France seeks to rebrand itself as a partner of African sovereignty rather than as a custodian of neocolonialism while the living legacy of anti-colonial resistance across Africa remains a decisive force.
Vijay Prashad: France’s Shadow Over Africa
Category: Anti-Colonialism
Who Is the Aggressor? Turning Obstacles into Threats
Obstacles to the aggressors’ expansion and occupation in the Middle East are Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Shia militia in Iraq. They are presented as “threats” rather than defenders of their dignity, sovereignty and land.
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘The War: Putin’s View’
In St. Petersburg this week, the Russian president spoke frankly about Ukraine, NATO and the course of the war: there’s no end in sight. With Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Watch the replay.
Sumud as Collective Endurance in Gaza
In Gaza the extended family provides the central means by which endurance, mobility and survival are continuously negotiated amid extreme disruption during Israel’s genocidal war, writes Abdalrahman Kittana.
V. Prashad: Interval of Time
With the resurgence of socialist politics among young voters in the West comes a resurgence of attacks. Vijay Prashad looks at the early obstacles societies faced in trying to build socialism post revolution.
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘Chaos of the Old Order’
Xi and Putin say unilateral efforts to rule the world “have failed” and “a new type of international relations” emerges despite “neocolonial tendencies” bringing the “law of the jungle.” Trump mad over Iran and mulls Cuba invasion. Watch the replay.
Hedges Report: Ignoring Iran’s Revolutionary Zeal
Professor Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, a former political prisoner from Iran, explains that Western decision-makers miscalculate when they bet on Iran’s cultural relationship with rebellion.
Israel’s Vulnerability & Palestinian Leverage
Israel is entering a moment of unprecedented vulnerability, writes Ramzy Baroud. That must be clearly and urgently exposed to end senseless wars and the occupation of Palestine.
WATCH: Live — Memorial Service for Michael Parenti
Live from Berkeley, California at 2 pm PDT, 5 pm EDT Saturday, a memorial service for Michael Parenti, the great historian, social critic, author and lecturer. Speakers include Dennis Kucinich, Max Blumenthal, Jimmy Dore, Christian Parenti and Marcie Smith.
UK in Retrial Seeks to Jail Palestine Action for ‘Terrorism’
Amid a media blackout, British authorities and their Israeli collaborators are determined to curtail the activist group as they face their last legal chance to do so.