The White House and Congress can and should provide relief to American families who bore the costs of these illegal tariffs. The administration has the responsibility to design such relief.
Jeffrey Sachs to Trump: Give Back the Tariff Money
Category: Income Inequality
A Neocolonial Billionaire Fantasy in Honduras
Edith Romero reports on the unbridled power, tech fantasy and resource hoarding of ZEDEs — Zones for Employment and Economic Development — where the governments are run by AI and crypto is the main currency.
Colonial Power Didn’t Die — It Diversified
Europe likes to believe it has turned the page. But it keeps rereading the same chapter – only with better lighting, writes Raïs Neza Boneza.
Vijay Prashad: Migration Is About Neo-Colonialism
In 2024, there were 304 million — mostly economic — migrants. Thousands die or disappear in transit. Creating dignified employment in the poorer nations is the primary answer.
Vijay Prashad: The Challenges of Post-Colonial Industry
India’s liberalisation beginning in the 1990s led to a steady decline in manufacturing. To reverse this, industrial policy must address the issues of dependence and inequality.
Kathmandu & Dhaka Roared; Delhi Just Coughed
In 2025, protests in Nepal and Bangladesh led to new governments. Meanwhile in the Indian capital, pollution took over, writes Betwa Sharma.
Chris Hedges: Decline and Fall
The British Empire, in steep decline on the eve of World War I, is a cautionary tale for a decayed U.S. Empire a century later.
Vijay Prashad: End the Wars & Restart the Factories
While industrialisation remains a top priority for Global South countries, debt-driven austerity, corporate dominance, wars and sanctions keep many poorer nations locked into dependency and underdevelopment.
Vijay Prashad: Capitalist Climate Catastrophe
As Global North countries fail to meet their climate finance obligations, the U.N.’s climate meetings have become sites of struggle for countries of the Global South.
US Inequality Is Way Past Revolution Time
New Report: The rich are richer than the Gilded Age and half of all U.S. children live in poverty, writes Lee Camp.