20 years after it opened, Guantanamo Bay continues to be a symbol of injustice
In these 20 years of operations, only 12 detainees have been charged and just 2 convicted of any crimes by the Military Commissions.
What role does the military play in climate change?
A gaping hole in the COP26 official agenda was the oversized role of the military industrial complex in environmental devastation. The US is a global leader on this front with the Pentagon being a bigger polluter than 140 countries combined
Biden brings lip service with minimal concrete action to COP26
The scale of US policy on climate change fails to match up with its contributions to the global climate catastrophe
The return of the Taliban 20 years later
Vijay Prashad explains the Taliban’s defeat of the US-backed government in Afghanistan following the US troop withdrawal
Twilight of the 20-Year occupation of Afghanistan: US soldiers sent to kill and die—for what?
The Biden administration has announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. What effect did the war have on those who served?
Will the US be allowed to colonize space?
The USA has floated the Artemis Accords to explore the Moon for commercial purposes. Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha sheds light on the USA’s weapons proliferation to control ground, sea, air and space
Assange will not get a fair trial in US, says Pentagon Papers publisher in testimony
In the recent set of testimonies, Assange’s defense team dismantled the prosecution’s argument that Assange caused any harm by publishing classified names
On Day 3 of Assange’s trial, defense builds case to prove political nature of US indictment
The defense presented two witnesses to point out how politically motivated the ongoing prosecution against Assange is and the threat it poses on press freedoms.
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
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
Outsourcing ‘regime change’: US imperialism’s decomposition accelerates
On May 3rd a bunch of mercenaries, led by Rambo-like US soldiers of fortune attempted to disembark on the coastal town of Macuto in the La Guaira state in Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, in a so-called Operation Gedeon.
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
- Nurses in Barbados want to fight brain drain and understaffing
- Justice delayed or justice denied? Lithuanian court postpones hearing on Algirdas Paleckis’ appeal
- Protester dies after being injured in crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in Tunisia
- Saudi Arabia-led coalition continues airstrikes in civilian areas in Yemen
- European countries ask Israel to stop demolitions and settlement construction in occupied East Jerusalem
