Vijay Prashad explores the differences between the pandemic responses of a few countries with socialist governments and others in the capitalist order.
Month: July 2020
Barbarism Begins at Home
The U.S. phase of the “universal civilization” project has utterly destroyed the state structures of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Yemen, writes Pepe Escobar.
COVID-19: Rot Exposed By Pandemic Augurs a Future of Fear
Vijay Prashad raises deep questions about the exhaustion of the global capitalist system in a time of great human suffering.
LEE CAMP: The Life-Saving Covid-19 Drugs You’ve Never Heard Of (and Why)
Must cut-throat late-stage capitalism always be so predictable?
‘2020’
The world is undergoing a transformation, writes Caitlin Johnstone, and it’s taking us in a direction that none of us can predict.
‘Cancel Culture’ Letter Really About Stifling Free Speech
Most of the signers are simply pleading for a return to the status quo, writes Jonathan Cook.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: One Outrage After Another, Says a Former British Ambassador
The superseding indictment by the U.S. against Julian Assange has left the UK extradition process in a state of absolute farce, argues Craig Murray.
UPRISING: 10 Reasons Why Defunding Police Should Lead to Defunding War
If we find indiscriminate state violence in our streets appalling, we should feel similarly about state violence abroad, write Medea Benjamin and Zoltán Grossman.
Woodrow Wilson’s Racism & His Support For Zionism
Lawrence Davidson says the flaws of the 28th president must lead Jews to reconsider policies toward the Palestinians.
Chris Hedges: Don’t be Fooled by the Cancel Culture Wars
Politically correct speech and symbols of inclusiveness, without a concerted assault on corporate power, will do nothing to change the system.