, the situation in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara has worsened as Morocco has restarted the war and thwarted diplomatic solutions

Vijay Prashad
January 20, 2022
Are Western wealthy countries determined to starve the people of Afghanistan?
Afghanistan

Are Western wealthy countries determined to starve the people of Afghanistan?

The UN has issued an urgent appeal to countries across the world to raise billions of dollars in aid for Afghanistan amid an impending humanitarian catastrophe

Vijay Prashad
January 14, 2022
Right-wing hate speech runs rampant in India’s elections
India

Right-wing hate speech runs rampant in India’s elections

The upcoming elections in three Indian states will be a contest between the BJP’s polarizing, violent, Islamaphobic messages and efforts to create a more plural, more democratic India

Vijay Prashad
January 4, 2022
Chile is at the political crossroads: social renewal or decades of painful neoliberal policy
Chile

Chile is at the political crossroads: social renewal or decades of painful neoliberal policy

Presidential candidate José Antonio Kast reflects the failure of Chile to prosecute those who violated the rights of Chileans during the 30 years of Pinochet’s rule

Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zuniga Silva
December 16, 2021
There’s a nonsensical propaganda campaign to make China look bad in Uganda
China Uganda

There’s a nonsensical propaganda campaign to make China look bad in Uganda

Despite strident denials by both Ugandan and Chinese officials, an misinformation campaign is being carried out which alleges that Chinese authorities are going to take control of the Entebbe International Airport due to a loan default

Vijay Prashad
December 8, 2021