The Capitol raid and pandemic can help us empathize with Venezuelans
The people of Venezuela have been living under a stage of siege, and enduring attacks on their sovereignty under successive US administrations. These assaults intensified during the Trump era
As US loses its edge, game of cyber chicken could have deadly consequences
Cybersecurity threats are emerging as one of the most serious challenges of the 21st century. The US and its NATO allies have turned down every attempt within the UN framework for banning cyber weapons
Nine years after family members were killed in US drone strikes, Yemeni men seek justice in Germany
Ahmed and Khalid bin Ali Jaber filed an appeal in the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany in a case dealing with the death of two of their family members in a US drone strike in August 2012 that was launched from a base in Germany
It’s easy to fix inequality: Tax the rich
There is no better time than now to address the ridiculous levels of wealth and income inequality in the United States. It can be done with ease through aggressive taxation of the wealthiest handfuls of individuals
Yemeni families petition Inter-American Commission against US drone strikes
34 members of two Yemeni families were killed in six drone strikes and one special operations raid conducted by the US military between 2013 to 2018. In total, the seven US military operations led to 48 deaths, including 17 children
PSL Statement: Biden in office, capitalists in power
What does the victory of Joe Biden mean for the left? Whose interests will be represented and fought for in the Biden-Harris administration.
America—and the Democrats—won’t have a future if Joe Biden adopts a centrist agenda
It is up to the Democratic president-elect to ensure the future of both his party and the nation. Moving to the right, or even the center, will do neither
Biden wins. What happens next?
Democratic candidate Joe Biden is set to be the next president of the United States, with most networks calling Pennsylvania and Nevada for him. However, president Donald Trump has refused to concede the elections
WikiLeaks’ Guantanamo files exposed inhumane American ‘war on terror’
The documents published by Wikileaks in 2011 revealed how top US officials were directly involved in the torture and illegal detention of many innocents. This explains the US attempt to punish Julian Assange for revealing their failures
The US is determined to make Julian Assange pay for exposing the cruelty of its war on Iraq
With Julian Assange’s extradition trial set to begin on September 7, Vijay Prashad discusses Assange’s heroic work in exposing US war crimes and the heavy price he has paid for it
The people’s uprising against racism in the United States
Why are there so many people in the United States who understand they have nothing to lose? Why are hundreds of thousands in the streets willing to risk infection and arrests, in order to join the protests?
“The people of the United States are fed up”
Claudia de La Cruz analyzes the systemic racism in the country and talks about the demands of the protesters.
- 26 million jobs were lost in Latin America and the Caribbean due to pandemic in one year, says ILO
- Syria asks UNSC to prevent Israel’s repeated attacks on its territory
- After 23-day hunger strike, undocumented workers in New York win USD 2.1 billion in assistance
- Palestinians welcome resumption of US aid to UNRWA
- US activists on hunger strike demand end to Yemen blockade
