Where Does the Money Go? A Look at USAID Spending in Haiti
Since October 2023, USAID has obligated $368 million in contracts and grants for activities in Haiti, according to an analysis of data from USASpending.gov.
Trump Vows to ‘Expand’ US Territory, Invokes Manifest Destiny, Hints at Military Force in Panama & Greenland
At his inauguration, US President Donald Trump promised to “expand our territory”, invoked the colonialist “Manifest Destiny”, and vowed to take over the Panama Canal (falsely claiming China runs it).…
Privatizing Syria: US Plans to Sell Off A Nation’s Wealth After Assad
Sanctions, privatization, and reconstruction: Washington’s approach to post-Assad Syria offers a glimpse into the true nature of America’s foreign policy agenda.
ICJ Israel Ruling and the 1984 Judgment Against the US
To gauge how South Africa’s genocide case against Israel might play out, Nat Parry looks back 40 years to a case that Nicaragua brought against Washington in the U.N. court.
Imperial Costs: Two Stories Summarize the Cost of Empire to Democracy
By Matthew Hoh / CounterPunch Two press reports stood out to me this week: the release of the names of two US Navy SEALs who drowned two weeks ago in…
The Dangerous Myth of the “Indispensable Nation”
The ultimate irony is that a nation that is so secure because of friendly borders north and south as well as protective oceans east and west has become so insecure.
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the Poinsettia, Enslaver, Secret Agent and Perpetrator of the ‘Trail of Tears’
Roberts Poinsett is given credit for bringing the popular red and green plant to the U.S. But much like the history of the U.S., Poinsett had a complex and troubling…
Enslaved By Nonprofits: How NGOs Colonize Developing Countries
What’s happening in Sarajevo provides a uniquely palpable demonstration of the enfeebling impact and influence of Western NGOs abroad, which offers obvious and grave lessons for developing countries everywhere, Kit…
A New Mood in the World Will Put an End to the Global Monroe Doctrine
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Every day since 7 October has felt like an International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, with hundreds of thousands…
Moscow’s Man on the Spot in Africa
A Powerful Player in the Dirty Business of Empire.
Earthquake in Morocco: Government and European Imperialism to Blame for Rising Death Toll
The death toll from Friday’s earthquake in Morocco continues to grow as some areas have yet to receive aid. This is a consequence of the subordination of the Moroccan regime…
The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti
After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee.
Imperialism: How the Struggle of Both Classes and Nations Creates Our World
Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain how imperialism is a product not only of the struggle between classes but also nations.
On Military Coups and Starvation: Is Western Media’s Perception of Africa Racist?
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch Racism goes beyond the use of certain words or the discriminatory practices of everyday life. It is also about political perceptions, intellectual depictions, and collective…
The Imperialist History Behind the Maui Fires
At the center of the latest climate change disaster is the long and ongoing struggle for water and land rights for Native Hawaiians.