New Cold War
Tiktok ban signed into law

Funding package signed by Biden that will ban Tiktok and provide USD 95 billion to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

Vijay Prashad on hyper-imperialism

Vijay Prashad’s speech on hyper-imperialism given in Caracas, Venezuela at the World Gathering for An Alternative Social Agenda

Why are US lawmakers dead set on banning TikTok?

Past efforts to ban the enormously popular app in the United States have failed. Recent success could be linked to the popularity of the Palestine solidarity movement

US war drive against China undeterred by Taiwanese election setback

In terms of the current US-led anti-China war drive, the results of the 2024 Taiwanese elections were mixed

Right-wing media claims Palestine solidarity activists in the US are influenced by foreign agents

FOX News and other outlets, following massive pro-Palestine demonstrations across the US, claim demonstrators are driven by foreign funds not “organic rage”

McCarthyism is leading us to war

As the US is scrambling to maintain its hegemony, anti-war voices critical of US militarization policy in the war in Ukraine or around China are red-baited and silenced

Global South countries participate in 3rd Belt and Road Forum to assess progress

The third Belt and Road Forum, which was launched in 2013, is estimated to have surpassed over a trillion dollars in total value

G20 summit India 18th G20 summit set to begin in New Delhi as faultlines among members widen

The West’s disregard of concerns from the Global South on reforms of international financial institutions and climate change, as well as attempts to use the forum for geopolitical gains, has made consensus elusive 

G20 environment ministers G20: last waltz in a world torn apart

The strong likelihood is that the forthcoming G-20 event in Delhi this weekend may turn out to be the last waltz of its kind between the cowboys of the Western world and the increasingly restless Global South

Yevgeny Prigozhin return russia Russia, US exchange glances as Prigozhin heads for Moscow

The 2024 elections in Russia (in May) and the US (November) are generating comparable pressures, constraints and obligations for both leaderships

SCO denounces confrontation and protectionist policies, vows to work for a just and multipolar world order

The New Delhi declaration signed by SCO members declared Central Asia to be its core region and emphasized that resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan is significant for its security and stability

Chinese-American worker and activist arrested for advocating for peace between US and China

Li Tang “Henry” Liang, a hotel worker active in his Boston local union, was suspended from his job after being indicted on federal charges