The entire economic structure is unnatural. The very concepts of capital itself, of company structures, of banking systems, of taxation are each a carefully manufactured construct.
Craig Murray: Where Are We Going?
Category: Income Inequality
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Socialism in America?’
Is the taboo against socialism in the U.S. ending? What is the significance of the left-wing Democratic primary insurgency? Kshama Sawant on CN Live! With TRANSCRIPT.
WATCH: TWTW — ‘Europe & Russia Stare at War’
Europe trash talks war. Putin says Russia is ready. The U.S.-Iran ceasefire breaks down again and does NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s victories really signal a new direction for Democrats?
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.
Chris Hedges: Tyranny or Revolution
As social inequality has grown, so has state repression. As we stand on the cusp of full-blown authoritarianism and fascism, we face two stark choices.
JOE LAURIA: Mutual Aid or Mutual Assured Destruction
WATCH: Cooperation is more important than competition in human survival, argued Peter Kropotkin. After competition brought two world wars, mutual aid twice sought to rescue humanity. Will there be a third chance?
WATCH: CN Live! – ‘Mamdani 5 Months Later’
Theodore Hamm, author of Meet Mayor Mamdani, joins CN Live! to assess Zohran Mamdani’s first five months in office as New York City’s socialist mayor. 8 pm EDT tonight, Wednesday.
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.
Jonathan Cook: Western Democracy?
Western societies are not led by individuals. Rather, they are shaped by structural forces that reward the super rich and operate like laws of nature — though there is nothing natural about them.