Vijay Prashad presents six theses about the establishment of the U.S.-shaped world order in 1990 and its current fragility in the face of growing Russian and Chinese power.
A Period of Great Tectonic Shifts
Tag: U.S. sanctions
Britain & Australia’s Grab for Resources in Afghanistan
A little-known aspect of the disastrous Western occupation was how U.K. and Australian companies sought to access the country’s $3 trillion worth of untapped minerals, writes Antony Loewenstein.
The US Persecution of Alex Saab
The diplomat currently languishing in a Miami prison has been vital to Venezuela’s ability to survive the brutal economic war being waged against it, writes Leonardo Flores.
Chris Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil
The U.S. is a de facto one-party state where the ideology of national security is sacrosanct, unsustainable debt props up the empire and the primary business is war.
A Bittersweet 2021
Iran Claims US Tried to ‘Steal’ Oil in Gulf of Oman
Tehran’s state media report that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces carried out a “heliborne operation” and took control of the tanker.
COVID-19: The Money That Never Arrives in Cuba
Rosa Miriam Elizalde reflects on U.S. restrictions on flights and remittances as a result of Biden’s continuation of Trump-era policies, which are compounding the hardships of the pandemic.
Open Letter to Biden: Lift Trump Sanctions & ‘Let Cuba Live’
The more than 400 signatories include former heads of state, politicians, intellectuals, scientists, members of the clergy, artists, musicians and activists.
Here’s How Biden Can ‘Stand With the Cuban People’
Marjorie Cohn explains what the U.S. president can do to alleviate the suffering of the Cuban people.
Hidden Hand of US Blockade Sparks Cuba Protests
The protests should be understood in the context of a brutal economic war waged by the United States against the island nation for more than 60 years, write Medea Benjamin and Leonardo Flores.