The Last Thing Haiti Needs is Another Military Intervention
A massive insurrection in Haiti is bringing international attention and action, some of which is unwelcome.
Without Culture, Freedom Is Impossible
Cuba's socialist approach to culture is unique in that it tries to make art forms available to everyone while balancing the lingering colonial practices.
Why Lithium Power Politics Are Playing Out Very Differently in Chile and Bolivia
By Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva / Peoples Dispatch In late July, a large sinkhole appeared near the town of Tierra Amarilla in Chile’s Copiapó province in the Atacama…
Can We Please Have an Adult Conversation About China?
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research As the US legislative leader Nancy Pelosi swept into Taipei, people around the world held their breath. Her visit was an…
The World Does Not Want a Global NATO
Most of the world rejects NATO’s policies and global aspirations and does not wish to divide the international community into outdated Cold War blocs, writes Vijay Prashad.
Will Our Children Be Able to Read?
The sharp attack on education during this past decade forces us to consider the kind of future that young people will inherit, writes Vijay Prashad.
The Dangerous US Opposition to Eurasia Integration
Washington and its allies seek either to remain hegemonic and weaken China and Russia or to erect a new Iron Curtain around these two countries, writes Vijay Prashad. Both approaches…
Great Disorder and Extravagant Lies
For an agenda of compassion that gives hope in the possibilities of a world not rooted in private profit, Vijay Prashad turns to the public-health program of Kerala, India.