In a world divided by the Cold War, the Almaty declaration of 1978 was a triumph for humanity, write Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram. Then came the 1980s.
The Attack on Healthcare as a Human Right
Category: Until This Day–Historical Perspectives on the News
Refugees After the American Revolution
The Taliban’s Ideological Roots in Colonial India
The authors describe the group’s link to Deobandi Islam, which emerged in 1867 following a major nationalist uprising against the British East India Company.
America’s Merchants of Death Then & Now
Any modern-day probe of U.S. war profiteering could start by reviewing the 1936 conclusions of a special Senate investigation, writes Sam Pizzigati.
The Taliban Surrendered in 2001
Richard W. Began says it is perverse to chastise Biden for a messy ending of the war in Afghanistan and fail to indict George Bush for its illegal beginning.
WikiLeaks & the Crimes of the West in Afghanistan
Fabian Scheidler says so much suffering — including Assange’s imprisonment for exposing war criminals — buries the idea of “humanitarian intervention.”
Create Two, Three, Many Saigons
Vijay Prashad recalls the obliterations of U.S. interventionism, including any memory of the women’s rights leaders who were active in Afghanistan before 2001.
The Return of the Taliban 20 Years Later
Washington spent more than $2 trillion on a war that it knew could not be won, writes Vijay Prashad.
Opening & Closing US Embassies — From Sierra Leone to Afghanistan
No Two Elephants Are Alike
The July riots in South Africa remind Ryan Brunette of those by the Peronists in Argentina in December 2001. But Zuma’s people are moving from a much weaker position.