Frantz Fanon said so-called flag nationalists mobilize the people with slogans and leave real independence to future events. Six decades later, we are now in the midst of these “future events.”
Vijay Prashad: Africa Says France Must Go
Category: Colonialism
Vijay Prashad: Islands That Want to Live
Across the Pacific, Indigenous communities lead a growing wave of sovereignty against ongoing legacies of Western colonialism in the region.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Inside the Films of John Pilger’
CN Live! speaks to author Anthony Hayward, producer Chris Martin, journalist David Boardman, and Tom Giles, head of ITV Current Affairs, about the films of legendary journalist John Pilger and their working relationships with him.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘BRICS Rising’
CN Live! previews the BRICS summit starting Tuesday in Kazan, Russia as Ukraine falters, the Mideast blows up and BRICS advances its alternate economic system. With Pepe Escobar, Scott Ritter and Mark Sleboda.
The Meaning of October 7
The Hamas incursion was less Israel’s 9/11 and more a Palestinian Tet Offensive, says John Wight. No ugly oppression has ever given rise to a pretty resistance.
Vijay Prashad: How Revolutionary Fire Starts
In the dialectical spiral of culture, poems, songs, and stories inspire us to act and depict our actions, which in turn inspires others to do the same.
Vijay Prashad: Three New Kinds of Refugees
Despite many attempts to redefine the term “refugee,” it remains in international law as a term related to persecution and not to starvation.
The Brutal Wish of a Failed Israeli Diplomat
There is more to Gilad Erdan’s hatred of the U.N. than the mere frustration of a disappointed diplomat, writes Ramzy Baroud.
The Chris Hedges Report: Israel’s Mask Is Slipping
“No going back to Oct. 6” — David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, lays out the essential context of the conflict in Gaza and what to anticipate going forward.
What Is Behind England’s Riots
Is there a migration crisis in England? Yes, there is, says John Wight. And it’s not the fault of the migrants.