Defeat of a dirty military incursion into Venezuela on a Sunday morning
Venezuela

Defeat of a dirty military incursion into Venezuela on a Sunday morning

A group of mercenaries attempted to invade Venezuela early on Sunday May 3. This is the latest in a series of attacks against the Bolivarian Republic.

Vijay Prashad , Paola Estrada , Ana Maldonado and Zoe
May 4, 2020
Why did the World Health Organization wait until March to declare a global pandemic?
World

Why did the World Health Organization wait until March to declare a global pandemic?

The 2005 regulations pushed on the World Health Organization by the United States and the Europeans hampered the WHO’s ability to declare an emergency and a pandemic

Vijay Prashad
April 29, 2020
How the Chinese authorities and the WHO handled the Coronavirus
China

How the Chinese authorities and the WHO handled the Coronavirus

The attack on the Chinese government and the World Health Organization’s work on the novel coronavirus by the Trump administration is unfounded

Vijay Prashad
April 23, 2020
How China broke the chain of infection
China

How China broke the chain of infection

As information about coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organize an immense campaign against its spread.

Vijay Prashad , Du Xiaojun and Weiyan Zhu
April 14, 2020
Colombia’s government acts like a doormat for the United States—and its people aren’t going along with it
Colombia Venezuela

Colombia’s government acts like a doormat for the United States—and its people aren’t going along with it

While the Colombian government may lend itself to US plots against Venezuela, the Colombian people ratify their support to the government and people of Venezuela and condemn their government for ignoring pressing issues at home

Vijay Prashad , Paola Estrada , Ana Maldonado and Zoe
April 11, 2020
How China learned about SARS-CoV-2 in the weeks before the global pandemic
China

How China learned about SARS-CoV-2 in the weeks before the global pandemic

In the early weeks when the virus emerged in Wuhan, the Chinese government neither suppressed evidence nor did their warning systems fail.

Vijay Prashad , Du Xiaojun and Weiyan Zhu
April 7, 2020
Trump sends gun boats to Venezuela while the world partners to fight a deadly pandemic
Venezuela

Trump sends gun boats to Venezuela while the world partners to fight a deadly pandemic

The Trump administration has used the fabricated narco-trafficking charges against Maduro and other officials as an excuse to intensify pressure on Venezuela

Vijay Prashad , Paola Estrada , Ana Maldonado and Zoe
April 4, 2020
Growing xenophobia against China in the midst of corona-shock
China

Growing xenophobia against China in the midst of corona-shock

Violent attacks against Asians in the United States has spiked as a consequence of the stigma driven by the Trump administration

Vijay Prashad , Weiyan Zhu and Du Xiaojun
March 31, 2020