Venezuela’s borderlands have been assaulted by COVID-19
Over 70,000 Venezuelan migrants have returned to the country due to the uncontrolled coronavirus outbreaks in the neighboring countries. Venezuela has welcomed them and provided free testing and treatment
Billions of children are being punished by the pandemic
Vijay Prashad writes about the deep impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on children who are suffering disproportionately amid the pandemic with limited access to education and higher levels of violence
Who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize in a time of pandemic?
The solidarity work of Cuban doctors is a decades-long effort in medical internationalism whose roots go to the Cuban Revolution of 1959
Tear down the racist statues, end racist debt and pay for equalizing reparations
The cancellation of racist debt and the payment of reparations must be central demands in the anti-racist, anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggle
The murder of George Floyd is normal in an abnormal society
Vijay Prashad writes on how the recent murder of George Floyd in the US is sadly unsurprising in a country that upholds capitalist exploitation through white supremacy
Why Iran’s fuel tankers for Venezuela are sending shudders through Washington
Vijay Prashad on the significance of the arrival of tankers from Iran to Venezuela amid rising global tensions
How the United States government failed to prepare for the global pandemic
Vijay Prashad writes on why the Trump administration has insisted on blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic and how the administration’s slow response is responsible for the tragic situation in the country today
The US military is hell-bent on trying to overpower China
Vijay Prashad writes about how the United States has unilaterally increased its military buildup around China and has ramped up threatening rhetoric