Can the Poorer Nations Build a New Architecture for Development and Sovereignty?
Though still weighed down by debt and austerity, developing countries are beginning to chart alternative paths as a new mood takes hold in the Global South.
Peace and Development Are Better Than Austerity and War
As military rhetoric and spending by the US and its allies continue to intensify, it is clear that the world must stand up and carve out an alternative path –…
Who Says a Chicken Feather Can’t Fly up to Heaven?
China showcases a number of promising developments in the construction of socialism – though not without challenges and contradictions.
Can We Build Robust Public Administration Institutions in the Global South?
Amid IMF-imposed cuts to public administration schools and the myriad economic disadvantages imposed by neocolonial structures, countries like the US often run laps around Global South countries in negotiations.
The Global North Lives Off Intellectual Rents
Despite rapid technological innovations, Global South countries remain trapped in Global North-dominated intellectual property regimes designed to extract endless rents through patents and licensing fees– stripping them of wealth and…
The People Want Peace and Progress, Not War and Waste
As NATO’s secretary general urges member nations to ‘shift to a wartime mindset’, now more than ever it is clear that this aggressive alliance poses a threat to peace on…
The Illegal Attack on Iran
Israel’s attacks on Iran, backed by the US and EU, violate international law and aim to maintain regional dominance by undermining Iran’s sovereignty, despite Iran’s compliance with nuclear agreements.
Please Ensure That the Planet Does Not Burn
The climate and environmental crisis we live in are driven by the predatory nature of capitalism. Can COP30 and other multilateral initiatives reverse the trend?
How the International Monetary Fund Underdevelops Africa
Once plundered of both its wealth and people by colonial powers, Africa now faces IMF-imposed austerity, obscene debt, and forced underdevelopment.
A Language of Blood Has Gripped Our World
Sudan’s forgotten civil war has killed at least 150,000 and displaced nearly 13 million. Understanding its political details is key to tracing the causes and potential solutions to the conflict.
Crimes in the West Bank
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In 1948, the newly proclaimed Israeli government seized 78% of Palestinian land and expelled more than half of the population (750,00…
Two Hundred Years Ago, France Strangled the Haitian Revolution with an Inhumane Debt
Since its 1804 revolution, Haiti has been punished for its freedom – crippled with debt, coups, and foreign meddling – but we must never forget that it was the first…
Vijay Prashad: Historic 1955 Anti-Colonial Bandung Conference Inspired New Era in Global South
The 1955 Bandung Conference announced the arrival on the world stage of peoples from the Global South, and it marked the birth of what would later become the Non-Aligned Movement…
Reshaping the World Order (w/ Vijay Prashad)
The resurrection of the Global South under China. Reinflating the Bandung Spirit. More BRICS in the wall. Vijay Prashad lays it out.
Vijay Prashad: The Historical Revision of Buchenwald
On April 11, 1945, the U.S. took over the Buchenwald concentration camp. But it was communist prisoners who organised and liberated the Nazi camp. Today, such heroic victories of anti-fascist…