When imperialism turns knowledge, technology and art into instruments of submission, radical traditions teach another lesson.
Vijay Prashad: ‘Vietnam in the Field of Culture’
Category: Colonialism
Vijay Prashad: The Roots of Capitalism
Steam power, modern banking, and industrial capitalism were not born of peaceful innovation but paid for with the blood of enslaved people.
WATCH: TWTW — Neo-Israelites vs. Neo-Ottomans
Tensions soar between Tel Aviv and Ankara over their designs on Syria; would Trump nuke Iran? And the killing goes on in Ukraine and Gaza. Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter, 8pm Tonite.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘The Last Empire’
Abby Martin joins CN Live! to discuss her newest film, The Earth’s Greatest Enemy, about U.S. militarism, empire and environmental destruction.Watch the replay.
Trump Adds to Long History of US Abuse of Cuba
For over a century, U.S. officials have regarded Cuba as a plantation to exploit, rival to defeat, or dissenting voice to silence, never shedding their colonial outlook, writes Jonathan Ng.
WATCH: Abby Martin on Standing Up to Monsters
The director of the documentary Earth’s Greatest Enemy, about U.S. empire, militarism and environmental destruction, says we aren’t angry enough.
Two and a Half Centuries of War – A Timeline
A list of the wars of the United States in a blood-soaked quarter of a millenium as the nation marked 250 years of independence, domestic suppression and homage to militarism.
Vijay Prashad: Building a New Asia
Economic growth alone cannot secure genuine sovereignty in Asia; a platform for coordination is vital to safeguard the region against imperialism and neocolonialism.
Vijay Prashad: France’s Shadow Over Africa
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.
Challenging Western Supremacy
When you benefit from an unjust system it can be difficult to recognize you’re living in one. It’s our job to continually point that out.